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 #37, 2021on September 16, 2021 at 3:54 pm
Go with real guilt, or imaginatively hide? This week's New Research includes a couple of interesting papers exploring the confused, noisy marketplace of ideas, […]
- Scientists Find New Way to Reduce Marine ‘Dead Zones’by The Revelator on September 16, 2021 at 2:15 pm
By Tara LohanSummer in the Gulf of Mexico is a time to celebrate the region's bounty, including its prized shrimp, which are the star of local festivals. But […]
- Near-Total Global Failure to Meet 1.5°C Targets, Analysis Showsby Common Dreams on September 16, 2021 at 11:00 am
By Andrea Germanos A new analysis reveals a near total global failure of governments to have climate action and targets on track for limiting global warming to […]
- Toxic Stormwater: The Less Obvious, Often Unknown Danger of Floodingby Tina Gerhardt on September 15, 2021 at 5:34 pm
After Hurricane Ida hit New Orleans and its remnants struck New Jersey and New York, rescue efforts took place via boats and kayaks and people were often […]
- Animal Agriculture Responsible for 57% of Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Food Production, Study Findsby Common Dreams on September 15, 2021 at 3:38 pm
By Brett WilkinsGlobal food production accounts for more than a third of all greenhouse gas emissions, with meat and dairy responsible for twice as much […]
- Rooftop Solar Systems Fared Better Than Big Energy Companies in Surviving Hurricane Idaby Climate Nexus on September 15, 2021 at 2:15 pm
Hurricane Ida shut down all of Entergy's electricity transmission into New Orleans and left hundreds of thousands across the region to suffer a week — or […]
- Thinking is Power: How to do your own researchon September 15, 2021 at 8:06 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 […]
- New Coal Projects Declined by 76% Since Paris Agreementby Olivia Rosane on September 14, 2021 at 6:00 pm
Scientists have warned that coal burning needs to be phased out by 2050 in order to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and […]
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We Need to Pass the Clean Electricity Performance Programby ipacha on September 14, 2021 at 4:39 pm
Think of our moment this way.You and your family are driving straight toward a cliff.Do you lightly tap the brakes?Or slam your foot as hard as […]
- A Record 227 Environmental Defenders Were Killed in 2020by Olivia Rosane on September 14, 2021 at 3:41 pm
A record 227 environmental and land defenders were killed in 2020 for protecting their homes and our planet, according to the annual Global Witness report […]
- Climate Change Could Force 216 Million to Flee Homeby Climate Nexus on September 14, 2021 at 2:24 pm
As many as 216 million people could be forced from their homes by the impacts of climate change in the next 30 years, a new report from the World Bank […]
- The hottest summer most Americans have ever lived throughon September 13, 2021 at 7:38 pm
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Bob Henson An 85-year-old record for summer heat set during the Dust Bowl has met its match. In 2021, […]
- Some Dragonflies May Be Benefiting From Global Warmingby Bridget Reed Morawski on September 13, 2021 at 6:53 pm
From polar bears to piping plovers, a considerable amount of the animal kingdom appears threatened by global warming. But a new report finds that nearly half […]
- More Than 100 Birds Found Coated in Oil After Idaby Olivia Rosane on September 13, 2021 at 6:01 pm
More than 100 birds have been found covered with oil following a spill linked to Hurricane Ida's path through the Gulf of Mexico late last month.The Louisiana […]
- Indigenous Resistance Blocked 400 Coal Plants' Worth of Climate Pollutionby Climate Nexus on September 13, 2021 at 3:40 pm
Indigenous-led resistance to 21 fossil fuel projects in the U.S. and Canada has prevented or delayed the equivalent of one-quarter of those countries' climate […]
- 'A Large Domino to Fall' — Harvard to End Fossil Fuels Investmentsby Climate Nexus on September 13, 2021 at 2:17 pm
Harvard University will divest its $41 billion endowment from fossil fuels, citing the financial imprudence of those investments, its leadership announced late […]
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2021 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #37on September 12, 2021 at 3:14 pm
