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.
- Earth’s Black Box Will Tell Future Generations the Story of the Climate Crisisby Olivia Rosane on December 7, 2021 at 11:00 pm
If greenhouse gas emissions are not reduced in time to avoid the worst impacts of the climate crisis and civilization as we know it collapses, the future […]
- Vegetarians Produce 59% Less Greenhouse Gas Emissions Than Meat Eaters, Study Findsby Paige Bennett on December 7, 2021 at 6:08 pm
Cutting out meat from one’s diet is a popular option when somebody wants to reduce their carbon footprint. Now, new research finds that vegetarians […]
- Welsh Government Offers Every Household a Free Tree to Plantby Cristen Hemingway Jaynes on December 7, 2021 at 3:15 pm
In an effort to help the country reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, the Welsh government is offering every household in Wales a free tree to […]
- British Airways to Start Using Sustainable Jet Fuel Next Yearby Olivia Rosane on December 6, 2021 at 11:00 pm
British Airways announced Friday that it would become the first airline to use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced at a commercial scale in the UK.The […]
- Exploring the Climates of Earth’s Future Supercontinent with a NASA Supercomputerby NASA Climate Change on December 6, 2021 at 6:49 pm
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2021 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #49on December 5, 2021 at 3:12 pm
Listing of articles linked to on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week: Sun, November 28, 2021 through Sat, December 4, 2021 The […]
- Shell Abandons Controversial UK Oilfield Explorationby Olivia Rosane on December 3, 2021 at 11:00 pm
Climate campaigners are celebrating a “death blow” to a controversial UK oil exploration project after Shell announced it would no longer […]
- Gerrymandering is a climate problemon December 3, 2021 at 9:01 pm
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Sarah WesselerRepublican Congressman Jim Jordan of Ohio, a staunch Trump supporter […]
- Amazon Assists Research Into Solar Geoengineering to Lower Temperaturesby Olivia Rosane on December 3, 2021 at 7:04 pm
Amazon is helping researchers look into what would happen if we tried to lessen the impacts of the climate crisis by blocking the sun.Specifically, the online […]
- EPA Releases First-of-Its-Kind Report on Food Wasteby Paige Bennett on December 3, 2021 at 6:55 pm
In the U.S., more than one-third of food produced goes to waste. While these organic compounds may seem harmless to toss in a landfill, food makes up 22% of […]
- New Canadian Facility to Produce Renewable Fuel From Airby Tiffany Duong on December 3, 2021 at 4:30 pm
In British Columbia, Canadian clean energy company Huron Clean Energy and its partner Carbon Engineering Ltd. have plans to create a revolutionary fuel for […]
- Could Mushroom-Based Leather Be High Fashion’s Next It Material?by Olivia Rosane on December 2, 2021 at 11:00 pm
Could mushrooms create a vegan leather that doesn’t harm animals or contribute to the climate crisis? In the past year, high fashion has turned to a […]
- Renewables Likely Cost Less Than Previously Thought, Study Findsby Paige Bennett on December 2, 2021 at 6:30 pm
As renewable energy technologies scale up, their cost can be hard to estimate. A new report from the University of Oxford’s Institute of New Economic […]
- Feeling Hopeless About the Climate? Try This 30-Day Action Planby The Revelator on December 2, 2021 at 4:36 pm
By John R. PlattA recent poll found that people today, especially younger people, feel helpless when it comes to fighting climate change.Here’s the […]
- Skeptical Science New Research for Week #48, 2021on December 2, 2021 at 4:02 pm
117 articles in 88 journals by 779 contributing authors Physical science of climate change, effects Relative humidity gradients as a key constraint on […]
- Global Carbon Dioxide: 2020-2021by NASA Climate Change on December 2, 2021 at 3:27 pm
- Developers Cancel Oregon Pipeline and LNG Export Terminalby Climate Nexus on December 2, 2021 at 3:15 pm
Developers of what would have been the first LNG export terminal on the West Coast officially abandoned the project on Wednesday. The project developers told […]
- Rain Could Replace Snow in Arctic Decades Faster Than Previously Thought, Study Findsby Cristen Hemingway Jaynes on December 2, 2021 at 12:00 pm
As the climate continues to warm, rain will replace snow as the primary form of precipitation in the Arctic decades earlier than previously thought, according […]
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Unforced Variations: Dec 2021by group on December 2, 2021 at 2:49 am
This month’s open thread on climate science topics. The post Unforced Variations: Dec 2021 first appeared on RealClimate.
