A World of Hurt or Hope
The National Security Implications of
Global Warming/ Abrupt Climate Change
John gave the following presentation in 2006 at the Veteran's for Peace National Convention in Seattle, Washington.
Good afternoon. My name is John Seebeth and I’m the presenter of this workshop.
For the next hour I’ll be talking about how global warming and extreme weather events are already impacting us. We’ll look at climate changes and how they threaten our society and our national security.
As individuals and as a nation, are we prepared for the consequences of global warming?
At the end of my presentation, there will be time for questions and discussion, so please hold your questions until the end.
This is a picture of New Orleans and a Blackhawk medevac helicopter rescuing a storm survivor after Katrina. The person is being lifted up to the chopper by a mechanical hoist.
I’d like to introduce myself, and explain my background and why I’m presenting this workshop.
For the next hour I’ll be talking about how global warming and extreme weather events are already impacting us. We’ll look at climate changes and how they threaten our society and our national security.
As individuals and as a nation, are we prepared for the consequences of global warming?
At the end of my presentation, there will be time for questions and discussion, so please hold your questions until the end.
This is a picture of New Orleans and a Blackhawk medevac helicopter rescuing a storm survivor after Katrina. The person is being lifted up to the chopper by a mechanical hoist.
I’d like to introduce myself, and explain my background and why I’m presenting this workshop.
That’s me in the picture on the upper left, standing in front of a helicopter at Red Beach, Da Nang in 1968. I was 20 years-old. I was a medic in Vietnam and a member of a 4 man flight crew who rescued soldiers in helicopter ambulances. We were known as Dustoff. We performed hoist missions, similar to the previous slide, but during our rescue missions, we were often under enemy fire. I’m in the forefront of the picture on the upper right. That picture was taken at LZ Baldy in July of 1969. By that time, I was 21 years-old and the atrocities of war had been etched upon my face.
The following month during a major battle in the Hiep Duc Valley during a rescue mission to pick up a severely wounded US soldier, I was critically injured with a gunshot wound to the neck. I found out last month that the doctors had given me a 1 in 3 chance of survival.
Those of you in the audience hear me breathe and speak through my wound today.
The lower pictures are of me a couple of years ago at Fort Lewis. I’m standing beside a UH-1 Bell Huey similar to the Dustoff choppers I flew upon nearly 40 years ago.
The following month during a major battle in the Hiep Duc Valley during a rescue mission to pick up a severely wounded US soldier, I was critically injured with a gunshot wound to the neck. I found out last month that the doctors had given me a 1 in 3 chance of survival.
Those of you in the audience hear me breathe and speak through my wound today.
The lower pictures are of me a couple of years ago at Fort Lewis. I’m standing beside a UH-1 Bell Huey similar to the Dustoff choppers I flew upon nearly 40 years ago.
After a dozen surgeries, and a couple of years of healing, I went to college.
I was a Forensics major, originally interested in joining law enforcement. As it became clear that the doctors would not be able to close the hole in my neck, my career goals were forced to shift. My studies and interests also shifted. Instead of locking up criminals, I became interested in the underlying causes of criminal behavior. I became interested in the social problems that create deviant behavior. How do we deal with those problems--such as poverty, the lack of education opportunities and health care--how can we deal with such problems and keep young people out of the criminal justice system before they ever get into it?
I left University during my second year of graduate school. I was pretty naïve when I entered college, so I had a lot of ideas to process.
I was a Forensics major, originally interested in joining law enforcement. As it became clear that the doctors would not be able to close the hole in my neck, my career goals were forced to shift. My studies and interests also shifted. Instead of locking up criminals, I became interested in the underlying causes of criminal behavior. I became interested in the social problems that create deviant behavior. How do we deal with those problems--such as poverty, the lack of education opportunities and health care--how can we deal with such problems and keep young people out of the criminal justice system before they ever get into it?
I left University during my second year of graduate school. I was pretty naïve when I entered college, so I had a lot of ideas to process.
What better way to process than all by myself on long bicycle trips? I bicycled across the Yukon to the Arctic Circle and the vast, treeless plains of the tundra.
I bicycled the eleven hundred miles of the Baja across desert and cacti forests. My emotional and physical wounds began to heal as I pushed my level of endurance to the max. I bicycled up steep mountain passes that seemed endless. I bicycled through wind, rain and scorching sun.
The forces of nature humbled me.
I bicycled the eleven hundred miles of the Baja across desert and cacti forests. My emotional and physical wounds began to heal as I pushed my level of endurance to the max. I bicycled up steep mountain passes that seemed endless. I bicycled through wind, rain and scorching sun.
The forces of nature humbled me.
I kayaked 300 miles along the Inside Passage of the Alaskan coast surrounded by majestic white-capped mountains. I got to know and experience the wonder and beauty of the land firsthand. The upper picture shows the breathing apparatus that was designed for me to keep water out of the hole in my neck. For a city boy, I developed a deep awe and respect for the natural environment.
In between my bicycle trips, I became an activist. As a medic who had seen the devastation of war, I asked myself--how can I contribute to the well being of humanity? The most obvious thing that threatened humanity at that time seemed to be the proliferation of nuclear weaponry. I joined Target Seattle in support of a nuclear freeze. From my experience in Vietnam, I was pushed by a moral imperative to stop the destructive madness.
By the 1980s, headline attention was being given to a problem I had been following since I was in college: a hole was growing in the ozone layer. This was alarming news because without a protective layer of ozone, life could not survive on the planet. What was causing the hole in the ozone layer?
The hole was being caused by human activity, namely the release of CFCs or chloro-fluoro-carbons into the atmosphere. CFCs were used in air-conditioning and refrigeration. Later, it was discovered that CFC is a potent greenhouse gas that not only damages the ozone, but--like CO2 and methane--warms the earth’s atmosphere.
In 1987, urgent worldwide response to the hole in the ozone layer, resulted in the signing of the Montreal Protocol which called for an eventual 50% reduction of CFCs.
My forensics background sparked my curiosity and prompted me to take a deeper look into the effects of our human activities. Just as I wanted to find ways to keep people out of the criminal justice system before they got into it, I wanted to prevent environmental problems from reaching crisis levels.
The above image was compiled by the Ozone Monitoring Instrument on NASA's Aura satellite from Sept. 21-30, 2006 the average area of the ozone hole was the largest ever observed, at 10.6 million square miles government scientists said Thursday Oct. 19, 2006. This image, from Sept. 24, the Antarctic ozone hole was equal to the record single-day largest area of 11.4 million square miles, reached on Sept. 9, 2000. The so-called hole is a region where there is severe depletion of the layer of ozone _ a form of oxygen _ in the upper atmosphere that protects life on Earth by blocking the sun's ultraviolet rays. The blue and purple colors are where there is the least ozone, and the greens, yellows, and reds are where there is more ozone.
The hole was being caused by human activity, namely the release of CFCs or chloro-fluoro-carbons into the atmosphere. CFCs were used in air-conditioning and refrigeration. Later, it was discovered that CFC is a potent greenhouse gas that not only damages the ozone, but--like CO2 and methane--warms the earth’s atmosphere.
In 1987, urgent worldwide response to the hole in the ozone layer, resulted in the signing of the Montreal Protocol which called for an eventual 50% reduction of CFCs.
My forensics background sparked my curiosity and prompted me to take a deeper look into the effects of our human activities. Just as I wanted to find ways to keep people out of the criminal justice system before they got into it, I wanted to prevent environmental problems from reaching crisis levels.
The above image was compiled by the Ozone Monitoring Instrument on NASA's Aura satellite from Sept. 21-30, 2006 the average area of the ozone hole was the largest ever observed, at 10.6 million square miles government scientists said Thursday Oct. 19, 2006. This image, from Sept. 24, the Antarctic ozone hole was equal to the record single-day largest area of 11.4 million square miles, reached on Sept. 9, 2000. The so-called hole is a region where there is severe depletion of the layer of ozone _ a form of oxygen _ in the upper atmosphere that protects life on Earth by blocking the sun's ultraviolet rays. The blue and purple colors are where there is the least ozone, and the greens, yellows, and reds are where there is more ozone.
I read the writings of all these men and they greatly influenced my understanding of the natural systems, and how human activity is having an effect on them. I refer to these men as climate heroes because they all share a long term commitment to the environment.
That’s Carl Sagan on the upper left. I read the renowned astrophysicist’s work about the ozone layer and his theory of a Nuclear Winter. Nuclear Winter proposed that the detonation of an atomic bomb would have more far-reaching consequences than the destruction of the initial blast. In the aftermath of a nuclear war, light from the sun would be blocked by clouds of smoke and dust, causing temperatures to drop, and threatening photosynthesis. Hopefully, we’ll never have a nuclear war to find out whether the theory of Nuclear Winter is true, but the theory connected human activity with climate changes. Carl Sagan was one of the leading scientists to address global warming.
The man below Carl Sagan is Dr. Charles Keeling-- professor of oceanography at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. He was the first scientist to accurately measure the rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The machine he set up in 1958 at the Mauna Loa Observatory, on top of a Hawaiian volcano, has given climate scientists a continuous record of rising carbon dioxide levels and confirmed that human activities are rapidly changing the atmosphere.
On the top right is Dr. James Hansen of NASA's Goddard Institute of Space Studies. The picture shows Dr. Hanson testifying before the Senate Energy Committee on June 23, 1988. The global warming predictions that he made 25 years ago--such as summer heat waves and droughts--are occurring with regularity today. Recently, Dr. Hansen has been in the news because his call for prompt reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases linked to global warming resulted in the Bush administration trying to censure him. Dr. Hansen is a climate hero because he refuses to be silenced.
And below Dr. Hansen is Al Gore. He was the first politician to take global warming seriously and try to do something meaningful about it. His book, Earth In the Balance, was a significant milestone when it came out in 1992. And Mr. Gore is still trumpeting the message that we need to take global warming seriously with his current movie, An Inconvenient Truth.
That’s Carl Sagan on the upper left. I read the renowned astrophysicist’s work about the ozone layer and his theory of a Nuclear Winter. Nuclear Winter proposed that the detonation of an atomic bomb would have more far-reaching consequences than the destruction of the initial blast. In the aftermath of a nuclear war, light from the sun would be blocked by clouds of smoke and dust, causing temperatures to drop, and threatening photosynthesis. Hopefully, we’ll never have a nuclear war to find out whether the theory of Nuclear Winter is true, but the theory connected human activity with climate changes. Carl Sagan was one of the leading scientists to address global warming.
The man below Carl Sagan is Dr. Charles Keeling-- professor of oceanography at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. He was the first scientist to accurately measure the rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The machine he set up in 1958 at the Mauna Loa Observatory, on top of a Hawaiian volcano, has given climate scientists a continuous record of rising carbon dioxide levels and confirmed that human activities are rapidly changing the atmosphere.
On the top right is Dr. James Hansen of NASA's Goddard Institute of Space Studies. The picture shows Dr. Hanson testifying before the Senate Energy Committee on June 23, 1988. The global warming predictions that he made 25 years ago--such as summer heat waves and droughts--are occurring with regularity today. Recently, Dr. Hansen has been in the news because his call for prompt reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases linked to global warming resulted in the Bush administration trying to censure him. Dr. Hansen is a climate hero because he refuses to be silenced.
And below Dr. Hansen is Al Gore. He was the first politician to take global warming seriously and try to do something meaningful about it. His book, Earth In the Balance, was a significant milestone when it came out in 1992. And Mr. Gore is still trumpeting the message that we need to take global warming seriously with his current movie, An Inconvenient Truth.
I took the idea of the “power of one” to heart. I devoted much time and effort to try to alert society to the dangers posed by global warming and how we could avoid disasters by making individual and societal changes ahead of time.
I wrote letters and guest editorials, served on land use and transportation committees and organized an Air Quality task force for the City of Issaquah--which is why I was awarded the Kiwanis Environmental Award in 1992 for my work regarding local air quality and global climate change.
I wrote letters and guest editorials, served on land use and transportation committees and organized an Air Quality task force for the City of Issaquah--which is why I was awarded the Kiwanis Environmental Award in 1992 for my work regarding local air quality and global climate change.
This book--The Heat is On-- was a strong influence for me in 1997. The author, Ross Gelbspan outlines the science of global warming and what we should be doing to avoid disastrous consequences. It also exposes the misinformation campaign conducted by oil and coal interests to deliberately confuse the public about global warming. I sponsored a forum at the University of Washington featuring Ross Gelbspan.
To quote Gelbspan:
"Throughout history, it has been philosophers, religious leaders, and revolutionaries who have asked us to examine our values, our relationships, our purposes, and the way we live. Now we are being asked by the oceans."
To quote Gelbspan:
"Throughout history, it has been philosophers, religious leaders, and revolutionaries who have asked us to examine our values, our relationships, our purposes, and the way we live. Now we are being asked by the oceans."
As a medic in Vietnam, I saw a lot of suffering. It’s hard to witness the civilian casualties of war, especially the innocent children. All of my reading about global warming pointed to the fact that many innocent civilians would suffer if people in positions of power did not take immediate action against the causes of global warming. With the goal of informing government and community leaders, I bought and mailed 1,000 copies of The Heat Is On and sent it to every member of Congress as well as local policy makers and anyone I could think of who was in a position of authority and could help influence change.
This is a response I received from General Henry Shelton who was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1999. He wrote: "Thank you for the information on global warming and copy of The Heat Is On. It certainly makes thought-provoking reading about a topic of importance to our nation. Your service to the Nation in Vietnam and concern for the planet are greatly appreciated."
The military can’t say they weren’t warned!
This is a response I received from General Henry Shelton who was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1999. He wrote: "Thank you for the information on global warming and copy of The Heat Is On. It certainly makes thought-provoking reading about a topic of importance to our nation. Your service to the Nation in Vietnam and concern for the planet are greatly appreciated."
The military can’t say they weren’t warned!
When most people think about global warming, they imagine a gradual increase in temperature that will not be severe enough to create security threats. Some people even have the perception that global warming could be a good thing--more days at the beach and banana trees growing above the Arctic Circle. Recent evidence suggests that a more dire climate scenario may actually be unfolding. It’s referred to as abrupt climate change.
Today. advances in science allow us to study the actual history of climate change which provides some useful guidelines and a clearer picture of what’s happening in our environment. Much more information is available today than just ten years ago. Today scientists can study the natural cycles of global temperature and atmospheric gas concentrations through Tree Rings, Ocean floor sediment and Ice Cores. Air bubbles in ice cores provide a wealth of information. Gases and ancient pollen trapped in the ice bubbles tell us about the vegetation at the time and what the gas concentrations of the atmosphere were.
Today. advances in science allow us to study the actual history of climate change which provides some useful guidelines and a clearer picture of what’s happening in our environment. Much more information is available today than just ten years ago. Today scientists can study the natural cycles of global temperature and atmospheric gas concentrations through Tree Rings, Ocean floor sediment and Ice Cores. Air bubbles in ice cores provide a wealth of information. Gases and ancient pollen trapped in the ice bubbles tell us about the vegetation at the time and what the gas concentrations of the atmosphere were.
The science of the greenhouse effect is well understood. When you burn carbon--such as coal or oil--it releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. The atmosphere is limited, only surrounding the planet for about 10 miles up before it thins out into space. CO2, a trace gas, is a byproduct of the industrial age and is contributing to global warming.
The timeline of this slide is from 1870 to the present. It illustrates a steady increase in concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere.
For thousands of years, the CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere have been fairly constant at about 280 ppm. In the last 400 years or so, corresponding to the start of the Industrial Age, CO2 has increased to about 380 ppm.
For thousands of years, the CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere have been fairly constant at about 280 ppm. In the last 400 years or so, corresponding to the start of the Industrial Age, CO2 has increased to about 380 ppm.
The information presented on this graph indicates a strong correlation between the carbon dioxide content in the atmosphere and temperature.
This graph shows the atmospheric concentration of CO2 over the past 400 thousand years. During that time CO2 never exceeded 300 ppm--and as I just mentioned, today it is at 380 ppm. Not only is CO2 rising in mass, the rate of increase is speeding up.
Recent data from a deep ice core drilled out of the Antarctic permafrost reveal a shocking rate of change in carbon dioxide concentrations. In the past, it had taken 1,000 years for carbon dioxide to rise by 30ppm during natural warming periods. According to the new measurements, the same level of increase has occurred in just the last 17 years.Isotopic tests confirmed that the recent carbon dioxide had come from fossil fuel sources and must be due to human activity.
My forensics training tells me that our industrial age has something to do with the unprecedented rise. The problem with a growing concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere--is that CO2 is very effective at trapping the sun’s energy close to the earth’s surface which then results in more heat.
This graph shows the atmospheric concentration of CO2 over the past 400 thousand years. During that time CO2 never exceeded 300 ppm--and as I just mentioned, today it is at 380 ppm. Not only is CO2 rising in mass, the rate of increase is speeding up.
Recent data from a deep ice core drilled out of the Antarctic permafrost reveal a shocking rate of change in carbon dioxide concentrations. In the past, it had taken 1,000 years for carbon dioxide to rise by 30ppm during natural warming periods. According to the new measurements, the same level of increase has occurred in just the last 17 years.Isotopic tests confirmed that the recent carbon dioxide had come from fossil fuel sources and must be due to human activity.
My forensics training tells me that our industrial age has something to do with the unprecedented rise. The problem with a growing concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere--is that CO2 is very effective at trapping the sun’s energy close to the earth’s surface which then results in more heat.
This color-coded map shows how surface temperatures changed on average from 2001 to 2005. 2005 was the warmest ranked year on record. Dark red indicates the greatest warming and purple indicates the greatest cooling. The numbers refer to temperature anomalies as measured by degrees Celsius.
In the past, conventional science told us that changes in the climate, such as the coming and going of Ice Ages took thousands of years. So global warming was seen as a gradual process that would not pose immediate threats to society. As research advanced, the comparison in ice cores convincingly showed that the climate could change more rapidly than almost any scientist had imagined.
In the 1950’s scientists believed it would take tens of thousands of years for the climate shift. Today, after the analysis of Greenland ice cores in 1993, most experts accept that rapid climate change--huge and global change--could come suddenly at any time.
If it’s been difficult for scientists to understand how the climate system works, it’s been even more difficult for the public to wrap their minds around it. We were educated to believe that glaciers inch along at a slow rate and we’ve never known anything other than the mostly friendly climate we’ve been living in for the past several thousand years. It’s a paradigm shift in thinking, much like accepting the fact that the earth was actually round.
Scientists searched for the trigger that could flip a sudden climate shift. One thing that had not been previously understood was how a warming atmosphere causes potent feedback loops to kick-in. And then the feedback loops cause temperatures to rise all the faster.
In the 1950’s scientists believed it would take tens of thousands of years for the climate shift. Today, after the analysis of Greenland ice cores in 1993, most experts accept that rapid climate change--huge and global change--could come suddenly at any time.
If it’s been difficult for scientists to understand how the climate system works, it’s been even more difficult for the public to wrap their minds around it. We were educated to believe that glaciers inch along at a slow rate and we’ve never known anything other than the mostly friendly climate we’ve been living in for the past several thousand years. It’s a paradigm shift in thinking, much like accepting the fact that the earth was actually round.
Scientists searched for the trigger that could flip a sudden climate shift. One thing that had not been previously understood was how a warming atmosphere causes potent feedback loops to kick-in. And then the feedback loops cause temperatures to rise all the faster.
We see the result of a warming atmosphere and also the creation of a feedback loop in the Arctic. Sea ice in the Arctic has failed to re-form for the second consecutive winter. The red line in the picture on the right shows where the white, snow-covered ice had been in 1979 when the previous picture had been taken. Scientists are forecasting the sea ice will be completely gone by 2050.
While the melting ice is causing problems for the indigenous cultures and wildlife, it also contributes to an acceleration of global warming by creating a feedback loop.
Because ice and snow both strongly reflect the sun’s rays, they help to keep the earth cool by reflecting that heat back into space. But as ice and glaciers melt, more land and water are exposed. Land and water, being darker surfaces, reflect less solar heat back out into space which makes temperatures grow hotter. As temperatures grow hotter, more ice melts--and a vicious feedback loop is created--making global warming happen all the faster. This, by the way, is known as the Albedo effect.
Left: Sea ice concentration, three-year average from 1979-1981. Image courtesy NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
Right: Sea ice concentration, three-year average from 2003-2005. Image courtesy NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
While the melting ice is causing problems for the indigenous cultures and wildlife, it also contributes to an acceleration of global warming by creating a feedback loop.
Because ice and snow both strongly reflect the sun’s rays, they help to keep the earth cool by reflecting that heat back into space. But as ice and glaciers melt, more land and water are exposed. Land and water, being darker surfaces, reflect less solar heat back out into space which makes temperatures grow hotter. As temperatures grow hotter, more ice melts--and a vicious feedback loop is created--making global warming happen all the faster. This, by the way, is known as the Albedo effect.
Left: Sea ice concentration, three-year average from 1979-1981. Image courtesy NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
Right: Sea ice concentration, three-year average from 2003-2005. Image courtesy NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
In the Southern hemisphere, Antarctica is melting. Winter air temperatures over Antarctica have risen by more than 2 degrees C in the last 30 years. If melting continues, and the West Antarctic ice sheet melts, sea levels are predicted to rise 20 feet. This loss of sun-reflecting ice in Antarctica also contributes to the feedback loop known as the Albedo effect.
In addition to the Arctic Sea melt and the melting of the Antarctic, we are witnessing land glaciers melting. This picture shows a stark contrast from 1941 to 2004.
Many people on the planet depend upon melting snow pack for drinking water. As an example, 500 million people in and around the Himalayas depend on glacier melt for water--and as we can see, that supply is diminishing. Again, the loss of ice and snow which reflected the sun is replaced by the heat absorbing dark surfaces of water and earth.
Many people on the planet depend upon melting snow pack for drinking water. As an example, 500 million people in and around the Himalayas depend on glacier melt for water--and as we can see, that supply is diminishing. Again, the loss of ice and snow which reflected the sun is replaced by the heat absorbing dark surfaces of water and earth.
These buildings were constructed upon Alaskan permafrost. The melting permafrost is impacting the structures built on top of it-- such as, buildings, roads, power poles, and oil pipelines.
In addition, the frozen Alaskan tundra is thawing. And on the other side of the world, vast expanses of western Siberia are undergoing an unprecedented thaw. As the tundra warms, it leaks CO2 and methane. The release of huge amounts of those greenhouse gases into the atmosphere creates even higher temperatures, causing another feedback loop which increases the speed and intensity of global warming.
In addition, the frozen Alaskan tundra is thawing. And on the other side of the world, vast expanses of western Siberia are undergoing an unprecedented thaw. As the tundra warms, it leaks CO2 and methane. The release of huge amounts of those greenhouse gases into the atmosphere creates even higher temperatures, causing another feedback loop which increases the speed and intensity of global warming.
Here, we see the Greenland Ice Sheet which is breaking apart and melting. Since 1996, there has been an acceleration of ice sheet--or glacier--fracturing during the summer melt season, indicating the ice sheet may be responding more quickly to the warming climate than previously anticipated.
Sea levels are predicted to rise 20 feet if the Greenland ice sheet melts. That’s in addition to the 20 foot rise predicted with a West Antarctic ice sheet meltdown.
Sea levels are predicted to rise 20 feet if the Greenland ice sheet melts. That’s in addition to the 20 foot rise predicted with a West Antarctic ice sheet meltdown.
This is a satellite image showing ice loss in a span of ten years from 1992 to 2002. The red was added to indicate the ice that is now gone. We can see how much ice has melted and broken apart in only a decade.
We can understand how the loss of snow and ice accelerates even more warming, but what is the hair trigger that would cause abrupt climate change?
We can understand how the loss of snow and ice accelerates even more warming, but what is the hair trigger that would cause abrupt climate change?
The most influential idea for what might bring rapid change was presented by this man, Wallace Broecker. He saw signs of rapid shifts between two alternate climate states as he researched his doctoral thesis in the 1950s. From the 1960s through the 1980s, Broecker’s research described one mechanism that would cause an abrupt shift in climate--a shut down of the entire circulation of the world's oceans.
In the words of Dr. Wally Broecker, "the climate system is an angry beast, and we are poking it."
In the words of Dr. Wally Broecker, "the climate system is an angry beast, and we are poking it."
Prior to the 1990s, global warming was considered to mainly be an atmospheric problem, but as the interrelationship between oceans and atmosphere are better understood, new evidence supports Broecker’s theories. Scientists now have a better understanding about the relationship between the melting Greenland ice sheet, the reduced salinity of the North Atlantic sea water and the ocean’s currents.
This is a representation of the great ocean conveyor belt system, known as the thermohaline circulation.
Nowadays, warm tropical water as shown by the orange line, flows northward near the surface of the Atlantic. A large quantity of colder water, heavy with salt, sinks near Iceland and returns southward in deeper currents as shown by the blue lines. These ocean currents--and we are most familiar with the one called the Gulf Stream--help to moderate air temperatures around the globe.
Dr. Broecker suggested that a change in temperature or salinity might shut down the circulation and bring severe climate change..
This is a representation of the great ocean conveyor belt system, known as the thermohaline circulation.
Nowadays, warm tropical water as shown by the orange line, flows northward near the surface of the Atlantic. A large quantity of colder water, heavy with salt, sinks near Iceland and returns southward in deeper currents as shown by the blue lines. These ocean currents--and we are most familiar with the one called the Gulf Stream--help to moderate air temperatures around the globe.
Dr. Broecker suggested that a change in temperature or salinity might shut down the circulation and bring severe climate change..
Today, scientists are observing how the infusion of cold, fresh water from melting Greenland ice is upsetting the flow of the Gulf Stream. Studies from the last 30 years indicate that the Gulf Stream is slowing down. More scientists affirm that the sudden shut down of the Gulf Stream could be the trigger that causes abrupt climate change and a sudden cooling of temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere.
The north Atlantic conveyor carries warm water to northern latitudes where it sinks, returning at depth in the ocean.
