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.
- 2020 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming Digest #39on September 27, 2020 at 6:54 pm
Story of the Week... Toon of the Week... Coming Soon on SkS... Climate Feedback Claim Review... SkS Week in Review... Poster of the Week...Story of the […]
- The Power of Inclusive, Intergenerational Climate Activismby YES! Magazine on September 27, 2020 at 6:00 pm
By Breanna Draxler After decades on the political periphery, the climate movement is entering the mainstream in 2020, with young leaders at the fore. The […]
- Cutting Emissions, Exporting Gas: Does Biden’s Climate Plan Make Sense?by Christian Science Monitor on September 27, 2020 at 1:00 pm
By Simon Montlake For more than a decade, Susan Jane Brown has been battling to stop a natural gas pipeline and export terminal from being built in the […]
- 2020 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #39on September 26, 2020 at 5:48 pm
A chronological listing of news articles linked to on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week: Sun, Sep 20, 2020 through Sat, Sep 26, 2020 […]
- Why Environmental Justice Needs to Be on the Docket in the Presidential Debatesby Derrick Z. Jackson on September 25, 2020 at 8:19 pm
Climate change and environmental justice were nowhere to be seen when the lineup of topics for the upcoming presidential debate was released earlier this week. […]
- Trump Admin to Appoint Second Climate Skeptic to NOAA This Monthby Olivia Rosane on September 25, 2020 at 4:24 pm
The Trump White House is now set to appoint two climate deniers to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in one month. First, David […]
- What Is Just Energy? A Conversation with Chandra Farleyby ipacha on September 25, 2020 at 4:16 pm
While DC policymakers and media commentators argue over what ambitious plans like the Green New Deal and THRIVE agenda represent (hint: not a socialist […]
- House Approves Sweeping Clean Energy Billby Jordan Davidson on September 25, 2020 at 2:51 pm
The House of Representatives passed a sweeping bill to boost clean energy while phasing out the use of coolants in air conditioners and refrigerators that are […]
- Gov. Jay Inslee on the Climate Crisis: ‘We Cannot Give in to Defeat and Pessimism’by Rolling Stone on September 25, 2020 at 2:31 pm
By Governor Jay InsleeClimate Week this year coincides with clear skies in Washington state for the first time in almost two weeks.In just a few days in early […]
- Vote as if the Climate and the Future of Humanity Depend on It—Because They Doby The Nation on September 25, 2020 at 1:55 pm
By Bill McKibbenTo understand the planetary importance of this autumn's presidential election, check the calendar. Voting ends on November 3—and by a […]
- Guardian/Vice Poll Finds Most 2020 Voters Strongly Favor Climate Actionby The Guardian on September 25, 2020 at 1:07 pm
By Oliver MilmanThe climate crisis is set to be a significant factor in a U.S. presidential election for the first time, with new polling showing a clear […]
- Trump Administration to Allow Logging in Pristine National Forestby Jordan Davidson on September 25, 2020 at 12:52 pm
America's largest national forest, Tongass National Forest in Alaska, will be opened up to logging and road construction after the Trump administration […]
- Fridays for Future Climate Strikers Are Back on the Streetsby Deutsche Welle on September 25, 2020 at 12:23 pm
By Ruby Russell and Ajit NiranjanHamstrung by coronavirus lockdowns, frustrated school strikers have spent months staging digital protests against world […]
- Michigan Governor Whitmer’s Big Step Forward on Climate Leadershipby James Gignac on September 24, 2020 at 8:54 pm
Yesterday, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced a broad set of actions called the MI Healthy Climate Plan to help move the state toward a healthier and […]
- 3 New Environmental Docs to Watch This Fallby Olivia Rosane on September 24, 2020 at 4:56 pm
This week marks the official start of fall, but longer nights and colder days can make it harder to spend time outdoors. Luckily, there are several inspiring […]
- Amazon Launches Climate Label to Help Customers Make Greener Choicesby Jordan Davidson on September 24, 2020 at 4:52 pm
The world's largest online retailer is making it slightly easier for customer to make eco-conscious choices.Amazon announced Wednesday that approximately […]
- One Billion People May Become Climate Refugees By 2050by HowStuffWorks on September 24, 2020 at 3:43 pm
By Maria Trimarchi and Sarah GleimIf all the glaciers and ice caps on the planet melted, global sea level would rise by about 230 feet. That amount of water […]