- Making predictions with the CMIP6 ensembleby Gavin on December 2, 2021 at 2:00 am
The CMIP6 multi-model ensemble is a unique resource with input from scientists and modeling groups from around the world. [CMIP stands for the Coupled Model […]
- Hundreds of Toxic Sites in California Could Flood Because of Sea Level Rise By 2100by Olivia Rosane on December 1, 2021 at 11:00 pm
A new California mapping project reveals another example of how the climate crisis disproportionately impacts vulnerable and disadvantaged communities.The […]
- Activists Make Last-Minute Bid to Stop Shell From Blasting for Oil in Whale Breeding Groundsby Olivia Rosane on December 1, 2021 at 7:00 pm
Activists have made a last-minute bid to stop Royal Dutch Shell from exploring for oil and gas in whale breeding grounds off the coast of South Africa. The […]
- Could Potty-Trained Cows Lead to Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions?by Paige Bennett on December 1, 2021 at 6:13 pm
It’s no secret that cows emit a lot of greenhouse gases. Aside from methane, their urine also emits nitrous oxide. In order to minimize these emissions, […]
- How an Arctic City Became One of the World's Most Polluted Placesby Cristen Hemingway Jaynes on December 1, 2021 at 4:56 pm
In Norilsk, the northernmost city in the world, the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world, but the permafrost and structural problems have […]
- FLOATER: A Tool-Kit for evaluating Claimson December 1, 2021 at 10:45 am
This is a re-post from the Thinking is Power website maintained by Melanie Trecek-King where she regularly writes about many aspects of critical […]
- Underground World of Fungi to Be Mapped for the First Timeby Olivia Rosane on November 30, 2021 at 7:06 pm
A unique nonprofit has set out on a mission to map the fungi that live beneath the earth. The Society for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN) […]
- Why Do Walmart, Amazon, Target and IKEA Have Such High Shipping Emissions?by Olivia Rosane on November 30, 2021 at 4:38 pm
As a congestion crisis continues to stall polluting container ships in ports around the world, there is a growing awareness of the role that international […]
- The PR Industry Has Been a ‘Major’ But ‘Overlooked’ Influence in Climate Politics for Decades, Says Studyby DeSmog on November 30, 2021 at 3:15 pm
By Nick CunninghamFrom coining “clean coal” to “carbon footprint,” public relations firms have been instrumental in shaping the public […]
- Nobel-Winning Stock Market Theory Aids Threatened Coral Reefsby Cristen Hemingway Jaynes on November 30, 2021 at 12:00 pm
A Nobel Prize-winning economic investment theory shows promising early signs of helping to save threatened coral reefs, scientists say.Researchers at […]
- Major Fashion Brands Such as Zara, H&M and Prada Tied to Amazon Deforestationby Olivia Rosane on November 29, 2021 at 7:02 pm
Some of your favorite fashion brands may be putting the Amazon rainforest at risk. A new report released by Stand.earth Monday says that major clothing […]
- Can genetically engineered seeds prevent a climate-driven food crisis?on November 29, 2021 at 6:57 pm
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Samantha HarringtonWhen John Boelts sows acres of cotton seed on his farm in Yuma, Arizona, he does […]
- Increasing Temperatures Linked to Higher Albatross 'Divorce' Ratesby Paige Bennett on November 29, 2021 at 6:15 pm
As temperatures continue to rise, albatrosses are "divorcing" in higher rates. Albatrosses are large seabirds that notably pair up and tend to mate with one […]
- Atmospheric Rivers Continue to Flood Pacific Northwestby Climate Nexus on November 29, 2021 at 3:15 pm
Two atmospheric rivers dumped even more rain on Washington and British Columbia over the (American) Thanksgiving weekend, and another is expected to pummel the […]
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2021 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #48on November 28, 2021 at 10:50 pm
Listing of articles linked to on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week: Sun, November 21, 2021 through Sat, November 27, 2021 The […]