The monitoring devices provide a detailed picture of ocean changes
Ice cores have revealed that global climate--long thought to change only very gradually--can shift with frightening speed, in some cases in a matter of years. As this graph (lower right) shows, one such jump occurred about 12,000 years ago, as the last glacial period (the Pleistocene) was giving way to our current warm "interglacial" period (the Holocene). Suddenly, possibly in less than five years, average temperatures, which were slightly cooler than today's, plunged by about 27°F, returning the world to near-glacial conditions. The Younger Dryas, as this freak period is known, lasted about 1,300 years before it returned--just as abruptly--to the temperatures typical of the period immediately preceding it.
In absolute terms, the pre-Younger Dryas CO2 concentration was something on the order of 300 to 320 ppm, the concentration during the Younger Dryas interval approximately 235 ppm, and the concentration immediately afterwards somewhere in the range of 285 to 300 ppm.
Bottom Left-- This is the total extent that lake Agassiz reached in its during its lifespan.
Top Right -- The outline of Lake Agassiz just before the catastrophic flood. At that time its outlet was to the south into the Mississippi drainage. (Right) The outline after the opening of the eastward outlet. A volume of 9500 cubic kilometers of water was suddenly released to the northern Atlantic through the St. Lawrence Valley (Leverington et al. 2000).
In absolute terms, the pre-Younger Dryas CO2 concentration was something on the order of 300 to 320 ppm, the concentration during the Younger Dryas interval approximately 235 ppm, and the concentration immediately afterwards somewhere in the range of 285 to 300 ppm.
Bottom Left-- This is the total extent that lake Agassiz reached in its during its lifespan.
Top Right -- The outline of Lake Agassiz just before the catastrophic flood. At that time its outlet was to the south into the Mississippi drainage. (Right) The outline after the opening of the eastward outlet. A volume of 9500 cubic kilometers of water was suddenly released to the northern Atlantic through the St. Lawrence Valley (Leverington et al. 2000).
Abrupt climate change has not totally been ignored by the US government. In 2003, the Pentagon released an abrupt climate change scenario which summarized that significant global warming will occur during the 21st century and it will have a profound impact upon human life.
The report recognizes the interrelationship between ocean currents and the atmosphere. Changes in ocean currents influence changes in the atmospheric jet stream which separates cold, polar air from hot tropical air.
Lately, the jet stream has been creeping toward the poles, making deserts expand further north and south.
The Pentagon report addresses these consequences.
Lately, the jet stream has been creeping toward the poles, making deserts expand further north and south.
The Pentagon report addresses these consequences.
As the report states: “Regions that currently provide a significant fraction of the world’s food production could be severely altered, resulting in a significant drop in the human carrying capacity of the Earth’s environment.”
Global warming will lead to sharply reduced soil moisture and -- with its floods and droughts -- will create conditions that fuel the spread of epidemics. Mosquitoes, ticks, mice and other carriers are surviving warmer winters and expanding their range, bringing health threats with them.
Abrupt climate change could lead to harsher prolonged winter weather in regions that now contribute to food production.
Interruption to the food supply as well as outbreaks of contagious disease are potential national security risks. These are not risks today, but if the trends continue, and without adequate preparation, the scope and intensity will increase with a warmer environment.
The Pentagon report concludes that fundamental challenges to national security will be posed by food shortages due to decreases in agricultural production. Also, the decreased availability and quality of fresh water because of flooding and droughts will escalate the degree of global conflict. This was published in the Pentagon report in 2003.
Global warming will lead to sharply reduced soil moisture and -- with its floods and droughts -- will create conditions that fuel the spread of epidemics. Mosquitoes, ticks, mice and other carriers are surviving warmer winters and expanding their range, bringing health threats with them.
Abrupt climate change could lead to harsher prolonged winter weather in regions that now contribute to food production.
Interruption to the food supply as well as outbreaks of contagious disease are potential national security risks. These are not risks today, but if the trends continue, and without adequate preparation, the scope and intensity will increase with a warmer environment.
The Pentagon report concludes that fundamental challenges to national security will be posed by food shortages due to decreases in agricultural production. Also, the decreased availability and quality of fresh water because of flooding and droughts will escalate the degree of global conflict. This was published in the Pentagon report in 2003.
The Pentagon report acknowledges the feedback loops created by a continually warming atmosphere. Higher surface air temperatures cause drying in forests, threatening to turn rainforests into deserts. Today, we’re experiencing forests under attack by insects. Insect pests that were once kept in check by winter cold, are flourishing and seriously damaging our forests. As summers get longer and hotter, more of our forests are fiercely burning.
Burning and dying forests contribute to another feedback loop because as trees die, forests absorb less carbon dioxide, and as trees burn, they release CO2 back into the atmosphere--resulting in higher atmospheric temperatures which again, leads to further warming.
Burning and dying forests contribute to another feedback loop because as trees die, forests absorb less carbon dioxide, and as trees burn, they release CO2 back into the atmosphere--resulting in higher atmospheric temperatures which again, leads to further warming.
As a result of a warming atmosphere, the oceans are also warming. And we’re already seeing an impact on ocean life. The coral reefs are in trouble and they’re like the rain forests of the ocean, supporting a vast variety of sea life. Approximately 70% of all life on this planet lives in the ocean.
Another reason Oceans are in trouble is because they are getting more acidic as a result of absorbing an excess amount of CO2 in the atmosphere. A combination of heat and acidity are having a negative impact on calcium based sea organisms such as plankton which is the bottom of the food chain--a source of food for much sea life, including whales. A significant loss of world food supply could be disrupted as oceans experience further warming. As fish migrate to new locations, the Pentagon scenario stated that there will be increasing tensions over fishing rights. A consequence of warming oceans is stronger storms. Recent studies have shown that warm ocean temperatures contribute to increased intensity of hurricanes.
It’s beyond the scope of this workshop to discuss ocean methane and how it contributes to another feedback loop of global warming, but we’ve had a broad look at the complicated science of global warming. As we have seen, it will not be a gradual and linear warming. The weather events will be extreme, chaotic, and unpredictable with far-reaching consequences that threaten our national security.
Another reason Oceans are in trouble is because they are getting more acidic as a result of absorbing an excess amount of CO2 in the atmosphere. A combination of heat and acidity are having a negative impact on calcium based sea organisms such as plankton which is the bottom of the food chain--a source of food for much sea life, including whales. A significant loss of world food supply could be disrupted as oceans experience further warming. As fish migrate to new locations, the Pentagon scenario stated that there will be increasing tensions over fishing rights. A consequence of warming oceans is stronger storms. Recent studies have shown that warm ocean temperatures contribute to increased intensity of hurricanes.
It’s beyond the scope of this workshop to discuss ocean methane and how it contributes to another feedback loop of global warming, but we’ve had a broad look at the complicated science of global warming. As we have seen, it will not be a gradual and linear warming. The weather events will be extreme, chaotic, and unpredictable with far-reaching consequences that threaten our national security.
When the climate warms, there is a drop in the abundance of the ocean's phytoplankton, the tiny plants that feed krill, fish and whales, according to scientists who say new research offers the first clues to the future of marine life under global warming.Ocean temperatures have generally risen over the last 50 years as the atmosphere warms. And now nine years of NASA satellite data published today in the journal Nature show that the growth rate and abundance of phytoplankton around the world decreases in warm ocean years and increases in cooler ocean years.The findings are crucial because they show a consequence of the changing global climate at the most fundamental level. Scientists estimate that phytoplankton is responsible for about half of Earth's photosynthesis, a process that removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and converts it into organic carbon and oxygen that feeds nearly every ocean ecosystem.Fewer phytoplankton consume less carbon dioxide, aggravating a cycle that can lead to even more warming.Over the past decades, California scientists have linked declining plankton numbers to El Niños and other warm-water years in the Pacific Ocean, which set off a domino effect of fewer krill and young fish and eventually failed reproduction of seabirds and even deaths of seals and sea lions.
Oceans are absorbing rising levels of carbon dioxide and becoming more acidic. The change could be devastating for organisms that build their skeletons from carbonate ions. These include (from top) pteropods, foraminifera, coccolithophores and corals.
You can’t be on the planet today without noticing the extreme weather patterns. From increased storms and flash floods to more forest fires and golfball sized hail, extreme appears to have become the norm.
Extreme weather events are making many people believe that something ain’t right. The Pentagon report addressed the increased intensity and occurrences of storms--especially in certain regions around the world. Recovery and clean-up efforts following such storms would be a great drain on a nation’s resources.
Extreme weather events are making many people believe that something ain’t right. The Pentagon report addressed the increased intensity and occurrences of storms--especially in certain regions around the world. Recovery and clean-up efforts following such storms would be a great drain on a nation’s resources.
Because, as we’ve seen, extreme weather events are very costly.
According to the Pentagon report, a shortage of food, water, and habitable land, will cause a tremendous surge of environmental refugees. Global warming - more than war or political upheaval - will displace millions of people.
How will nations secure their borders and control local struggles for resources?
How will nations secure their borders and control local struggles for resources?
This man, John Reid, was recently in the news. As the British Defense Secretary--a position similar to the one Donald Rumsfeld now holds, Mr. Reid made the news because of a speech he made in February 2006. In that speech he listed climate change as one of the major threats facing the world in future decades.
To quote Mr. Reid:
“Impacts such as flooding, melting permafrost and desertification could lead to loss of agricultural land, poisoning of water supplies and destruction of economic infrastructure. Such changes make the emergence of violent conflict more rather than less likely.”
The British military is being put on standby to tackle threat of wars over water.
Policy makers in other countries are not burying their head in the sand about global warming and abrupt climate change.
When will the U.S. take a stand and what have we learned so far?
To quote Mr. Reid:
“Impacts such as flooding, melting permafrost and desertification could lead to loss of agricultural land, poisoning of water supplies and destruction of economic infrastructure. Such changes make the emergence of violent conflict more rather than less likely.”
The British military is being put on standby to tackle threat of wars over water.
Policy makers in other countries are not burying their head in the sand about global warming and abrupt climate change.
When will the U.S. take a stand and what have we learned so far?
Looking at the effects of one storm--Katrina-- let’s examine national security risks.
And what will be the impacts of more Katrinas, as we are predicted to experience.
Are we ready for more extreme weather events?
And what will be the impacts of more Katrinas, as we are predicted to experience.
Are we ready for more extreme weather events?
Remember when I mentioned that more than war or political upheaval, global warming will create environmental refugees?
During Hurricanes Katrina and Rita last year, 2 million people were displaced from the Gulf Coast.
During Hurricanes Katrina and Rita last year, 2 million people were displaced from the Gulf Coast.
We can imagine the time and money it will take to rebuild all of this. All of this damage was caused by Katrina.
One immediate consequence of a severely damaged infrastructure is that rescue efforts get bogged down.
In a progressively warming world, more of this severe type of damage will be seen, putting a deep financial strain on the local and national economies.
One immediate consequence of a severely damaged infrastructure is that rescue efforts get bogged down.
In a progressively warming world, more of this severe type of damage will be seen, putting a deep financial strain on the local and national economies.
On the left is an oil derrick upside down on the beach. Katrina interrupted the country's fuel supplies, spurring a frenzied spike in gasoline, natural gas and heating oil prices.
The resulting higher costs of fuel puts an additional strain on the national economy.
The resulting higher costs of fuel puts an additional strain on the national economy.
Hurricane Katrina triggered 575 petroleum and hazardous chemical spills.
Today, we still have no idea about the extent of damage--short term or long term. We don’t know how much money it will cost to clean it up and we don’t know how long it will take--or even if it can be cleaned up at all.
Today, we still have no idea about the extent of damage--short term or long term. We don’t know how much money it will cost to clean it up and we don’t know how long it will take--or even if it can be cleaned up at all.
As waters rose, the petroleum and hazardous chemical spills spread further inland.
When will displaced residents be able to return to this neighborhood--and others like it?
Again, the cost of cleanup for something like this is astronomical, putting an additional burden on the national economy. Plus, it paralyzes “life as we knew it” for local residents and municipalities. Migration to other cities causes new problems for those cities as their resources become strained trying to provide for the environmental refugees.
When will displaced residents be able to return to this neighborhood--and others like it?
Again, the cost of cleanup for something like this is astronomical, putting an additional burden on the national economy. Plus, it paralyzes “life as we knew it” for local residents and municipalities. Migration to other cities causes new problems for those cities as their resources become strained trying to provide for the environmental refugees.
Many Katrina survivors were exposed to prolonged exposure to the petrochemical tainted flood waters. What will be the long term health effects? And as British Secretary of Defense brought out, has the water supply been poisoned?
If water becomes contaminated with toxic chemicals or damaged sewage systems, we have a population in urgent crisis.
How do you communicate that you’re in crisis if the communication systems aren’t working? Many telephones, including most cell phones, were out of service due to line breaks or power failures. No internet, no newspapers, no way to know what’s happening.
A bright spot in Katrina’s aftermath is that amateur radio operators were heroes in helping to provide tactical and emergency communications.
A bright spot in Katrina’s aftermath is that amateur radio operators were heroes in helping to provide tactical and emergency communications.
Katrina showed us that government failed in its obligation to protect the people.
Government failed to rescue and provide security, failed to provide food and water, failed to provide health care, failed to provide energy--failed on every level.
With a warming world upon us, and more storms to come, what is government doing to prepare for rising sea levels, expanding deserts, and a growing population?
Homeland Security’s own analysis stated: “shortcomings in emergency planning, including antiquated and uncoordinated response guidelines, are cause "for significant national concern.”
Government failed to rescue and provide security, failed to provide food and water, failed to provide health care, failed to provide energy--failed on every level.
With a warming world upon us, and more storms to come, what is government doing to prepare for rising sea levels, expanding deserts, and a growing population?
Homeland Security’s own analysis stated: “shortcomings in emergency planning, including antiquated and uncoordinated response guidelines, are cause "for significant national concern.”
The Senate report on Hurricane Katrina stated: “FEMA is so flawed it should be abolished and replaced with a bulked-up national disaster agency.”
Poor planning and confusion about the military's role in a disaster contributed to problems. While the British Defense Secretary has put their armed forces on standby for the effects of global warming, what is our military doing?
And as a reminder, the powerful winds and storm surge of Katrina was not the only weather related event we have recently seen. The floods of the Northeast made one witness say-- “The rains came with intensity and without letup. Then came the floods - quickly and without mercy.”
Today, we have record heat and drought occurring in the west and midwest which are causing power blackouts, deaths of hundreds of people and thousands of livestock. We have droughts and forest fires. The signs that the climate is already changing--and rapidly--are impossible to ignore.
Today, we have record heat and drought occurring in the west and midwest which are causing power blackouts, deaths of hundreds of people and thousands of livestock. We have droughts and forest fires. The signs that the climate is already changing--and rapidly--are impossible to ignore.
Climate change has been made the world's biggest priority, with the publication of a stark report showing that the planet faces catastrophe unless urgent measures are taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Future generations may come to regard the apocalyptic report by Sir Nicholas Stern, a former chief economist at the World Bank, as the turning point in combating global warming, or as the missed opportunity.
To summarize what we can expect in the future--because we now know it has happened on the planet before but for different reasons--the entire planet will experience a continued warming due to the build up of greenhouse gases. Snow and ice will continue to melt, raising sea levels. Oceans will continue to warm, feeding more powerful hurricanes. Deserts will continue expanding threatening food supplies and resulting in famine. At some point the Gulf Stream would shut down and that’s when things would really start getting wild. That is the trigger that would cause abrupt climate change in the Northern hemisphere. The Southern hemisphere would continue to warm, but the Northern hemisphere could switch to Ice Age conditions very rapidly. This scenario of what we can expect in the future is taken directly from the Pentagon report.
I hope you leave this workshop with an understanding that:
• global warming is here
-and it causes feedback loops which speed up and amplify the effects of climate change -Abrupt climate change can cause cataclysmic events that could devastate water, food and energy supplies - which could disrupt society as we know it - I hope I haven’t filled you with fear because there’s already too much fear around the planet today. Rather than despair, we need to take action.
One way to start making changes is to understand the truth of what is happening. We’ve been shielded from the truth--just as the theories of Copernicus were labeled as heresy when he announced that the earth revolved around the sun. Eventually, the truth of his theory could not be denied.
Today, requires prompt action so human creativity and ingenuity can get at it. We can’t find solutions if we don’t understand the problem, so to further your understanding, I recommend the following books.
I hope you leave this workshop with an understanding that:
• global warming is here
-and it causes feedback loops which speed up and amplify the effects of climate change -Abrupt climate change can cause cataclysmic events that could devastate water, food and energy supplies - which could disrupt society as we know it - I hope I haven’t filled you with fear because there’s already too much fear around the planet today. Rather than despair, we need to take action.
One way to start making changes is to understand the truth of what is happening. We’ve been shielded from the truth--just as the theories of Copernicus were labeled as heresy when he announced that the earth revolved around the sun. Eventually, the truth of his theory could not be denied.
Today, requires prompt action so human creativity and ingenuity can get at it. We can’t find solutions if we don’t understand the problem, so to further your understanding, I recommend the following books.
To understand how global warming and dwindling natural resources will increase the likelihood of violent conflict over land, water and energy, I highly recommend Michael Klare’s book, Resource Wars.
The book below Klare’s book is entitled, Floods, Famines and Emperors by Brian Fagan. It gives plenty of examples of how cultures have adapted to stressful weather and the ways in which climatic alterations have changed the course of history.
On the upper right is Jared Diamond’s book, Collapse. Contrary to common beliefs, societal collapses of the past have been caused by sudden climate change, not only by social, political and economic factors.
And finally, the world of hope. David Korten writes about The Great Turning and the shift of paradigms we are now experiencing. How can we assist in making the transition from a world of empire to a world of earth community? I know that I’m going to attend his workshop at 5:30 today because first and foremost, I believe we need a change in consciousness.
The book below Klare’s book is entitled, Floods, Famines and Emperors by Brian Fagan. It gives plenty of examples of how cultures have adapted to stressful weather and the ways in which climatic alterations have changed the course of history.
On the upper right is Jared Diamond’s book, Collapse. Contrary to common beliefs, societal collapses of the past have been caused by sudden climate change, not only by social, political and economic factors.
And finally, the world of hope. David Korten writes about The Great Turning and the shift of paradigms we are now experiencing. How can we assist in making the transition from a world of empire to a world of earth community? I know that I’m going to attend his workshop at 5:30 today because first and foremost, I believe we need a change in consciousness.
Back in Vietnam, sometimes it seemed overwhelming to climb back into the helicopter knowing we were headed for a violent firefight. The odds were high that we would take some hits-- and possibly turn into a catastrophic fireball. Dustoff missions were dangerous--we ended up losing a third of our crew members during the Vietnam War. Yet, we flew into those hot firefights, fate unknown, because lives were at stake. There is no greater calling than contributing to the well-being of others and supporting and sustaining life.
Today, we embark on a similar cause. We all have to make an effort to turn things around. Even small efforts in our daily lives, add up.
I encourage you to try and understand the issue and educate yourself. The internet provides a wealth of information. When you know the truth of what is going on, your heart and mind will tell you what to do. Share your knowledge with friends and family. Together, we will make steps toward a world of hope. We the people must insist that our government--starting at the local level--addresses the issue of global warming.
In talking about global warming, Carl Sagan said: "I am moderately hopeful that we can get out of this mess -- but only by changes in behavior. We have been irresponsible in technology. We've been greedy for short term goals and profits. Now, we must change." - Quoted in the Phoenix Gazette, September 26, 1989
I was only given a 1 in 3 chance of survival, yet here I am. There is no telling what we can do if we put our minds and hearts to it.
Today, we embark on a similar cause. We all have to make an effort to turn things around. Even small efforts in our daily lives, add up.
I encourage you to try and understand the issue and educate yourself. The internet provides a wealth of information. When you know the truth of what is going on, your heart and mind will tell you what to do. Share your knowledge with friends and family. Together, we will make steps toward a world of hope. We the people must insist that our government--starting at the local level--addresses the issue of global warming.
In talking about global warming, Carl Sagan said: "I am moderately hopeful that we can get out of this mess -- but only by changes in behavior. We have been irresponsible in technology. We've been greedy for short term goals and profits. Now, we must change." - Quoted in the Phoenix Gazette, September 26, 1989
I was only given a 1 in 3 chance of survival, yet here I am. There is no telling what we can do if we put our minds and hearts to it.
Please direct comments to: JandLSeebeth@gmail.com
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Arctic Sea Ice Succumbs To Atlantification
https://earthsky.org/earth/arctic-sea-ice-succumbs-to-atlantification/?utm_source=EarthSky+News&utm_campaign=79e032fce0-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_02_02_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c643945d79-79e032fce0-395109277
Initial Reactions to the Biden Budget: Takes Systemic Security Risks Seriously, But More Is Needed
Climate tipping points could topple like dominoes, warn scientists - Analysis shows significant risk of cascading events even at 2C of heating, with severe long-term effects
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jun/03/climate-tipping-points-could-topple-like-dominoes-warn-scientists
Zombie Fires in the Arctic Are an Environmental Time Bomb - In peat-heavy northern terrain, blazes will increasingly last the winter.
https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2021/06/arctic-zombie-fires-environmental-time-bomb-global-warming-climate-change/
Climate Security: A Tale of Two Defense Hearings
https://climateandsecurity.org/2021/06/climate-security-a-tale-of-two-defense-hearings/
Greenhouse gas levels keep rising at accelerating rates
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2021/06/greenhouse-gas-levels-keep-rising-at-accelerating-rates.html
A slowing current system in the Atlantic Ocean spells trouble for Earth - The potential disruption of an Atlantic current system marks a "big gamble at planetary scale”
https://www.salon.com/2021/06/05/atlantic-meridional-overturning-circulation-slowing-global-warming/
The Alarming Power of Melting Arctic Ice - At least 25 times over the past 120,000 years, the temperature in Greenland swung dramatically. Now, scientists have a better understanding of why.
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/the-alarming-power-of-melting-arctic-ice/
Military Operations Will be Strained by Climate Change 0 U.S. adviser says “It is our duty to warn the public about this threat”
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/military-operations-will-be-strained-by-climate-change/
International Military Council Issues “World Climate and Security Report 2021” Warning of Catastrophic Climate Risks and Urging Significant Greenhouse Gas Reductions (VIDEO)
https://climateandsecurity.org/2021/06/release-international-military-council-issues-world-climate-and-security-report-2021-warning-of-catastrophic-climate-risks-and-urging-significant-greenhouse-gas-reductions/
Climate change is rapidly transforming the Arctic: Why everybody should care
https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/557548-climate-change-is-rapidly-transforming-the-arctic-why-everybody
Iceland’s first ‘danger alert’ for a wildfire could be a sign of things to come - Drier weather and more things that can burn are putting Iceland at increasing risk of large wildfires.
https://www.arctictoday.com/icelands-first-danger-alert-for-a-wildfire-could-be-a-sign-of-things-to-come/?wallit_nosession=1
The Acceleration of an Antarctic Glacier Shows How Global Warming Can Rapidly Break Up Polar Ice and Raise Sea Level - New research on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet tracked the disintegration of a floating ice shelf and how that accelerated the flow of the Pine Island Glacier to the sea.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11062021/the-acceleration-of-an-antarctic-glacier-shows-how-global-warming-can-rapidly-break-up-polar-ice-and-raise-sea-level/
Ice Shelf Protecting Critical Glacier Is Rapidly Breaking Up - The Pine Island Glacier’s ice shelf in Antarctica acts like a cork in a bottle preventing melting ice mass from flowing into the ocean.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pine-island-glacier-ice-shelf_n_60c4bface4b0402a2c0276b5
Scientist Who Spent Year at 'Epicenter' of Climate Crisis Warns World May Already Have Hit Arctic 'Tipping Point’ - ‘Urgent' action is needed, atmospheric scientist Markus Rex said.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/06/16/scientist-who-spent-year-epicenter-climate-crisis-warns-world-may-already-have-hit
Could temperatures keep rising?
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2021/06/could-temperatures-keep-rising.html
EVENT: Jackson Hole Global Forum 2021: Climate Change and National Security
https://climateandsecurity.org/2021/06/event-jackson-hole-global-forum-2021-climate-change-and-national-security/
Northernmost Siberian wildfire discovered from space - There is an abnormally high number of wildfires in Siberia to be June, and parts of the northern regions are recording temperatures more than +15°C higher than normal.
https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/climate-crisis/2021/06/northernmost-wildfire-72deg-n-discovered-space
The climate change runaway chain reaction-like process - Amplifying feedbacks leading to accelerated planetary temperatures
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-climate-change-runaway-chain-reaction-like-process.html
New Climate Research From a Year-Long Arctic Expedition Raises an Ozone Alarm in the High North - Warming of the surface of the Arctic is matched by a colder polar vortex high in the atmosphere, which is speeding the breakdown of the Earth’s shield against ultraviolet rays.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23062021/climate-research-mosaic-arctic-ozone/
Record breaking temperatures recorded in Arctic Russia
https://www.rcinet.ca/eye-on-the-arctic/2021/06/22/record-breaking-temperatures-recorded-in-arctic-russia/
Leaked IPCC Draft Climate Report 'Reads Like a 4,000-Page Indictment' of Humanity's Failure - “This is a warning of existential risk. Of survival. Of collapse," said Extinction Rebellion.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/06/23/leaked-ipcc-draft-climate-report-reads-4000-page-indictment-humanitys-failure
Earth tipping points could destabilize each other in domino effect: Study
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/06/earth-tipping-points-could-destabilize-each-other-in-domino-effect-study/
‘Jaw-dropping’ forecast is warning sign of climate change’s future impact in Washington, scientists say
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/jaw-dropping-forecast-is-warning-sign-of-climate-changes-future-impact-in-washington-scientists-say/
Records crumble in Europe, Russia amid scorching heat wave - Moscow has its highest June temperature on record due to one of several heat domes baking the Northern Hemisphere
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/06/24/june-heat-wave-europe-russia/
The national security risks of the US drought
https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/560382-the-national-security-risks-of-the-us-drought
Heatwaves and the danger of the Arctic Ocean heating up
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2021/06/heatwaves-and-the-danger-of-the-arctic-ocean-heating-up.html
Climate Change in the U.S. National Security Strategy: History and Recommendations
https://climateandsecurity.org/2021/06/briefer-climate-change-in-the-u-s-national-security-strategy-a-brief-history/
Global Warming Cauldron Boils Over in the Northwest in One of the Most Intense Heat Waves on Record Worldwide - As residents prepare for even more temperature records to fall in the heat dome forecast to persist for days, scientists see a heavy climate change fingerprint.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/29062021/pacific-northwest-heat-wave-climate-change/
Gov. Inslee: Heat wave is beginning of permanent climate emergency - VIDEO
https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/gov-inslee-heat-wave-is-beginning-of-permanent-climate-emergency-115635781914?fbclid=IwAR1qquJpoK65e9Kkj6PQsha_wd7cAQWBTr4m-VlMvervQP8ZrUwkfRsy0jk
Leaked UN report warns of climate tipping points - Here’s what they are and why they matter
https://www.salon.com/2021/07/03/leaked-un-report-warns-of-climate-tipping-points_partner/
Unprecedented heat, hundreds dead and a town destroyed. Climate change is frying the Northern Hemisphere
https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/04/world/canada-us-heatwave-northern-hemisphere-climate-change-cmd-intl/index.html
The Heat Wave Shows Climate Change Is a Workers' Rights Issue - The workers laboring outside in this extraordinary heat are on the front lines of the climate crisis.