Listing of articles linked to on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week: Sun, September 5, 2021 through Sat, September 11, 2021 The […]
- Reposted articles from Thinking is Poweron September 12, 2021 at 1:41 am
In early August 2021 we started to repost selected articles from the Thinking is Power website maintained by Melanie Trecek-King where she regularly […]
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Implications for mitigating methane emissions in agricultureon September 10, 2021 at 8:00 pm
This is a re-post from And Then There's Physics Since I was discussing methane in yesterday’s post, I thought I would highlight a paper […]
- World’s Largest Carbon Capture Plant Begins Running in Icelandby Olivia Rosane on September 10, 2021 at 6:26 pm
The world's largest plant designed to suck carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere is up and running. The plant, called Orca, is located in Iceland. It was […]
- First-Ever High Resolution Map of World’s Coral Reefs Is Completeby Olivia Rosane on September 10, 2021 at 5:46 pm
A unique partnership has produced the first-ever high-resolution satellite map of the world's shallow coral reefs. The Allen Coral Atlas announced its […]
- Chinese Solar Panels Banned Due to Forced Labor Concerns, Could Delay Biden’s Clean Energy Agendaby Tiffany Duong on September 10, 2021 at 3:43 pm
U.S. officials are blocking the import of solar panels from China they believe may have been produced using forced labor. Experts warn the move may slow […]
- Summer of 2021 Was the Hottest Summer on Record: NOAAby Climate Nexus on September 10, 2021 at 2:34 pm
NOAA found that the average temperature of meteorological summer - June, July, and August - was 2.6°F (1.45°C) above the 20th century average, a […]
- EPA Moves to Protect Alaska's Bristol Bay, Blocking Major Gold Mineby Common Dreams on September 10, 2021 at 11:00 am
By Jessica Corbett Conservationists, local tribes, and commercial fishers celebrated on Thursday the Biden administration's move to permanently protect […]
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Forced responses: Sep 2021by group on September 10, 2021 at 1:49 am
A bimonthly open thread for discussions related to climate solutions. Note that open discussions of climate science are here. Possible topics of interest are […]
- Top 5 Meat and Dairy Companies Match Exxon in Greenhouse Gas Emissionsby Olivia Rosane on September 9, 2021 at 6:09 pm
The world's five biggest meat and dairy companies emit the same volume of greenhouse gases as fossil fuel giant ExxonMobil. That's just one of many shocking […]
- Skeptical Science New Research for Week #36, 2021on September 9, 2021 at 5:42 pm
108 articles by 621 contributing authors Physical science of climate change, effects Arctic amplification of climate change: a review of underlying mechanisms […]
- Will Climate Change Drive the Komodo Dragon to Extinction?by Tiffany Duong on September 9, 2021 at 3:48 pm
Komodo dragons seem like the stuff of fairy tales and myths. The living dragons have can grow up to 10 feet long and have a forked tongue, shark-like teeth, […]
- Big Oil’s ‘Wokewashing’ Is the New Climate Science Denialismby The Guardian on September 9, 2021 at 3:09 pm
By Amy WesterveltThis story originally appeared in The Guardian and is published here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of news outlets […]
- Solar Could Provide 40% of U.S. Electricity by 2035, DOE Reportsby Climate Nexus on September 9, 2021 at 2:17 pm
Solar energy can rise from 3% of U.S. power generation today to 40% by 2035, and ultimately 50% by 2050, a new report from the Energy Department and National […]
- Avocado, Potato and Vanilla Wild Crop Relatives Face Extinction Risksby Kaitlin Sullivan on September 8, 2021 at 7:38 pm
New research presented Tuesday at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Marseille sounded the alarm that wild relatives of some of the world's most important […]
- Nearly Half of U.S. Coastal Marshes Are Vulnerable to Sea Level Rise, Study Findsby Olivia Rosane on September 8, 2021 at 6:06 pm
Tidal wetlands are vitally important ecosystems that provide food, host fishery stocks, store carbon and protect coasts from storm surges. They are also […]
- Climate Vulnerable Nations Call for ‘Emergency Pact’ to Limit Warmingby Olivia Rosane on September 8, 2021 at 3:30 pm
Some of the nations most vulnerable to the climate crisis are calling for an "emergency pact" to limit global temperature rise.The Climate Vulnerable Forum […]
