Wonderfully informative map and charts omitted. You'll have to click thru. https://apple.news/AOan6MyaVSRG4QhxVfza5Pw ‘Megadrought’ persists in western U.S., as another extremely dry year develops The long-running dry stretch rivals anything in the last 1200 years, a sign of climate-change induced "aridification."BYALEJANDRA BORUNDAPUBLISHED MAY 7, 2021• 12 MIN READ Water levels usually peak in May at Folsom Lake … Continue reading West and Southwest U.S. facing biggest drought in 1200 years
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Eleven Madison (NYC restaurant) going meatless — does it matter?
"Heated" is always a fascinating newsletter about anything related to climate change. This week the lead story is about the very expensive, extremely well known restaurant Eleven Madison Park's decision. A National Review columnist and various Twitterers went berserk. Ms Atkin asks if it matters and concludes there's a good chance it does. Perhaps this … Continue reading Eleven Madison (NYC restaurant) going meatless — does it matter?
Shifting perspectives about climate crisis may offer hope for the future
Dare we hope? Here’s my cautious case for climate optimism Rebecca Solnit The Green New Deal, formerly seen as radical, is now in mainstream debate. And renewable energy becomes more efficient every day Power-generating windmill turbines at sunset near Larnaca, Cyprus. Photograph: Yiannis Kourtoglou/Reuters Sat 1 May 2021 08.12 EDT That we are living in science … Continue reading Shifting perspectives about climate crisis may offer hope for the future
Amazon rain forest no longer taking in more carbon than it releases
This fact should scare people. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/30/brazilian-amazon-released-more-carbon-than-it-absorbed-over-past-10-years Brazilian Amazon released more carbon than it absorbed over past 10 years International team of researchers also found that deforestation rose nearly four-fold in 2019 A fallen tree lies in an area of the Amazon jungle that was cleared by loggers and farmers near Porto Velho, Rondonia State. Photograph: Ueslei … Continue reading Amazon rain forest no longer taking in more carbon than it releases
We’re going to lose 10% of our glacier ice no matter what
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/29/world-lose-glacier-ice-climate-targets World will lose 10% of glacier ice even if it hits climate targets Exclusive: loss is equivalent to more than 13,200 cubic kilometres of water or 10m Wembley Stadiums Visualised: glaciers then and now Research suggests 1.9 billion people are at risk of mountain water shortages, most of them in China and India. Photograph: Alamy … Continue reading We’re going to lose 10% of our glacier ice no matter what
No, Biden’s not banning beef — yes, we should all eat less of it
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/04/26/biden-climate-beef-ban/ Biden’s climate change plan may not nix cheeseburgers, but science says beef should be on the chopping block A GOP social media frenzy about Biden banning beef has no meat to it, but beef plays significant role in greenhouse gas emissions Steaks and other beef products at a grocery store in McLean, Va. (J. … Continue reading No, Biden’s not banning beef — yes, we should all eat less of it
California about to have a terrible year for fires
https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/04/the-humble-shrub-thats-predicting-a-terrible-fire-season/ The humble shrub that’s predicting a terrible fire season Chamise is kind of a crystal ball for understanding how badly California might burn. MATT SIMON, WIRED.COM - 4/18/2021, 7:00 AM EnlargeBryant Baker, Los Padres ForestWatch 83WITH 61 POSTERS PARTICIPATING SHARE ON FACEBOOKSHARE ON TWITTER If you’re kind of judgmental when it comes to plants, you might … Continue reading California about to have a terrible year for fires
Two simple ways to change your diet to help the planet
Surely everyone can waste a little less, eat a little less meat. Just doing those two things would Matter. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/04/rules-eating-fight-climate-change/618515/ Your Diet Is Cooking the Planet But two simple changes can help.ANNIE LOWREYAPRIL 6, 2021 GETTY What’s for dinner? On a planet wracked by rising seas, expanding deserts, withering biodiversity, and hotter temperatures, that’s a … Continue reading Two simple ways to change your diet to help the planet
More lightning in the Arctic = bad news for the planet
The Arctic holds an enormous amount of methane, a greenhouse gas far more dangerous than CO2. The disappearance of the Arctic ice cap, the melting in Greenland, the increased number of tundra fires, are all contributing to the soaring levels of both. (And shall we mention the methane burned off by the fossil fuel industry?) … Continue reading More lightning in the Arctic = bad news for the planet
A keeper for books about environment, climate change, energy, the future, and more
This has too many lists and too much clickthru to include here in its entirety but it's produced by the people who interview top people in a field to get their top five recommendations. This contains a cornucopia of info. Enjoy. https://fivebooks.com/category/environment/climate-change/
Huge kelp forests being killed by urchins — so much for reducing cow methane
One of the most creative methods (which will stick in your mind forever, once heard) for reducing methane in the atmosphere is to feed kelp to cows. Turns out that methane is both a more dangerous greenhouse gas than CO2 and that the cows raised for dairy and for beef produce an enormous amount of … Continue reading Huge kelp forests being killed by urchins — so much for reducing cow methane
Vegetation can’t keep up with greenhouse gases
Amazing how many people have figured that trees, the Amazon Rain Forests, the greenery of Indonesia and the like would simply soak up the excess CO2 that humans have been producing. Unfortunately, the vegetation just can't keep up. One thing that's not mentioned here is the burning going on in both Brazil and Indonesia to … Continue reading Vegetation can’t keep up with greenhouse gases
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