- The Media’s Climate Coverage Is Improving, but Time Is Very Shortby Columbia Journalism Review on September 24, 2020 at 1:21 pm
By Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle PopeIn this autumn of horrific fires and deadly floods, it's easy to overlook one bit of promising news on the climate front: Some […]
- Trump Is Losing Farmer Support in the Climate Crisis. Will They Swing the Election?by Truthout on September 24, 2020 at 12:37 pm
By Leanna First-AraiIn a push to capture the rural vote, 62 percent of which went to Trump in 2016, both the Trump and Biden campaigns are ramping up efforts […]
- California Governor Signs Order to Ban Sale of New Gas-Powered Cars by 2035by Jordan Davidson on September 24, 2020 at 12:06 pm
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Wednesday that would ban the sale of new cars in California that run only on gasoline by the year […]
- Skeptical Science New Research for Week #38, 2020on September 23, 2020 at 4:31 pm
Highlighted article: Carbon pricing and planetary boundaries Engström et al take what might be called a systems approach to evaluating carbon […]
- Facebook Suspends More Than 200 Environmental and Indigenous Groupsby Olivia Rosane on September 23, 2020 at 3:49 pm
Facebook suspended more than 200 accounts belonging to environmental and Indigenous groups Saturday, casting doubt on the company's stated commitments to […]
- How Sweden Is Transforming Homes Into Power Stationsby World Economic Forum on September 23, 2020 at 2:01 pm
By Harry Kretchmer By 2030, almost a third of all the energy consumed in the European Union must come from renewable sources, according to binding targets […]
- Mayors of 12 Major Global Cities Pledge Fossil Fuel Divestmentby Common Dreams on September 23, 2020 at 1:17 pm
By Jessica CorbettIn another win for climate campaigners, leaders of 12 major cities around the world — collectively home to about 36 million people […]
- Want the Youth Vote? Prioritize Climate Changeby The Nation on September 23, 2020 at 12:52 pm
By Jacob WallaceThis story is published as part of StudentNation's "Vision 2020: Election Stories From the Next Generation" reports from young journalists that […]
- In New Election Video, Pathway to Paris Reminds Us That ‘People Have the Power’by Olivia Rosane on September 22, 2020 at 4:37 pm
Climate-action nonprofit Pathway to Paris first launched in 2014 with an "intimate evening" of music and conversation after the People's Climate March in New […]
- Young Republican Climate Activists Split Over How to Get Their Voices Heard in November’s Electionby Inside Climate News on September 22, 2020 at 3:37 pm
By Ilana CohenFour years ago, Jacob Abel cast his first presidential vote for Donald Trump. As a young conservative from Concord, North Carolina, the choice […]
- New Cooling Technology Protects Against Severe Heat and Viral Spreadby Nexus Media on September 22, 2020 at 2:40 pm
By Gloria OladipoIn the face of dangerous heat waves this summer, Americans have taken shelter in air conditioned cooling centers. Normally, that would be a […]
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Voting 101: Five Tips for First Time Votersby ipacha on September 22, 2020 at 2:15 pm
Let’s face it: voting can be confusing, especially if it’s your first time filling out a ballot. How do you register? Do you need to bring anything […]
- Bacteria in Botswana's Water Is Likely Cause of Mass Elephant Deathsby Deutsche Welle on September 22, 2020 at 1:54 pm
Toxins in water produced by cyanobacteria was likely responsible for more than 300 elephant deaths in Botswana this year, the country's wildlife department […]
- Student Climate Protesters Urge Their Universities to Go Carbon Neutralby The Guardian on September 22, 2020 at 12:57 pm
By Alexandra Villarreal As West coast wildfires color the skies dystopian red and orange and an aggressive hurricane season batters the U.S. Gulf coast, […]
- Tropical Storm Beta Makes Landfall in Texas, Drenching Storm-Weary Gulf Coastby Jordan Davidson on September 22, 2020 at 11:36 am
The National Hurricane Center has run out of names for tropical storms this year and has now moved on to the Greek alphabet during an extremely active […]
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What We Learned From Our First-Ever Virtual Global Trainingsby ipacha on September 21, 2020 at 7:00 pm
It’s been a year like no other. Like many of you, we started this year with big plans – only to have them turned upside down by events outside of […]