- Christian Leaders Call for Climate Action, Issue Unprecedented Joint Statementby Climate Nexus on September 8, 2021 at 2:30 pm
The heads of the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Anglican Communion issued an unprecedented joint statement calling for action to […]
- The Person Who Lies To You The Most…. Is Youon September 8, 2021 at 10:26 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 […]
- As the Climate Changes, Where Are the Safest Places to Live?by The Revelator on September 7, 2021 at 8:13 pm
By Tara LohanTalent. King Mountain. Hugo. The town names — each the site of new wildfire ignitions following a lightning storm the day before — are […]
- Divers Find Likely Source of Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico After Hurricane Idaby Olivia Rosane on September 7, 2021 at 6:08 pm
The source of a mysterious oil spill that appeared in the Gulf of Mexico following Hurricane Ida has likely been discovered.Divers identified the probable […]
- 220 Health Journals Call for Urgent Action on Climate Crisisby Common Dreams on September 7, 2021 at 3:39 pm
By Brett WilkinsAsserting that humanity "cannot wait for the pandemic to pass" before acting to rapidly reduce carbon emissions fueling the climate emergency, […]
- 2021 Summer Weather Disasters Strike 30% of Americans, So Farby Climate Nexus on September 7, 2021 at 2:19 pm
Nearly one-third of all Americans live in a county hit by an extreme weather disaster in the past three months, with far more living in places that have […]
- Show me the money: a new slogan for the climate movementon September 7, 2021 at 9:51 am
This is a repost from Medium by Karl Burkart of OneEarth When climate activists make generic statements like, “It’s time for climate […]
- Can Burying Power Lines Protect Storm-Wracked Electric Grids? Not Alwaysby The Conversation on September 6, 2021 at 6:50 pm
By Theodore J. KuryThe good news when Hurricane Ida churned into Louisiana on Aug. 29, 2021 was that levees held up – especially those that were […]
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2021 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #36on September 5, 2021 at 7:12 am
Listing of articles linked to on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week: Sun, August 29, 2021 through Sat, September 4, 2021 The […]
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The World Is On Fire. Do Something About Itby jmitchell on September 3, 2021 at 4:49 pm
Our climate is changing. Inequality is growing. And we have to act now.The recent IPCC report makes this case clearer now than ever: if we don’t come […]
- Skeptical Science New Research for Week #35, 2021on September 2, 2021 at 7:48 am
124 articles by 744 contributing authors Physical science of climate change, effects Tropical teleconnection impacts on Antarctic climate changes Li et al. […]
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Unforced Variations: Sep 2021by group on September 2, 2021 at 1:23 am
This month’s open thread for climate science topics. Not sure about you, but we are still reading the details of the IPCC report. We are watching […]
- Here’s what makes a new Amazon carbon study so unnervingon August 31, 2021 at 8:09 pm
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Bob Henson The sixth major assessment of climate science from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate […]
- Modernizing the Grid: Regulating the Futureby ipacha on August 31, 2021 at 3:00 pm
In our first look at the grid, we discussed the lines and the poles, and how they function much like an intricate system of interstates, highways, and local […]
- Catastrophic Hurricane Ida hits Louisiana with 150 mph windson August 30, 2021 at 1:21 pm
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Jeff Masters and Bob Henson Category 4 Hurricane Ida struck a catastrophic blow on Louisiana, making […]
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2021 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #35on August 29, 2021 at 3:33 pm
Listing of articles linked to on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week: Sun, August 22, 2021 through Sat, August 28, 2021 The following […]
- Why We Need a National Climate Bankby ipacha on August 27, 2021 at 2:00 pm
If you’re like most people who don’t work in finance, the thought of banks may not exactly get the heart racing.But in the fight to stop rising […]