http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-60180226 Peru oil spill after Tonga eruption bigger than previously thought January 29, 2022 Spanish oil firm Repsol says it is trying to clean the spill up "a quickly as possible" An oil spill off the Peruvian coast earlier this month was twice as big as previously reported, according to the country's government. Environment Minister … Continue reading Peru oil spill after Tonga eruption bigger than first thought
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Good news about the oil permits in the Gulf of Mexico
https://www.wsj.com/articles/federal-judge-blocks-gulf-of-mexico-drilling-leases-citing-environmental-concerns-11643339227 Federal Judge Blocks Gulf of Mexico Drilling Leases, Citing Environmental Concerns The Interior Department sold the oil-and-gas leases in November, but they had yet to take effect Offshore oil-well platforms in the Gulf of Mexico off Port Fourchon, La.PHOTO: LUKE SHARRETT/BLOOMBERG NEWS By Katy Stech Ferek FollowUpdated Jan. 27, 2022 11:50 pm ETSAVEPRINTTEXTListen to articleLength4 minutesQueue A … Continue reading Good news about the oil permits in the Gulf of Mexico
Lumber prices taking a hit from climate change
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2022/01/why-climate-change-pushing-lumber-prices/621288/? Lumber Prices Are off the Rails Again. Blame Climate Change. “This is a supply-side problem. This is unlike any other market that any of us lumber traders have ever experienced.”By Robinson Meyer James MacDonald / Bloomberg / Getty JANUARY 19, 2022SHARE Last year, lumber turned into the surprise superstar of the U.S. economy when it … Continue reading Lumber prices taking a hit from climate change
Good news so rare — but pristine patch of coral found off Tahiti
This shows the importance of the deep ocean which is often viewed as a desert where dumping radioactive water (Japan) or letting oil pipeline spills go unrepaired (countless oil operations), or letting plastic accumulate to the point where it outweighs biological mass simply doesn't matter. Deep ocean matters folks. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/20/like-a-work-of-art-rare-stretch-of-pristine-coral-reef-discovered-off-tahiti-age-of-extinction ‘Like a work of art’: … Continue reading Good news so rare — but pristine patch of coral found off Tahiti
How refrigerators became an agent of climate catastrophe
https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-a-warming-planet/how-the-refrigerator-became-an-agent-of-climate-catastrophe How the Refrigerator Became an Agent of Climate Catastrophe The evolution of cooling technology helps to explain why supposed solutions to global warming have only made the situation worse. By David Owen January 15, 2022 Ice harvesting on Bantam Lake, in Connecticut. Harvesters in the state and elsewhere once packed lake and river ice in … Continue reading How refrigerators became an agent of climate catastrophe
U.S. climate worsening even during pandemic
https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/22876360/climate-emissions-2021-coal-transportation The latest data on US climate pollution is very bad Freight and coal drove emissions up in 2021.By Rebecca Leber@rebleberrebecca.leber@vox.com Jan 12, 2022, 7:30am EST Share this story Share this on Facebook (opens in new window)Share this on Twitter (opens in new window)SHAREAll sharing options Cars and trucks move along the Cross Bronx Expressway, a notorious stretch of … Continue reading U.S. climate worsening even during pandemic
Urban areas make climate crisis effects worse
https://apple.news/ApJFtCa1pSTu53FoAaezRlw 0.13.22 | CO.DESIGN What devastating floods look like once you remove cities from the equation In July 2021, Western Europe experienced one of the deadliest floods in its history, killing at least 242 people. Climate change was cited as the main culprit, but according to a recent study, it wasn’t the only thing to … Continue reading Urban areas make climate crisis effects worse
Maersk may cause entire shipping industry to accelerate changes to meet the climate crisis
https://qz.com/2112395/maersk-accelerated-its-net-zero-climate-goals-by-a-decade/ FULL STEAM AHEAD Maersk could push the entire shipping industry to move up its climate goals By Nicolás Rivero Tech ReporterPublished January 13, 2022 Maersk, the world’s second-largest shipping line, pledged on Jan. 12 to make its business carbon neutral by 2040 instead of its previously stated goal of 2050. The company also expanded its net-zero emissions pledge to … Continue reading Maersk may cause entire shipping industry to accelerate changes to meet the climate crisis
How a category 5 hurricane could wipe out NYC for good
nypost.com/2022/01/01/how-a-category-5-hurricane-could-wipe-out-nyc-for-good/ How a Category 5 hurricane could wipe out New York City for good By Eric Spitznagel January 1, 2022 7:52am Updated "The bridges in and out of Manhattan are flooded" while boat rides to safety go to the highest bidder in author Stephen Marche's terrifying forecast of the lasting damage a Category 5 hurricane would do to … Continue reading How a category 5 hurricane could wipe out NYC for good
Lightning in high Arctic indicates major change in conditions supporting all the other indicia of climate crisis
‘Drastic’ rise in high Arctic lightning has scientists worried The region’s air typically doesn’t suit strikes – so they have become an important climate crisis indicator Thunderstorms need moisture, instability and lift. Disappearance of sea ice means more water is able to evaporate, adding moisture to the atmosphere. Photograph: Dimitar Kyosemarliev/Reuters Léonie Chao-FongFri 7 Jan 2022 … Continue reading Lightning in high Arctic indicates major change in conditions supporting all the other indicia of climate crisis
Movies showing the need of the world aren’t showing much optimism
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/jan/03/apocalypse-nowadays-the-new-wave-of-films-about-the-end-of-the-world Apocalypse nowadays: the new wave of films about the end of the world Armageddon once delivered thrills and megabucks spectacle. Now it’s the unnerving backdrop for satires and family drama Holidays in hell … The Humans (2021). Photograph: Landmark Media/Alamy Alex Hess@A_HessMon 3 Jan 2022 03.00 EST Which films kept you entertained over the holidays? … Continue reading Movies showing the need of the world aren’t showing much optimism
Another climate campaigner response to the reality of “Don’t Look Up”
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jan/04/dont-look-up-life-of-campaigning Watching Don’t Look Up made me see my whole life of campaigning flash before me George Monbiot I’ve broken down on TV too, trying to explain the horror of the climate crisis to those who wield power and do nothing Cate Blanchett, Tyler Perry, Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence in Don't Look Up. Photograph: Niko … Continue reading Another climate campaigner response to the reality of “Don’t Look Up”
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