BeyondKONA: Climate
With each passing year above normal ocean temperatures set new temperature records, fueling stronger and longer El Nino events and superstorms that threaten Hawaii’s residents, environmental assets, and economy.
Hawaii’s sea surface temperature continues to rise; the result of global warming effects on sea and air temperatures caused primarily by human burning of fossil fuels.
West Hawaii’s reef system and many other parts of the state’s island chain have and are experiencing widespread die-off of corals, impacting entire near shore marine ecosystems. Weather and trade wind patterns are changing, the threat of new and stronger super storms is now the new norm, and sea levels continue to rise as Hawai’i remains mostly unprepared for these changes.
- Skeptical Science New Research for Week #18 2024on May 2, 2024 at 8:32 pm
Open access notables Generative AI tools can enhance climate literacy but must be checked for biases and inaccuracies, Atkins et al., Communications Earth […]
- Unprecedented Floods and Landslides in Kenya Kill 188, Displace 165,000by Cristen Hemingway Jaynes on May 2, 2024 at 6:28 pm
Since March, flooding and landslides throughout Kenya have killed at least 188 people, with dozens still missing, according to the country’s ministry of the […]
- Global Aviation Emissions Nearly 300 Million Metric Tons Higher Than Reported for 2019, Study Findsby Paige Bennett on May 2, 2024 at 5:43 pm
A new study has uncovered that flight-related emissions from 2019 are far higher than reported. Scientists reviewed data for more than 40 million flights in […]
- Plastic Manufacturing and Processing Are Still Increasing, Study Findsby Cristen Hemingway Jaynes on May 1, 2024 at 9:57 pm
Plastic — once seen as a marvel of modern science with uses from packaging to textiles — is now a scourge polluting our waterways, exposing us to PFAS […]
- Indian Ocean to See ‘Rapid and Strong’ Increase in Heat Waves Unless CO2 Emissions ‘Substantially Cut’by Cristen Hemingway Jaynes on May 1, 2024 at 8:15 pm
New research has found that the tropical Indian Ocean is warming at an unprecedented rate that could speed up this century if human-produced greenhouse gas […]
- Researchers Develop a Plastic That Digests Itselfby Paige Bennett on May 1, 2024 at 5:06 pm
A team led by researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed a type of biodegradable plastic that can begin digesting itself when it […]
- Unforced Variations: May 2024by group on May 1, 2024 at 3:56 am
This month’s open thread on climate topics. Many eyes will be focused on whether April temperatures will be the 11th month in row of records… Note that we […]
- Taxing Fossil Fuel Companies Could Be ‘Powerful Tool’ to Cut Emissions and Promote Climate Justice, Report Findsby Cristen Hemingway Jaynes on April 30, 2024 at 10:59 pm
According to the new Climate Damages Tax report, introducing a fossil fuel tax on companies in the richest countries in the world could generate hundreds of […]
- G7 Nations Agree to End Coal Use by 2035, With Caveatsby Cristen Hemingway Jaynes on April 30, 2024 at 8:43 pm
Energy ministers of the Group of Seven largest economies in the developed world — Germany, France, Canada, Japan, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United […]
- Tyson Foods Dumped Hundreds of Millions of Pounds of Slaughterhouse Pollutants Into U.S. Waterways, Report Findsby Paige Bennett on April 30, 2024 at 6:45 pm
A new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) has found that Tyson Foods dumped hundreds of millions of pounds of pollutants into U.S. waterways […]
- At a glance - Clearing up misconceptions regarding 'hide the decline'on April 30, 2024 at 3:31 pm
On February 14, 2023 we announced our Rebuttal Update Project. This included an ask for feedback about the added "At a glance" section in the updated basic […]
- Pinning down climate change's role in extreme weatheron April 29, 2024 at 7:32 pm
This is a re-post from The Climate Brink by Andrew Dessler In the wake of any unusual weather event, someone inevitably asks, “Did climate change cause […]
- Conservation Efforts Are Succeeding Overall at Slowing Biodiversity Loss, Global Study Confirmsby Paige Bennett on April 29, 2024 at 5:48 pm
A first-of-its-kind study that analyzed hundreds of conservation actions around the world has confirmed that efforts toward preserving wildlife are resulting […]
- 2024 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #17on April 28, 2024 at 3:55 pm
A listing of 31 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, April 21, 2024 thru Sat, April 27, 2024. […]
- Fact Brief - Is Antarctica gaining land ice?on April 27, 2024 at 3:24 pm
Skeptical Science is partnering with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. This fact brief was written by Sue Bin […]
- Battery Energy Storage Capacity Must Increase 6x Faster to Meet Global Climate Goals: IEAby Paige Bennett on April 26, 2024 at 6:58 pm
To meet clean energy and net-zero targets by 2030, as set during COP28, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says that rapid expansion of battery storage […]
- Simon Clark: The climate lies you'll hear this yearon April 26, 2024 at 3:55 pm
This video includes conclusions of the creator climate scientist Dr. Simon Clark. It is presented to our readers as an informed perspective. Please see video […]
- Skeptical Science New Research for Week #17 2024on April 25, 2024 at 6:24 pm
Open access notables Ice acceleration and rotation in the Greenland Ice Sheet interior in recent decades, Løkkegaard et al., Communications Earth & […]
