Climate Change

A remarkable spate of historic heat is hitting the planet, raising alarm over looming extreme weather dangers — and an increasing likelihood that this year will be Earth’s warmest on record.

New precedents have been set in recent weeks and months, surprising some scientists with their swift evolution: historically warm oceans, with North Atlantic temperatures already nearing their typical annual peak; unparalleled low sea ice levels […]

Carbon dioxide levels rose this year at the fourth-highest rate since the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration began keeping records 65 years ago, reaching a record high of 424 PPM in May, according to a…

(from The Guardian.) UN agency says El Niño and human-induced climate breakdown could combine to push temperatures into ‘uncharted territory’ The world is almost certain to experience new record temperatures in the next five years,…

A major ocean circulation that forms around Antarctica could be headed for collapse, risking significant changes to the world’s weather, sea levels and the health of marine ecosystems, scientists say, offering a stark warning about the growing impacts of climate change.

from National Science Foundation:  [Here’s a consequence of climate change that’s seldom addressed: How animals, driven from traditional habitats are increasingly coming into contact — and conflict — with humans.] New study shows intertwining of…

After months of fruitless negotiations between the states, the Biden administration on Tuesday proposed to put aside legal precedent and save what’s left of the river by evenly cutting water allotments, reducing the water delivered to California, Arizona and Nevada by as much as one-quarter.

PARIS (Reuters) – A rise in wind and solar production, together with more nuclear electricity, will dominate growth in global power supply over the next three years, curbing the emissions impact of greater energy use, the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday.” The good news is …

A new U.N. report says it is still possible to hold global warming to relatively safe levels, but doing so will require global cooperation, billions of dollars and big changes.
The new report is a synthesis of six previous landmark reports on climate change issued by the U.N. panel since 2018, each one compiled by hundreds of experts across the globe, approved by 195 countries and based on thousands of scientific studies.

By Damian Carrington | Feb. 14th, 2023 An increase in the pace at which sea levels are rising threatens “a mass exodus of entire populations on a biblical scale”, the UN secretary general has warned….

from NYTimes By Somini Sengupta  |  Feb. 28, 2023 Climate change may be a global problem. But we are not all the same. Far from it. The wealthier we are, the more climate pollution we produce,…

The 7 states relying on the Colorado River (AZ, CA, CO, NV, NM, UT & WY) failed to meet a Jan. 31 federal deadline to voluntarily cut water use, All but CA submitted to a “consensus-based modeling alternative.” CA is said to release its own plan shortly.