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.
- Scientists and Art Historians Are Studying Art for Climate Change Cluesby Climate Nexus on May 29, 2020 at 3:53 pm
Scientists and art historians are studying art for signs of climate change and to better understand the ways Western culture's relationship to nature has been […]
- California Winery Cuts Carbon Emissions With Lighter Bottlesby Yale Climate Connections on May 29, 2020 at 2:29 pm
Before you pour a glass of wine, feel the weight of the bottle in your hand. Would you notice if it were a few ounces lighter? Jackson Family Wines is betting […]
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Government 101: Who Enforces an Adopted Policy?by ipacha on May 29, 2020 at 2:00 pm
We’ve discussed what a policy is and how it comes to be, so now it’s time for the final piece of the puzzle: Who enforces a policy?That one is […]
- Former Federal Reserve Governor Rebukes Fed for Using Covid-19 Funds to Bail Out Fossil Fuel Industryby Common Dreams on May 29, 2020 at 1:38 pm
By Eoin Higgins A former Federal Reserve board of governors member on Thursday called on her former colleagues to stop using Covid-19 relief funds to bail out […]
- Human Activity Is Making Forests Shorter and Younger, Study Findsby Olivia Rosane on May 29, 2020 at 1:04 pm
More than a third of the world's old growth forests died between 1900 and 2015, a new study has found.In the study, published in Science Friday, nearly two […]
- Sea Surface Temperature (SST) from January 2016 through March 2020by NASA Climate Change on May 28, 2020 at 9:44 pm
- New Report Details How G20 Nations Spend $77 Billion a Year to Finance Fossil Fuelsby Common Dreams on May 28, 2020 at 2:09 pm
By Jessica CorbettEven after the world's largest economies adopted the landmark Paris agreement to tackle the climate crisis in late 2015, governments […]
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Government 101: How Policies Are Createdby ipacha on May 28, 2020 at 2:00 pm
Yesterday, we set the stage for today’s discussion by defining key terms related to understanding what a policy itself is and who needs to adopt the […]
- States, Cities and Green Groups Sue to Stop Trump Fuel Efficiency Rollbackby Olivia Rosane on May 28, 2020 at 1:15 pm
Twenty-three states and Washington, DC launched a suit Wednesday to stop the Trump administration rollback of Obama-era fuel efficiency standards for cars and […]
- Coronavirus Worsens Thailand's Plastic Waste Crisisby Deutsche Welle on May 28, 2020 at 1:03 pm
By Tanika GodboleSoutheast Asia is one of the biggest sources of plastic waste from land to the ocean, and Thailand is among the top five contributors. In […]
- All Renewable Energy Plan for Europeon May 28, 2020 at 10:02 am
Smart Energy Europe: A Plan to provide 100% of ALL ENERGY using Renewable Energy to Europe Introduction All Energy renewable energy systems are often commented […]
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Our first-ever global trainingby ipacha on May 27, 2020 at 11:00 pm
During this moment of physical distancing, we’re excited to join together and raise our voices for change.The COVID-19 emergency has shattered our […]
- Greenland Land Ice Height Change as Measured by ICESat and ICESat-2by NASA Climate Change on May 27, 2020 at 8:22 pm
- Antarctic Land Ice Height Change as Measured by ICESat and ICESat-2by NASA Climate Change on May 27, 2020 at 8:13 pm
- Corporations Don't Have to Pay Pollution Fines During COVID-19by Jordan Davidson on May 27, 2020 at 4:51 pm
Corporations that flouted environmental regulations and spewed pollutants into the air and dumped them into waterways will not be required to pay the fines […]
- Skeptical Science New Research for Week #21, 2020on May 27, 2020 at 4:29 pm
67 Articles Observations & observational methods of global warming & effects Dramatic decline of Arctic sea ice linked to global warming A rising […]
- Indonesia Revokes Ending Legality License for Wood Exportsby Mongabay on May 27, 2020 at 4:01 pm
By Hans Nicholas Jong The Indonesian government has backed down from a decision to scrap its timber legality verification process for wood export, amid […]
- Corals Turn Bright Neon in Last-Ditch Effort to Surviveby Jordan Davidson on May 27, 2020 at 4:00 pm
Viruses, pollution and warming ocean temperatures have plagued corals in recent years. The onslaught of abuse has caused mass bleaching events and threatened […]