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/07/04/heat-wave-shows-climate-change-workers-rights-issue
Arctic sea ice disappearing fast
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2021/07/arctic-sea-ice-disappearing-fast.html
As Arctic melt sets early July record, hard times lie ahead for ice: Studies
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/07/as-arctic-melt-sets-early-july-record-hard-times-lie-ahead-for-ice-studies/
'Wake Up Call': Rapidly Thawing Permafrost Threatens Trans-Alaska Pipeline - “The implications of this speak to the pipeline’s integrity and the effect climate change is having on pipeline safety in general.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/11/wake-call-rapidly-thawing-permafrost-threatens-trans-alaska-pipeline
Arctic Roads and Runways Face the Prospect of Rapid Decline - A new study helps explain why melting permafrost is hitting Arctic infrastructure so hard.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-02/alaska-infrastructure-faces-prospect-of-rapid-decline?srnd=citylab-environment
In Antarctica, a lake’s disappearance might offer clues about melting ice shelves
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/antarctica-lake-disappear-climate-change/2021/07/09/2e94dbd2-df4e-11eb-9f54-7eee10b5fcd2_story.html
Central American Climate Migration is a Human Security Crisis
https://climateandsecurity.org/2021/07/central-american-climate-migration-is-a-human-security-crisis/
A new study shows just how quickly the world’s cryosphere is shrinking
https://www.arctictoday.com/a-new-study-shows-just-how-quickly-the-worlds-cryosphere-is-shrinking/?wallit_nosession=1
To prepare for future climate change, scientists turn to past 'tipping points’
https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2021/07/29/climate-change-tipping-points/3701627572982/The amount of Greenland ice that melted on Tuesday could cover Florida in 2 inches of water
https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/29/us/greenland-ice-melting-climate-change/index.html
The amount of Greenland ice that melted on Tuesday could cover Florida in 2 inches of water
https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/29/us/greenland-ice-melting-climate-change/index.htmlEmperor penguins headed for ‘threatened’ status under Endangered Species Act – they’re at risk from climate change
https://theconversation.com/emperor-penguins-headed-for-threatened-status-under-endangered-species-act-theyre-at-risk-from-climate-change-165468
14,000+ research papers to write the upcoming IPCC climate report – here’s what you need to know and why it’s a big deal
https://theconversation.com/234-scientists-read-14-000-research-papers-to-write-the-upcoming-ipcc-climate-report-heres-what-you-need-to-know-and-why-its-a-big-deal-165587
The Greenland ice sheet experienced a massive melting event last week
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/08/05/greenland-melt-event-season-2021/?itid=hp-top-table-main
A critical ocean system may be heading for collapse due to climate change, study finds
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/08/05/change-ocean-collapse-atlantic-meridional/?itid=hp-top-table-main
'Unimaginably Catastrophic': Researchers Fear Gulf Stream System Could Collapse - “Scientists say we cannot allow this to happen. People in power stand in our way.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/08/05/unimaginably-catastrophic-researchers-fear-gulf-stream-system-could-collapse
LOOKING BACK - Scientists see stronger evidence of slowing Atlantic Ocean circulation, an ‘Achilles’ heel’ of the climate
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/02/25/atlantic-ocean-currents-weakening-amoc-gulf-stream/
LOOKING BACK - The Gulf Stream Is Weakening And It Promises Stronger Storms For NY And NJ
https://gothamist.com/news/gulf-stream-weakening-and-it-promises-stronger-storms-ny-and-nj
LOOKING BACK - Competition between global warming and an abrupt collapse of the AMOC in Earth’s energy imbalance
https://www.nature.com/articles/srep14877
234 scientists read 14,000+ research papers to write the upcoming IPCC climate report – here’s what you need to know and why it’s a big deal
https://theconversation.com/234-scientists-read-14-000-research-papers-to-write-the-upcoming-ipcc-climate-report-heres-what-you-need-to-know-and-why-its-a-big-deal-165587
Siberian Permafrost Turns Carbon-12 Tap On: Radiocarbon Diminishing in Air
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2021/08/siberian-permafrost-turns-carbon-12-tap-on-radiocarbon-in-air.html
The Pentagon Previews Climate Adaptation Plan in Congressional Hearing
https://climateandsecurity.org/2021/08/the-pentagon-previews-climate-adaptation-plan-in-congressional-hearing/
Rainfall Observed at Peak of Greenland Ice Sheet for First Time on Record - “What is going on is not simply a warm decade or two in a wandering climate pattern. This is unprecedented," said one climate scientist.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/08/20/rainfall-observed-peak-greenland-ice-sheet-first-time-record
What Greenland’s record-breaking rain means for the planet
https://theconversation.com/what-greenlands-record-breaking-rain-means-for-the-planet-166567
Atmospheric CO2 Levels Haven't Been This High in 800,000 Years: NOAA - A major report on climate says both greenhouse gas concentrations and global sea levels hit record highs in 2020.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/08/25/atmospheric-co2-levels-havent-been-high-800000-years-noaa
THE UNBEARABLE SUMMER - Disastrous environmental events are converging like never before.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/08/summer-2021-climate-change-records/619887/
Balancing on a Knife’s Edge: Climate Security Implications of the IPCC Findings
https://climateandsecurity.org/2021/08/balancing-on-a-knifes-edge-climate-security-implications-of-the-ipcc-findings/
Jet stream: Is climate change causing more ‘blocking’ weather events?
https://www.carbonbrief.org/jet-stream-is-climate-change-causing-more-blocking-weather-events
When Jet and Gulf Streams Run Amok, We’re In For It - Rising temperatures are already causing floods, heat waves and forest fires. Just wait until global warming disrupts the currents that move air and water around the planet.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-08-10/global-warming-may-put-the-jet-and-gulf-streams-and-us-in-jeopardy
Hurricane Ida Is About to Hit Louisiana, and Our Climate Change Future Is Here - Our infrastructure isn’t set up to withstand the kinds of weather events we’re seeing more and more of.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/08/hurricane-ida-is-about-to-hit-louisiana-and-our-climate-change-future-is-here/
Climate-Driven Weather Disasters Increased Fivefold Over Past 50 Years: UN Agency - Report finds extreme weather has killed more than 2 million people and cost $3.64 trillion in economic damages since 1970.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/09/01/climate-driven-weather-disasters-increased-fivefold-over-past-50-years-un-agency
‘Seek Higher Ground Now!’ Ida’s Remnants Spawn Weather Chaos In Northeast - At least 14 deaths were reported in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania as torrential rain, flash floods and tornadoes pummeled the region.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hurricane-ida-northeast-us-tornadoes-flooding_n_613028c5e4b0df9fe271b7b4
Fleeing Disaster Is Hard. Climate Change Is Making It Harder - Hurricane Ida and California wildfires are two sides of the same coin: On a warmer planet, it’s getting harder to evacuate from extreme events.
https://www.wired.com/story/fleeing-disaster-is-hard-climate-change-is-making-it-harder/
Hurricane Ida turned into a monster thanks to a giant warm patch in the Gulf of Mexico – here’s what happened
https://theconversation.com/hurricane-ida-turned-into-a-monster-thanks-to-a-giant-warm-patch-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-heres-what-happened-167029
What is drowning Americans in New York? Not the Chinese Navy! - Weather-related disasters keep telling us that climate change is our biggest threat but Washington keeps insisting we focus on China.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2021/09/03/what-is-drowning-americans-in-new-york-not-the-chinese-navy/
‘Climate crisis is here’ says Biden in week of storms, floods and wildfires - The president warned that ‘we need to act now’ as trail of destruction blighted west, south and north-east
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/03/climate-crisis-joe-biden-floods-wildfires-storms
In the Arctic, Less Sea Ice and More Snow on Land Are Pushing Cold Extremes to Eastern North America - A new study shows how global warming is driving more polar vortex disruptions like the one that froze Texas earlier this year.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/02092021/arctic-polar-vortex-ice-snow-extreme-freeze/
LOOKING BACK - GLOBAL WARMING - Water a precious resource and must be well-protected
https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Letters-to-the-Editor-1057534.php
Overlapping Disasters Expose Harsh Climate Reality: The U.S. Is Not Ready - The deadly flooding in the Northeast, on the heels of destruction from Louisiana to California, shows the limits of adapting to climate change. Experts say it will only get worse.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/02/climate/new-york-rain-floods-climate-change.html
Nearly 1 in 3 Americans experienced a weather disaster this summer - Climate change has turbocharged severe storms, fires, hurricanes, coastal storms and floods — threatening millions
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/09/04/climate-disaster-hurricane-ida/
Climate Change Is Already Rejiggering Where Americans Live - Some Hurricane Ida survivors may have no choice but to leave. Sooner or later, people across the country will be in the same bind.
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/09/hurricane-ida-louisiana-climate-migration/619971/
FEMA administrator says climate change impacts are 'the crisis of our generation’
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/570897-fema-administrator-says-climate-change-impacts-are-the-crisis-of
‘I don’t have a choice’: Hurricane Ida leaves devastated Louisiana communities struggling with new reality - A week after the storm hit, thousands of residents face a continuing catastrophe amid faltering federal government assistance
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/06/i-dont-have-a-choice-hurricane-ida-leaves-devastated-louisiana-communities-struggling-with-new-reality
'Red List of Threatened Species': A Grim Tally of Those Facing Extinction - “It’s hard to watch the rise of nationalism in the face of a global threat that requires global cooperation, global action”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/09/04/red-list-threatened-species-grim-tally-those-facing-extinction
We Wasted 20 Years Fighting the War on Terror Instead of Climate Change - At the dawn of the new millennium, we directed our national resources in the exact wrong direction. But it’s not too late to turn things around.
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/09/08/we-wasted-20-years-fighting-war-terror-instead-climate-change
Earth’s tipping points could be closer than we think. Our current plans won’t work
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/sep/09/earths-tipping-points-closer-current-climate-plans-wont-work-global-heating
US Breaks Summer Heat Record Set During Dust Bowl in 1936: NOAA - “I wondered if I would live to see one of America's most iconic weather records fall—the record for hottest summer, set in the great Dust Bowl of 1936," said one meteorologist. "Finally, in 2021, the record has fallen.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/09/10/us-breaks-summer-heat-record-set-during-dust-bowl-1936-noaa
Climate change could spark migration of 216M people: World Bank
https://thehill.com/policy/571975-climate-change-could-affect-migration-of-millions-world-bank-says
The Rate of Global Warming During Next 25 Years Could Be Double What it Was in the Previous 50, a Renowned Climate Scientist Warns - Former NASA climate scientist James Hansen urged Congress decades ago to act on climate change. Now he says he expects reduced aerosol pollution to lead to a steep temperature rise.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/15092021/global-warming-james-hansen-aerosols/
‘Larger than usual’: this year’s ozone layer hole bigger than Antarctica - Scientists say ozone hole is unusually large for this stage in season and growing quickly
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/16/larger-than-usual-ozone-layer-hole-bigger-than-antarctica
Children Around the World Are Suffering From Climate Anxiety - Largest scientific study of its kind finds climate anxiety affects the daily life and functioning of nearly half of children and young people surveyed globally.
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/09/16/children-around-world-are-suffering-climate-anxiety
Biden-Backed Aukus Deal Could Spell 'Disaster' for Climate Cooperation With China - One U.K. lawmaker said reaching a "positive outcome" at the upcoming talks in Glasgow "just got a whole lot harder.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/09/17/biden-backed-aukus-deal-could-spell-disaster-climate-cooperation-china
Letting the World Burn: The Question of Governance - The primary cause of the worsening situation is not the combustion of fossil fuels, but the massive political dereliction that has allowed the bonfire to go on after we knew that it posed a potentially lethal threat to humankind.
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/09/18/letting-world-burn-question-governance
Report: Global warming is causing 'unprecedented changes' to oceans
https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2021/09/23/brussels-new-report-documents-global-warmings-unprecedented-changes-to-oceans/5861632370120/
American militarism is even worse than you think — it's had a toxic effect on climate policy - Why is the U.S. so far behind on climate? Mostly because we've wasted trillions on guns, bombs and useless wars
https://www.salon.com/2021/09/24/american-militarism-is-even-worse-than-you-think--its-had-a-effect-on-climate-policy/
The dilemma of climate scientists
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2021/09/the-dilemma-of-climate-scientists.html
The new population bomb - For the first time, humanity is on the verge of long-term decline
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/The-Big-Story/The-new-population-bomb
Biden Pledges ‘Relentless Diplomacy’ On Global Challenges - The president is facing a healthy measure of skepticism from allies during his week of high-level diplomacy.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-speech-un-general-assembly_n_614a1436e4b077b735ebc391
Dying crops, spiking energy bills, showers once a week. In South America, the climate future has arrived.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/09/24/argentina-brazil-south-america-drought/
A 'thirsty' atmosphere is propelling Northern California's drought into the record books
https://news.yahoo.com/thirsty-atmosphere-propelling-northern-californias-120030448.html
Deepening UN Action on Climate Security
https://climateandsecurity.org/2021/09/deepening-un-action-on-climate-security/
U.S. Militarism's Toxic, Planet-Killing Impact on Climate Policy - Twenty years of Pentagon violence and waste should ring alarm bells inside the head of every American, warning us that we have allowed our government to spend trillions of dollars waging war while ignoring real existential dangers to our civilization and all of humanity.
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/09/22/us-militarisms-toxic-planet-killing-impact-climate-policy
China’s pledge to kick the coal habit comes at a critical moment for the planet - The devil will be in the details, but ending investments in overseas coal shows Beijing takes the climate crisis seriously
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/sep/24/china-pledge-coal-beijing-climate-crisis
US, China commit to phase down climate-warming HFCs from refrigerators and air conditioners – but what will replace them this time?
https://theconversation.com/us-china-commit-to-phase-down-climate-warming-hfcs-from-refrigerators-and-air-conditioners-but-what-will-replace-them-this-time-160241
Climate Change Is Triggering a New Refugee Crisis—Inside the US - More than 1.2 million Americans are currently displaced from their homes because of climate change impacts—including increasingly severe storms, wildfires, and flooding.
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/09/22/climate-change-triggering-new-refugee-crisis-inside-us
Even U.S. bankers are getting anxious about climate change - “Climate change will impact all governments, industries, and individuals. Housing and housing finance will not be spared.”
https://grist.org/housing/housing-market-climate-risk-mortgage-bankers-report/
The Cost of Insuring Expensive Waterfront Homes Is About to Skyrocket - New federal flood insurance rates that better reflect the real risks of climate change are coming. For some, premiums will rise sharply.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/24/climate/federal-flood-insurance-cost.html?smid=tw-share
US projections on drought-hit Colorado River grow more dire
https://apnews.com/article/business-environment-and-nature-arizona-lakes-colorado-river-8ae38d6247128c61bbf1f917b075877d
US north-east among fastest-warming areas in northern hemisphere, study finds - Coast has already heated up by 2C over the past century, thanks in part to warming Atlantic Ocean
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/23/atlantic-ocean-warming-climate-change
Rupert Murdoch 'privately acknowledged' the realities of climate change — while Fox News hosts were publicly denying it
https://www.alternet.org/2021/09/rupert-murdoch-privately-acknowledged-the-realities-of-climate-change-while-fox-news-hosts-were-publicly-denying-it-report/
Fall is prime hurricane and wildfire season: Are your disaster kit and go-bag ready?
https://theconversation.com/fall-is-prime-hurricane-and-wildfire-season-are-your-disaster-kit-and-go-bag-ready-168638
The South Pole just had its most severe cold season on record - While the rest of the world sizzled, the South Pole shivered with an average temperature of minus-78 degrees over the last six months
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/10/01/south-pole-coldest-winter-record/
The Ground Is Literally Exploding Due to Climate Change in Siberia, and It’s Going to Get Worse - “It is a pure stroke of luck” that none of the explosions and their giant craters have "caused loss of life or infrastructure damage,” said one scientist.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/wx5mmq/the-ground-is-literally-exploding-due-to-climate-change-in-siberia-and-its-going-to-get-worse
Earth is dimming due to climate change
https://earthsky.org/earth/earth-is-dimming-due-to-climate-change/?utm_source=EarthSky+News&utm_campaign=5c3e70ddaa-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_02_02_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c643945d79-5c3e70ddaa-395109277
The "burn scars" of wildfires threaten the West’s drinking water - Wildfires are decimating local forest systems, increasing natural disasters and contaminating water supplies
https://www.salon.com/2021/09/29/the-scars-of-wildfires-threaten-the-wests-drinking-water_partner/
An “attack on American cities” is freezing climate action in its tracks - The natural gas industry was losing in cities across the US. Then came an obscure partisan tactic called preemption.
https://www.vox.com/22691755/gas-utilities-fight-electrification-preemption
What “extinction” really means — and what it leaves out - The US declared the ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 other species extinct. The story doesn’t end there.
https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/22700280/extinct-animals-birds-biodiversity-loss
Climate Critics Warn Joe Manchin 'Holding a Gun to the Planet's Head’ - Don’t be fooled, warned Bill McKibben, the Democrat from West Virginia is "doing the work of the fossil fuel industry.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/10/01/climate-critics-warn-joe-manchin-holding-gun-planets-head
The climate disaster is here - Earth is already becoming unlivable. Will governments act to stop this disaster from getting worse?
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2021/oct/14/climate-change-happening-now-stats-graphs-maps-cop26
U.S. On Pace for Record Number of Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters
https://e360.yale.edu/digest/u-s-on-pace-for-record-number-of-billion-dollar-weather-disasters
When the Place You Live Becomes Unlivable
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2021/10/when-place-you-live-becomes-unlivable/620374/
The $5 trillion insurance industry faces a reckoning. Blame climate change.
https://www.vox.com/22686124/climate-change-insurance-flood-wildfire-hurricane-risk
Climate Change Impacts Linger After Devastating Year in Louisiana (VIDEO)
https://www.voanews.com/a/climate-change-impacts-linger-after-devastating-year-in-louisiana/6270712.html
Climate crisis poses ‘serious risks’ to US economy, Biden administration warns
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/15/climate-crisis-biden-administration-us-economy-report
We now know how badly our cities will be flooded due to climate change
https://www.salon.com/2021/10/16/we-now-know-how-badly-our-cities-will-be-flooded-due-to-climate-change/
There's Only One Way to Save the World From Climate Armageddon
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/10/15/theres-only-one-way-save-world-climate-armageddon
What is COP26? Here’s how global climate negotiations work and what’s expected from the Glasgow summit
https://theconversation.com/what-is-cop26-heres-how-global-climate-negotiations-work-and-whats-expected-from-the-glasgow-summit-169434
The fate of the planet will be negotiated in Glasgow, Scotland
https://www.vox.com/22714800/cop26-un-climate-change-conference-glasgow-explained
Will COP26 in Glasgow deliver?
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2021/10/will-cop26-in-glasgow-deliver.html
Lancet Report Warns Planetary Crisis Will Spur More Infectious Diseases, Climate Refugees
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/10/21/lancet-report-warns-planetary-crisis-will-spur-more-infectious-diseases-climate
Op-ed: The Flood of Climate Disasters Has the Food System Reeling. It’s Time to Act.
https://civileats.com/2021/10/20/op-ed-the-flood-of-climate-disasters-has-the-food-system-reeling-its-time-to-act/
Intelligence community says climate change effects will "exacerbate risks" to national security
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/climate-change-national-security-risks-intelligene-community/
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Humanity 'Way Off Track': WMO Says Atmospheric Carbon at Level Unseen in 3 Million Years
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/10/25/humanity-way-track-wmo-says-atmospheric-carbon-level-unseen-3-million-years
THE TERRIFYING WARNING LURKING IN THE EARTH’S ANCIENT ROCK RECORD
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/03/extreme-climate-change-history/617793/
Climate chaos: the global threat multiplier of our time
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2021/10/26/climate-chaos-the-global-threat-multiplier-of-our-time/
Climate Change Is a Serious Threat to America’s Financial System
https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2021/10/climate-change-serious-threat-us-economy-financial-system/
Atmospheric river storms can drive costly flooding – and climate change is making them stronger
https://theconversation.com/atmospheric-river-storms-can-drive-costly-flooding-and-climate-change-is-making-them-stronger-128902
Melting Greenland Ice Sheet, Sea Ice Formation, And The Flow Of The Gulf Stream
https://emagazine.com/melting-greenland-ice-sheet-sea-ice-formation-and-the-flow-of-the-gulf-stream/
Amplifying feedbacks from land and ocean may render emission reductions insufficient
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2021/10/amplifying-feedbacks-from-land-and-ocean-may-render-emission-reductions-insufficient.html
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Biden’s climate plan needs to address one of the worst polluters: The US military
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2021/11/04/bidens-climate-plan-needs-to-address-one-of-the-worst-polluters-the-us-military/
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Climate Crisis Cannot Be Solved Without Addressing US Military Emissions, Says Ocasio-Cortez
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/11/11/climate-crisis-cannot-be-solved-without-addressing-us-military-emissions-says-ocasio
What we need is a war on emissions - There won’t be any more “great powers” if we don’t get a grip on the coming global crisis, which makes us all insecure.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2021/11/17/what-we-need-is-a-war-on-emissions/
'Unsettling': New Study Reveals Arctic Ocean Warming for Over a Century
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/11/24/unsettling-new-study-reveals-arctic-ocean-warming-over-century
New Climate Study Predicting More Rain Than Snow in the Arctic 'Rings Alarm Bells’
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/11/30/new-climate-study-predicting-more-rain-snow-arctic-rings-alarm-bells
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Record-High Arctic Temperature of 38°C 'More Befitting the Mediterranean,' UN Warns
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/12/14/record-high-arctic-temperature-38degc-more-befitting-mediterranean-un-warns
LOOKING BACK - Record breaking temperatures recorded in Arctic Russia
https://www.rcinet.ca/eye-on-the-arctic/2021/06/22/record-breaking-temperatures-recorded-in-arctic-russia/
LOOKING BACK - Could temperatures keep rising?