- Climate, Clean Energy, and Environmental Justice in Massachusetts: The Legislature’s Next Moveby John Rogers on September 21, 2020 at 5:03 pm
The Massachusetts Senate and House have each passed important bills for advancing climate, clean energy, and environmental justice. Here’s how the final […]
- Connector of the Gulf South, 15 Years and Countingby Natural Resources Defense Council on September 21, 2020 at 4:11 pm
By Karen L. Smith-Janssen Colette Pichon Battle gave a December 2019 TEDWomen Talk on the stark realities of climate change displacement, and people took […]
- Humans Destroyed Intact Ecosystem Land the Size of Mexico in Just 13 Yearsby Olivia Rosane on September 21, 2020 at 4:09 pm
Between 2000 and 2013, Earth lost an area of undisturbed ecosystems roughly the size of Mexico.That's the mind-melting finding of a new study published in One […]
- 'Wildfires Are Climate Fires': How to Discuss the Climate Crisisby Deutsche Welle on September 21, 2020 at 3:39 pm
By Stuart Braun"These are not just wildfires, they are climate fires," Jay Inslee, Governor of Washington State, said as he stood amid the charred remains of […]
- World's Richest One Percent Are Producing More Than Double the Carbon Emissions as the Bottom 50 Percentby Jordan Davidson on September 21, 2020 at 3:23 pm
A new report from Oxfam found that the wealthiest one percent of the world produced a carbon footprint that was more than double that of the bottom 50 percent […]
- Massive 'Climate Clock' Urging Governments to Act Is Unveiled in New York Cityby Common Dreams on September 21, 2020 at 12:56 pm
By Jessica Corbett This story was originally published on Common Dreams on September 19, 2020.Some advocates kicked off next week's Climate Week NYC early […]
- 2020 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming Digest #38on September 20, 2020 at 10:00 pm
Story of the Week... Toon of the Week... Coming Soon on SkS... Climate Feedback Claim Review... SkS Week in Review... Poster of the Week...Story of the […]
- 2020 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #38on September 19, 2020 at 8:05 pm
A chronological listing of news articles linked to on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week: Sun, Sep 13, 2020 through Sat, Sep 19, 2020 […]
- The THRIVE Resolution Puts Forth a Bold and Just Economic and Climate agendaby Rachel Cleetus on September 18, 2020 at 9:18 pm
Last week, the Transform, Heal, and Renew by Investing in a Vibrant Economy (THRIVE) resolution was introduced in the House by Representative Deb Haaland […]
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What Does Climate Justice Look Like Around the World?by ipacha on September 18, 2020 at 5:00 pm
There’s a seismic shift underway in the climate world. If you’ve spent any time with youth activists, you’ll have heard one word over and […]
- Will BP Finally Succeed at Moving Beyond Petroleum? To Survive, It Must.by Joseph Daniel on September 17, 2020 at 5:41 pm
I sat down with Jigar Shah, founder of SunEdison -- the “Kanye West of Solar” -- to discuss what the future holds for BP and other major oil and […]
- New studies confirm weakening of the Gulf Stream circulation (AMOC)by stefan on September 17, 2020 at 3:55 pm
Many of the earlier predictions of climate research have now become reality. The world is getting warmer, sea levels are rising faster and faster, and more […]
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Why 24 Hours of Reality Matters More than Ever in 2020by ipacha on September 16, 2020 at 3:45 pm
On October 10-11, we’re organizing 24 Hours of Reality: Countdown to the Future, a day that will mobilize a worldwide conversation on the future we want […]
- Skeptical Science New Research for Week #37, 2020on September 16, 2020 at 2:15 pm
2,082,476,000,000,000 Viability of greenhouse gas removal via the artificial addition of volcanic ash to the ocean (not open access, […]
- A first-hand look: What it's like to live in a 2020 California wildfire evacuation zoneon September 15, 2020 at 7:01 pm
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Daisy Simmons It felt like 100 degrees in my in-laws’ Grass Valley, California, kitchen, but at […]
- In the US West Scorched by Wildfires, We Can Barely Breathe. It’s Going to Get Worse.by Kristy Dahl on September 14, 2020 at 3:42 pm
We built upon data from a 2016 study projecting future “smoke wave” days to better understand where and for whom smoky days will be of increasing […]
- My Climate Story: Coming full Circleon September 14, 2020 at 8:14 am
This blog post is a follow up to my recap of Al Gore's Climate Reality Leadership Training I recently participated in. One of the exercises we were asked […]