Tag: climate crisis

One of Europe’s busiest airports forced to curtail flights to limit planet-warming carbon pollution

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/amsterdam-schiphol-cut-flights-carbon-emissions-climate/index.html One of Europe’s busiest airports to be forced to cut flights due to planet-warming carbon pollution Xiaofei Xu, CNN Published 1:58 PM EDT, Wed March 22, 2023 Dutch carrier KLM has raised concerns about the proposed cap on international flights.Robin Van Lonkhuijsen/ANP/AFP via Getty Images Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, one of Europe’s busiest aviation hubs, … Continue reading One of Europe’s busiest airports forced to curtail flights to limit planet-warming carbon pollution →

Should California use a reserve of 10,000 year-old water rather than work on its drought problem?

http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/01/cadiz-farms-fossil-water/671652/? THE FIGHT OVER CALIFORNIA’S ANCIENT WATER It’s legal to drink 10,000-year-old water. But is it right?By Brett Simpson Photographs by Lenard Smith JANUARY 23, 2023 On an early-December morning in California’s Mojave Desert, the Geoscience Support Services geohydrologist Logan Wicks squats in the sand and fiddles with a broken white pipe. Here on a sandy … Continue reading Should California use a reserve of 10,000 year-old water rather than work on its drought problem? →

A California tunnel could save storm water for millions — why then is it so divisive?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/03/01/california-tunnel-storm-water-rain/ A California tunnel could save stormwater for millions. Why is it so divisive? Even after storms drenched the drought-parched Golden State, a plan to capture more water and send it southward remains controversial By Scott Dance March 1, 2023 at 7:00 a.m. EST As drought-weary Californians watched trillions of gallons of runoff wash into the … Continue reading A California tunnel could save storm water for millions — why then is it so divisive? →

Even eating a little less meat could make a big difference

http://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/22/opinion/earth-day-climate-change-meat-vegan.html OPINION GUEST ESSAY Peter Singer: Fix Your Diet, Save the Planet April 22, 2023 One major contributor to climate change is the methane produced by farmed animals – mainly cows and sheep — as they digest their food.Credit...Gary Kazanjian for The New York Times By Peter Singer Dr. Singer is a professor of bioethics at … Continue reading Even eating a little less meat could make a big difference →

Can King Charles III keep quiet about issues that matter to him (like the climate crisis)?

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/05/08/can-charles-keep-quiet-as-king-coronation? “My great problem in life is that I do not really know what my role in life is,” Charles once said, adding, “I must find one.”Photo illustration by Alma Haser for The New Yorker; Source photographs from Getty Letter from the U.K. May 8, 2023 Issue Can Charles Keep Quiet as King? As Prince … Continue reading Can King Charles III keep quiet about issues that matter to him (like the climate crisis)? →

Here’s a job that doesn’t require college and is vital to solving the climate crisis

Want a lifelong career that doesn't require college but will be essential to dealing with the climate crisis? Become an electrician. http://www.newyorker.com/news/dept-of-energy/the-great-electrician-shortage Dept. of Energy The Great Electrician Shortage Going green will depend on blue-collar workers. Can we train enough of them before time runs out? By David Owen, published April 24, 2023 An electrical student … Continue reading Here’s a job that doesn’t require college and is vital to solving the climate crisis →

Critical ocean currents could shut down within decades with collapse of Antarctic ice

http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2023/04/research-ocean-currents-circulation-collapse-climate-impacts/ Scientists: Critical Ocean Currents Could Collapse Within Decades Antarctic ice melt will halt circulation, new research predicts, with dire global impacts. FRED PEARCE Bio, published April 30, 2023 Meltwater runs off the Nansen Ice Shelf in Antarctica.C. Yakiwchuck/European Space Agency This story was originally published by Yale E360 and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. … Continue reading Critical ocean currents could shut down within decades with collapse of Antarctic ice →

An environmental expert’s proposal for solving the Colorado River mess

http://www.newsweek.com/we-must-save-drought-stricken-colorado-riverheres-how-opinion-1779868 OPINION We Must Save the Drought-Stricken Colorado River—Here's How | Opinion KATHARINE JACOBS , PROFESSOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCEON 2/8/23 AT 10:16 AM ESTPauseUnmute America's Drought-Hit Lakes And Rivers In Sobering Before And After Photos The Colorado River is in trouble, and so are the water supplies of seven U.S. states, dozens of Native American Tribes, … Continue reading An environmental expert’s proposal for solving the Colorado River mess →

An explanation of how drought, dams, and water usage affected the Colorado River and possible fixes

http://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/02/05/colorado-river-drought-explained/ The Colorado River drought crisis: How did this happen? Can it be fixed? By Joshua Partlow February 5, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. EST The Colorado River is in crisis. The problem has been building for decades but has come to a head in recent years because the major reservoirs on the river have fallen to … Continue reading An explanation of how drought, dams, and water usage affected the Colorado River and possible fixes →

A small positive change — people giving up flying to save the planet

http://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/06/travel/travel-climate-no-fly-pledge.html The No-Jet Set: They’ve Given Up Flying to Save the Planet With airplanes producing a large amount of climate-warming emissions, a growing number of travelers are signing pledges to keep their journeys on the ground. Credit...Shout By Debra Kamin Feb. 6, 2023 These days, the skies don’t seem so inviting: Airfares are climbing. Passengers are fighting. Computer systems, … Continue reading A small positive change — people giving up flying to save the planet →

Will farmers give up their cows for the planet? Perhaps not, unless government forces them

The Netherlands are an unlikely country to be a test site for the changes required of so-called advanced countries who are currently contributing the most to the climate crisis. This article talks about a fall-back in proposed nitrous oxide emissions that would mean farmers giving up their cows. Holland's very active international airport has been … Continue reading Will farmers give up their cows for the planet? Perhaps not, unless government forces them →