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2021/06/could-temperatures-keep-rising.html
Terrifying Arctic methane levels
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2021/12/terrifying-arctic-methane-levels.html
2021 Arctic Report Card reveals a (human) story of cascading disruptions, extreme events and global connections
https://theconversation.com/2021-arctic-report-card-reveals-a-human-story-of-cascading-disruptions-extreme-events-and-global-connections-172136
The "Doomsday Glacier" appears poised to collapse. If it does, Earth's sea level will rise by 2 feet
https://www.salon.com/2021/12/16/thwaites-glacier-sea-level-rise/
The Antarctic Is signaling big climate trouble
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/12/13/climate/antarctic-climate-change.html?action=click&module=card&pageType=theWeekenderLink
Melting of Ice Sheets Is Dramatic, But Melting of Permafrost Means Mass Death
https://truthout.org/articles/melting-of-ice-sheets-is-dramatic-but-melting-of-permafrost-means-mass-death/
Climate change has destabilized the Earth’s poles, putting the rest of the planet in peril
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/12/14/climate-change-arctic-antarctic-poles/
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How melting sea ice increases wildfire risk in the Northwest
https://www.opb.org/article/2021/12/19/climate-change-west-coast-melting-sea-ice-wildfire-risk-pacific-northwest/
Climate Clues from the Past Prompt a New Look at History
https://e360.yale.edu/features/climate-clues-from-the-past-prompt-new-look-at-history
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Russia’s Arctic coast loses 7,000 hectares annually due to climate changes
https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/climate-crisis/2021/12/russias-arctic-coast-loses-7000-hectares-annually-due-climate-changes
Alaska sets record high December temperature of 19.4C
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/29/alaska-sets-record-high-december-temperature-of-194c
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Terrifying Arctic greenhouse gas levels continue
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2022/01/terrifying-arctic-greenhouse-gas-levels-continue.html
Greenland Ice Sheet Shrunk for 25th Year Straight in 2021, Report Shows
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/01/07/greenland-ice-sheet-shrunk-25th-year-straight-2021-report-shows
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Accelerating global warming and amplifying feedbacks: The imperative of CO₂ drawdown
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2022/01/accelerating-global-warming-and-amplifying-feedbacks-the-imperative-of-co2-drawdown.html
‘Drastic’ rise in high Arctic lightning has scientists worried
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/07/lightning-high-arctic-rise-scientists-worried
What obliterated these Dehcho trees? A downburst.
https://cabinradio.ca/84015/news/environment/what-obliterated-these-dehcho-trees-a-downburst/
Wildfires are Feeding Huge Carbon-Spewing Sinkholes in the Arctic
https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2022/01/wildfires-arctic-climate-change-melting-permafrost-thermokarst-sinkholes/
Across the Boreal Forest, Scientists Are Tracking Warming’s Toll
https://e360.yale.edu/features/across-the-boreal-forest-scientists-track-warmings-toll
Warming permafrost puts key Arctic pipelines, roads at ‘high risk,’ study says
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/01/11/permafrost-melting-arctic/
Ocean temperatures are at record levels, with major consequences
https://theconversation.com/ocean-temperatures-are-at-record-levels-with-major-consequences-174760
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Climate Change: Thawing Permafrost a Triple Threat
https://www.voanews.com/a/climate-change-thawing-permafrost-a-triple-threat-/6393719.html
The climatic effects of a nuclear winter on a warming Earth
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2022/01/the-climatic-effects-of-nuclear-winter-on-a-warming-earth.html
Greenland Could Melt for Millennia If Warming Stopped Today
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/greenland-could-melt-for-millennia-if-warming-stopped-today/
Gulf Stream is the weakest in 1,000 years; that could drive more Jersey Shore flooding
https://www.app.com/story/news/local/land-environment/2022/01/20/gulf-stream-weakening-could-drive-sea-level-rise-jersey-shore/9118950002/
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The Great Siberian Thaw
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/01/17/the-great-siberian-thaw
Climate Change Is Pushing Greenland Over the Edge
https://hakaimagazine.com/news/climate-change-is-pushing-greenland-over-the-edge/
Australia ties Southern Hemisphere’s all-time heat record of 123°F; epic heat cooks Argentina
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2022/01/australia-ties-southern-hemispheres-all-time-heat-record-of-123f-epic-heat-cooks-argentina/
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Remnant of Antarctica’s Larsen B Ice Shelf Disintegrates
https://e360.yale.edu/digest/remnant-portion-of-antarcticas-larsen-b-ice-shelf-disintegrates
Everest’s highest glacier has lost 2,000 years of ice in 30 years
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/perpetual-planet-everests-highest-glacier-has-lost-2000-years-of-ice-in-30-years
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Scientists Fear Soaring Methane Levels Show Climate Feedback Loop Has Arrived
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/09/scientists-fear-soaring-methane-levels-show-climate-feedback-loop-has-arrived
Accelerating Methane Rise
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2022/02/accelerating-methane-rise.html
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Greenhouse gas levels keep rising at accelerating speed
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2022/02/greenhouse-gas-levels-keep-rising-at-accelerating-speed.html
Accelerating loss of global snow and ice cover
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2022/02/accelerating-loss-of-global-snow-and-ice-cover.html
Antarctica will likely set an alarming new record this year, new data shows
https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/18/world/antarctica-sea-ice-low-extent-record-climate/index.html
Flourishing plants show warming Antarctica undergoing ‘major change’
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/14/flourishing-plants-show-warming-antarctica-undergoing-major-change-aoe
Arctic Methane Threat: Global Warming Increasing Bacterial Methanogenesis & Methane Release
https://countercurrents.org/2022/02/arctic-methane-threat-global-warming-increasing-bacterial-methanogenesis-methane-release/
Serious, Salty Trouble Is Brewing Under Antarctic Glaciers
https://www.wired.com/story/serious-salty-trouble-may-be-brewing-under-antarctic-glaciers/
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This is what would happen to Earth if a nuclear war broke out between the West and Russia
https://www.salon.com/2022/02/19/this-is-what-would-happen-to-earth-if-a-nuclear-broke-out-between-the-west-and/
A major Atlantic current is at a critical transition point
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/amoc-shutdown-gulf-stream-climate/?amp=1
Accelerating melt rate makes Greenland Ice Sheet world’s largest ‘dam’
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/greenland?fbclid=IwAR2HyNa2b5JZyqM16NGacTeEdnxGgy7iOm1KK7RjcKfKoEuE5j3Mjx9QVQs
A Big Climate Warning from One of the Gulf of Maine’s Smallest Marine Creatures
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/20022022/maine-marine-ecosystem-calanus-finmarchicus-climate-change/
Albedo loss in Antarctica
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2022/02/albedo-loss-in-antarctica.html
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‘Delay is Death,’ said UN Chief António Guterres of the New IPCC Report Showing Climate Impacts Are Outpacing Adaptation Efforts
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28022022/ipcc-report-russia-ukraine-adaptation-fossil-fuels/
Climate emergency a ‘national security’ concern, says Red Cross
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/27/climate-emergency-a-national-security-concern-says-red-cross
What the IPCC impacts report is hiding
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2022/02/what-the-ipcc-impacts-report-is-hiding.html
'No turning back': Glaciers are sweating at an unprecedented rate
https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/glaciers-melting-retreating-chile-argentina-patagonia-global-warming-climate-change/1149493
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New observations from ICESat-2 show remarkable Arctic sea ice thinning in just three years
https://phys.org/news/2022-03-icesat-remarkable-arctic-sea-ice.html?fbclid=IwAR0Ob1322lK00UF7zDQVEEvGvwlShp9uYw0STiFgNWE-RJwfZEHF5SorI8o
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Methane rise is accelerating
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2022/03/methane-rise-is-accelerating.html
Methane Acceleration Sets Record
https://countercurrents.org/2022/03/methane-acceleration-sets-record/
Scientists Find Craters—Including One Bigger Than a City Block—in Arctic Seafloor
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/03/16/scientists-find-craters-including-one-bigger-city-block-arctic-seafloor
‘Imminent’ tipping point threatening Europe’s permafrost peatlands
https://www.carbonbrief.org/imminent-tipping-point-threatening-europes-permafrost-peatlands
Biden's Climate Action Woefully Inadequate to Meet Escalating Crisis
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/03/15/bidens-climate-action-woefully-inadequate-meet-escalating-crisis
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LOOKING BACK - The Military’s Warning on Global Warming
“What the military recognizes and the civilian government does not, is that the biggest security threat, the biggest security threat our species has faced in 10,000 years, is global warming. The military doesn’t call it a hoax. The 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review calls climate change “an accelerant of instability” and a “threat multiplier.”
https://consortiumnews.com/2017/09/11/the-militarys-warning-on-global-warming/
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Antarctica Crushes Records
https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/03/23/antarctica-crushes-records/
Snatam Kaur - Earth Prayer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYolzWpE1Z4
Polar heatwaves must ‘wake people up’ to urgency of climate crisis, scientists say
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/antarctic-heatwave-arctic-climate-russia-b2041410.html
Arctic sea ice reached its maximum extent at a near-record early date
https://www.arctictoday.com/arctic-sea-ice-reached-its-maximum-extent-at-a-near-record-early-date/?wallit_nosession=1
Shifts in El Niño May Be Driving Climates Extremes in Both Hemispheres
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23032022/el-nino-hemispheres/
Signs of the rise to come
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2022/03/signs-of-rise-to-come.html
Portents of an irreversible climate change
https://countercurrents.org/2022/03/portents-of-an-irreversible-climate-change/
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'Wake-Up Call': Antarctic Ice Shelf the Size of Los Angeles Has Collapsed
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/03/25/wake-call-antarctic-ice-shelf-size-los-angeles-has-collapsed
Antarctica on Edge
https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/03/28/antarctica-on-edge/
Antarctic ice shelves are shattering. How fast will seas rise?
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/antarctic-ice-shelves-are-shattering-how-fast-will-seas-rise
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How Greenland’s ice streams could have major impact on sea level rise
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/greenland-ice-sheet-melt-sea-level-b2239151.html
Melting ice created the perfect storm for a rapidly acidifying Arctic Ocean
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/12/melting-ice-created-the-perfect-storm-for-a-rapidly-acidifying-arctic-ocean/
Sea Ice and Snow Extent in the Northern Hemisphere are now in Their Major Growth phase Representing key Elements in the Formation of the Chilly Winter Reservoir
https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/sea-ice-snow-extent-northern-hemisphere-grow-winter-rrc/
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An Unmistakable Stain in America’s Most Pristine Rivers - Climate change is rusting Alaska’s waterways.
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2022/12/alaska-rivers-rust-climate-change-permafrost/672475/
Abandoned Cold War ice core points to lush Greenland future
https://www.eenews.net/articles/abandoned-cold-war-ice-core-points-to-lush-greenland-future/
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As a Result of an Impressive Cold Blob Anomaly in the North Atlantic, Glaciers in Parts of Greenland, Iceland, and Norway are now Slowing Down From Melting
https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/impressive-cold-blob-north-atlantic-global-warming-glaciers-greenland-iceland-norway-rrc/
Environmental review of 2022: another mile on the ‘highway to climate hell’
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/30/environmental-review-of-2022-another-mile-on-the-highway-to-climate-hell
Another Blistering Year Next Year?
https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/12/30/another-blistering-year-next-year/
Arctic Ocean overheating
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/search/label/El Niño
Feedbacks in the Arctic
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/p/feedbacks.html
Antarctic Sea ice extent hits a new record low, possibly heading to set the most significant negative anomaly ever observed in the satellite era
https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/antarctic-sea-ice-extent-record-low-anomaly-observed-rrc/
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A huge temperature rise threatens to unfold soon
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/01/a-huge-temperature-rise-threatens-to-unfold-soon.html
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The Last 8 Years Were the Hottest on Record
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/climate/earth-hottest-years.html
Report Shows 'Terrible Prognosis' as US Emissions Continue Rising Amid Climate Emergency
https://www.commondreams.org/news/us-carbon-emissions-2022
Relentless Rise of Ocean Heat Content Drives Deadly Extremes
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11012023/relentless-rise-of-ocean-heat-content-drives-deadly-extremes/
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The ocean's temperature was hotter than ever in 2022, scientists say - Alarmingly, rising ocean temperatures have a trickle-down effect on human food systems and weather patterns
https://www.salon.com/2023/01/18/the-oceans-temperature-was-hotter-than-ever-in-2022-scientists-say/
One of the World’s Coldest Places Is Now the Warmest it’s Been in 1,000 Years, Scientists Say
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18012023/greenland-ice-sheet-global-warming/
New Study Reveals Arctic Ice, Tracked Both Above and Below, Is Freezing Later - Climate change is affecting the timing of both the freezing of the ice and its melting in the spring.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23012023/arctic-ice-global-warming/
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The global climate change suicide pact
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/01/the-global-climate-change-suicide-pact.html
Davos: The Arctic as 'ground zero' for climate change (VIDEO)
https://www.dw.com/en/the-arctic-as-ground-zero-for-climate-change/video-64430448
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Dire situation gets even more dire - Sea ice extent is very low at both poles at the moment, and the outlook is that the situation is getting even worse.
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/02/dire-situation-gets-even-more-dire.html
AI Study Warns World Could Hit 2°C Within Decades—Even With Emissions Cuts - “This new study, using a new method, adds to the evidence that we certainly will face continuing changes in climate that intensify the impacts we are already feeling," said the lead author.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/ai-climate-warming-paris
Extreme cold snaps: Why temperatures still plummet to dangerous levels even as the planet warms
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/03/world/extreme-cold-arctic-polar-vortex-climate-intl/index.html
Society isn’t changing fast enough to stop climate change: study
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/3839348-society-isnt-changing-fast-enough-to-stop-climate-change-study/?fbclid=IwAR3riHrOdDMh2iEDvAyywoH7cM_WeWd7C-mCcGrUFk7LCRUrTOOAz7qm6-Y
Microplastics Are Filling the Skies. Will They Affect the Climate?
https://e360.yale.edu/features/plastic-waste-atmosphere-climate-weather
Exxon scientists accurately forecast climate change back in the 1970s – what if we had listened to them and acted then?
https://theconversation.com/exxon-scientists-accurately-forecast-climate-change-back-in-the-1970s-what-if-we-had-listened-to-them-and-acted-then-197944
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'No Time to Waste': Alarm as Antarctic Ice Hits Lowest January Level Ever Recorded - “These extreme temperatures remain a tangible indication of the effects of a changing climate for many regions," said one European climate official.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/antarctic-sea-ice
Atmospheric rivers are hitting the Arctic more often, and increasingly melting its sea ice
https://theconversation.com/atmospheric-rivers-are-hitting-the-arctic-more-often-and-increasingly-melting-its-sea-ice-199189
Millions face threat of flooding from glacial lakes
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-64547096
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Antarctic Researchers Report an Extraordinary Marine Heatwave That Could Threaten Antarctica’s Ice Shelves - The inexorable rise of ocean heat is now evident off the coast of West Antarctica, potentially disrupting critical parts of the global climate system and accelerating sea level rise.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12022023/antarctic-ice-shelves-marine-heatwave/
The Arctic’s Iceless Upheaval
https://countercurrents.org/2023/02/the-arctics-iceless-upheaval/
Will Steffen: The dilemma of pioneer climate scientists
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/02/will-steffen-the-dilemma-of-pioneer-climate-scientists.html
Our Environment at Risk: Climate change may be worse than you think
https://lacrossetribune.com/opinion/columnists/our-environment-at-risk-climate-change-may-be-worse-than-you-think/article_8400742e-a661-11ed-8d2b-9baa43ddce0c.html
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Beware a climate ‘doom loop,’ where crisis is harder to solve, report says
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/02/16/doom-loop-earth-climate-change/
Big Heat Hits Antarctica
https://countercurrents.org/2023/02/big-heat-hits-antarctica/
Stronger El Niño events may speed up irreversible melting of Antarctic ice, research finds - New study shows impact of weather phenomenon could have a ‘double whammy’ effect, leading to worsening extreme weather and accelerating sea level rise
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/21/stronger-el-nino-events-may-speed-up-irreversible-melting-of-antarctic-ice-research-finds
Alpine Snow Cover Decline Worst in 600 Years - Millions of people depend on meltwater from the Alps snowpack.
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/alpine-snow-cover-decline-worst-in-600-years/
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A looming El Niño could give us a preview of life at 1.5C of warming - The hotter weather pattern might push the Earth into unprecedented territory next year.
https://grist.org/science/el-nino-tipping-points-amazon-great-barrier-reef/
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Antarctic ice on the run, with a 45-year low
https://earthsky.org/earth/antarctic-ice-on-the-run-plus-a-45-year-low/?utm_source=EarthSky+News&utm_campaign=d70f229f0c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_02_02_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c643945d79-d70f229f0c-395109277&mc_cid=d70f229f0c&mc_eid=acdf275071
Stronger El Niño events may speed up irreversible melting of Antarctic ice, research finds
New study shows impact of weather phenomenon could have a ‘double whammy’ effect, leading to worsening extreme weather and accelerating sea level rise
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/21/stronger-el-nino-events-may-speed-up-irreversible-melting-of-antarctic-ice-research-finds
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Greenland temperatures surge up to 50 degrees above normal, setting records
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/03/07/greenland-record-warmth-ice-sheet/
Antarctic sea ice cover at record low
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230308-antarctic-sea-ice-cover-at-record-low
With global warming of just 1.2°C, why has the weather gotten so extreme? - Climate change increases extreme weather by adding more heat and moisture to the air and through disruption of fundamental atmospheric circulation patterns.
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/03/with-global-warming-of-just-1-2c-why-has-the-weather-gotten-so-extreme/
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The Toxic Threat in Thawing Permafrost - Scientists are tracking neurotoxic methylmercury production in North America’s largest peatland.
https://hakaimagazine.com/news/the-toxic-threat-in-thawing-permafrost/
Arctic ice has seen an ‘irreversible’ thinning since 2007, study says
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/03/15/artic-sea-irreversible-low/
A looming El Niño could give us a preview of life at 1.5C of warming - The hotter weather pattern might push the Earth into unprecedented territory next year
https://www.salon.com/2023/03/17/a-looming-el-nio-could-give-us-a-preview-of-life-at-15c-of-warming_partner/
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Sea surface temperature at record high
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/03/sea-surface-temperature-at-record-high.html
Earth’s oceans are showing early and surprising record warming
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/03/21/ocean-temperatures-record-warm-climate/
Amazon Rainforest Destabilizes the World
https://countercurrents.org/2023/03/amazon-rainforest-destabilizes-the-world/
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Southern atmospheric rivers are melting the Arctic sea ice; it may never recover: Study
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/03/southern-atmospheric-rivers-are-melting-the-arctic-sea-ice-it-may-never-recover-study/
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Trump's Indictment Was Not the Biggest Story of the Week
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/trump-indictment-antarctica-study
Antarctic ocean currents heading for collapse - report [“The effect of Antarctic meltwater on ocean currents has not yet been factored in to IPCC models on climate change, but it is going to be "considerable", Prof England said.”]
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-65120327?fbclid=IwAR0YOg6DyYf_jrLbxpMlVzh6r2P4dvZOvUBg-8wCyDEgQye5N0JrYjk3GEc
IPCC keeps downplaying the danger even as reality strikes
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/04/ipcc-keeps-downplaying-the-danger-even-as-reality-strikes.html
The Chemical Menace Inside Glaciers and Icebergs - Ice can trap pollutants and accelerate their breakdown, with troubling environmental consequences.
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/pollutant-degradation-ice-cores-antarctica
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The Corporate Media's Shocking Silence on Latest Tipping Points Study - When what should be top "headline news," gets nearly no major coverage at all.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/media-silence-on-climate-tipping-points
‘Scary’ new data on the last ice age raises concerns about future sea levels - A new study shows an ancient ice sheet retreated at a startling 2,000 feet per day, shedding light on how quickly ice in Antarctica could melt and raise global sea levels in today’s warming world
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/04/05/antarctica-ice-melt/
A Toxic Time Bomb Is Ticking in the Arctic - Thousands of contaminated sites are sitting on permafrost that'll soon thaw, a looming disaster that could spread beyond the region.
https://www.wired.com/story/a-toxic-time-bomb-is-ticking-in-the-arctic/
Potent Heat-Trapping Methane Emissions Saw 4th-Largest Annual Increase in 2022: NOAA - “Allowing any new fossil fuel projects, more fracking, and [liquefied natural gas] is an unspeakable climate crime.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/methane-rose-2022
Ozone Troubles, Once Again
https://countercurrents.org/2023/04/ozone-troubles-once-again/
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Temperatures rising fast March 2023 - Monthly Northern Hemisphere Land Temperature Anomaly
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/04/temperatures-rising-fast-march-2023.html
Global warming is disrupting an Antarctic current system that life on Earth relies on - The base of the food chain could lose much of its nutrient supply if the current collapses
https://www.salon.com/2023/04/11/global-warming-is-disrupting-an-antarctic-current-system-that-life-on-earth-relies-on/
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New Research Sparks Concerns That Ocean Circulation Will Collapse - Scientists have long feared that warming could cause a breakdown of ocean circulation in the North Atlantic. But new research finds the real risk lies in Antarctica’s waters, where melting could disrupt currents in the next few decades, with profound impacts on global climate.
https://e360.yale.edu/features/climate-change-ocean-circulation-collapse-antarctica
Greenland's melting ice could be changing our oceans. Just ask the whales
https://www.npr.org/2023/04/18/1170547217/greenlands-melting-ice-could-be-changing-our-oceans-just-ask-the-whales
How melting Arctic ice could be fueling extreme wildfires in the Western U.S.
https://www.npr.org/2023/04/20/1170884097/how-melting-arctic-ice-could-be-fueling-extreme-wildfires-in-the-western-u-s
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It’s Earth Day—and the News Isn’t Good - New reports show that ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are melting faster than anticipated, and other disasters loom.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/its-earth-day-and-the-news-isnt-good
Record ocean temperatures put Earth in ‘uncharted territory’, say scientists - ‘Unprecedented’ warming indicates climate crisis is taking place before our eyes, experts say
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/26/accelerating-ocean-warming-earth-temperatures-climate-crisis
High sea surface temperature in North Atlantic
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/04/high-sea-surface-temperature-in-north-atlantic.html
"It demonstrates the potential enormity of the problems society may face over the coming centuries" UiT scientists on the new data from the Barents Sea. - New Barents Sea study points to how global sea level will continue to rise.
https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/2023/04/it-demonstrates-potential-enormity-problems-society-may-face-over-coming-centuries-uit
Life Beneath the Arctic Ice Is Chock-Full of Microplastics
https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2023/04/life-beneath-the-arctic-ice-is-chock-full-of-microplastics/
Recent, rapid ocean warming ahead of El Niño alarms scientists
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65339934?fbclid=IwAR2peW1rkcbGjN5625EjdxBY1YVyoTYxYOMu2UgcFwkpcv5570HLkzrTLOw
Accelerating melt of ice sheets now ‘unmistakable'
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65317469?fbclid=IwAR0KZVx7IlvIWVblQ_G-ITaj00S8hEs5Q36CpQ_p3HOsVxazh-XQaLHddMk
Hot or Cold: Unlocking the Secrets of Earth’s Extreme Temperatures and Their Implications for Our Future
https://www.severe-weather.eu/weather-instruments/air-temperature-sz/
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Can Iceberg Surges in the Arctic Trigger Rapid Warming at the Other End of The World? - New research shows a fast-acting climate connection between poles that may be driven by wind rather than by ocean currents
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28042023/arctic-iceberg-surges-global-warming/
Climate change: Satellite maps warming impact on global glaciers
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65399580
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Will there be Arctic sea ice left in September 2023?
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/05/will-there-be-arctic-sea-ice-left-in-september-2023.html
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Underwater heat waves could be reshaping the weather around the world - Marine heat waves are happening on an unprecedented global scale, and El Niño will only make matters worse. Experts break down what it means for global weather patterns.
https://www.accuweather.com/en/climate/underwater-heat-waves-could-be-reshaping-the-weather-around-the-world/1523886
'Bad News': Unexpected Melting of Greenland Glacier Could Double Sea-Level Rise Projections - nThe way that the Petermann Glacier in Northwest Greenland is melting indicates that current models are too conservative.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/melting-of-greenland-glacier-could-double-sea-level-rise-projects
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World likely to breach 1.5C climate threshold by 2027, scientists warn - UN agency says El Niño and human-induced climate breakdown could combine to push temperatures into ‘uncharted territory’
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/17/global-heating-climate-crisis-record-temperatures-wmo-research
Heat Will Likely Soar to Record Levels in Next 5 Years, New Analysis Says
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/17/climate/record-heat-forecast.html
Climate Crisis Likely to Intensify El Niño, Pushing Global Temperatures Past 1.5°C Threshold - “It's the first time in history that it's more likely than not that we will exceed 1.5°C," said a co-author of a new U.N. report.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/climate-crisis-el-nino-1-5c
Big Trouble in the Deep: World's Oceans Are Now Heating Up Very, Very, Very Fast - Remember, people, this is an experiment we haven’t run before, and the test tube we’re using is the whole planet.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/ocean-temperatures-heating-up
The Upper Atmosphere Is Cooling, Prompting New Climate Concerns - A new study reaffirming that global climate change is human-made also found the upper atmosphere is cooling dramatically because of rising CO2 levels. Scientists are worried about the effect this cooling could have on orbiting satellites, the ozone layer, and Earth’s weather.
https://e360.yale.edu/features/climate-change-upper-atmosphere-cooling
By Fighting the Ozone Hole, We Accidentally Saved Ourselves - With the Montreal Protocol, life on Earth dodged a bullet we didn’t even know was headed our way.
https://hakaimagazine.com/news/by-fighting-the-ozone-hole-we-accidentally-saved-ourselves/
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The Atmosphere is Cooling Dangerously Fast
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/05/23/the-atmosphere-is-cooling-dangerously-fast/
Unusual Ocean Anomalies are being detected in the North Atlantic, impacting the Atlantic storm systems as we head into the Summer season
https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/unusual-ocean-anomaly-el-nino-north-atlantic-pressure-system-impact-united-states-europe-fa/
Faster and faster: The pace of climate change keeps surprising us
https://countercurrents.org/2023/05/faster-and-faster-the-pace-of-climate-change-keeps-surprising-us/
'Very Bad News Indeed': Study Sounds Alarm on Threat of Deep Ocean Current Collapse - “It's something that is a concern because it touches on so many aspects of the Earth, including climate, sea level, and marine life," said one oceanographer.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/deep-ocean-current
Faster and faster: The pace of climate change keeps surprising us
https://countercurrents.org/2023/05/faster-and-faster-the-pace-of-climate-change-keeps-surprising-us/
James Hansen Warns of a Short-Term Climate Shock Bringing 2 Degrees of Warming by 2050 - The famed researcher publicly released a preliminary version of a paper-in-progress with grim predictions of short- and long-term warming, but not all climate scientists agree with its conclusions.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/26052023/james-hansen-climate-change-2-degrees-2050/
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Antarctic alarm bells: observations reveal deep ocean currents are slowing earlier than predicted
https://theconversation.com/antarctic-alarm-bells-observations-reveal-deep-ocean-currents-are-slowing-earlier-than-predicted-206289
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Arctic sea ice under threat
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/06/arctic-sea-ice-under-threat.html
Climate Crisis Is on Track to Push One-Third of Humanity Out of Its Most Livable Environment - As conditions that best support life shift toward the poles, more than 600 million people are already living outside of a crucial “climate niche,” facing more extreme heat, rising food scarcity and higher death rates.
https://www.propublica.org/article/climate-crisis-niche-migration-environment-population
Carbon dioxide levels in atmosphere mark a near-record surge - ‘Not good,’ said one climate scientist, referring to a near-record increase in CO2 levels since May of last year
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/06/05/carbon-dioxide-growing-climate-change/
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Global Temps Not Just Off the Chart, But Off the Wall the Chart Is Tagged To - The rapid warming over the next couple of years is likely to be our last opportunity to really act coherently as a civilization to reduce the magnitude of this crisis, and so far we are blowing it
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/global-temps-not-just-off-the-chart-but-off-the-wall-the-chart-is-tagged-to
In 'Stern Warning Sign,' Ocean and Air Temps Break May and June Records - Some scientists predict that 2023 could be the warmest year on record, as a developing El Niño exacerbates the impacts of the climate crisis.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/ocean-and-air-temps-break-may-and-june-records
North Atlantic temperature anomaly sparks concern among climate scientists - The combination of long-term ocean warming from human emissions plus short-term natural variation is thought to be responsible.
