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.
- Spanish and Ukranian translations of The Debunking Handbook 2020on June 11, 2021 at 3:53 pm
Since its publication last October, The Debunking Handbook 2020 has already been translated into 11 languages. Some of the translations have been created […]
- Nevada Bans 'Non-Functional' Grass in Water Conservation Effortby Audrey Nakagawa on June 10, 2021 at 6:57 pm
A new Nevada law will outlaw "non-functional" grass because of the region's drought problem, in an effort to conserve water. The nonfunctional grass makes up […]
- What the American Jobs Plan Means for North Carolinaby ipacha on June 10, 2021 at 5:00 pm
Like so many coastal US states, North Carolina is already feeling the effects of the climate crisis.Rising seas are creeping further and further into […]
- The Keystone XL Pipeline Is Officially Deadby Olivia Rosane on June 10, 2021 at 4:55 pm
The Keystone XL pipeline is officially canceled. TC Energy, the Canadian company behind the pipeline that would have moved oil from Alberta's tar sands to […]
- GOP Rep. Gohmert Asks if USFS or BLM Can Change Orbits of the Earth or Moon to Fight Climate Changeby Climate Nexus on June 10, 2021 at 2:21 pm
Republican Representative Louie Gohmert from Texas made headlines Wednesday after comments he made about climate change and the orbit of the Earth and moon […]
- The True Cost of Cryptocurrencyby Our Changing Climate on June 10, 2021 at 2:09 pm
Amidst the loud hum of computers, digital gold is born. Churning and churning, hundreds of computers mine for a new form of currency. One that professes to be […]
- Maya Lin’s ‘Ghost Forest’ Brings Attention to Dying Trees, Climate Crisisby Audrey Nakagawa on June 10, 2021 at 1:55 pm
Maya Lin, the designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C., created a "Ghost Forest" art exhibit to bring awareness to the dangers of climate […]
- National Geographic Recognizes Unique Southern Ocean as Earth's Fifth Oceanby Olivia Rosane on June 9, 2021 at 7:40 pm
Yesterday was World Oceans Day, and this year National Geographic made the celebration extra special — by recognizing a whole new ocean. Since National […]
- The 'Big Con' Revealed: Report Details Fossil Fuel Industry's Deceptive 'Net Zero' Strategyby Common Dreams on June 9, 2021 at 4:52 pm
By Brett WilkinsA new report published Wednesday by a trio of progressive advocacy groups lifts the veil on so-called "net zero" climate pledges, which are […]
- Skeptical Science New Research for Week #23, 2021on June 9, 2021 at 4:40 pm
LIfe cycle analysis of "Dirk" Life cycle analysis (LCA) is a method used to evaluate the environmental impact of a product through its life […]
- Connecting the Dots: The Relationship Between Health, Climate, and Raceby ipacha on June 9, 2021 at 2:00 pm
There’s been a lot of talk in the past year about how COVID-19 hit places and people differently. Communities of color have suffered greater rates of […]
- Why is it so hard to stop global warming? A political and technical analysis.by NASA Climate Change on June 8, 2021 at 8:55 pm
- Atmospheric CO2 Reaches Its Highest Level in Human Historyby Kaitlin Sullivan on June 8, 2021 at 4:15 pm
Last month, EcoWatch reported that atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels this year were expected to climb to beyond 2019 levels, despite falling during the […]
- Severe Drought Is Taking a Toll on California and Western U.S.by Yale Climate Connections on June 8, 2021 at 2:19 pm
By Dana NuccitelliCalifornia, along with much of the rest of the western United States, is once again mired in drought. In fact, California has experienced […]
- Cooling effect of clouds ‘underestimated’ by climate models, says new studyon June 7, 2021 at 5:48 pm
This is a re-post from Carbon Brief by Ayesha Tandon Clouds could have a greater cooling effect on the planet than climate models currently suggest, […]
- Great Apes Could Lose 94% of African Home Due to Climate Crisis and Other Human Actions, Study Findsby Olivia Rosane on June 7, 2021 at 4:57 pm
Humans are at risk of putting their closest animal relatives out of a home. A new study published in Diversity and Distributions Sunday warned that Africa's […]