- Harmful Algal Blooms Are Increasing Across the U.S.by Yale Climate Connections on May 27, 2020 at 3:09 pm
During summer in central New York, residents often enjoy a refreshing dip in the region's peaceful lakes.But sometimes swimming is off-limits because of algae […]
- 40 Million Health Workers Endorse Green Recoveryby Olivia Rosane on May 27, 2020 at 3:00 pm
More than 40 million doctors and nurses are in, and they are prescribing a green recovery from the economic devastation caused by the new coronavirus. More […]
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Government 101: What Is Public Policyby ipacha on May 27, 2020 at 2:30 pm
Let’s get right to it!We use the word “policy” to mean a variety of things in a host of contexts, which can make figuring out exactly […]
- UN Climate Change Conference COP26 Delayed to November 2021by Climate Nexus on May 27, 2020 at 2:25 pm
The U.K. government has proposed delaying the annual international climate negotiations for a full year after its original date to November 2021 because of the […]
- Upcycled Food Is Officially Defined, Paving the Way to Reduce Food Wasteby Food Tank on May 27, 2020 at 1:45 pm
By Jared Kaufman Upcycled food is now an officially defined term, which advocates say will encourage broader consumer and industry support for products that […]
- Climate Crisis Brings India's Worst Locust Invasion in Decadesby Olivia Rosane on May 27, 2020 at 11:32 am
India is facing its worst desert locust invasion in nearly 30 years, and the climate crisis is partly to blame. The locusts spawned a swarm of social media […]
- Oceans Likely to Heat up at Seven Times Their Current Rate, New Study Findsby Jordan Davidson on May 26, 2020 at 4:40 pm
The depths of the oceans are heating up more slowly than the surface and the air, but that will undergo a dramatic shift in the second half of the century, […]
- BP, Chevron, and ExxonMobil Have a Lot to Answer for on Climate at their Annual Meetingsby Kathy Mulvey on May 26, 2020 at 3:10 pm
We’ve decided to put out our questions for the leaders of fossil fuel companies ahead of their virtual annual shareholder meetings—so that […]
- The Recycling Dilemma: Good Plastic, Bad plastic?by Deutsche Welle on May 26, 2020 at 2:33 pm
By Jeannette CwienkWhen it comes to recycling and recyclability, very little, it seems is straightforward — even something as seemingly simple as orange […]
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Why We Fight: Political and Economic Power Belong in Your Handsby ipacha on May 26, 2020 at 2:00 pm
On a swampy stretch of land along the Mississippi River, there is a place called Cancer Alley. Right between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, the River Parishes […]
- Canadian Groups Fight for Covid-19 Recovery That Prioritizes Human and Ecological Healthby Common Dreams on May 26, 2020 at 12:30 pm
By Andrea Germanos Nearly 200 Canadian organizations on Monday rolled out their demands for a "just recovery," saying that continuing business-as-usual after […]
- Alberta Energy Minister Calls Pandemic ‘a Great Time’ to Build Pipelines Due to Protest Restrictionsby Olivia Rosane on May 26, 2020 at 12:23 pm
Anti-pipeline protests work.That's the implication behind comments made by Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage Friday on how coronavirus social distancing […]
- Another Hole in the Ozone Layer? Climate Change May Be to Blameby Nexus Media on May 25, 2020 at 7:55 pm
By Jeremy DeatonYou may have heard about the hole in the ozone layer, which hovers over Antarctica. It has shrunk over time thanks to policies that curbed the […]
- 10 Things You Can Do to Help Save the Earthby HowStuffWorks on May 25, 2020 at 11:50 am
By Katie Lambert and Sarah GleimThe United Nations suggests that climate change is not just the defining issue of our time, but we are also at a defining […]
- 2020 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming Digest #21on May 24, 2020 at 6:11 pm
Story of the Week... Toon of the Week... Climate Feedback Article Review... Coming Soon on SkS... Climate Feedback Claim Review... SkS Week in […]
- Working From Home During the Pandemic Has Environmental Benefits — But We Can Do Even Betterby The Revelator on May 24, 2020 at 6:08 pm