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/north-atlantic-el-nino-national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-scientists-university-of-sussex-b2356711.html
The world’s oceans are extremely hot. We’re about to find out what happens next. - Unprecedented Atlantic Ocean heating and El Niño in the Pacific are pushing the climate into uncharted territory.
https://www.vox.com/climate/23762529/atlantic-ocean-record-heat-wave-el-nino-hurricane-climate-change
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‘It’s absolutely guaranteed’: the best and worst case scenarios for sea level rise
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/26/its-absolutely-guaranteed-the-best-and-worst-case-scenarios-for-sea-level-rise
‘Never occurred before’: How the Arctic is sizzling Texas
https://www.eenews.net/articles/never-occurred-before-how-the-arctic-is-sizzling-texas/
Ocean temperatures are off the charts—here’s what that means for the weather -
Ocean temperatures are at their highest average levels in 40 years, and it’s having enormous effects on weather systems around the world.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90915248/ocean-temperatures-are-off-the-charts-heres-what-that-means-for-the-weather
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Gulf Stream could collapse as early as 2025, study suggests - A collapse would bring catastrophic climate impacts but scientists disagree over the new analysis
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/25/gulf-stream-could-collapse-as-early-as-2025-study-suggests
Threat of AMOC Collapse Begs Question: If Not Now, Then When? If Not Us, Then Who? - We must use this as a catalyst for massive behavior change and mass forms of protests to force our corrupt officials to rapidly decarbonize the economy by 2030—not 2050.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/amoc-collapse
Record high North Atlantic sea surface temperature
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/07/record-high-north-atlantic-sea-surface-temperature.html
Record-shattering heat signals a global climate change tipping point
https://countercurrents.org/2023/07/record-shattering-heat-signals-a-global-climate-change-tipping-point/
'Could Be a World Record': South Florida Ocean Temperature Hits 101.1°F - “I have no doubt a dip in Manatee Bay today would have been a hot tub-like experience," said one meteorologist earlier this week.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/florida-ocean-temperature
On the Coast of Greenland, Early Arctic Spring Has Been Replaced by Seasonal Extremes, New Research Shows - In assembling data over 25 years, scientists found plants and animals reaching the limits of their ability to respond to climate variability.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/26072023/greenland-arctic-seasons-climate-change/
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Extreme Rain From Atmospheric Rivers and Ice-Heating Micro-Cracks Are Ominous New Threats to the Greenland Ice Sheet - New evidence of a previous Greenland meltdown suggests large parts of the ice sheet vanished at temperatures similar to today’s.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/31072023/greenland-ice-sheet-microcracks-atmospheric-rivers-tipping-points/
This year is so hot, Antarctica is missing sea ice equivalent in size to Argentina - Antarctic sea ice is melting and massive chunks are not coming back yet, alarming scientists
https://www.salon.com/2023/07/31/this-year-is-so-hot-antarctica-is-missing-sea-ice-equivalent-in-size-to-argentina/
It’s not just hot. Climate anomalies are emerging around the globe. - July was packed with weather anomalies, but some were so abnormal they sent a wave of consternation through the scientific community
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/07/31/july-hottest-month-extreme-weather-future/
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Extreme Rain From Atmospheric Rivers and Ice-Heating Micro-Cracks Are Ominous New Threats to the Greenland Ice Sheet - New evidence of a previous Greenland meltdown suggests large parts of the ice sheet vanished at temperatures similar to today’s.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/31072023/greenland-ice-sheet-microcracks-atmospheric-rivers-tipping-points/
This year is so hot, Antarctica is missing sea ice equivalent in size to Argentina - Antarctic sea ice is melting and massive chunks are not coming back yet, alarming scientists
https://www.salon.com/2023/07/31/this-year-is-so-hot-antarctica-is-missing-sea-ice-equivalent-in-size-to-argentina/
It’s not just hot. Climate anomalies are emerging around the globe. - July was packed with weather anomalies, but some were so abnormal they sent a wave of consternation through the scientific community
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/07/31/july-hottest-month-extreme-weather-future/
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This year is so hot, Antarctica is missing sea ice equivalent in size to Argentina - Antarctic sea ice is melting and massive chunks are not coming back yet, alarming scientists
https://www.salon.com/2023/07/31/this-year-is-so-hot-antarctica-is-missing-sea-ice-equivalent-in-size-to-argentina/
Extreme Rain From Atmospheric Rivers and Ice-Heating Micro-Cracks Are Ominous New Threats to the Greenland Ice Sheet - New evidence of a previous Greenland meltdown suggests large parts of the ice sheet vanished at temperatures similar to today’s.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/31072023/greenland-ice-sheet-microcracks-atmospheric-rivers-tipping-points/
It’s not just hot. Climate anomalies are emerging around the globe. - July was packed with weather anomalies, but some were so abnormal they sent a wave of consternation through the scientific community
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/07/31/july-hottest-month-extreme-weather-future/
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Four Factors Driving 2023’s Extreme Heat and Climate Disasters - The extremes this year are sharper than anthropogenic global warming alone would be expected to cause.
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/four-factors-driving-2023s-extreme-heat-and-climate-disasters/
What climate change deniers get totally wrong about the Little Ice Age - What does a regional period of mid-millennial cooling have to do with today's climate disasters? Absolutely nothing
https://www.salon.com/2023/08/07/what-climate-change-deniers-get-totally-about-the-little-ice-age/
Study Warns Burning Fossil Fuels 'Anywhere in the World' Is Destructive to Antarctica - Slashing greenhouse gas emissions is "our best hope of preserving Antarctica," said the lead author of a new study.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/study-warns-burning-fossil-fuels-anywhere-in-the-world-is-destructive-to-antarctica
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Two Tipping Points
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/08/two-tipping-points.html
Coral Bleaching Across Caribbean Raises Fears of 'Catastrophic Mortality' of Reefs Worldwide - “This will only get worse until there is a global reduction in greenhouse gas emissions," said one expert.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/coral-bleaching-caribbean
Return of the Blob?
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/08/return-of-the-blob.html
How do you measure sea level rise? A look at the science at the center of climate change
https://www.dailyclimate.org/how-do-you-measure-sea-level-rise-a-look-at-the-science-at-the-center-of-climate-change-2663733685.html
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How Canada's wildfires are warming the stratosphere
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230817-how-wildfires-push-up-temperatures-long-after-they-are-extinguished
Zero-degree line at record height above Switzerland as heat and fire hit Europe
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/21/zero-degree-line-record-height-switzerland-heatwave-wildfire-europe
Is Industrial Society on the Verge of Collapse?
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/is-society-on-the-verge-of-collapse
How Canada's wildfires are warming the stratosphere
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230817-how-wildfires-push-up-temperatures-long-after-they-are-extinguished
Our oceans are the warmest in recorded history. This is why it's so concerning - How are our oceans being affected by rising global temperatures? From the threat of a disruption to a vital ocean circulation, to La Niña and El Niños, to the poles, we take a look at how they are changing.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/oceans-explainer-1.6937010
More Snow Can Actually Cause Tundra to Thaw Faster, Unleashing Buried Carbon
https://e360.yale.edu/digest/arctic-snow-emissions-climate-change
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For The First Time In History, Humanity Has A Single Common Foe - It’s no longer about nation versus nation, ruler versus ruler, group versus group, person versus person. It’s about humankind versus extinction. It’s a fight that can only have one winner, and it’s a fight we can only win together.
https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2023/08/24/for-the-first-time-in-history-humanity-has-a-single-common-foe/
A Wish List for the Next Major US Climate Legislation - Even as climate advocates push for the equitable and effective implementation of the IRA and IIJA, we also need to be thinking about our next big steps.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/climate-legislation-wish-list
The Climate Crisis Demands Collective and Individual Leadership and Responsibility - Not everyone can lower their carbon footprint, but every person can do one thing within a community context of support.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/climate-crisis-demands-responsibility
Does rising methane signal a ‘great transition’ in climate?
https://earthsky.org/earth/rising-methane-termination-event-euan-nisbet/?mc_cid=cd03fb9cf2&mc_eid=acdf275071
Extreme Weather Hits Around the World as Global Temperatures Rise
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/22/climate/tropical-storm-california-maui-fire-extreme-august.html
After America’s summer of extreme weather, ‘next year may well be worse’ - A freakish season of record temperatures, wildfire smoke and the destruction of Lahaina could soon become normal, climate experts say
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/26/us-summer-extreme-heat-wildfires-climate-crisis
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Mega Risks Threaten Earth
https://countercurrents.org/2023/09/mega-risks-threaten-earth/
What Arctic ice tells us about climate change - I went with scientists to a remote part of the Greenland ice sheet. Here’s what I learned, and why it matters for the rest of the world.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/08/29/arctic-ice-sheet-melting-climate-change/
This Brutal Summer in 10 Alarming Maps and Graphs
https://www.wired.com/story/this-brutal-summer-in-10-alarming-maps-and-graphs/
Understanding El Niño, La Niña and Climate Change: Sea Surface Temperature (SST) and its Role in Complex Oceanic Phenomena
https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/sea-surface-temperature-climate-change-sz/
Hurricane Idalia’s Explosive Power Comes from Abnormally Hot Oceans - By burning fossil fuels, humans force the oceans to soak up the heat equivalent of a Hiroshima-size bomb, over and over
https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-a-warming-planet/hurricane-idalias-explosive-power-comes-from-abnormally-hot-oceans
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US Foreign Policy Has an Extinction Agenda - As the world loses time to act, US elites are working to dominate the remains of a ruined planet.
https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/climate-change-foreign-policy/
WHERE DANGEROUS HEAT IS SURGING
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2023/extreme-heat-wet-bulb-globe-temperature/
‘Smashed’: summer of 2023 the hottest ever recorded - The climate crisis and emerging El Niño event pushed up temperatures and drove extreme weather across the world
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/06/summer-of-2023-hottest-recorded-in-wake-up-call-to-cut-carbon-emissions
NOAA Finds Carbon Concentrations Highest in 800,000 Years as Sea Level Rise Hits Record - The new global report states that burning fossil fuels is "the main driver of increasing atmospheric CO2.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/noaa-finds-carbon-concentrations-highest-in-800000-years-as-sea-level-rise-hits-record
Antarctica warming much faster than models predicted in ‘deeply concerning’ sign for sea levels
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/08/antarctica-warming-much-faster-than-models-predicted-in-deeply-concerning-sign-for-sea-levels
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Methane eruptions threaten
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/09/methane-eruptions-threaten.html
From Carbon Sink to Source: The Stark Changes in Arctic Lakes
https://e360.yale.edu/features/greenland-lakes-climate-change
Earth ‘well outside safe operating space for humanity’, scientists find - First complete ‘scientific health check’ shows most global systems beyond stable range in which modern civilisation emerged
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/13/earth-well-outside-safe-operating-space-for-humanity-scientists-find
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A climate of Insanity
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/09/a-climate-of-insanity.html
Seafloor methane tipping point reached
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/09/seafloor-methane-tipping-point-reached.html
Antarctic sea-ice at 'mind-blowing' low alarms experts
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-66724246
Climate change: Southern Ocean’s shrunken sea ice has entered ‘new state’
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/climate-change-southern-oceans-shrunken-sea-ice-has-entered-new-state/4A46B76GIFEWRFGVVTDX67TLAM/
Antarctica experienced wild weather in 2022
https://earthsky.org/earth/antarctica-wild-weather-heatwaves-2022/?mc_cid=1e580f62ee&mc_eid=acdf275071
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Think this summer was bad? It might be the best one you and I will ever see - The calamitous summer of 2023 was an oasis of tranquility, compared to what's coming
https://www.salon.com/2023/09/23/think-this-summer-was-bad-it-might-be-the-best-one-you-and-i-will-ever-see/
September 2023, highest anomaly on record?
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/09/september-2023-highest-anomaly-on-record.html
Key Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) Likely To Collapse In 2025-2095
https://countercurrents.org/2023/09/key-atlantic-meridional-overturning-circulation-amoc-likely-to-collapse-in-2025-2095/
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Our Fragile Earth: How Close Are We to Climate Catastrophe? - Lessons from past eras when Earth was a hothouse or a snowball tell us whether we are doomed by climate change or still have time to prevent that fate
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/our-fragile-earth-how-close-are-we-to-climate-catastrophe/
Unprecedented Times Call For Unprecedented Measures - If there are future generations, they will necessarily be living in a society that functions in a completely different way than our current one does.
https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2023/09/27/unprecedented-times-call-for-unprecedented-measures/
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Global temperatures are off the charts for a reason: 4 factors driving 2023’s extreme heat and climate disaster
https://theconversation.com/global-temperatures-are-off-the-charts-for-a-reason-4-factors-driving-2023s-extreme-heat-and-climate-disasters-209975
Antarctica’s Dicey Summer
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/10/06/antarcticas-dicey-summer/
LOOKING BACK: The Great Climate Flip-Flop
https://www.theatlantic.com
Study: Climate change to drive temperatures too hot for humans
https://www.axios.com/2023/10/10/climate-change-heat-temperatures-billions-humans-study
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Extreme Climate Impacts From Collapse of a Key Atlantic Ocean Current Could be Worse Than Expected, a New Study Warns
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09022024/climate-impacts-from-collapse-of-atlantic-meridional-overturning-current-could-be-worse-than-expected/
Greenland losing 30m tonnes of ice an hour, study reveals
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/17/greenland-losing-30m-tonnes-of-ice-an-hour-study-reveals
Greenland is getting greener. That could have huge consequences for the world
https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/13/climate/greenland-ice-loss-vegetation-climate-intl/index.html
LOOKING BACK - Threat of AMOC Collapse Begs Question: If Not Now, Then When? If Not Us, Then Who? - We must use this as a catalyst for massive behavior change and mass forms of protests to force our corrupt officials to rapidly decarbonize the economy by 2030—not 2050.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/amoc-collapse
Blue Ocean Event 2024?
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2024/02/blue-ocean-event-2024.html
Antarctic Tipping Point That Occurred 8,000 Years Ago 'Could Happen Again’
https://www.commondreams.org/news/antarctic-tipping-point
LOOKING BACK - This year is so hot, Antarctica is missing sea ice equivalent in size to Argentina - Antarctic sea ice is melting and massive chunks are not coming back yet, alarming scientists
https://www.salon.com/2023/07/31/this-year-is-so-hot-antarctica-is-missing-sea-ice-equivalent-in-size-to-argentina/
LOOKING BACK - Rapidly Melting Glaciers Threaten Collapse of Crucial Ocean Circulation Systems: Study
https://www.commondreams.org/news/melting-ice-ocean-circulation
For The First Time In History, Humanity Has A Single Common Foe - It’s no longer about nation versus nation, ruler versus ruler, group versus group, person versus person. It’s about humankind versus extinction. It’s a fight that can only have one winner, and it’s a fight we can only win together.
https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2023/08/24/for-the-first-time-in-history-humanity-has-a-single-common-foe/
Unprecedented Times Call For Unprecedented Measures
https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2023/09/27/unprecedented-times-call-for-unprecedented-measures/comment-page-1/#comments
Like ‘Em or Not, Climate Defiance Is Determined To Get In Your Face
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/02/climate-defiance-fossil-fuel-protests-radical-extinction-rebellion/
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The Fastest Warming on Earth
https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/02/23/the-fastest-warming-on-earth/
Beyond the tipping point: The Collapse of Ocean Currents and its Weather impact on the United States and Europe
https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/ocean-currents-near-a-tipping-point-of-collapse-weather-effects-united-states-europe-fa/
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Study Pinpoints Links Between Melting Arctic Ice and Summertime Extreme Weather in Europe
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/01032024/links-between-melting-arctic-ice-and-summertime-extreme-weather-in-europe/#
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Arctic sea ice set for steep decline
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2024/03/arctic-sea-ice-set-for-steep-decline.html
Arctic rivers face big changes with a warming climate, permafrost thaw and an accelerating water cycle − the effects will have global consequences
https://theconversation.com/arctic-rivers-face-big-changes-with-a-warming-climate-permafrost-thaw-and-an-accelerating-water-cycle-the-effects-will-have-global-consequences-224869
NOAA Warns World's Coral on Verge of 'Worst Bleaching Event in History of the Planet’
https://www.commondreams.org/news/coral-bleaching
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Are we breaking the Atlantic Ocean?
https://www.vox.com/climate/24099459/amoc-atlantic-meridional-overturning-circulation-freeze-europe
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Scientist: 2023 heat may put world in "uncharted territory”
https://www.axios.com/2024/03/21/climate-extreme-heat-2023#
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Atlantic ocean heat threatens to unleash methane eruptions
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2024/03/atlantic-ocean-heat-threatens-to-unleash-methane-eruptions.html
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Atmospheric Greenhouse Gas Concentrations Hit New Record Levels
https://www.commondreams.org/news/greenhouse-gas-emissions-2667710709
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Did the climate experience a Regime Change in 2023?
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2024/04/did-the-climate-experience-a-regime-change-in-2023.html
After climate tipping points, change will come slowly, then all at once
https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/4585835-after-climate-tipping-points-change-will-come-slowly-then-all-at-once/#:
Ocean Heat Has Shattered Records for More Than a Year. What’s Happening?
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/10/climate/ocean-heat-records.html
North Atlantic heating up
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2024/04/north-atlantic-heating-up.html
'Worst I Have Seen': 75% of Great Barrier Reef Suffers Coral Bleaching
https://www.commondreams.org/news/great-barrier-reef-bleaching
‘Simply mind-boggling’: world record temperature jump in Antarctic raises fears of catastrophe
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/06/simply-mind-boggling-world-record-temperature-jump-in-antarctic-raises-fears-of-catastrophe
Antarctic Sea Ice Hit Another New Low This Year: How Ocean Warming is Driving the Loss
https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/04/12/antarctic-sea-ice-hit-another-new-low-this-year-how-ocean-warming-is-driving-the-loss/
Arctic permafrost is now a net source of major greenhouse gases
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2426732-arctic-permafrost-is-now-a-net-source-of-major-greenhouse-gases/
Tenth consecutive monthly heat record alarms and confounds climate scientists
https://www.theguardian.com/global/2024/apr/09/tenth-consecutive-monthly-heat-record-alarms-confounds-climate-scientists
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Scientists Warn Gulf Stream Slowdown Could Begin as Early as 2025
https://oilprice.com/The-Environment/Global-Warming/Scientists-Warn-Gulf-Stream-Slowdown-Could-Begin-as-Early-as-2025.html
How climate change could be driving ‘killer’ cold outbreaks in oceans
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/15/climate/cold-ocean-upwelling-sharks-climate/index.html#
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LOOKING BACK: Role of Climate Crisis 'Can't Be Hand-Waved Away': Scientists Say Freezing Texas Linked to Warming Arctic
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/02/17/role-climate-crisis-cant-be-hand-waved-away-scientists-say-freezing-texas-linked
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Arctic sea ice under threat
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2024/04/arctic-sea-ice-under-threat.html
Temperature rise in the Tropics (update 3)
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2024/04/temperature-rise-in-the-tropics-update-3.html
The Orwellian rules-based Climate
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-orwellian-rules-based-climate.html
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The Thermohaline Ocean Circulation: A Brief Fact Sheet - by Stefan Rahmstorf
http://www.pik-potsdam.de/~stefan/thc_fact_sheet.html
Gulf Stream and the Next Ice Age – Documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRICwqJ6hYQ
BBC Horizon: The Big Chill 2003 (Full Documentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCUrljERHcA
Global warming is now slowing down the circulation of the oceans — with potentially dire consequences
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/03/23/global-warming-is-now-slowing-down-the-circulation-of-the-oceans-with-potentially-dire-consequences/?utm_term=.9ad28f01326a
Scientists puzzled by slowing of Atlantic conveyor belt, warn of abrupt climate change
https://news.mongabay.com/2016/05/scientists-concerned-slowing-atlantic-conveyor-warn-abrupt-climate-change/
Q & A about the Gulf Stream System slowdown and the Atlantic ‘cold blob’
http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2016/10/q-a-about-the-gulf-stream-system-slowdown-and-the-atlantic-cold-blob/
Greenland Ice Melt Could Push Atlantic Circulation to Collapse
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/greenland-ice-melt-could-push-atlantic-circulation-collapse/
The underestimated danger of a breakdown of the Gulf Stream System
http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2017/01/the-underestimated-danger-of-a-breakdown-of-the-gulf-stream-system/
Drastic cooling in North Atlantic beyond worst fears, scientists warn
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/feb/24/drastic-cooling-north-atlantic-beyond-worst-fears-scientists-warn
Global Ocean Circulation Appears To Be Collapsing Due To A Warming Planet
https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2017/08/03/global-ocean-circulation-appears-to-be-collapsing-due-to-a-warming-planet/#5e569e6af6f4
Slow-Motion Ocean: Atlantic’s Circulation Is Weakest in 1,600 Years
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/slow-motion-ocean-atlantics-circulation-is-weakest-in-1-600-years/
Scientists Say Ocean Circulation Is Slowing. Here’s Why You Should Care.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/07052018/atlantic-ocean-circulation-slowing-climate-change-heat-temperature-rainfall-fish-why-you-should-care
If you doubt that the AMOC has weakened, read this
http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2018/05/if-you-doubt-that-the-amoc-has-weakened-read-this/
As Gulf Stream cools and weakens, what’s in store for Florida?
https://www.tampabay.com/environment/as-gulf-stream-cools-and-weakens-whats-in-store-for-florida-20190805/
Video: The North Atlantic ocean current, which warms northern Europe, may be slowing
https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/2019/08/video-the-north-atlantic-ocean-current-may-be-slowing/
Does a slow AMOC increase the rate of global warming?
http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2018/07/does-a-slow-amoc-increase-the-rate-of-global-warming/
What the 2018 climate assessments say about the Gulf Stream System slowdown
http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2019/01/what-the-2018-climate-assessments-say-about-the-gulf-stream-system-slowdown/
Climate Change’s Worst Outcome: Thermohaline Shutdown
https://blog.usejournal.com/climate-changes-worst-outcome-thermohaline-shutdown-c8618d5bd90d
An Abrupt Climate Change Scenario and Its Implications for United States National Security By Peter Schwartz and Doug Randall - October 2003
https://www.iatp.org/sites/default/files/An_Abrupt_Climate_Change_Scenario_and_Its_Impl.pdf
The Great Flood by Chris Hedges
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-great-flood-2/
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New Documentary ‘Meltdown’ Looks At Greenland’s Melting Glaciers And The Effects Of Climate Change
https://www.wabe.org/new-documentary-meltdown-looks-at-greenlands-melting-glaciers-and-the-effects-of-climate-change/
Earth Temperature Timeline
https://xkcd.com/1732/
In the Atlantic Ocean, Subtle Shifts Hint at Dramatic Dangers - The warming atmosphere is causing an arm of the powerful Gulf Stream to weaken, some scientists fear.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/03/02/climate/atlantic-ocean-climate-change.html?referringSource=articleShare
Long-lost Core Drilled to Prepare Ice Sheet to Hide Nuclear Missiles Holds Clues About a Different Threat - Plant remnants frozen beneath 4,000 feet of ice show that most of Greenland’s ice sheet melted about 1 million years ago, in a climate like today’s.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/15032021/ice-core-greenland-ice-sheet-climate-change/
A forgotten Cold War experiment has revealed its icy secret. It’s bad news for the planet.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/03/15/greenland-ice-sheet-more-vulnerable/
Global warming is endangering more than we think. We must adjust.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-warming-is-endangering-more-than-we-think-we-must-adjust/2021/03/26/1a963fc0-77cc-11eb-8115-9ad5e9c02117_story.html
This Russian Arctic coast has planet's quickest warming - Parts of Northern Siberia were up to 7℃ warmer than normal in 2020. Massive melting of sea-ice on the Northern Sea Route now paves the way for a hike in shipping.
https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/climate-crisis/2021/03/unprecedented-arctic-warming-opens-gates-northern-sea-route
The nine boundaries humanity must respect to keep the planet habitable
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/03/the-nine-boundaries-humanity-must-respect-to-keep-the-planet-habitable/
Relatively low maximum Arctic ice extent part of the ‘new normal’
https://www.arctictoday.com/relatively-low-maximum-arctic-ice-extent-part-of-the-new-normal/?wallit_nosession=1
Big winter snows in the North could be fueled by Arctic sea ice loss - A new study finds a direct link between an extreme snow event in Europe and declining Arctic sea ice—and suggests it could be part of a pattern.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/big-winter-snows-in-north-could-be-fueled-by-arctic-sea-ice-loss
Projected Surge of Lightning Spells More Wildfire Trouble for the Arctic
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/05042021/projected-surge-of-lightning-spells-more-wildfire-trouble-for-the-arctic/
Changes to giant ocean eddies could have ‘devastating effects’ globally - Researchers fear increasing energy in these eddies could affect ability of Southern Ocean to absorb C02
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/23/changes-to-giant-ocean-eddies-could-have-devastating-effects-globally
Climate crisis has shifted the Earth’s axis, study shows - Massive melting of glaciers has tilted the planet’s rotation, showing the impact of human activities
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/23/climate-crisis-has-shifted-the-earths-axis-study-shows
Fighting the feedback loop: why scientists are sounding the alarm on Canada’s melting permafrost
https://thenarwhal.ca/permafrost-canada-scientists-climate-change/
Survey of Security Experts Warns of Potentially Catastrophic Climate Threats in the Next 20 Years
https://climateandsecurity.org/2021/04/survey-of-security-experts-warns-of-potentially-catastrophic-climate-threats-in-the-next-20-years/
Two graphs show the path to 1.5 degrees
https://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2021/04/two-graphs-show-the-path-to-1-5-degrees/
The Leaders Summit on Climate is a Historic Moment in Global Security
https://climateandsecurity.org/2021/04/todays-leaders-summit-on-climate-is-a-historic-moment-in-global-security/
Earth’s Glaciers Are Melting Faster Than Ever, Satellites Show - Human-caused climate change is now making glaciers lose snow and ice even more rapidly, scientists say.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/glaciers-melting-faster_n_6089b43de4b0b9042d8dcad3
Climate change threatens to spread antibiotic resistance in the Arctic
https://www.arctictoday.com/climate-change-threatens-to-spread-antibiotic-resistance-in-the-arctic/?wallit_nosession=1
As glaciers disappear in Alaska, the rest of the world’s ice follows
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/may/01/as-glaciers-disappear-in-alaska-the-rest-of-the-worlds-ice-follows
Glaciers in retreat: tracking the decline of the Earth’s ‘rivers of ice’
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/may/02/glaciers-in-retreat-tracking-the-decline-of-the-earths-rivers-of-ice
Past warming periods offer a worrying view of the Arctic’s future
https://www.arctictoday.com/past-warming-periods-offer-a-worrying-view-of-the-arctics-future/?wallit_nosession=1
Security Highlights from the Leaders Summit on Climate
https://climateandsecurity.org/2021/05/security-highlights-from-the-leaders-summit-on-climate/
The Climate Clock That Starts Right Now - Antarctica’s fate in the 2060s could depend on carbon removal today.
