How a recent revision of climate models show how to avert doom
We can reduce global temperatures faster than we once thought — if we act now.
Climate Change
Climate Scientists Warn of a ‘Global Wildfire Crisis’
Worsening heat and dryness could lead to a 50 percent rise in off-the-charts fires, according to a United Nations report.
Harvard Business: Business Schools Must Address the Climate Crisis
A group of eight business schools has come together to collaborate and forge a community of responsible and educated business leaders.
Western Drought is Worst in 12 Centuries, Study Finds
Fueled by climate change, the drought that started in 2000 is now the driest two decades since 800 A.D.
Scientists alarmed over fast growth in atmospheric methane
As global methane concentrations soar over 1,900 parts per billion, some researchers fear that global warming itself is behind the rapid rise.
Climate and the Winter Olympics
“I’ve always loved the Winter Olympics due to the amazing scenery. Like a giant slide with fake snow next to a nuclear reactor.”
(The 2022 Winter Olympics mark the first time the Games are using entirely artificial snow.)
US Army releases its first Climate Strategy report
“Climate change threatens America’s security and is altering the geostrategic landscape as we know it. For today’s Soldiers, climate change isn’t a distant future, it is a reality.”
Why is methane bubbling up from seafloor in Puget Sound?
Some 349 plumes of methane gas are bubbling up from the bottom of the sea
World Economic Forum: Climate is a top global risk
A survey of 1,000 global leaders found climate and related issues as a top “risk” over short, medium and long-term time horizons.
The hottest seven years on record were the last seven
Global temperatures in 2021 were among the highest ever observed, with 25 countries setting new annual records, according to scientists from NASA, NOAA and Berkeley Earth
U.S. emissions and coal generation increased last year, analysis finds
Uptick is an “anomaly” driven by high natural gas prices. Shows the power of price / market incentives!
Future hurricanes will roam over more of the Earth, study predicts
The 21st century will see more hurricanes in mid-latitude regions, which includes, e.g., New York, Boston, Beijing, and Tokyo