Climate Update - what must happen & news links
The Limits of Clean Energy
If the world isn’t careful, renewable energy could become as destructive as fossil fuels.
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-limits-of-clean-energy?utm_source...
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People must use less transport, eat less red meat and buy fewer clothes if the UK is to virtually halt greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, the government's chief environment scientist has warned.
https://t.co/YXylkMMa7g?amp=1
urgent changes needed include ending population growth, leaving fossil fuels in the ground, halting forest destruction and slashing meat eating.
https://t.co/wRMbIUYwkB?amp=1
Global emissions need to be halved by next decade and net-zero by mid century, says energy economist Nebojsa Nakicenovic
https://t.co/fcp0MUWpc2?amp=1
“Nearly two-thirds of the pledges under the Paris climate agreement are ‘totally insufficient’ to meet critical climate targets.” And almost no nation in the world is on track to meet those targets.
tweet here: https://twitter.com/dwallacewells/status/1193207884378718214
India, the U.S. and China saw some of the biggest rises in greenhouse gas emissions in 2018, a new report says. The EU’s output fell by 2.5%
tweet here: https://twitter.com/tictoc/status/1193498581392605184
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Updates for October
Temperature world wide
We just had the warmest October on record (narrowly ahead of Oct 2015), according to #Copernicus #C3S. Monthly temperatures over the past 12 months have averaged close to 1.2°C above the pre-industrial level defined by IPCC.
tweet here: https://twitter.com/WMO/status/1191729621164789763
Funding
Bank of England boss says global finance is funding 4C temperature rise
https://amp.theguardian.com/business/2019/oct/15/bank-of-england-boss-wa...
Ocean acidification
tweet here: https://twitter.com/PaulEDawson/status/1194585449899208704
“If 0.25 was enough to precipitate a mass extinction, we should be worried.”
Researchers estimate that the pH of the ocean will drop by 0.4 pH units by 2100 if carbon emissions are not stopped, or by 0.15 units if global temperature rise is limited to 2C.
Where's Greta?
I'll hopefully make it to COP25 in Madrid.
I’ve been offered a ride from Virginia on the 48ft catamaran
La Vagabonde. Australians @Sailing_LaVaga,
Elayna Carausu & @_NikkiHenderson
from England will take me across the Atlantic.
We sail for Europe tomorrow morning! (Nov 13th)
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Updates for September
09/06
Global warming: Worrying lessons from the past
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180906082126.htm
09/10
Coastal erosion in the Arctic intensifies global warming
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180910081538.htm
09/10
Global warming pushing alpine species higher and higher
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180910093526.htm
09/11
Natural mechanism could lower emissions from tropical peatlands
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180911132007.htm
09/13
Climate-induced soil changes may cause more erosion and flash flooding
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180913113954.htm
09/13
Environmental pollution in China begins decreasing
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190913111405.htm
09/16
To address hunger, many countries may have to increase carbon footprint
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190916212510.htm
09/18
Mechanism modeling for better forecasts, climate predictions
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190918121200.htm
09/18
Study of ancient climate suggests future warming could accelerate
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190918142035.htm
09/18
Cutting emissions gradually will avert sudden jump in warming
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190918161623.htm
09/20
Surface melting causes Antarctic glaciers to slip faster towards the ocean
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190920111355.htm
09/25
Potentially large economic impacts of climate change can be avoided by human actions
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190925100415.htm
09/26
Thousands of meltwater lakes mapped on the east Antarctic ice sheet
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190926105836.htm
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Updates for August
08/01
EU agriculture not viable for the future
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190801142546.htm
08/05
How wildfires trap carbon for centuries to millennia
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190805134012.htm
08/06
Hotter, wetter, dryer: Uptick in extreme weather, temps
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190806121140.htm
08/08
Marine heatwaves a bigger threat to coral reefs than previously thought, scientists find
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190808111429.htm
08/12
Arctic sea-ice loss has 'minimal influence' on severe cold winter weather
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190812130831.htm
08/12
Icebergs delay Southern Hemisphere future warming, study shows
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190812172328.htm
08/13
Arctic could be iceless in September if temps increase 2 degrees
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190813160526.htm
08/15
Ice sheets impact core elements of the Earth's carbon cycle
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190815081256.htm
08/19
Climate change to shrink economies of rich, poor, hot and cold countries alike unless Paris Agreement holds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190819082450.htm
08/20
Plants could remove six years of carbon dioxide emissions -- if we protect them
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190820130929.htm
08/22
Switching on the Atlantic Ocean heat pump
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190822081156.htm
08/26
Deep transformations needed to achieve Sustainable Development Goals
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190826112705.htm
08/27
Glacier-fed rivers may consume atmospheric carbon dioxide
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190827123510.htm
08/30
Deep snow cover in the Arctic region intensifies heat waves in
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190830112821.htm
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Updates for June & July [under construction]
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Updates for May
05/29
Asia's glaciers provide buffer against drought
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190529131204.htm
05/23
