Tag: climate crisis, global warming

Accompanying article on the upcoming climate reality

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/10/26/magazine/climate-change-warming-world.html Beyond Catastrophe: A New Climate Reality Is Coming Into ViewBy David Wallace-Wells Photographs by Devin Oktar YalkinCaptions by Charley Locke Oct. 26, 2022 You can never really see the future, only imagine it, then try to make sense of the new world when it arrives. Just a few years ago, climate projections for this … Continue reading Accompanying article on the upcoming climate reality →

Mediterranean water hot enough now to form carbonate crystals, possibly centered on micro plastics

http://www.wired.com/story/the-mediterranean-sea-is-so-hot-its-forming-carbonate-crystals/? SCIENCE by Matt Simon for Wired, OCT 4, 2022 7:00 AM The Mediterranean Sea Is So Hot, It’s Forming Carbonate Crystals In the rapidly warming Eastern Mediterranean, water stratifies into layers, like a cake. That’s allowing carbon-spewing crystals to form. IF YOU STAND on the coast of Israel and gaze out across the Mediterranean Sea, … Continue reading Mediterranean water hot enough now to form carbonate crystals, possibly centered on micro plastics →

Swiss glaciers providing water to Europe are disappearing at record speed

https://apple.news/AvNVpiEOiSJmnZN-c7HSmTg https://emp.bbc.com/emp/SMPj/2.46.1/iframe.html [click thru for informative video] Climate change: Swiss glaciers disappearing at record speed A new study shows that Switzerland’s glaciers have lost more than half their volume in less than 100 years, and this long hot summer has accelerated the loss of ice. The glaciers attract skiers and climbers – but they are … Continue reading Swiss glaciers providing water to Europe are disappearing at record speed →

Alaska’s snow crab population drops by billions (90%) in three years so no 2022 catch allowed

http://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/14/us/alaska-cancels-crab-season.htmlsee also: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fishing-alaska-snow-crab-season-canceled-investigation-climate-change/ Alaska Cancels Snow Crab Season Amid Population Declines Biologists say the warming of the waters of the Bering Sea in recent years is a possible factor in the decline of snow crabs. Snow crabs fished in Alaska. Credit...Alaska Department of Fish and Game By Johnny Diaz Oct. 14, 2022 The Alaska Department of Fish … Continue reading Alaska’s snow crab population drops by billions (90%) in three years so no 2022 catch allowed →

Mormons may have to rethink whether a green lawn is a “godly act” in a time of mega drought

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/25/mormons-lawns-utah-old-testament-godly-act-megadrought From left: a house in Daybreak, Utah; the Provo Utah temple; a house in Holladay, Utah. Photograph: Lindsay D'Addato/The Guardian Our unequal earth For Mormons, a perfect lawn is a godly act. But the drought is catching up with them Heavily subsidized water ‘made the desert bloom’ but the tradition is now driving Utah … Continue reading Mormons may have to rethink whether a green lawn is a “godly act” in a time of mega drought →

Once green and water-rich, Europe looking more and more like California

https://apple.news/ANg6bJPW0RBiQQgM4ZK45nQ Europe was once green and water-rich. Now, it’s more and more like California BY JAWEED KALEEM,  SCOTT JOHNSON SEPT. 4, 2022 4 AM PT MANE, France —   Each spring and summer, Frederic Esniol plants millions of seeds for lettuce sold at big grocery chains, making his family farm a jewel of this historically bountiful region of France. … Continue reading Once green and water-rich, Europe looking more and more like California →

Upstream water relied upon to keep Lake Powell full is running out

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/16/us/colorado-river-water-lake-powell-flaming-gorge-climate/index.html [click thru to see videos] The upstream water used to keep Lake Powell afloat is running out By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Updated 12:38 PM EDT, Mon September 19, 2022 Upstream reservoirs in the Colorado River Basin might not have enough water to keep Lake Powell above a critical threshold indefinitely, federal officials have warned in recent weeks, as the … Continue reading Upstream water relied upon to keep Lake Powell full is running out →

Oil companies found to have clearly hidden how few changes were made to address environmental harm

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/17/oil-companies-exxonmobil-chevron-shell-bp-climate-crisis Criticism intensifies after big oil admits ‘gaslighting’ public over green aims Fury as ‘explosive’ files reveal largest oil companies contradicted public statements and wished bedbugs upon critical activists Exxon, which recently announced profits of $17.9bn for the three months until June. Photograph: Andrew Kelly/Reuters Oliver Milman @olliemilmanSat 17 Sep 2022 06.00 EDT Criticism in the … Continue reading Oil companies found to have clearly hidden how few changes were made to address environmental harm →

U.S. heat showing up in produce at grocery stores

http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-heat-wave-hits-supermarkets-produce-sections-11662888601? U.S. Heat Wave Hits Supermarkets’ Produce Sections Heat is hurting quality and availability of lettuce, berries; retailers seek new suppliers, scale back offerings of lower-quality produce Supermarkets say they are giving less shelf space to products with weather-induced discolorations, bruises or burns.PHOTO: LIZ DUFOUR/THE ENQUIRER/USA TODAY NETWORK/REUTERS By Jaewon Kang and Jesse Newman Sept. 11, 2022 5:30 am … Continue reading U.S. heat showing up in produce at grocery stores →

Yes, climate change affected rate and amount of Ian’s rain and wind

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/30/climate-crisis-hurricane-ian-extreme-rainfall Extreme rainfall from Hurricane Ian worsened by climate breakdown – study US researchers find human-induced global heating has increased intensity of downpours in powerful mega-storm Widespread flooding in Fort Myers, Florida on Thursday. Researchers found that the amount of rain dumped by the storm was 10% higher because of the climate crisis. Photograph: Marco Bello/Reuters … Continue reading Yes, climate change affected rate and amount of Ian’s rain and wind →

$23 south of Manhattan’s 60th Street — enough to wipe out gridlock?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/11/manhattan-congestion-pricing-charge-transportation No more car for me’: will a $23 toll finally rid Manhattan of gridlock? Congested traffic from Brooklyn enters Manhattan via the Williamsburg Bridge in 2019. Photograph: Mary Altaffer/AP Planners say congestion pricing will slash traffic in the area – and offer a much-needed $15bn boost to public transit Wilfred Chan in New York CityThu 11 … Continue reading $23 south of Manhattan’s 60th Street — enough to wipe out gridlock? →