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/05/2060s-are-so-important-climate-change-glacier-carbon-removal/618861/
Antarctica’s Doomsday Glacier: How Doomed Are We? - Two new papers offer radically different predictions of the glacier’s future — and thus for the future of low-lying cities around the world. Here’s how to understand the divergent projections
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/antarctica-thwaites-glacier-how-fast-will-it-melt-1168437/
A Climate Security Plan for America Part 4: Prepare for and Prevent Climate Impacts
https://climateandsecurity.org/2021/05/a-climate-security-plan-for-america-part-4-prepare-for-and-prevent-climate-impacts/
Why is future sea level rise still so uncertain?
https://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2021/05/why-is-future-sea-level-rise-still-so-uncertain/
Greenland ice sheet on brink of major tipping point, says study - Scientists say ice equivalent to 1-2 metres of sea level rise is probably already doomed to melt
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/may/17/greenland-ice-sheet-on-brink-of-major-tipping-point-says-study
An Unbroken Record of Climate During the Age of Dinosaurs - A scientific drilling project in China has retrieved a continuous history of conditions from Earth’s most recent “greenhouse” period that may offer insights about future climate scenarios.
https://eos.org/science-updates/an-unbroken-record-of-climate-during-the-age-of-dinosaurs
'A Real Hotspot': Study Shows Arctic Warming 3 Times Faster Than Rest of Earth
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/05/20/real-hotspot-study-shows-arctic-warming-3-times-faster-rest-earth
Arctic Ocean invaded by hot, salty water
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2021/05/arctic-ocean-invaded-by-hot-salty-water.html
Arctic Sea Ice Succumbs To Atlantification
https://earthsky.org/earth/arctic-sea-ice-succumbs-to-atlantification/?utm_source=EarthSky+News&utm_campaign=79e032fce0-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_02_02_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c643945d79-79e032fce0-395109277
Initial Reactions to the Biden Budget: Takes Systemic Security Risks Seriously, But More Is Needed
Climate tipping points could topple like dominoes, warn scientists - Analysis shows significant risk of cascading events even at 2C of heating, with severe long-term effects
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jun/03/climate-tipping-points-could-topple-like-dominoes-warn-scientists
Zombie Fires in the Arctic Are an Environmental Time Bomb - In peat-heavy northern terrain, blazes will increasingly last the winter.
https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2021/06/arctic-zombie-fires-environmental-time-bomb-global-warming-climate-change/
Climate Security: A Tale of Two Defense Hearings
https://climateandsecurity.org/2021/06/climate-security-a-tale-of-two-defense-hearings/
Greenhouse gas levels keep rising at accelerating rates
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2021/06/greenhouse-gas-levels-keep-rising-at-accelerating-rates.html
A slowing current system in the Atlantic Ocean spells trouble for Earth - The potential disruption of an Atlantic current system marks a "big gamble at planetary scale”
https://www.salon.com/2021/06/05/atlantic-meridional-overturning-circulation-slowing-global-warming/
The Alarming Power of Melting Arctic Ice - At least 25 times over the past 120,000 years, the temperature in Greenland swung dramatically. Now, scientists have a better understanding of why.
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/the-alarming-power-of-melting-arctic-ice/
Military Operations Will be Strained by Climate Change 0 U.S. adviser says “It is our duty to warn the public about this threat”
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/military-operations-will-be-strained-by-climate-change/
International Military Council Issues “World Climate and Security Report 2021” Warning of Catastrophic Climate Risks and Urging Significant Greenhouse Gas Reductions (VIDEO)
https://climateandsecurity.org/2021/06/release-international-military-council-issues-world-climate-and-security-report-2021-warning-of-catastrophic-climate-risks-and-urging-significant-greenhouse-gas-reductions/
Climate change is rapidly transforming the Arctic: Why everybody should care
https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/557548-climate-change-is-rapidly-transforming-the-arctic-why-everybody
Iceland’s first ‘danger alert’ for a wildfire could be a sign of things to come - Drier weather and more things that can burn are putting Iceland at increasing risk of large wildfires.
https://www.arctictoday.com/icelands-first-danger-alert-for-a-wildfire-could-be-a-sign-of-things-to-come/?wallit_nosession=1
The Acceleration of an Antarctic Glacier Shows How Global Warming Can Rapidly Break Up Polar Ice and Raise Sea Level - New research on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet tracked the disintegration of a floating ice shelf and how that accelerated the flow of the Pine Island Glacier to the sea.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11062021/the-acceleration-of-an-antarctic-glacier-shows-how-global-warming-can-rapidly-break-up-polar-ice-and-raise-sea-level/
Ice Shelf Protecting Critical Glacier Is Rapidly Breaking Up - The Pine Island Glacier’s ice shelf in Antarctica acts like a cork in a bottle preventing melting ice mass from flowing into the ocean.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pine-island-glacier-ice-shelf_n_60c4bface4b0402a2c0276b5
Scientist Who Spent Year at 'Epicenter' of Climate Crisis Warns World May Already Have Hit Arctic 'Tipping Point’ - ‘Urgent' action is needed, atmospheric scientist Markus Rex said.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/06/16/scientist-who-spent-year-epicenter-climate-crisis-warns-world-may-already-have-hit
Could temperatures keep rising?
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2021/06/could-temperatures-keep-rising.html
EVENT: Jackson Hole Global Forum 2021: Climate Change and National Security
https://climateandsecurity.org/2021/06/event-jackson-hole-global-forum-2021-climate-change-and-national-security/
Northernmost Siberian wildfire discovered from space - There is an abnormally high number of wildfires in Siberia to be June, and parts of the northern regions are recording temperatures more than +15°C higher than normal.
https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/climate-crisis/2021/06/northernmost-wildfire-72deg-n-discovered-space
The climate change runaway chain reaction-like process - Amplifying feedbacks leading to accelerated planetary temperatures
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-climate-change-runaway-chain-reaction-like-process.html
New Climate Research From a Year-Long Arctic Expedition Raises an Ozone Alarm in the High North - Warming of the surface of the Arctic is matched by a colder polar vortex high in the atmosphere, which is speeding the breakdown of the Earth’s shield against ultraviolet rays.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23062021/climate-research-mosaic-arctic-ozone/
Record breaking temperatures recorded in Arctic Russia
https://www.rcinet.ca/eye-on-the-arctic/2021/06/22/record-breaking-temperatures-recorded-in-arctic-russia/
Leaked IPCC Draft Climate Report 'Reads Like a 4,000-Page Indictment' of Humanity's Failure - “This is a warning of existential risk. Of survival. Of collapse," said Extinction Rebellion.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/06/23/leaked-ipcc-draft-climate-report-reads-4000-page-indictment-humanitys-failure
Earth tipping points could destabilize each other in domino effect: Study
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/06/earth-tipping-points-could-destabilize-each-other-in-domino-effect-study/
‘Jaw-dropping’ forecast is warning sign of climate change’s future impact in Washington, scientists say
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/jaw-dropping-forecast-is-warning-sign-of-climate-changes-future-impact-in-washington-scientists-say/
Records crumble in Europe, Russia amid scorching heat wave - Moscow has its highest June temperature on record due to one of several heat domes baking the Northern Hemisphere
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/06/24/june-heat-wave-europe-russia/
The national security risks of the US drought
https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/560382-the-national-security-risks-of-the-us-drought
Heatwaves and the danger of the Arctic Ocean heating up
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2021/06/heatwaves-and-the-danger-of-the-arctic-ocean-heating-up.html
Climate Change in the U.S. National Security Strategy: History and Recommendations
https://climateandsecurity.org/2021/06/briefer-climate-change-in-the-u-s-national-security-strategy-a-brief-history/
Global Warming Cauldron Boils Over in the Northwest in One of the Most Intense Heat Waves on Record Worldwide - As residents prepare for even more temperature records to fall in the heat dome forecast to persist for days, scientists see a heavy climate change fingerprint.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/29062021/pacific-northwest-heat-wave-climate-change/
Gov. Inslee: Heat wave is beginning of permanent climate emergency - VIDEO
https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/gov-inslee-heat-wave-is-beginning-of-permanent-climate-emergency-115635781914?fbclid=IwAR1qquJpoK65e9Kkj6PQsha_wd7cAQWBTr4m-VlMvervQP8ZrUwkfRsy0jk
Leaked UN report warns of climate tipping points - Here’s what they are and why they matter
https://www.salon.com/2021/07/03/leaked-un-report-warns-of-climate-tipping-points_partner/
Unprecedented heat, hundreds dead and a town destroyed. Climate change is frying the Northern Hemisphere
https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/04/world/canada-us-heatwave-northern-hemisphere-climate-change-cmd-intl/index.html
The Heat Wave Shows Climate Change Is a Workers' Rights Issue - The workers laboring outside in this extraordinary heat are on the front lines of the climate crisis.
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/07/04/heat-wave-shows-climate-change-workers-rights-issue
Arctic sea ice disappearing fast
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2021/07/arctic-sea-ice-disappearing-fast.html
As Arctic melt sets early July record, hard times lie ahead for ice: Studies
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/07/as-arctic-melt-sets-early-july-record-hard-times-lie-ahead-for-ice-studies/
'Wake Up Call': Rapidly Thawing Permafrost Threatens Trans-Alaska Pipeline - “The implications of this speak to the pipeline’s integrity and the effect climate change is having on pipeline safety in general.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/11/wake-call-rapidly-thawing-permafrost-threatens-trans-alaska-pipeline
Arctic Roads and Runways Face the Prospect of Rapid Decline - A new study helps explain why melting permafrost is hitting Arctic infrastructure so hard.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-02/alaska-infrastructure-faces-prospect-of-rapid-decline?srnd=citylab-environment
In Antarctica, a lake’s disappearance might offer clues about melting ice shelves
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/antarctica-lake-disappear-climate-change/2021/07/09/2e94dbd2-df4e-11eb-9f54-7eee10b5fcd2_story.html
Central American Climate Migration is a Human Security Crisis
https://climateandsecurity.org/2021/07/central-american-climate-migration-is-a-human-security-crisis/
A new study shows just how quickly the world’s cryosphere is shrinking
https://www.arctictoday.com/a-new-study-shows-just-how-quickly-the-worlds-cryosphere-is-shrinking/?wallit_nosession=1
To prepare for future climate change, scientists turn to past 'tipping points’
https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2021/07/29/climate-change-tipping-points/3701627572982/The amount of Greenland ice that melted on Tuesday could cover Florida in 2 inches of water
https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/29/us/greenland-ice-melting-climate-change/index.html
The amount of Greenland ice that melted on Tuesday could cover Florida in 2 inches of water
https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/29/us/greenland-ice-melting-climate-change/index.htmlEmperor penguins headed for ‘threatened’ status under Endangered Species Act – they’re at risk from climate change
https://theconversation.com/emperor-penguins-headed-for-threatened-status-under-endangered-species-act-theyre-at-risk-from-climate-change-165468
14,000+ research papers to write the upcoming IPCC climate report – here’s what you need to know and why it’s a big deal
https://theconversation.com/234-scientists-read-14-000-research-papers-to-write-the-upcoming-ipcc-climate-report-heres-what-you-need-to-know-and-why-its-a-big-deal-165587
The Greenland ice sheet experienced a massive melting event last week
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/08/05/greenland-melt-event-season-2021/?itid=hp-top-table-main
A critical ocean system may be heading for collapse due to climate change, study finds
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/08/05/change-ocean-collapse-atlantic-meridional/?itid=hp-top-table-main
'Unimaginably Catastrophic': Researchers Fear Gulf Stream System Could Collapse - “Scientists say we cannot allow this to happen. People in power stand in our way.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/08/05/unimaginably-catastrophic-researchers-fear-gulf-stream-system-could-collapse
LOOKING BACK - Scientists see stronger evidence of slowing Atlantic Ocean circulation, an ‘Achilles’ heel’ of the climate
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/02/25/atlantic-ocean-currents-weakening-amoc-gulf-stream/
LOOKING BACK - The Gulf Stream Is Weakening And It Promises Stronger Storms For NY And NJ
https://gothamist.com/news/gulf-stream-weakening-and-it-promises-stronger-storms-ny-and-nj
LOOKING BACK - Competition between global warming and an abrupt collapse of the AMOC in Earth’s energy imbalance
https://www.nature.com/articles/srep14877
234 scientists read 14,000+ research papers to write the upcoming IPCC climate report – here’s what you need to know and why it’s a big deal
https://theconversation.com/234-scientists-read-14-000-research-papers-to-write-the-upcoming-ipcc-climate-report-heres-what-you-need-to-know-and-why-its-a-big-deal-165587
Siberian Permafrost Turns Carbon-12 Tap On: Radiocarbon Diminishing in Air
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2021/08/siberian-permafrost-turns-carbon-12-tap-on-radiocarbon-in-air.html
The Pentagon Previews Climate Adaptation Plan in Congressional Hearing
https://climateandsecurity.org/2021/08/the-pentagon-previews-climate-adaptation-plan-in-congressional-hearing/
Rainfall Observed at Peak of Greenland Ice Sheet for First Time on Record - “What is going on is not simply a warm decade or two in a wandering climate pattern. This is unprecedented," said one climate scientist.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/08/20/rainfall-observed-peak-greenland-ice-sheet-first-time-record
What Greenland’s record-breaking rain means for the planet
https://theconversation.com/what-greenlands-record-breaking-rain-means-for-the-planet-166567
Atmospheric CO2 Levels Haven't Been This High in 800,000 Years: NOAA - A major report on climate says both greenhouse gas concentrations and global sea levels hit record highs in 2020.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/08/25/atmospheric-co2-levels-havent-been-high-800000-years-noaa
THE UNBEARABLE SUMMER - Disastrous environmental events are converging like never before.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/08/summer-2021-climate-change-records/619887/
Balancing on a Knife’s Edge: Climate Security Implications of the IPCC Findings
https://climateandsecurity.org/2021/08/balancing-on-a-knifes-edge-climate-security-implications-of-the-ipcc-findings/
Jet stream: Is climate change causing more ‘blocking’ weather events?
https://www.carbonbrief.org/jet-stream-is-climate-change-causing-more-blocking-weather-events
When Jet and Gulf Streams Run Amok, We’re In For It - Rising temperatures are already causing floods, heat waves and forest fires. Just wait until global warming disrupts the currents that move air and water around the planet.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-08-10/global-warming-may-put-the-jet-and-gulf-streams-and-us-in-jeopardy
Hurricane Ida Is About to Hit Louisiana, and Our Climate Change Future Is Here - Our infrastructure isn’t set up to withstand the kinds of weather events we’re seeing more and more of.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/08/hurricane-ida-is-about-to-hit-louisiana-and-our-climate-change-future-is-here/
Climate-Driven Weather Disasters Increased Fivefold Over Past 50 Years: UN Agency - Report finds extreme weather has killed more than 2 million people and cost $3.64 trillion in economic damages since 1970.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/09/01/climate-driven-weather-disasters-increased-fivefold-over-past-50-years-un-agency
‘Seek Higher Ground Now!’ Ida’s Remnants Spawn Weather Chaos In Northeast - At least 14 deaths were reported in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania as torrential rain, flash floods and tornadoes pummeled the region.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hurricane-ida-northeast-us-tornadoes-flooding_n_613028c5e4b0df9fe271b7b4
Fleeing Disaster Is Hard. Climate Change Is Making It Harder - Hurricane Ida and California wildfires are two sides of the same coin: On a warmer planet, it’s getting harder to evacuate from extreme events.
https://www.wired.com/story/fleeing-disaster-is-hard-climate-change-is-making-it-harder/
Hurricane Ida turned into a monster thanks to a giant warm patch in the Gulf of Mexico – here’s what happened
https://theconversation.com/hurricane-ida-turned-into-a-monster-thanks-to-a-giant-warm-patch-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-heres-what-happened-167029
What is drowning Americans in New York? Not the Chinese Navy! - Weather-related disasters keep telling us that climate change is our biggest threat but Washington keeps insisting we focus on China.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2021/09/03/what-is-drowning-americans-in-new-york-not-the-chinese-navy/
‘Climate crisis is here’ says Biden in week of storms, floods and wildfires - The president warned that ‘we need to act now’ as trail of destruction blighted west, south and north-east
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/03/climate-crisis-joe-biden-floods-wildfires-storms
In the Arctic, Less Sea Ice and More Snow on Land Are Pushing Cold Extremes to Eastern North America - A new study shows how global warming is driving more polar vortex disruptions like the one that froze Texas earlier this year.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/02092021/arctic-polar-vortex-ice-snow-extreme-freeze/
LOOKING BACK - GLOBAL WARMING - Water a precious resource and must be well-protected
https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Letters-to-the-Editor-1057534.php
Overlapping Disasters Expose Harsh Climate Reality: The U.S. Is Not Ready - The deadly flooding in the Northeast, on the heels of destruction from Louisiana to California, shows the limits of adapting to climate change. Experts say it will only get worse.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/02/climate/new-york-rain-floods-climate-change.html
Nearly 1 in 3 Americans experienced a weather disaster this summer - Climate change has turbocharged severe storms, fires, hurricanes, coastal storms and floods — threatening millions
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/09/04/climate-disaster-hurricane-ida/
Climate Change Is Already Rejiggering Where Americans Live - Some Hurricane Ida survivors may have no choice but to leave. Sooner or later, people across the country will be in the same bind.
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/09/hurricane-ida-louisiana-climate-migration/619971/
FEMA administrator says climate change impacts are 'the crisis of our generation’
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/570897-fema-administrator-says-climate-change-impacts-are-the-crisis-of
‘I don’t have a choice’: Hurricane Ida leaves devastated Louisiana communities struggling with new reality - A week after the storm hit, thousands of residents face a continuing catastrophe amid faltering federal government assistance
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/06/i-dont-have-a-choice-hurricane-ida-leaves-devastated-louisiana-communities-struggling-with-new-reality
'Red List of Threatened Species': A Grim Tally of Those Facing Extinction - “It’s hard to watch the rise of nationalism in the face of a global threat that requires global cooperation, global action”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/09/04/red-list-threatened-species-grim-tally-those-facing-extinction
We Wasted 20 Years Fighting the War on Terror Instead of Climate Change - At the dawn of the new millennium, we directed our national resources in the exact wrong direction. But it’s not too late to turn things around.
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/09/08/we-wasted-20-years-fighting-war-terror-instead-climate-change
Earth’s tipping points could be closer than we think. Our current plans won’t work
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/sep/09/earths-tipping-points-closer-current-climate-plans-wont-work-global-heating
US Breaks Summer Heat Record Set During Dust Bowl in 1936: NOAA - “I wondered if I would live to see one of America's most iconic weather records fall—the record for hottest summer, set in the great Dust Bowl of 1936," said one meteorologist. "Finally, in 2021, the record has fallen.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/09/10/us-breaks-summer-heat-record-set-during-dust-bowl-1936-noaa
Climate change could spark migration of 216M people: World Bank
https://thehill.com/policy/571975-climate-change-could-affect-migration-of-millions-world-bank-says
The Rate of Global Warming During Next 25 Years Could Be Double What it Was in the Previous 50, a Renowned Climate Scientist Warns - Former NASA climate scientist James Hansen urged Congress decades ago to act on climate change. Now he says he expects reduced aerosol pollution to lead to a steep temperature rise.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/15092021/global-warming-james-hansen-aerosols/
‘Larger than usual’: this year’s ozone layer hole bigger than Antarctica - Scientists say ozone hole is unusually large for this stage in season and growing quickly
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/16/larger-than-usual-ozone-layer-hole-bigger-than-antarctica
Children Around the World Are Suffering From Climate Anxiety - Largest scientific study of its kind finds climate anxiety affects the daily life and functioning of nearly half of children and young people surveyed globally.
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/09/16/children-around-world-are-suffering-climate-anxiety
Biden-Backed Aukus Deal Could Spell 'Disaster' for Climate Cooperation With China - One U.K. lawmaker said reaching a "positive outcome" at the upcoming talks in Glasgow "just got a whole lot harder.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/09/17/biden-backed-aukus-deal-could-spell-disaster-climate-cooperation-china
Letting the World Burn: The Question of Governance - The primary cause of the worsening situation is not the combustion of fossil fuels, but the massive political dereliction that has allowed the bonfire to go on after we knew that it posed a potentially lethal threat to humankind.
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/09/18/letting-world-burn-question-governance
Report: Global warming is causing 'unprecedented changes' to oceans
https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2021/09/23/brussels-new-report-documents-global-warmings-unprecedented-changes-to-oceans/5861632370120/
American militarism is even worse than you think — it's had a toxic effect on climate policy - Why is the U.S. so far behind on climate? Mostly because we've wasted trillions on guns, bombs and useless wars
https://www.salon.com/2021/09/24/american-militarism-is-even-worse-than-you-think--its-had-a-effect-on-climate-policy/
The dilemma of climate scientists
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2021/09/the-dilemma-of-climate-scientists.html
The new population bomb - For the first time, humanity is on the verge of long-term decline
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/The-Big-Story/The-new-population-bomb
Biden Pledges ‘Relentless Diplomacy’ On Global Challenges - The president is facing a healthy measure of skepticism from allies during his week of high-level diplomacy.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-speech-un-general-assembly_n_614a1436e4b077b735ebc391
Dying crops, spiking energy bills, showers once a week. In South America, the climate future has arrived.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/09/24/argentina-brazil-south-america-drought/
A 'thirsty' atmosphere is propelling Northern California's drought into the record books
https://news.yahoo.com/thirsty-atmosphere-propelling-northern-californias-120030448.html
Deepening UN Action on Climate Security
https://climateandsecurity.org/2021/09/deepening-un-action-on-climate-security/
U.S. Militarism's Toxic, Planet-Killing Impact on Climate Policy - Twenty years of Pentagon violence and waste should ring alarm bells inside the head of every American, warning us that we have allowed our government to spend trillions of dollars waging war while ignoring real existential dangers to our civilization and all of humanity.
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/09/22/us-militarisms-toxic-planet-killing-impact-climate-policy
China’s pledge to kick the coal habit comes at a critical moment for the planet - The devil will be in the details, but ending investments in overseas coal shows Beijing takes the climate crisis seriously
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/sep/24/china-pledge-coal-beijing-climate-crisis
US, China commit to phase down climate-warming HFCs from refrigerators and air conditioners – but what will replace them this time?
https://theconversation.com/us-china-commit-to-phase-down-climate-warming-hfcs-from-refrigerators-and-air-conditioners-but-what-will-replace-them-this-time-160241
Climate Change Is Triggering a New Refugee Crisis—Inside the US - More than 1.2 million Americans are currently displaced from their homes because of climate change impacts—including increasingly severe storms, wildfires, and flooding.
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/09/22/climate-change-triggering-new-refugee-crisis-inside-us
Even U.S. bankers are getting anxious about climate change - “Climate change will impact all governments, industries, and individuals. Housing and housing finance will not be spared.”
https://grist.org/housing/housing-market-climate-risk-mortgage-bankers-report/
The Cost of Insuring Expensive Waterfront Homes Is About to Skyrocket - New federal flood insurance rates that better reflect the real risks of climate change are coming. For some, premiums will rise sharply.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/24/climate/federal-flood-insurance-cost.html?smid=tw-share
US projections on drought-hit Colorado River grow more dire
https://apnews.com/article/business-environment-and-nature-arizona-lakes-colorado-river-8ae38d6247128c61bbf1f917b075877d
US north-east among fastest-warming areas in northern hemisphere, study finds - Coast has already heated up by 2C over the past century, thanks in part to warming Atlantic Ocean
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/23/atlantic-ocean-warming-climate-change
Rupert Murdoch 'privately acknowledged' the realities of climate change — while Fox News hosts were publicly denying it
https://www.alternet.org/2021/09/rupert-murdoch-privately-acknowledged-the-realities-of-climate-change-while-fox-news-hosts-were-publicly-denying-it-report/
Fall is prime hurricane and wildfire season: Are your disaster kit and go-bag ready?
https://theconversation.com/fall-is-prime-hurricane-and-wildfire-season-are-your-disaster-kit-and-go-bag-ready-168638
The South Pole just had its most severe cold season on record - While the rest of the world sizzled, the South Pole shivered with an average temperature of minus-78 degrees over the last six months
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/10/01/south-pole-coldest-winter-record/
The Ground Is Literally Exploding Due to Climate Change in Siberia, and It’s Going to Get Worse - “It is a pure stroke of luck” that none of the explosions and their giant craters have "caused loss of life or infrastructure damage,” said one scientist.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/wx5mmq/the-ground-is-literally-exploding-due-to-climate-change-in-siberia-and-its-going-to-get-worse
Earth is dimming due to climate change
https://earthsky.org/earth/earth-is-dimming-due-to-climate-change/?utm_source=EarthSky+News&utm_campaign=5c3e70ddaa-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_02_02_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c643945d79-5c3e70ddaa-395109277
The "burn scars" of wildfires threaten the West’s drinking water - Wildfires are decimating local forest systems, increasing natural disasters and contaminating water supplies
https://www.salon.com/2021/09/29/the-scars-of-wildfires-threaten-the-wests-drinking-water_partner/
An “attack on American cities” is freezing climate action in its tracks - The natural gas industry was losing in cities across the US. Then came an obscure partisan tactic called preemption.
https://www.vox.com/22691755/gas-utilities-fight-electrification-preemption
What “extinction” really means — and what it leaves out - The US declared the ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 other species extinct. The story doesn’t end there.
https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/22700280/extinct-animals-birds-biodiversity-loss
Climate Critics Warn Joe Manchin 'Holding a Gun to the Planet's Head’ - Don’t be fooled, warned Bill McKibben, the Democrat from West Virginia is "doing the work of the fossil fuel industry.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/10/01/climate-critics-warn-joe-manchin-holding-gun-planets-head
The climate disaster is here - Earth is already becoming unlivable. Will governments act to stop this disaster from getting worse?