- A Guide to Your Digital Carbon Footprint – and How to Lower Itby Linnea Harris on November 26, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Humanity's digital presence is growing – and with it, our carbon footprint. In May of 2020, one-third of employed people were conducting their jobs […]
- Skeptical Science New Research for Week #47, 2021on November 25, 2021 at 5:28 pm
104 articles by 574 contributing authors Physical science of climate change, effects Delayed impacts of Arctic sea-ice loss on Eurasian severe cold winters […]
- Third Early Snowfall in a Row Menaces Kashmir’s Apple Harvestby Olivia Rosane on November 25, 2021 at 12:00 pm
In another example of how the climate crisis threatens agriculture around the world, early snowfall has damaged Kashmir's apple harvest for the third year in a […]
- Thanksgiving advice, 2021: How to deal with climate change-denying Uncle Peteon November 24, 2021 at 9:41 pm
This is a re-post from the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists by Richard Somerville“Birds of a feather flock together,” so I am sure that […]
- 'Magical’ Coral Spawning Is Sign of Hope for Great Barrier Reefby Olivia Rosane on November 24, 2021 at 7:00 pm
The news is full of dire warnings about the future and current health of the Great Barrier Reef, but the World Heritage Site is not dead yet.Scientists on […]
- From Great Salt Lake to ‘Puddle’: How the Climate Crisis and Water Diversions Are Harming an Iconby Olivia Rosane on November 24, 2021 at 3:15 pm
In July, the water levels of Utah's iconic Great Salt Lake fell to a record low. But this wasn't an isolated incident. A combination of the climate crisis and […]
- Boston Mayor Wu Divests City Funds From Fossil Fuelsby Climate Nexus on November 23, 2021 at 4:30 pm
In her first major policy action, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu signed an ordinance on Monday to divest public funds from fossil fuels. The measure prohibits public […]
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Bootstrapping Clean Energy on the Navajo Nationby ipacha on November 23, 2021 at 3:00 pm
For decades, Indigenous communities and tribal nations have been playing the “resource banks” for the US, providing the energy, metals, and other […]
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Being a Black Girl at COP, Where Do I Fit in?by ipacha on November 22, 2021 at 7:35 pm
By Alaura CarterCOP 26 was a lot of firsts for me. My first time traveling to the UK. My first time traveling internationally alone. My first time at a […]
- Build Back Better Act Passes House With Most Ambitious Climate Provisions in U.S. Historyby Olivia Rosane on November 22, 2021 at 7:00 pm
The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed the Build Back Better Act, which includes the largest-ever federal investment in fighting the climate […]
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How will carbon pricing impact inflation?on November 22, 2021 at 7:17 am
This is a re-post from the Citizens' Climate Lobby blog Inflation — the decline of purchasing power as prices rise — is currently at […]
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2021 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #47on November 21, 2021 at 3:03 pm
Listing of articles linked to on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week: Sun, November 14, 2021 through Sat, November 20, 2021 The […]
- Net Zero/Not Zeroby Gavin on November 20, 2021 at 5:52 pm
Is net-zero an empty slogan or an important geophysical concept or both? The post Net Zero/Not Zero first appeared on RealClimate.
- How Do We Get World Leaders to Listen?by ipacha on November 19, 2021 at 10:33 pm
By Alaura CarterOn Saturday, November 6 after the first week of COP 26 negotiations, outside protests of groups with signs and microphones thousands […]
- Skeptical Science New Research for Week #46, 2021on November 18, 2021 at 6:59 pm
Housekeeping: New content New Research is primarily focused on reports published in "the academic literature." Thanks to a diversity of publishers, journals, […]
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Climate challenges mount for California agricultureon November 17, 2021 at 9:36 pm
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Jan Ellen Spiegel California agriculture has experienced just about every form of climate […]