By Matt CasaleFor many Americans across the country, staying home to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) means adapting to long-term telework […]
- 2020 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #21on May 23, 2020 at 8:16 pm
A chronological listing of news articles linked to on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week: Sun, May 17 through Sat, May 23, 2020 Editor's […]
- Rainforest Deforestation More Than Doubled Under Cover of Coronavirusby Deutsche Welle on May 23, 2020 at 5:32 pm
As the COVID-19 virus was spreading around the world, deforestation in the world's rainforests rose at an alarming rate, the German arm of the World Wildlife […]
- Protecting Argentina's Imperiled Penguins From Plastic Wasteby Deutsche Welle on May 22, 2020 at 3:59 pm
Tierra del Fuego is at the southernmost tip of South America and is sometimes known as the "end of the world." This windswept part of Argentina is home to […]
- Green Snow Is Spreading in Antarctica Due to the Climate Crisisby Jordan Davidson on May 22, 2020 at 3:57 pm
Coastal Antarctica has seen has a curious phenomenon over the last few years. The green snow that hugs parts of its shores has started to spread farther […]
- 5 Reasons Why Biodiversity Matters – to Human Health, the Economy and Your Wellbeingby World Economic Forum on May 22, 2020 at 3:16 pm
By Marie Quinney Biodiversity is critically important – to your health, to your safety and, probably, to your business or livelihood. But biodiversity […]
- Bumblebees Trick Plants Into Flowering Early, Study Findsby Olivia Rosane on May 22, 2020 at 2:15 pm
The climate crisis has caused Japanese cherry blossoms to bloom in October and sped the arrival of spring in much of the U.S. But it turns out that humans […]
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Why Are We Still Propping up Fossil Fuels?by ipacha on May 22, 2020 at 2:00 pm
Just over a decade ago the Obama Administration and Congress passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: a stimulus package response to the […]
- Coral Rescue Team Races to Save Endangered Corals From Mystery Killerby Tiffany Duong on May 22, 2020 at 1:04 pm
Six years ago, during a global coral bleaching event and after the Port of Miami was dredged, endangered corals on Florida's coral reef began rapidly wasting […]
- Cyclone Slams India, Bangladesh, Leaving 84 Dead and Millions Displaced During Pandemicby Olivia Rosane on May 22, 2020 at 11:51 am
At least 84 people were killed when Cyclone Amphan walloped India and Bangladesh Wednesday, bringing "war-like" destruction to the city of Kolkata in the […]
- Worried About Biodiversity? End Industrial Activity in the Rainforestby Greenpeace on May 22, 2020 at 10:00 am
By Lamfu Fabrice Yengong and Sylvie Djacbou DeugoueBiodiversity loss is a global crisis. In May last year, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on […]
- Temporada peligrosa de huracanes comienza en medio de pandemia COVID-19by Astrid Caldas on May 21, 2020 at 4:32 pm
COVID-19 nos tomó por asalto, pero probablemente no será la única amenaza que veremos este año. La Administración Nacional […]
- The First COVID-19 Era Hurricane Season Is Here. Are We Ready?by Rachel Cleetus on May 21, 2020 at 3:51 pm
Today NOAA announced its 2020 Atlantic hurricane season forecast and projected an above average year, with a likely range of 6-10 hurricanes and 3-6 major […]
- Dangerous Hurricane Season To Open Amidst COVID-19by Astrid Caldas on May 21, 2020 at 3:42 pm
COVID-19 took us by storm but likely won’t be the only storm we will see this year. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has just […]
- Skeptical Science New Research for Week #20, 2020on May 20, 2020 at 7:43 pm
68 Articles Physical science of global warming & effects A conceptual model for anticipating the impact of landscape evolution on groundwater recharge in […]
- How Is the Climate Crisis Affecting Wisconsin?by ipacha on May 20, 2020 at 2:15 pm
You might know Wisconsin as America’s Dairyland, and for good reason, since about a quarter of our cheese and butter is made in the state. You’ve […]
- COVID-19 Shows that Research Institutions Need Stronger Scientific Integrity Policieson May 19, 2020 at 3:46 pm
This is a repost from the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund blog, by CSLDF Executive Director Lauren Kurtz The COVID-19 pandemic illuminates […]