- Great Apes Could Lose 94% of African Home Due to Climate Crisis and Other Human Actions, Study Findsby Olivia Rosane on June 7, 2021 at 4:56 pm
Humans are at risk of putting their closest animal relatives out of a home. A new study published in Diversity and Distributions Sunday warned that Africa's […]
- Climate Inaction Will Cost G7 Countries Billions of Dollarsby Deutsche Welle on June 7, 2021 at 4:55 pm
The world's richest countries face billions of dollars in economic losses if they fail to take stringent measures to curb climate change, Oxfam said on Monday, […]
- Keystone XL Pipeline: What You Need to Knowby Meredith Rosenberg on June 7, 2021 at 4:21 pm
What Is the Keystone Pipeline? The Keystone pipeline is an existing structure that carries oil from Alberta, Canada, down to Cushing, Oklahoma. The major […]
- The Race to Build Solar Power in the Desert — and Protect Rare Plants and Animalsby The Revelator on June 7, 2021 at 3:50 pm
By Tara LohanThe Biden administration greenlighted a major new solar development in May. The Crimson Solar Project will stretch across 2,500 acres of public […]
- Activists Protest Against Line 3 as Enbridge Accelerates Pipeline Constructionby Common Dreams on June 7, 2021 at 2:46 pm
By Jake JohnsonThousands of people from across the nation traveled to northern Minnesota this past weekend to join Indigenous leaders in what organizers […]
- Small Number of Permian Oil and Gas Sites Are Releasing Large Amounts of Methaneby Climate Nexus on June 7, 2021 at 2:18 pm
A relatively tiny number of Permian oil and gas sites are responsible for a wildly disproportionate amount of methane pollution, a new study from Methane […]
- Building Community Resilience: The Path Toward Environmental Justiceby ipacha on June 7, 2021 at 2:00 pm
For generations, systemic racism has put communities of color in the path of pollution. Today, the climate crisis is exacerbating impacts for these frontline […]
-
2021 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Update #23on June 6, 2021 at 10:47 am
Listing of articles linked to on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week: Sun, May 30, 2021 through Sat, June 6, 2021 This week we […]
- U.S. Has More Than Enough Renewable Resources to Meet All of Its Energy Needs, Report Findsby Common Dreams on June 5, 2021 at 1:00 pm
By Jenna McGuireThe United States has the resources and technology to shift away from fossil fuels and build an energy system entirely run on renewables, […]
- South Korea to Plant 3 Billion Trees to Help Reach Carbon Neutrality by 2050by Audrey Nakagawa on June 4, 2021 at 6:24 pm
World Economic Forum's global initiative the Tree Trillion campaign aims to plant one trillion trees by 2030. The South Korean Forest Service is planning to […]
- Here Are Three Sustainable Seafood Brands to Know for World Oceans Dayby Tiffany Duong on June 4, 2021 at 4:48 pm
If you love seafood but the documentary "Seaspiracy" and seafood fraud have you worried, there may be a solution: seafood that is actually sustainable. These […]
- 6 Cities at Risk of Chronic Floodingby Deutsche Welle on June 4, 2021 at 3:39 pm
By Anne-Sophie BrändlinSome of the world's great coastal cities could be severely inundated by 2050 as a result of global warming. Extreme floods that […]
- Monarch Sequoias Can Live 3,000 Years, But Earth Lost 10% of Them All in 2020by Climate Nexus on June 4, 2021 at 2:50 pm
Scientists have known last year's Castle Fire was probably the most destructive for California's famously fire-resilient sequoias in at least 700 years, but a […]
- Increasing Awareness: Cracking the Climate Silenceby ipacha on June 4, 2021 at 1:00 pm
Research shows that more than any other factor, race determines which communities are exposed to the earliest and worst impacts of environmental hazards […]
- Dead Zones Have Recurred in the North Pacific for the Last 1.2 Million Yearsby Olivia Rosane on June 3, 2021 at 6:52 pm
Dead zones occur when oxygen levels in the ocean fall so low that animals can no longer survive. These zones have quadrupled in size around the world since the […]
-
8 Key Takeaways from IEA's "Net Zero by 2050" reportby ipacha on June 3, 2021 at 6:00 pm
This May, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released a groundbreaking report: “Net Zero by 2050”. It details over 400 clean energy milestones […]