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2021/oct/14/climate-change-happening-now-stats-graphs-maps-cop26
U.S. On Pace for Record Number of Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters
https://e360.yale.edu/digest/u-s-on-pace-for-record-number-of-billion-dollar-weather-disasters
When the Place You Live Becomes Unlivable
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2021/10/when-place-you-live-becomes-unlivable/620374/
The $5 trillion insurance industry faces a reckoning. Blame climate change.
https://www.vox.com/22686124/climate-change-insurance-flood-wildfire-hurricane-risk
Climate Change Impacts Linger After Devastating Year in Louisiana (VIDEO)
https://www.voanews.com/a/climate-change-impacts-linger-after-devastating-year-in-louisiana/6270712.html
Climate crisis poses ‘serious risks’ to US economy, Biden administration warns
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/15/climate-crisis-biden-administration-us-economy-report
We now know how badly our cities will be flooded due to climate change
https://www.salon.com/2021/10/16/we-now-know-how-badly-our-cities-will-be-flooded-due-to-climate-change/
There's Only One Way to Save the World From Climate Armageddon
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/10/15/theres-only-one-way-save-world-climate-armageddon
What is COP26? Here’s how global climate negotiations work and what’s expected from the Glasgow summit
https://theconversation.com/what-is-cop26-heres-how-global-climate-negotiations-work-and-whats-expected-from-the-glasgow-summit-169434
The fate of the planet will be negotiated in Glasgow, Scotland
https://www.vox.com/22714800/cop26-un-climate-change-conference-glasgow-explained
Will COP26 in Glasgow deliver?
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2021/10/will-cop26-in-glasgow-deliver.html
Lancet Report Warns Planetary Crisis Will Spur More Infectious Diseases, Climate Refugees
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/10/21/lancet-report-warns-planetary-crisis-will-spur-more-infectious-diseases-climate
Op-ed: The Flood of Climate Disasters Has the Food System Reeling. It’s Time to Act.
https://civileats.com/2021/10/20/op-ed-the-flood-of-climate-disasters-has-the-food-system-reeling-its-time-to-act/
Intelligence community says climate change effects will "exacerbate risks" to national security
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/climate-change-national-security-risks-intelligene-community/
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Humanity 'Way Off Track': WMO Says Atmospheric Carbon at Level Unseen in 3 Million Years
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/10/25/humanity-way-track-wmo-says-atmospheric-carbon-level-unseen-3-million-years
THE TERRIFYING WARNING LURKING IN THE EARTH’S ANCIENT ROCK RECORD
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/03/extreme-climate-change-history/617793/
Climate chaos: the global threat multiplier of our time
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2021/10/26/climate-chaos-the-global-threat-multiplier-of-our-time/
Climate Change Is a Serious Threat to America’s Financial System
https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2021/10/climate-change-serious-threat-us-economy-financial-system/
Atmospheric river storms can drive costly flooding – and climate change is making them stronger
https://theconversation.com/atmospheric-river-storms-can-drive-costly-flooding-and-climate-change-is-making-them-stronger-128902
Melting Greenland Ice Sheet, Sea Ice Formation, And The Flow Of The Gulf Stream
https://emagazine.com/melting-greenland-ice-sheet-sea-ice-formation-and-the-flow-of-the-gulf-stream/
Amplifying feedbacks from land and ocean may render emission reductions insufficient
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2021/10/amplifying-feedbacks-from-land-and-ocean-may-render-emission-reductions-insufficient.html
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Biden’s climate plan needs to address one of the worst polluters: The US military
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2021/11/04/bidens-climate-plan-needs-to-address-one-of-the-worst-polluters-the-us-military/
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Climate Crisis Cannot Be Solved Without Addressing US Military Emissions, Says Ocasio-Cortez
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/11/11/climate-crisis-cannot-be-solved-without-addressing-us-military-emissions-says-ocasio
What we need is a war on emissions - There won’t be any more “great powers” if we don’t get a grip on the coming global crisis, which makes us all insecure.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2021/11/17/what-we-need-is-a-war-on-emissions/
'Unsettling': New Study Reveals Arctic Ocean Warming for Over a Century
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/11/24/unsettling-new-study-reveals-arctic-ocean-warming-over-century
New Climate Study Predicting More Rain Than Snow in the Arctic 'Rings Alarm Bells’
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/11/30/new-climate-study-predicting-more-rain-snow-arctic-rings-alarm-bells
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Record-High Arctic Temperature of 38°C 'More Befitting the Mediterranean,' UN Warns
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/12/14/record-high-arctic-temperature-38degc-more-befitting-mediterranean-un-warns
LOOKING BACK - Record breaking temperatures recorded in Arctic Russia
https://www.rcinet.ca/eye-on-the-arctic/2021/06/22/record-breaking-temperatures-recorded-in-arctic-russia/
LOOKING BACK - Could temperatures keep rising?
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2021/06/could-temperatures-keep-rising.html
Terrifying Arctic methane levels
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2021/12/terrifying-arctic-methane-levels.html
2021 Arctic Report Card reveals a (human) story of cascading disruptions, extreme events and global connections
https://theconversation.com/2021-arctic-report-card-reveals-a-human-story-of-cascading-disruptions-extreme-events-and-global-connections-172136
The "Doomsday Glacier" appears poised to collapse. If it does, Earth's sea level will rise by 2 feet
https://www.salon.com/2021/12/16/thwaites-glacier-sea-level-rise/
The Antarctic Is signaling big climate trouble
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/12/13/climate/antarctic-climate-change.html?action=click&module=card&pageType=theWeekenderLink
Melting of Ice Sheets Is Dramatic, But Melting of Permafrost Means Mass Death
https://truthout.org/articles/melting-of-ice-sheets-is-dramatic-but-melting-of-permafrost-means-mass-death/
Climate change has destabilized the Earth’s poles, putting the rest of the planet in peril
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/12/14/climate-change-arctic-antarctic-poles/
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How melting sea ice increases wildfire risk in the Northwest
https://www.opb.org/article/2021/12/19/climate-change-west-coast-melting-sea-ice-wildfire-risk-pacific-northwest/
Climate Clues from the Past Prompt a New Look at History
https://e360.yale.edu/features/climate-clues-from-the-past-prompt-new-look-at-history
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Russia’s Arctic coast loses 7,000 hectares annually due to climate changes
https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/climate-crisis/2021/12/russias-arctic-coast-loses-7000-hectares-annually-due-climate-changes
Alaska sets record high December temperature of 19.4C
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/29/alaska-sets-record-high-december-temperature-of-194c
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Terrifying Arctic greenhouse gas levels continue
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2022/01/terrifying-arctic-greenhouse-gas-levels-continue.html
Greenland Ice Sheet Shrunk for 25th Year Straight in 2021, Report Shows
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/01/07/greenland-ice-sheet-shrunk-25th-year-straight-2021-report-shows
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Accelerating global warming and amplifying feedbacks: The imperative of CO₂ drawdown
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2022/01/accelerating-global-warming-and-amplifying-feedbacks-the-imperative-of-co2-drawdown.html
‘Drastic’ rise in high Arctic lightning has scientists worried
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/07/lightning-high-arctic-rise-scientists-worried
What obliterated these Dehcho trees? A downburst.
https://cabinradio.ca/84015/news/environment/what-obliterated-these-dehcho-trees-a-downburst/
Wildfires are Feeding Huge Carbon-Spewing Sinkholes in the Arctic
https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2022/01/wildfires-arctic-climate-change-melting-permafrost-thermokarst-sinkholes/
Across the Boreal Forest, Scientists Are Tracking Warming’s Toll
https://e360.yale.edu/features/across-the-boreal-forest-scientists-track-warmings-toll
Warming permafrost puts key Arctic pipelines, roads at ‘high risk,’ study says
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/01/11/permafrost-melting-arctic/
Ocean temperatures are at record levels, with major consequences
https://theconversation.com/ocean-temperatures-are-at-record-levels-with-major-consequences-174760
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Climate Change: Thawing Permafrost a Triple Threat
https://www.voanews.com/a/climate-change-thawing-permafrost-a-triple-threat-/6393719.html
The climatic effects of a nuclear winter on a warming Earth
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2022/01/the-climatic-effects-of-nuclear-winter-on-a-warming-earth.html
Greenland Could Melt for Millennia If Warming Stopped Today
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/greenland-could-melt-for-millennia-if-warming-stopped-today/
Gulf Stream is the weakest in 1,000 years; that could drive more Jersey Shore flooding
https://www.app.com/story/news/local/land-environment/2022/01/20/gulf-stream-weakening-could-drive-sea-level-rise-jersey-shore/9118950002/
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The Great Siberian Thaw
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/01/17/the-great-siberian-thaw
Climate Change Is Pushing Greenland Over the Edge
https://hakaimagazine.com/news/climate-change-is-pushing-greenland-over-the-edge/
Australia ties Southern Hemisphere’s all-time heat record of 123°F; epic heat cooks Argentina
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2022/01/australia-ties-southern-hemispheres-all-time-heat-record-of-123f-epic-heat-cooks-argentina/
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Remnant of Antarctica’s Larsen B Ice Shelf Disintegrates
https://e360.yale.edu/digest/remnant-portion-of-antarcticas-larsen-b-ice-shelf-disintegrates
Everest’s highest glacier has lost 2,000 years of ice in 30 years
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/perpetual-planet-everests-highest-glacier-has-lost-2000-years-of-ice-in-30-years
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Scientists Fear Soaring Methane Levels Show Climate Feedback Loop Has Arrived
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/09/scientists-fear-soaring-methane-levels-show-climate-feedback-loop-has-arrived
Accelerating Methane Rise
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2022/02/accelerating-methane-rise.html
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Greenhouse gas levels keep rising at accelerating speed
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2022/02/greenhouse-gas-levels-keep-rising-at-accelerating-speed.html
Accelerating loss of global snow and ice cover
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2022/02/accelerating-loss-of-global-snow-and-ice-cover.html
Antarctica will likely set an alarming new record this year, new data shows
https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/18/world/antarctica-sea-ice-low-extent-record-climate/index.html
Flourishing plants show warming Antarctica undergoing ‘major change’
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/14/flourishing-plants-show-warming-antarctica-undergoing-major-change-aoe
Arctic Methane Threat: Global Warming Increasing Bacterial Methanogenesis & Methane Release
https://countercurrents.org/2022/02/arctic-methane-threat-global-warming-increasing-bacterial-methanogenesis-methane-release/
Serious, Salty Trouble Is Brewing Under Antarctic Glaciers
https://www.wired.com/story/serious-salty-trouble-may-be-brewing-under-antarctic-glaciers/
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This is what would happen to Earth if a nuclear war broke out between the West and Russia
https://www.salon.com/2022/02/19/this-is-what-would-happen-to-earth-if-a-nuclear-broke-out-between-the-west-and/
A major Atlantic current is at a critical transition point
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/amoc-shutdown-gulf-stream-climate/?amp=1
Accelerating melt rate makes Greenland Ice Sheet world’s largest ‘dam’
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/greenland?fbclid=IwAR2HyNa2b5JZyqM16NGacTeEdnxGgy7iOm1KK7RjcKfKoEuE5j3Mjx9QVQs
A Big Climate Warning from One of the Gulf of Maine’s Smallest Marine Creatures
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/20022022/maine-marine-ecosystem-calanus-finmarchicus-climate-change/
Albedo loss in Antarctica
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2022/02/albedo-loss-in-antarctica.html
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‘Delay is Death,’ said UN Chief António Guterres of the New IPCC Report Showing Climate Impacts Are Outpacing Adaptation Efforts
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28022022/ipcc-report-russia-ukraine-adaptation-fossil-fuels/
Climate emergency a ‘national security’ concern, says Red Cross
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/27/climate-emergency-a-national-security-concern-says-red-cross
What the IPCC impacts report is hiding
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2022/02/what-the-ipcc-impacts-report-is-hiding.html
'No turning back': Glaciers are sweating at an unprecedented rate
https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/glaciers-melting-retreating-chile-argentina-patagonia-global-warming-climate-change/1149493
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New observations from ICESat-2 show remarkable Arctic sea ice thinning in just three years
https://phys.org/news/2022-03-icesat-remarkable-arctic-sea-ice.html?fbclid=IwAR0Ob1322lK00UF7zDQVEEvGvwlShp9uYw0STiFgNWE-RJwfZEHF5SorI8o
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Methane rise is accelerating
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2022/03/methane-rise-is-accelerating.html
Methane Acceleration Sets Record
https://countercurrents.org/2022/03/methane-acceleration-sets-record/
Scientists Find Craters—Including One Bigger Than a City Block—in Arctic Seafloor
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/03/16/scientists-find-craters-including-one-bigger-city-block-arctic-seafloor
‘Imminent’ tipping point threatening Europe’s permafrost peatlands
https://www.carbonbrief.org/imminent-tipping-point-threatening-europes-permafrost-peatlands
Biden's Climate Action Woefully Inadequate to Meet Escalating Crisis
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/03/15/bidens-climate-action-woefully-inadequate-meet-escalating-crisis
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LOOKING BACK - The Military’s Warning on Global Warming
“What the military recognizes and the civilian government does not, is that the biggest security threat, the biggest security threat our species has faced in 10,000 years, is global warming. The military doesn’t call it a hoax. The 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review calls climate change “an accelerant of instability” and a “threat multiplier.”
https://consortiumnews.com/2017/09/11/the-militarys-warning-on-global-warming/
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Antarctica Crushes Records
https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/03/23/antarctica-crushes-records/
Snatam Kaur - Earth Prayer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYolzWpE1Z4
Polar heatwaves must ‘wake people up’ to urgency of climate crisis, scientists say
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/antarctic-heatwave-arctic-climate-russia-b2041410.html
Arctic sea ice reached its maximum extent at a near-record early date
https://www.arctictoday.com/arctic-sea-ice-reached-its-maximum-extent-at-a-near-record-early-date/?wallit_nosession=1
Shifts in El Niño May Be Driving Climates Extremes in Both Hemispheres
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23032022/el-nino-hemispheres/
Signs of the rise to come
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2022/03/signs-of-rise-to-come.html
Portents of an irreversible climate change
https://countercurrents.org/2022/03/portents-of-an-irreversible-climate-change/
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'Wake-Up Call': Antarctic Ice Shelf the Size of Los Angeles Has Collapsed
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/03/25/wake-call-antarctic-ice-shelf-size-los-angeles-has-collapsed
Antarctica on Edge
https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/03/28/antarctica-on-edge/
Antarctic ice shelves are shattering. How fast will seas rise?
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/antarctic-ice-shelves-are-shattering-how-fast-will-seas-rise
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How Greenland’s ice streams could have major impact on sea level rise
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/greenland-ice-sheet-melt-sea-level-b2239151.html
Melting ice created the perfect storm for a rapidly acidifying Arctic Ocean
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/12/melting-ice-created-the-perfect-storm-for-a-rapidly-acidifying-arctic-ocean/
Sea Ice and Snow Extent in the Northern Hemisphere are now in Their Major Growth phase Representing key Elements in the Formation of the Chilly Winter Reservoir
https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/sea-ice-snow-extent-northern-hemisphere-grow-winter-rrc/
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An Unmistakable Stain in America’s Most Pristine Rivers - Climate change is rusting Alaska’s waterways.
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2022/12/alaska-rivers-rust-climate-change-permafrost/672475/
Abandoned Cold War ice core points to lush Greenland future
https://www.eenews.net/articles/abandoned-cold-war-ice-core-points-to-lush-greenland-future/
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As a Result of an Impressive Cold Blob Anomaly in the North Atlantic, Glaciers in Parts of Greenland, Iceland, and Norway are now Slowing Down From Melting
https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/impressive-cold-blob-north-atlantic-global-warming-glaciers-greenland-iceland-norway-rrc/
Environmental review of 2022: another mile on the ‘highway to climate hell’
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/30/environmental-review-of-2022-another-mile-on-the-highway-to-climate-hell
Another Blistering Year Next Year?
https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/12/30/another-blistering-year-next-year/
Arctic Ocean overheating
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/search/label/El Niño
Feedbacks in the Arctic
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/p/feedbacks.html
Antarctic Sea ice extent hits a new record low, possibly heading to set the most significant negative anomaly ever observed in the satellite era
https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/antarctic-sea-ice-extent-record-low-anomaly-observed-rrc/
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A huge temperature rise threatens to unfold soon
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/01/a-huge-temperature-rise-threatens-to-unfold-soon.html
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The Last 8 Years Were the Hottest on Record
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/climate/earth-hottest-years.html
Report Shows 'Terrible Prognosis' as US Emissions Continue Rising Amid Climate Emergency
https://www.commondreams.org/news/us-carbon-emissions-2022
Relentless Rise of Ocean Heat Content Drives Deadly Extremes
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11012023/relentless-rise-of-ocean-heat-content-drives-deadly-extremes/
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The ocean's temperature was hotter than ever in 2022, scientists say - Alarmingly, rising ocean temperatures have a trickle-down effect on human food systems and weather patterns
https://www.salon.com/2023/01/18/the-oceans-temperature-was-hotter-than-ever-in-2022-scientists-say/
One of the World’s Coldest Places Is Now the Warmest it’s Been in 1,000 Years, Scientists Say
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18012023/greenland-ice-sheet-global-warming/
New Study Reveals Arctic Ice, Tracked Both Above and Below, Is Freezing Later - Climate change is affecting the timing of both the freezing of the ice and its melting in the spring.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23012023/arctic-ice-global-warming/
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The global climate change suicide pact
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/01/the-global-climate-change-suicide-pact.html
Davos: The Arctic as 'ground zero' for climate change (VIDEO)
https://www.dw.com/en/the-arctic-as-ground-zero-for-climate-change/video-64430448
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Dire situation gets even more dire - Sea ice extent is very low at both poles at the moment, and the outlook is that the situation is getting even worse.
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/02/dire-situation-gets-even-more-dire.html
AI Study Warns World Could Hit 2°C Within Decades—Even With Emissions Cuts - “This new study, using a new method, adds to the evidence that we certainly will face continuing changes in climate that intensify the impacts we are already feeling," said the lead author.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/ai-climate-warming-paris
Extreme cold snaps: Why temperatures still plummet to dangerous levels even as the planet warms
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/03/world/extreme-cold-arctic-polar-vortex-climate-intl/index.html
Society isn’t changing fast enough to stop climate change: study
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/3839348-society-isnt-changing-fast-enough-to-stop-climate-change-study/?fbclid=IwAR3riHrOdDMh2iEDvAyywoH7cM_WeWd7C-mCcGrUFk7LCRUrTOOAz7qm6-Y
Microplastics Are Filling the Skies. Will They Affect the Climate?
https://e360.yale.edu/features/plastic-waste-atmosphere-climate-weather
Exxon scientists accurately forecast climate change back in the 1970s – what if we had listened to them and acted then?
https://theconversation.com/exxon-scientists-accurately-forecast-climate-change-back-in-the-1970s-what-if-we-had-listened-to-them-and-acted-then-197944
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'No Time to Waste': Alarm as Antarctic Ice Hits Lowest January Level Ever Recorded - “These extreme temperatures remain a tangible indication of the effects of a changing climate for many regions," said one European climate official.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/antarctic-sea-ice
Atmospheric rivers are hitting the Arctic more often, and increasingly melting its sea ice
https://theconversation.com/atmospheric-rivers-are-hitting-the-arctic-more-often-and-increasingly-melting-its-sea-ice-199189
Millions face threat of flooding from glacial lakes
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-64547096
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Antarctic Researchers Report an Extraordinary Marine Heatwave That Could Threaten Antarctica’s Ice Shelves - The inexorable rise of ocean heat is now evident off the coast of West Antarctica, potentially disrupting critical parts of the global climate system and accelerating sea level rise.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12022023/antarctic-ice-shelves-marine-heatwave/
The Arctic’s Iceless Upheaval
https://countercurrents.org/2023/02/the-arctics-iceless-upheaval/
Will Steffen: The dilemma of pioneer climate scientists
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/02/will-steffen-the-dilemma-of-pioneer-climate-scientists.html
Our Environment at Risk: Climate change may be worse than you think
https://lacrossetribune.com/opinion/columnists/our-environment-at-risk-climate-change-may-be-worse-than-you-think/article_8400742e-a661-11ed-8d2b-9baa43ddce0c.html
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Beware a climate ‘doom loop,’ where crisis is harder to solve, report says
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/02/16/doom-loop-earth-climate-change/
Big Heat Hits Antarctica
https://countercurrents.org/2023/02/big-heat-hits-antarctica/
Stronger El Niño events may speed up irreversible melting of Antarctic ice, research finds - New study shows impact of weather phenomenon could have a ‘double whammy’ effect, leading to worsening extreme weather and accelerating sea level rise
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/21/stronger-el-nino-events-may-speed-up-irreversible-melting-of-antarctic-ice-research-finds
Alpine Snow Cover Decline Worst in 600 Years - Millions of people depend on meltwater from the Alps snowpack.
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/alpine-snow-cover-decline-worst-in-600-years/
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A looming El Niño could give us a preview of life at 1.5C of warming - The hotter weather pattern might push the Earth into unprecedented territory next year.
https://grist.org/science/el-nino-tipping-points-amazon-great-barrier-reef/
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Antarctic ice on the run, with a 45-year low
https://earthsky.org/earth/antarctic-ice-on-the-run-plus-a-45-year-low/?utm_source=EarthSky+News&utm_campaign=d70f229f0c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_02_02_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c643945d79-d70f229f0c-395109277&mc_cid=d70f229f0c&mc_eid=acdf275071
Stronger El Niño events may speed up irreversible melting of Antarctic ice, research finds
New study shows impact of weather phenomenon could have a ‘double whammy’ effect, leading to worsening extreme weather and accelerating sea level rise
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/21/stronger-el-nino-events-may-speed-up-irreversible-melting-of-antarctic-ice-research-finds
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Greenland temperatures surge up to 50 degrees above normal, setting records
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/03/07/greenland-record-warmth-ice-sheet/
Antarctic sea ice cover at record low
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230308-antarctic-sea-ice-cover-at-record-low
With global warming of just 1.2°C, why has the weather gotten so extreme? - Climate change increases extreme weather by adding more heat and moisture to the air and through disruption of fundamental atmospheric circulation patterns.
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/03/with-global-warming-of-just-1-2c-why-has-the-weather-gotten-so-extreme/
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The Toxic Threat in Thawing Permafrost - Scientists are tracking neurotoxic methylmercury production in North America’s largest peatland.
https://hakaimagazine.com/news/the-toxic-threat-in-thawing-permafrost/
Arctic ice has seen an ‘irreversible’ thinning since 2007, study says
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/03/15/artic-sea-irreversible-low/
A looming El Niño could give us a preview of life at 1.5C of warming - The hotter weather pattern might push the Earth into unprecedented territory next year
https://www.salon.com/2023/03/17/a-looming-el-nio-could-give-us-a-preview-of-life-at-15c-of-warming_partner/
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Sea surface temperature at record high
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/03/sea-surface-temperature-at-record-high.html
Earth’s oceans are showing early and surprising record warming
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/03/21/ocean-temperatures-record-warm-climate/
Amazon Rainforest Destabilizes the World
https://countercurrents.org/2023/03/amazon-rainforest-destabilizes-the-world/
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Southern atmospheric rivers are melting the Arctic sea ice; it may never recover: Study
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/03/southern-atmospheric-rivers-are-melting-the-arctic-sea-ice-it-may-never-recover-study/
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Trump's Indictment Was Not the Biggest Story of the Week
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/trump-indictment-antarctica-study
Antarctic ocean currents heading for collapse - report [“The effect of Antarctic meltwater on ocean currents has not yet been factored in to IPCC models on climate change, but it is going to be "considerable", Prof England said.”]
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-65120327?fbclid=IwAR0YOg6DyYf_jrLbxpMlVzh6r2P4dvZOvUBg-8wCyDEgQye5N0JrYjk3GEc
IPCC keeps downplaying the danger even as reality strikes
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/04/ipcc-keeps-downplaying-the-danger-even-as-reality-strikes.html
The Chemical Menace Inside Glaciers and Icebergs - Ice can trap pollutants and accelerate their breakdown, with troubling environmental consequences.
