http://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/17/global-heating-pushes-mountain-goats-into-more-nocturnal-lifestyle Global heating pushes mountain goats into more nocturnal lifestyle University of Sassari research suggests change in habits might expose animals to more predators Olivia Lee Wed 17 Jan 2024 00.00 EST Global heating is pushing mountain goats into a more nocturnal lifestyle that could expose them to more predators, scientists have found. A team … Continue reading One way of defeating a hotter environment — become nocturnal
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Overall warming doesn’t prevent periods of severe cold
https://apple.news/AVcA7wECtRCyrInhI5Upw8A Why we still have brutal cold snaps even as the planet warms to record levels By Laura Paddison, CNN Published 8:17 AM EST, Mon January 15, 2024 After a summer of record-breaking heat, vast swaths of the United States are now grappling with extreme cold as a brutal Arctic blast brings snow squalls, deadly ice and life-threatening wind … Continue reading Overall warming doesn’t prevent periods of severe cold
Antarctica changes hard to overstate
https://apple.news/AnRHkebBFRBissMBgjgKnIg Red alert in Antarctica: the year rapid, dramatic change hit climate scientists like a ‘punch in the guts’ Study after study showed the breakdown of climate systems taking place much earlier than foreseen, with potentially catastrophic results Adam Morton and Graham Readfearn, published Sat 30 Dec 2023 14.00 EST Morning is a construct in the Antarctic … Continue reading Antarctica changes hard to overstate
Ethical issues with choosing whether or not to bear children in today’s world
The Morality of Having Kids in a Burning, Drowning World Two recent books, “The Quickening” and “The Parenthood Dilemma,” consider the ethics of procreation in the age of man-made climate change. By Jessica Winter, November 20, 2023, The New Yorker The U.S. birth rate dropped for six straight years through 2020, reaching a historic low.Illustration by … Continue reading Ethical issues with choosing whether or not to bear children in today’s world
World’s largest iceberg moving for first time in 37 years
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/a23a-antarctica-iceberg-movement-ice/ WORLD’S LARGEST ICEBERG IS MOVING FOR FIRST TIME IN 37 YEARS: ‘THE POLES WILL DETERMINE THE FATE OF HUMANITY’ “The more important thing for people to be aware of is that Antarctica, in other places, is losing ice very rapidly.” By Jennifer Kodros ,December 16, 2023 One of the world’s largest and oldest icebergs is … Continue reading World’s largest iceberg moving for first time in 37 years
COP28 nations agree for first time to transition away from fossil fuels
www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/cop28-leaders-call-for-transitioning-away-from-fossil-fuels-in-final-push-at-climate-talks-48f4b1c3? COP28 Nations Agree for First Time to Transition Away From Fossil Fuels Conference host, the United Arab Emirates, brokered the compromise that calls for a clean energy shift to accelerate this decade By Matthew Dalton, Stacy Meichtry and Sha Hua, Updated Dec. 13, 2023 2:34 am ET COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber proposed the compromise agreement after … Continue reading COP28 nations agree for first time to transition away from fossil fuels
Fossil fuel phase-out not enough without more protections of nature
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/11/fossil-fuel-phase-out-climate-breakdown-protect-natural-world-cop28 Fossil fuel phase-out will ‘not avert climate breakdown without protections for nature’ Top climate scientist says carbon sinks such as forests and wetlands vital to keeping temperature rise below 1.5C Fiona Harvey and Patrick Greenfield in DubaiMon 11 Dec 2023 01.00 EST Human destruction of nature is pushing the planet to a point of no return, and … Continue reading Fossil fuel phase-out not enough without more protections of nature
Hottest temperatures in human history doesn’t mean hottest ever
https://apple.news/ArUDOHGHaSbq1DkQXrNLoAQ New climate record is a reminder: Earth used to be way hotter, the oceans way higher Doyle Rice for USA TODAY, published Dec. 10, 2023 Carbon dioxide levels in Earth's atmosphere are at their highest point in human history, a study released in early December reports. In fact, according to the study, it has been about 14 … Continue reading Hottest temperatures in human history doesn’t mean hottest ever
2023 sets a new record as hottest year ever recorded — scientists say “the temperature will keep rising”
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/2023-hottest-year-ever-recorded-scientists-temperatures 2023 is officially the hottest year ever recorded, and scientists say "the temperature will keep rising" BY LI COHEN DECEMBER 5, 2023 / 10:00 PM EST / CBS NEWS After months of expectation, it's official — 2023 will be the hottest year ever recorded. The European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service announced the milestone after analyzing … Continue reading 2023 sets a new record as hottest year ever recorded — scientists say “the temperature will keep rising”
Thorough discussion of “The Comment” made at COP28
http://www.cnn.com/2023/12/03/climate/cop28-al-jaber-fossil-fuel-phase-out/index.html [click thru for essential videos] Climate summit leader defends controversial comments that alarmed scientists and sent shockwaves through meeting By Laura Paddison, CNN, Updated 9:57 PM EST, Mon December 4, 2023 Sultan Al Jaber, the oil executive who is leading the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, sent shockwaves through the gathering by claiming in the days before the UN-backed … Continue reading Thorough discussion of “The Comment” made at COP28
12 Billionaires’ climate emissions out pollute 2.1 million homes, according to analysis of research
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/20/twelve-billionaires-climate-emissions-jeff-bezos-bill-gates-elon-musk-carbon-divide Twelve billionaires’ climate emissions outpollute 2.1m homes, analysis finds Research shows impact from lifestyles and investments of likes of Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and Elon Musk Introduction: the great carbon divide Richest 1% account for more carbon emissions than poorest 66% Sandra Laville Environment correspondent Sun 19 Nov 2023 19.01 EST Twelve of the world’s … Continue reading 12 Billionaires’ climate emissions out pollute 2.1 million homes, according to analysis of research
Richest 1% plundering planet more than the bottom 66%
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/20/richest-1-account-for-more-carbon-emissions-than-poorest-66-report-says While the wealthiest 1% tend to live climate-insulated lives, their emissions are responsible for immense suffering. Illustration: Guardian Design The great carbon divideGreenhouse gas emissions Richest 1% account for more carbon emissions than poorest 66%, report says ‘Polluter elite’ are plundering the planet to point of destruction, says Oxfam after comprehensive study of climate inequality … Continue reading Richest 1% plundering planet more than the bottom 66%
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