- The Future of Flying? Airships Could Cut Carbon Emissions by 90%by Tiffany Duong on June 3, 2021 at 3:07 pm
Love flying but feel guilty about the air pollution and carbon emissions that airplanes produce? Sometimes, simple solutions to big problems float right above […]
- Lakes Are Losing Oxygen, Major Global Study Findsby Climate Nexus on June 3, 2021 at 2:19 pm
Climate change is contributing to falling oxygen levels in lakes across the world, according to a study published in the journal Nature Wednesday.Previous […]
- Biden Suspends Oil Leases in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge While Supporting Drilling Elsewhere in Alaskaby Kaitlin Sullivan on June 2, 2021 at 5:01 pm
The Department of the Interior on Tuesday suspended oil and gas leases in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge until a comprehensive analysis can determine […]
-
Engaging and Empowering Communities to Fight for Climate Justiceby ipacha on June 2, 2021 at 5:00 pm
The climate crisis is no longer a future or far-away threat that is hard to visualize. No, we see the reality of global warming virtually every day now – […]
- Drought Fuels Conflict in Klamath Basinby Climate Nexus on June 2, 2021 at 2:37 pm
The massive drought parching the American West has reached a (dry) boil in the Klamath Basin along the California-Oregon border as climate change drives […]
- Skeptical Science New Research for Week #22, 2021on June 2, 2021 at 5:56 am
CO2 and staple crop nutritional quality Dr. Kristi Ebi leads a diversely skilled author team to lend us a thought-provoking tap on the shoulder concerning our […]
-
Unforced Variations: Jun 2021by group on June 2, 2021 at 5:19 am
This month’s open thread for climate science. Start of the meteorological summer, official hurricane season (outlook), the final stretches of the IPCC […]
-
A critical review of Steven Koonin’s ‘Unsettled’on June 1, 2021 at 8:33 pm
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Mark Boslough I would normally ignore a book by a non-climate scientist promising “the truth […]
- 1,000 Civil Disobedience Arrests Expected if Minnesota Gov. Walz Doesn't Stop Line 3 Tar Sands Pipelineby Climate Nexus on June 1, 2021 at 4:26 pm
The coming month will be critical for the controversial Enbridge Line 3 tar sands oil pipeline, currently under construction in Northern Minnesota, AP […]
- Climate Crisis and Negligent Policymakers Blamed for 'Record Sickening Levels' of Manatee Deaths in Floridaby Common Dreams on May 31, 2021 at 8:50 pm
By Julia ConleyConservation advocates in Florida are warning that 1,000 manatees in the state's water could die this year — hundreds more than in […]
- Skeptical Science needs your help!on May 31, 2021 at 10:07 am
The primary goal of Skeptical Science is to make peer-reviewed climate science more accessible to people, particularly research relevant to climate […]
- Narwhal Tusks Record Changes in the Marine Arcticby Eos on May 30, 2021 at 11:45 pm
By Kimberly M. S. CartierAs the Arctic continues to warm, climate changes cascade into the marine environment. Top predators like polar bears, beluga whales, […]
-
2021 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #22on May 30, 2021 at 3:20 pm
Listing of articles linked to on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week: Sun, May 23, 2021 through Sat, May 29, 2021 This week we […]
- The Maldives Is Building a Floating Cityby World Economic Forum on May 30, 2021 at 12:43 pm
By Natalie MarchantThe waterfront residences will float on a flexible grid across a 200-hectare lagoon.Such innovative developments could prove vital in […]
- Talking about climate change: Necessary, yet so uncomfortableon May 28, 2021 at 8:22 pm
This is a re-post from Timo's blog TmagTalking about climate change in order to prevent climate change is a necessity. And just like many other […]
- The GMAO High-Resolution Coupled Model and Assimilation System for Seasonal Predictionby NASA Climate Change on May 28, 2021 at 5:29 pm
- A Machine Learning Approach Toward a “Seamless” Understanding Droughts, Heatwaves and Fire Weatherby NASA Climate Change on May 28, 2021 at 5:27 pm
- Atmospheric Electricity, Lightning and Convectionby NASA Climate Change on May 28, 2021 at 5:27 pm