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climate — Today I’d like to point you towards a Washington Post article by Zoeann Murphy and Chris Mooney that directly addresses climate change in a truly exceptional way. Because of this, today’s posting is not my normal type of article. This is because the WashPo has done something that is quite […]

Climate change is already disrupting lives

This entry was posted in Climate Change news science and tagged climate washington post on January 31, 2019 by Dave

oceans and heat — The increase of greenhouse gases since the industrial revolution has in turn led to an increase in heat within both the atmosphere and also the oceans. Understanding the ocean impact is rather important because that is where about 90% of the increase in heat has gone. We do have accurate […]

Heat is Building up in the Oceans

This entry was posted in Climate Change environment science study and tagged climate heat oceans on January 11, 2019 by Dave

climate — In the context of climate science, what significant milestones in our understanding did we see emerge in 2018? Carbon Brief has a list. They have published the top climate science papers, or to be a tad more precise, the papers that resulted in the most media attention. You can surf […]

Top 10 Climate Change Milestones in 2018 – #climate

This entry was posted in Climate Change science study and tagged 2018 climate studies on January 10, 2019 by Dave

sea ice — Since the 1970s we have a very accurate measurement via satellites of what is going on with the extent of the sea ice in both the Arctic and also the Antarctic. It is actually possible to look even further back by using ships records, for example Cook encountered a wall […]

Record Low Sea Ice in Antarctica

This entry was posted in Antarctic Climate Change news science and tagged Antarctica climate sea ice on January 6, 2019 by Dave

extinction rebellion — In the face of the overwhelming scientific evidence, a new international social movement called Extinction Rebellion has emerged. Their goal is zero carbon emissions by 2025, and that is just 7 years away. The strategy is not to simply ask or propose, but to actively engage in non-violent protest and […]

Who are Extinction Rebellion (@ExtinctionR)?

This entry was posted in Activism Climate Change environment news and tagged @ExtinctionR climate extinction rebellion XR on December 22, 2018 by Dave

green new deal — If the phrase “Green New Deal” brings to mind Roosevelt’s New Deal then you have indeed instantly jumped to the correct image, because this is exactly what the term is designed to do. The idea is to take Roosevelt’s economic stimulus and blend in Green ideas such as renewable energy and resource efficiency […]

What is the Green New Deal?

This entry was posted in Activism Climate Change environment politics and tagged #GreenNewDeal Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez climate green new deal on December 21, 2018 by Dave