Widespread permafrost degradation seen in high Arctic terrain
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190523091301.htm
05/23
Melting small glaciers could add 10 inches to sea levels
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190523104934.htm
05/20
Better understanding of the effect of melting ice sheets: Experts weigh in
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190520153010.htm
05/20
Cement as a climate killer: Using industrial waste to produce carbon neutral alternatives
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190520103604.htm
05/15
How ocean melts Antarctic Ice Sheet
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190515110307.htm
05/08
Tsunami signals to measure glacier calving in Greenland
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190508093748.htm
05/07
Arctic rivers provide fingerprint of carbon release from thawing permafrost
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190507110428.htm
05/06
Nature's dangerous decline 'unprecedented,' species extinction rates 'accelerating'
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190506093610.htm
Updates for April
04/25
Preventing collapse after catastrophe
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190425162351.htm
04/09
More than 90% of glacier volume in the Alps could be lost by 2100
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190409083258.htm
04/08
Melting glaciers causing sea levels to rise at ever greater rates
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190408114013.htm
04/08
Air temperatures in the Arctic are driving system change
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190408080225.htm
04/05
Large Antarctic Ice Shelf, home to a UK research station, is about to break apart
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190405124301.htm
04/03
More CO2 than ever before in 3 million years, shows unprecedented computer simulation
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190403155436.htm
04/02
The Transpolar Drift is faltering: Sea ice is now melting before it can leave the nursery
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190402081557.htm
04/02
Restore natural forests to meet global climate goals
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190402081533.htm
Updates for March
03/27
White people's eating habits produce most greenhouse gases, study finds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190327123850.htm
03/25
Clouds have moderated warming triggered by climate change
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190325120401.htm
03/20
IPCC is underselling climate change
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190320102010.htm
03/18
New global standard counts the cost of environmental damage
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190318111950.htm
03/14
Ocean sink for human-made carbon dioxide measured
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190314151648.htm
03/11
Few pathways to an acceptable climate future without immediate action
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190311125353.htm
03/11
How to take a census of Earth's biodiversity? One team of researchers has a plan
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190311125343.htm
03/07
Shifting away from coal is key to cutting greenhouse gas emissions
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190307103201.htm
03/06
New satellite keeps close watch on Antarctic ice loss
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190306110639.htm
03/04
Want to save the planet? Stop trying to be its friend
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190304095904.htm
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Updates for February
02/28
Forests, carbon sinks cannot make up for delays in decarbonizing the economy, experts argue
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190228141346.htm
02/20
Earth may be 140 years away from reaching carbon levels not seen in 56 million years
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190220112221.htm
02/18
World's biggest terrestrial carbon sinks are found in young forests
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190218153155.htm
02/17
Understanding carbon cycle feedbacks to predict climate change at large scale
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190217115827.htm
02/11
Arctic sea ice loss in the past linked to abrupt climate events
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190211164033.htm
02/06
Melting ice sheets may cause 'climate chaos' according to new modelling
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190206131921.htm
02/06
Diffusing the methane bomb: We can still make a difference
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190206104538.htm
02/04
A warming world increases air pollution
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190204140614.htm
Updates for January
WED 01/23
Climate change tipping point could be coming sooner than we think
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190123131700.htm
TUE 01/22
Rising temperatures may safeguard crop nutrition as climate changes
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190122084350.htm
TUE 01/22
We need to rethink everything we know about global warming
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190122104611.htm
TUE 01/22
Near-term climate prediction 'coming of age'
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190122104512.htm
WED 01/16
Water, not temperature, limits global forest growth as climate warms
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190116150639.htm
MON 01/14
Antarctica losing six times more ice mass annually now than 40 years ago
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190114161150.htm
THU 01/10
Oceans are warming even faster than previously thought
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190110141811.htm
FRI 01/04
The long memory of the Pacific Ocean
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190104121426.htm
The latest from ScienceDaily
https://www.sciencedaily.com/news/earth_climate/climate/
Summer school - climate & cogn. neuroscience
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HIGHLIGHTS CLIMATE & NEUROSCIENCE
CLIMATE
Climate change impact literature
http://www.phantom.university/node/947
Global efforts to thwart climate change far off course, UN says
https://m.france24.com/en/20181127-global-efforts-climate-change-united-...
NEUROSCIENCE
Important neuroscience update ...
https://mobile.twitter.com/rossdawson/status/1066803836373762048
Ethical? Search for the wave conditions
for consciousness... Gamma waves
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/?term=gamma+waves+long+distance
', 'Time is running out for stopping Climate
Change: world on track for +3.5 in 2080