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/pollutant-degradation-ice-cores-antarctica
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The Corporate Media's Shocking Silence on Latest Tipping Points Study - When what should be top "headline news," gets nearly no major coverage at all.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/media-silence-on-climate-tipping-points
‘Scary’ new data on the last ice age raises concerns about future sea levels - A new study shows an ancient ice sheet retreated at a startling 2,000 feet per day, shedding light on how quickly ice in Antarctica could melt and raise global sea levels in today’s warming world
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/04/05/antarctica-ice-melt/
A Toxic Time Bomb Is Ticking in the Arctic - Thousands of contaminated sites are sitting on permafrost that'll soon thaw, a looming disaster that could spread beyond the region.
https://www.wired.com/story/a-toxic-time-bomb-is-ticking-in-the-arctic/
Potent Heat-Trapping Methane Emissions Saw 4th-Largest Annual Increase in 2022: NOAA - “Allowing any new fossil fuel projects, more fracking, and [liquefied natural gas] is an unspeakable climate crime.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/methane-rose-2022
Ozone Troubles, Once Again
https://countercurrents.org/2023/04/ozone-troubles-once-again/
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Temperatures rising fast March 2023 - Monthly Northern Hemisphere Land Temperature Anomaly
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/04/temperatures-rising-fast-march-2023.html
Global warming is disrupting an Antarctic current system that life on Earth relies on - The base of the food chain could lose much of its nutrient supply if the current collapses
https://www.salon.com/2023/04/11/global-warming-is-disrupting-an-antarctic-current-system-that-life-on-earth-relies-on/
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New Research Sparks Concerns That Ocean Circulation Will Collapse - Scientists have long feared that warming could cause a breakdown of ocean circulation in the North Atlantic. But new research finds the real risk lies in Antarctica’s waters, where melting could disrupt currents in the next few decades, with profound impacts on global climate.
https://e360.yale.edu/features/climate-change-ocean-circulation-collapse-antarctica
Greenland's melting ice could be changing our oceans. Just ask the whales
https://www.npr.org/2023/04/18/1170547217/greenlands-melting-ice-could-be-changing-our-oceans-just-ask-the-whales
How melting Arctic ice could be fueling extreme wildfires in the Western U.S.
https://www.npr.org/2023/04/20/1170884097/how-melting-arctic-ice-could-be-fueling-extreme-wildfires-in-the-western-u-s
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It’s Earth Day—and the News Isn’t Good - New reports show that ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are melting faster than anticipated, and other disasters loom.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/its-earth-day-and-the-news-isnt-good
Record ocean temperatures put Earth in ‘uncharted territory’, say scientists - ‘Unprecedented’ warming indicates climate crisis is taking place before our eyes, experts say
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/26/accelerating-ocean-warming-earth-temperatures-climate-crisis
High sea surface temperature in North Atlantic
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/04/high-sea-surface-temperature-in-north-atlantic.html
"It demonstrates the potential enormity of the problems society may face over the coming centuries" UiT scientists on the new data from the Barents Sea. - New Barents Sea study points to how global sea level will continue to rise.
https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/2023/04/it-demonstrates-potential-enormity-problems-society-may-face-over-coming-centuries-uit
Life Beneath the Arctic Ice Is Chock-Full of Microplastics
https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2023/04/life-beneath-the-arctic-ice-is-chock-full-of-microplastics/
Recent, rapid ocean warming ahead of El Niño alarms scientists
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65339934?fbclid=IwAR2peW1rkcbGjN5625EjdxBY1YVyoTYxYOMu2UgcFwkpcv5570HLkzrTLOw
Accelerating melt of ice sheets now ‘unmistakable'
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65317469?fbclid=IwAR0KZVx7IlvIWVblQ_G-ITaj00S8hEs5Q36CpQ_p3HOsVxazh-XQaLHddMk
Hot or Cold: Unlocking the Secrets of Earth’s Extreme Temperatures and Their Implications for Our Future
https://www.severe-weather.eu/weather-instruments/air-temperature-sz/
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Can Iceberg Surges in the Arctic Trigger Rapid Warming at the Other End of The World? - New research shows a fast-acting climate connection between poles that may be driven by wind rather than by ocean currents
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28042023/arctic-iceberg-surges-global-warming/
Climate change: Satellite maps warming impact on global glaciers
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65399580
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Will there be Arctic sea ice left in September 2023?
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/05/will-there-be-arctic-sea-ice-left-in-september-2023.html
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Underwater heat waves could be reshaping the weather around the world - Marine heat waves are happening on an unprecedented global scale, and El Niño will only make matters worse. Experts break down what it means for global weather patterns.
https://www.accuweather.com/en/climate/underwater-heat-waves-could-be-reshaping-the-weather-around-the-world/1523886
'Bad News': Unexpected Melting of Greenland Glacier Could Double Sea-Level Rise Projections - nThe way that the Petermann Glacier in Northwest Greenland is melting indicates that current models are too conservative.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/melting-of-greenland-glacier-could-double-sea-level-rise-projects
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World likely to breach 1.5C climate threshold by 2027, scientists warn - UN agency says El Niño and human-induced climate breakdown could combine to push temperatures into ‘uncharted territory’
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/17/global-heating-climate-crisis-record-temperatures-wmo-research
Heat Will Likely Soar to Record Levels in Next 5 Years, New Analysis Says
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/17/climate/record-heat-forecast.html
Climate Crisis Likely to Intensify El Niño, Pushing Global Temperatures Past 1.5°C Threshold - “It's the first time in history that it's more likely than not that we will exceed 1.5°C," said a co-author of a new U.N. report.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/climate-crisis-el-nino-1-5c
Big Trouble in the Deep: World's Oceans Are Now Heating Up Very, Very, Very Fast - Remember, people, this is an experiment we haven’t run before, and the test tube we’re using is the whole planet.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/ocean-temperatures-heating-up
The Upper Atmosphere Is Cooling, Prompting New Climate Concerns - A new study reaffirming that global climate change is human-made also found the upper atmosphere is cooling dramatically because of rising CO2 levels. Scientists are worried about the effect this cooling could have on orbiting satellites, the ozone layer, and Earth’s weather.
https://e360.yale.edu/features/climate-change-upper-atmosphere-cooling
By Fighting the Ozone Hole, We Accidentally Saved Ourselves - With the Montreal Protocol, life on Earth dodged a bullet we didn’t even know was headed our way.
https://hakaimagazine.com/news/by-fighting-the-ozone-hole-we-accidentally-saved-ourselves/
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The Atmosphere is Cooling Dangerously Fast
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/05/23/the-atmosphere-is-cooling-dangerously-fast/
Unusual Ocean Anomalies are being detected in the North Atlantic, impacting the Atlantic storm systems as we head into the Summer season
https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/unusual-ocean-anomaly-el-nino-north-atlantic-pressure-system-impact-united-states-europe-fa/
Faster and faster: The pace of climate change keeps surprising us
https://countercurrents.org/2023/05/faster-and-faster-the-pace-of-climate-change-keeps-surprising-us/
'Very Bad News Indeed': Study Sounds Alarm on Threat of Deep Ocean Current Collapse - “It's something that is a concern because it touches on so many aspects of the Earth, including climate, sea level, and marine life," said one oceanographer.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/deep-ocean-current
Faster and faster: The pace of climate change keeps surprising us
https://countercurrents.org/2023/05/faster-and-faster-the-pace-of-climate-change-keeps-surprising-us/
James Hansen Warns of a Short-Term Climate Shock Bringing 2 Degrees of Warming by 2050 - The famed researcher publicly released a preliminary version of a paper-in-progress with grim predictions of short- and long-term warming, but not all climate scientists agree with its conclusions.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/26052023/james-hansen-climate-change-2-degrees-2050/
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Antarctic alarm bells: observations reveal deep ocean currents are slowing earlier than predicted
https://theconversation.com/antarctic-alarm-bells-observations-reveal-deep-ocean-currents-are-slowing-earlier-than-predicted-206289
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Arctic sea ice under threat
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/06/arctic-sea-ice-under-threat.html
Climate Crisis Is on Track to Push One-Third of Humanity Out of Its Most Livable Environment - As conditions that best support life shift toward the poles, more than 600 million people are already living outside of a crucial “climate niche,” facing more extreme heat, rising food scarcity and higher death rates.
https://www.propublica.org/article/climate-crisis-niche-migration-environment-population
Carbon dioxide levels in atmosphere mark a near-record surge - ‘Not good,’ said one climate scientist, referring to a near-record increase in CO2 levels since May of last year
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/06/05/carbon-dioxide-growing-climate-change/
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Global Temps Not Just Off the Chart, But Off the Wall the Chart Is Tagged To - The rapid warming over the next couple of years is likely to be our last opportunity to really act coherently as a civilization to reduce the magnitude of this crisis, and so far we are blowing it
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/global-temps-not-just-off-the-chart-but-off-the-wall-the-chart-is-tagged-to
In 'Stern Warning Sign,' Ocean and Air Temps Break May and June Records - Some scientists predict that 2023 could be the warmest year on record, as a developing El Niño exacerbates the impacts of the climate crisis.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/ocean-and-air-temps-break-may-and-june-records
North Atlantic temperature anomaly sparks concern among climate scientists - The combination of long-term ocean warming from human emissions plus short-term natural variation is thought to be responsible.
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/north-atlantic-el-nino-national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-scientists-university-of-sussex-b2356711.html
The world’s oceans are extremely hot. We’re about to find out what happens next. - Unprecedented Atlantic Ocean heating and El Niño in the Pacific are pushing the climate into uncharted territory.
https://www.vox.com/climate/23762529/atlantic-ocean-record-heat-wave-el-nino-hurricane-climate-change
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‘It’s absolutely guaranteed’: the best and worst case scenarios for sea level rise
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/26/its-absolutely-guaranteed-the-best-and-worst-case-scenarios-for-sea-level-rise
‘Never occurred before’: How the Arctic is sizzling Texas
https://www.eenews.net/articles/never-occurred-before-how-the-arctic-is-sizzling-texas/
Ocean temperatures are off the charts—here’s what that means for the weather -
Ocean temperatures are at their highest average levels in 40 years, and it’s having enormous effects on weather systems around the world.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90915248/ocean-temperatures-are-off-the-charts-heres-what-that-means-for-the-weather
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Gulf Stream could collapse as early as 2025, study suggests - A collapse would bring catastrophic climate impacts but scientists disagree over the new analysis
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/25/gulf-stream-could-collapse-as-early-as-2025-study-suggests
Threat of AMOC Collapse Begs Question: If Not Now, Then When? If Not Us, Then Who? - We must use this as a catalyst for massive behavior change and mass forms of protests to force our corrupt officials to rapidly decarbonize the economy by 2030—not 2050.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/amoc-collapse
Record high North Atlantic sea surface temperature
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/07/record-high-north-atlantic-sea-surface-temperature.html
Record-shattering heat signals a global climate change tipping point
https://countercurrents.org/2023/07/record-shattering-heat-signals-a-global-climate-change-tipping-point/
'Could Be a World Record': South Florida Ocean Temperature Hits 101.1°F - “I have no doubt a dip in Manatee Bay today would have been a hot tub-like experience," said one meteorologist earlier this week.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/florida-ocean-temperature
On the Coast of Greenland, Early Arctic Spring Has Been Replaced by Seasonal Extremes, New Research Shows - In assembling data over 25 years, scientists found plants and animals reaching the limits of their ability to respond to climate variability.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/26072023/greenland-arctic-seasons-climate-change/
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Extreme Rain From Atmospheric Rivers and Ice-Heating Micro-Cracks Are Ominous New Threats to the Greenland Ice Sheet - New evidence of a previous Greenland meltdown suggests large parts of the ice sheet vanished at temperatures similar to today’s.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/31072023/greenland-ice-sheet-microcracks-atmospheric-rivers-tipping-points/
This year is so hot, Antarctica is missing sea ice equivalent in size to Argentina - Antarctic sea ice is melting and massive chunks are not coming back yet, alarming scientists
https://www.salon.com/2023/07/31/this-year-is-so-hot-antarctica-is-missing-sea-ice-equivalent-in-size-to-argentina/
It’s not just hot. Climate anomalies are emerging around the globe. - July was packed with weather anomalies, but some were so abnormal they sent a wave of consternation through the scientific community
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/07/31/july-hottest-month-extreme-weather-future/
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Extreme Rain From Atmospheric Rivers and Ice-Heating Micro-Cracks Are Ominous New Threats to the Greenland Ice Sheet - New evidence of a previous Greenland meltdown suggests large parts of the ice sheet vanished at temperatures similar to today’s.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/31072023/greenland-ice-sheet-microcracks-atmospheric-rivers-tipping-points/
This year is so hot, Antarctica is missing sea ice equivalent in size to Argentina - Antarctic sea ice is melting and massive chunks are not coming back yet, alarming scientists
https://www.salon.com/2023/07/31/this-year-is-so-hot-antarctica-is-missing-sea-ice-equivalent-in-size-to-argentina/
It’s not just hot. Climate anomalies are emerging around the globe. - July was packed with weather anomalies, but some were so abnormal they sent a wave of consternation through the scientific community
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/07/31/july-hottest-month-extreme-weather-future/
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This year is so hot, Antarctica is missing sea ice equivalent in size to Argentina - Antarctic sea ice is melting and massive chunks are not coming back yet, alarming scientists
https://www.salon.com/2023/07/31/this-year-is-so-hot-antarctica-is-missing-sea-ice-equivalent-in-size-to-argentina/
Extreme Rain From Atmospheric Rivers and Ice-Heating Micro-Cracks Are Ominous New Threats to the Greenland Ice Sheet - New evidence of a previous Greenland meltdown suggests large parts of the ice sheet vanished at temperatures similar to today’s.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/31072023/greenland-ice-sheet-microcracks-atmospheric-rivers-tipping-points/
It’s not just hot. Climate anomalies are emerging around the globe. - July was packed with weather anomalies, but some were so abnormal they sent a wave of consternation through the scientific community
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/07/31/july-hottest-month-extreme-weather-future/
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Four Factors Driving 2023’s Extreme Heat and Climate Disasters - The extremes this year are sharper than anthropogenic global warming alone would be expected to cause.
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/four-factors-driving-2023s-extreme-heat-and-climate-disasters/
What climate change deniers get totally wrong about the Little Ice Age - What does a regional period of mid-millennial cooling have to do with today's climate disasters? Absolutely nothing
https://www.salon.com/2023/08/07/what-climate-change-deniers-get-totally-about-the-little-ice-age/
Study Warns Burning Fossil Fuels 'Anywhere in the World' Is Destructive to Antarctica - Slashing greenhouse gas emissions is "our best hope of preserving Antarctica," said the lead author of a new study.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/study-warns-burning-fossil-fuels-anywhere-in-the-world-is-destructive-to-antarctica
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Two Tipping Points
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/08/two-tipping-points.html
Coral Bleaching Across Caribbean Raises Fears of 'Catastrophic Mortality' of Reefs Worldwide - “This will only get worse until there is a global reduction in greenhouse gas emissions," said one expert.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/coral-bleaching-caribbean
Return of the Blob?
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/08/return-of-the-blob.html
How do you measure sea level rise? A look at the science at the center of climate change
https://www.dailyclimate.org/how-do-you-measure-sea-level-rise-a-look-at-the-science-at-the-center-of-climate-change-2663733685.html
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How Canada's wildfires are warming the stratosphere
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230817-how-wildfires-push-up-temperatures-long-after-they-are-extinguished
Zero-degree line at record height above Switzerland as heat and fire hit Europe
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/21/zero-degree-line-record-height-switzerland-heatwave-wildfire-europe
Is Industrial Society on the Verge of Collapse?
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/is-society-on-the-verge-of-collapse
How Canada's wildfires are warming the stratosphere
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230817-how-wildfires-push-up-temperatures-long-after-they-are-extinguished
Our oceans are the warmest in recorded history. This is why it's so concerning - How are our oceans being affected by rising global temperatures? From the threat of a disruption to a vital ocean circulation, to La Niña and El Niños, to the poles, we take a look at how they are changing.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/oceans-explainer-1.6937010
More Snow Can Actually Cause Tundra to Thaw Faster, Unleashing Buried Carbon
https://e360.yale.edu/digest/arctic-snow-emissions-climate-change
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For The First Time In History, Humanity Has A Single Common Foe - It’s no longer about nation versus nation, ruler versus ruler, group versus group, person versus person. It’s about humankind versus extinction. It’s a fight that can only have one winner, and it’s a fight we can only win together.
https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2023/08/24/for-the-first-time-in-history-humanity-has-a-single-common-foe/
A Wish List for the Next Major US Climate Legislation - Even as climate advocates push for the equitable and effective implementation of the IRA and IIJA, we also need to be thinking about our next big steps.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/climate-legislation-wish-list
The Climate Crisis Demands Collective and Individual Leadership and Responsibility - Not everyone can lower their carbon footprint, but every person can do one thing within a community context of support.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/climate-crisis-demands-responsibility
Does rising methane signal a ‘great transition’ in climate?
https://earthsky.org/earth/rising-methane-termination-event-euan-nisbet/?mc_cid=cd03fb9cf2&mc_eid=acdf275071
Extreme Weather Hits Around the World as Global Temperatures Rise
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/22/climate/tropical-storm-california-maui-fire-extreme-august.html
After America’s summer of extreme weather, ‘next year may well be worse’ - A freakish season of record temperatures, wildfire smoke and the destruction of Lahaina could soon become normal, climate experts say
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/26/us-summer-extreme-heat-wildfires-climate-crisis
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Mega Risks Threaten Earth
https://countercurrents.org/2023/09/mega-risks-threaten-earth/
What Arctic ice tells us about climate change - I went with scientists to a remote part of the Greenland ice sheet. Here’s what I learned, and why it matters for the rest of the world.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/08/29/arctic-ice-sheet-melting-climate-change/
This Brutal Summer in 10 Alarming Maps and Graphs
https://www.wired.com/story/this-brutal-summer-in-10-alarming-maps-and-graphs/
Understanding El Niño, La Niña and Climate Change: Sea Surface Temperature (SST) and its Role in Complex Oceanic Phenomena
https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/sea-surface-temperature-climate-change-sz/
Hurricane Idalia’s Explosive Power Comes from Abnormally Hot Oceans - By burning fossil fuels, humans force the oceans to soak up the heat equivalent of a Hiroshima-size bomb, over and over
https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-a-warming-planet/hurricane-idalias-explosive-power-comes-from-abnormally-hot-oceans
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US Foreign Policy Has an Extinction Agenda - As the world loses time to act, US elites are working to dominate the remains of a ruined planet.
https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/climate-change-foreign-policy/
WHERE DANGEROUS HEAT IS SURGING
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2023/extreme-heat-wet-bulb-globe-temperature/
‘Smashed’: summer of 2023 the hottest ever recorded - The climate crisis and emerging El Niño event pushed up temperatures and drove extreme weather across the world
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/06/summer-of-2023-hottest-recorded-in-wake-up-call-to-cut-carbon-emissions
NOAA Finds Carbon Concentrations Highest in 800,000 Years as Sea Level Rise Hits Record - The new global report states that burning fossil fuels is "the main driver of increasing atmospheric CO2.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/noaa-finds-carbon-concentrations-highest-in-800000-years-as-sea-level-rise-hits-record
Antarctica warming much faster than models predicted in ‘deeply concerning’ sign for sea levels
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/08/antarctica-warming-much-faster-than-models-predicted-in-deeply-concerning-sign-for-sea-levels
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Methane eruptions threaten
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/09/methane-eruptions-threaten.html
From Carbon Sink to Source: The Stark Changes in Arctic Lakes
https://e360.yale.edu/features/greenland-lakes-climate-change
Earth ‘well outside safe operating space for humanity’, scientists find - First complete ‘scientific health check’ shows most global systems beyond stable range in which modern civilisation emerged
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/13/earth-well-outside-safe-operating-space-for-humanity-scientists-find
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A climate of Insanity
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/09/a-climate-of-insanity.html
Seafloor methane tipping point reached
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/09/seafloor-methane-tipping-point-reached.html
Antarctic sea-ice at 'mind-blowing' low alarms experts
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-66724246
Climate change: Southern Ocean’s shrunken sea ice has entered ‘new state’
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/climate-change-southern-oceans-shrunken-sea-ice-has-entered-new-state/4A46B76GIFEWRFGVVTDX67TLAM/
Antarctica experienced wild weather in 2022
https://earthsky.org/earth/antarctica-wild-weather-heatwaves-2022/?mc_cid=1e580f62ee&mc_eid=acdf275071
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Think this summer was bad? It might be the best one you and I will ever see - The calamitous summer of 2023 was an oasis of tranquility, compared to what's coming
https://www.salon.com/2023/09/23/think-this-summer-was-bad-it-might-be-the-best-one-you-and-i-will-ever-see/
September 2023, highest anomaly on record?
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/09/september-2023-highest-anomaly-on-record.html
Key Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) Likely To Collapse In 2025-2095
https://countercurrents.org/2023/09/key-atlantic-meridional-overturning-circulation-amoc-likely-to-collapse-in-2025-2095/
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Our Fragile Earth: How Close Are We to Climate Catastrophe? - Lessons from past eras when Earth was a hothouse or a snowball tell us whether we are doomed by climate change or still have time to prevent that fate
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/our-fragile-earth-how-close-are-we-to-climate-catastrophe/
Unprecedented Times Call For Unprecedented Measures - If there are future generations, they will necessarily be living in a society that functions in a completely different way than our current one does.
https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2023/09/27/unprecedented-times-call-for-unprecedented-measures/
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Global temperatures are off the charts for a reason: 4 factors driving 2023’s extreme heat and climate disaster
https://theconversation.com/global-temperatures-are-off-the-charts-for-a-reason-4-factors-driving-2023s-extreme-heat-and-climate-disasters-209975
Antarctica’s Dicey Summer
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/10/06/antarcticas-dicey-summer/
LOOKING BACK: The Great Climate Flip-Flop
https://www.theatlantic.com
Study: Climate change to drive temperatures too hot for humans
https://www.axios.com/2023/10/10/climate-change-heat-temperatures-billions-humans-study
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Extreme Climate Impacts From Collapse of a Key Atlantic Ocean Current Could be Worse Than Expected, a New Study Warns
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09022024/climate-impacts-from-collapse-of-atlantic-meridional-overturning-current-could-be-worse-than-expected/
Greenland losing 30m tonnes of ice an hour, study reveals
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/17/greenland-losing-30m-tonnes-of-ice-an-hour-study-reveals
Greenland is getting greener. That could have huge consequences for the world
https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/13/climate/greenland-ice-loss-vegetation-climate-intl/index.html
LOOKING BACK - Threat of AMOC Collapse Begs Question: If Not Now, Then When? If Not Us, Then Who? - We must use this as a catalyst for massive behavior change and mass forms of protests to force our corrupt officials to rapidly decarbonize the economy by 2030—not 2050.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/amoc-collapse
Blue Ocean Event 2024?
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2024/02/blue-ocean-event-2024.html
Antarctic Tipping Point That Occurred 8,000 Years Ago 'Could Happen Again’
https://www.commondreams.org/news/antarctic-tipping-point
LOOKING BACK - This year is so hot, Antarctica is missing sea ice equivalent in size to Argentina - Antarctic sea ice is melting and massive chunks are not coming back yet, alarming scientists
https://www.salon.com/2023/07/31/this-year-is-so-hot-antarctica-is-missing-sea-ice-equivalent-in-size-to-argentina/
LOOKING BACK - Rapidly Melting Glaciers Threaten Collapse of Crucial Ocean Circulation Systems: Study
https://www.commondreams.org/news/melting-ice-ocean-circulation
For The First Time In History, Humanity Has A Single Common Foe - It’s no longer about nation versus nation, ruler versus ruler, group versus group, person versus person. It’s about humankind versus extinction. It’s a fight that can only have one winner, and it’s a fight we can only win together.
https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2023/08/24/for-the-first-time-in-history-humanity-has-a-single-common-foe/
Unprecedented Times Call For Unprecedented Measures
https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2023/09/27/unprecedented-times-call-for-unprecedented-measures/comment-page-1/#comments
Like ‘Em or Not, Climate Defiance Is Determined To Get In Your Face
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/02/climate-defiance-fossil-fuel-protests-radical-extinction-rebellion/
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The Fastest Warming on Earth
https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/02/23/the-fastest-warming-on-earth/
Beyond the tipping point: The Collapse of Ocean Currents and its Weather impact on the United States and Europe
https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/ocean-currents-near-a-tipping-point-of-collapse-weather-effects-united-states-europe-fa/
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Study Pinpoints Links Between Melting Arctic Ice and Summertime Extreme Weather in Europe
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/01032024/links-between-melting-arctic-ice-and-summertime-extreme-weather-in-europe/#
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Arctic sea ice set for steep decline
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2024/03/arctic-sea-ice-set-for-steep-decline.html
Arctic rivers face big changes with a warming climate, permafrost thaw and an accelerating water cycle − the effects will have global consequences
https://theconversation.com/arctic-rivers-face-big-changes-with-a-warming-climate-permafrost-thaw-and-an-accelerating-water-cycle-the-effects-will-have-global-consequences-224869
NOAA Warns World's Coral on Verge of 'Worst Bleaching Event in History of the Planet’
https://www.commondreams.org/news/coral-bleaching
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Are we breaking the Atlantic Ocean?
https://www.vox.com/climate/24099459/amoc-atlantic-meridional-overturning-circulation-freeze-europe
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Scientist: 2023 heat may put world in "uncharted territory”
https://www.axios.com/2024/03/21/climate-extreme-heat-2023#
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Atlantic ocean heat threatens to unleash methane eruptions
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2024/03/atlantic-ocean-heat-threatens-to-unleash-methane-eruptions.html
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Atmospheric Greenhouse Gas Concentrations Hit New Record Levels
https://www.commondreams.org/news/greenhouse-gas-emissions-2667710709
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Did the climate experience a Regime Change in 2023?
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2024/04/did-the-climate-experience-a-regime-change-in-2023.html
After climate tipping points, change will come slowly, then all at once
https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/4585835-after-climate-tipping-points-change-will-come-slowly-then-all-at-once/#:
Ocean Heat Has Shattered Records for More Than a Year. What’s Happening?
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/10/climate/ocean-heat-records.html
North Atlantic heating up
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2024/04/north-atlantic-heating-up.html
'Worst I Have Seen': 75% of Great Barrier Reef Suffers Coral Bleaching
https://www.commondreams.org/news/great-barrier-reef-bleaching
‘Simply mind-boggling’: world record temperature jump in Antarctic raises fears of catastrophe
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/06/simply-mind-boggling-world-record-temperature-jump-in-antarctic-raises-fears-of-catastrophe
Antarctic Sea Ice Hit Another New Low This Year: How Ocean Warming is Driving the Loss
https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/04/12/antarctic-sea-ice-hit-another-new-low-this-year-how-ocean-warming-is-driving-the-loss/
Arctic permafrost is now a net source of major greenhouse gases
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2426732-arctic-permafrost-is-now-a-net-source-of-major-greenhouse-gases/
Tenth consecutive monthly heat record alarms and confounds climate scientists
https://www.theguardian.com/global/2024/apr/09/tenth-consecutive-monthly-heat-record-alarms-confounds-climate-scientists
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Scientists Warn Gulf Stream Slowdown Could Begin as Early as 2025
https://oilprice.com/The-Environment/Global-Warming/Scientists-Warn-Gulf-Stream-Slowdown-Could-Begin-as-Early-as-2025.html
How climate change could be driving ‘killer’ cold outbreaks in oceans
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/15/climate/cold-ocean-upwelling-sharks-climate/index.html#
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LOOKING BACK: Role of Climate Crisis 'Can't Be Hand-Waved Away': Scientists Say Freezing Texas Linked to Warming Arctic
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/02/17/role-climate-crisis-cant-be-hand-waved-away-scientists-say-freezing-texas-linked
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Arctic sea ice under threat
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2024/04/arctic-sea-ice-under-threat.html
Temperature rise in the Tropics (update 3)
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2024/04/temperature-rise-in-the-tropics-update-3.html
The Orwellian rules-based Climate
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-orwellian-rules-based-climate.html
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