- Water is at the heart of farmers’ struggle to survive in Beninon April 24, 2024 at 8:33 pm
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Megan Valére Sosou Market gardening site of the Itchèléré de Itagui agricultural cooperative in […]
- At a glance - The difference between weather and climateon April 23, 2024 at 3:35 pm
On February 14, 2023 we announced our Rebuttal Update Project. This included an ask for feedback about the added "At a glance" section in the updated basic […]
- India makes a big bet on electric buseson April 22, 2024 at 8:37 pm
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Sarah Spengeman People wait to board an electric bus in Pune, India. (Image credit: courtesy of ITDP) […]
- 2024 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #16on April 21, 2024 at 3:41 pm
A listing of 29 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, April 14, 2024 thru Sat, April 20, 2024. […]
- EGU2024 - An intense week of joining sessions virtuallyon April 19, 2024 at 3:25 pm
Note: this blog post has been put together over the course of the week I followed the happenings at the conference virtually. Should recordings of the Great […]
- Skeptical Science New Research for Week #16 2024on April 18, 2024 at 8:06 pm
Open access notables Glacial isostatic adjustment reduces past and future Arctic subsea permafrost, Creel et al., Nature Communications:Sea-level rise […]
- How extreme was the Earth's temperature in 2023on April 17, 2024 at 8:22 pm
This is a re-post from Andrew Dessler at the Climate Brink blog In 2023, the Earth reached temperature levels unprecedented in modern times. Given that, […]
- What is Mexico doing about climate change?on April 15, 2024 at 6:36 pm
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections The June general election in Mexico could mark a turning point in ensuring that the country’s climate […]
- Much ado about accelerationby Gavin on April 4, 2024 at 2:44 pm
There has been a lot of commentary about perceived disagreements among climate scientists about whether climate change is, or will soon, accelerate. As with […]
- Unforced variations: Apr 2024by group on April 1, 2024 at 10:23 pm
This month’s open thread on climate topics. Lots more discussion about 2023, aerosols, heat content and imbalances to come I expect… Note, comments should […]
- Exploring Ice Sheet Dynamics in the Era of Remote Sensing Technologyby NASA Climate Change on March 25, 2024 at 8:12 pm
- Radiative-Thermodynamic Modes of Climateby NASA Climate Change on March 15, 2024 at 9:25 pm
- More solar shenanigans*by Gavin on March 8, 2024 at 4:01 am
It turns out the solar activity reconstruction beloved by contrarians is full of artifacts, and if it's updated, it's singular nature disappears. The post More […]
- Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Mission: Applications Meetingby NASA Climate Change on March 5, 2024 at 1:31 am
- Towards a New Generation of Glacial Isostatic Adjustment Models: Climate Seminarby NASA Climate Change on March 5, 2024 at 12:45 am
- Unforced variations: March 2024by group on March 2, 2024 at 11:35 pm
The month’s open thread on climate topics. More record monthly warmth, but only the second lowest Antarctic sea ice though (growing since 2023!). The post […]
- Why we still need traditional climate models and how they might be improvedby NASA Climate Change on February 27, 2024 at 12:26 am
- New study suggests the Atlantic overturning circulation AMOC “is on tipping course”by Stefan on February 9, 2024 at 7:00 pm
A new paper was published in Science Advances today. Its title says what it is about: “Physics-based early warning signal shows that AMOC is on tipping […]
- Unforced variations: Feb 2024by group on February 1, 2024 at 12:32 am
This month’s open thread for climate topics. This month’s climate highlight will likely be the PACE launch at some point between Feb 6th and Feb 8th, that […]
- How Lab Experiments Help Disentangle Aerosol-Cloud Interactions Relevant to Cloud Optical Propertiesby NASA Climate Change on January 29, 2024 at 11:38 pm
- Spencer’s Shenanigansby Gavin on January 29, 2024 at 12:33 am
A recent sensible-sounding piece by Roy Spencer for the Heritage foundation is full of misrepresentations. Let's play spot the fallacy. The post Spencer’s […]
- Not just another dot on the graph? Part IIby Gavin on January 16, 2024 at 11:38 pm
Annual updates to the model-observation comparisons for 2023 are now complete. The comparisons encompass surface air temperatures, mid-troposphere temperatures […]
- Not just another dot on the graph?by Gavin on January 13, 2024 at 12:36 am
As the climate monitoring groups add an additional dot to their graphs this week, there is some disquiet among people paying attention about just how […]
- Climate Risk Science, Fundamental and Appliedby NASA Climate Change on December 13, 2023 at 9:24 pm
- Are Earth's carbon sinks changing?by NASA Climate Change on December 7, 2023 at 10:25 pm
- Summer 2023 Record High Global Temperaturesby NASA Climate Change on September 21, 2023 at 3:51 pm
- Antarctic Ice Mass Loss 2002-2023by NASA Climate Change on August 23, 2023 at 6:12 pm
- Greenland Ice Mass Loss 2002-2023by NASA Climate Change on August 23, 2023 at 6:08 pm
- July 2023 Record High Global Temperaturesby NASA Climate Change on August 23, 2023 at 5:32 pm
- Can a NASA satellite help during a food crisis?by NASA Climate Change on July 24, 2023 at 11:08 pm
- Implications of GRACE data for Water Resources Managementby NASA Climate Change on July 20, 2023 at 2:51 pm
- Joanne Simpson and the Tropical Atmosphereby NASA Climate Change on June 26, 2023 at 6:49 pm