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.
- Sounds Right Recognizes Nature as Musician, With Royalties Going to Environmental Causesby Cristen Hemingway Jaynes on April 19, 2024 at 10:27 pm
If you’ve ever listened to “Riders on the Storm” by The Doors, you know that before any music from instruments begins, there is the sound of heavy rain […]
- Biden’s Bureau of Land Management Will Offer Leasing of Public Lands for Conservationby Cristen Hemingway Jaynes on April 19, 2024 at 8:15 pm
The Biden administration has finalized a new rule to protect United States public lands, including offering leasing of the lands for conservation in a similar […]
- Metal Waste Could Be Used as a Catalyst for More Sustainable Hydrogen Production, Researchers Sayby Paige Bennett on April 19, 2024 at 6:01 pm
Researchers have found a way to reuse metal waste as an electrocatalyst that can split water (H2O) into hydrogen and oxygen, which could be help make hydrogen […]
- EGU2024 - An intense week of joining sessions virtuallyon April 19, 2024 at 3:25 pm
Note: this blog post has been put together over the course of the week I followed the happenings at the conference virtually. Should recordings of the Great […]
- Seychelles Beach Cleanup Shows Potential for Citizens to Tackle Marine Trashby Cristen Hemingway Jaynes on April 19, 2024 at 2:44 pm
More than 1,220 volunteers have cleaned up nearly 9.9 tons of marine litter from beaches in East Africa’s Seychelles islands, in what researchers called an […]
- From Cleanups to Concerts, EcoWatch’s Guide to Earth Day 2024by EcoWatch on April 19, 2024 at 2:36 am
By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes and Olivia Rosane This year marks the 54th year of Earth Day! What better way to celebrate than to explore opportunities to join […]
- Climate Damage Costs Could Total $38 Trillion per Year by 2050, Study Findsby Cristen Hemingway Jaynes on April 18, 2024 at 11:31 pm
Climate change damage worldwide will cost approximately $38 trillion annually by 2050, according to a new study by Germany’s Potsdam Institute for Climate […]
- Skeptical Science New Research for Week #16 2024on April 18, 2024 at 8:06 pm
Open access notables Glacial isostatic adjustment reduces past and future Arctic subsea permafrost, Creel et al., Nature Communications:Sea-level rise […]
- 20% of Common Produce Contains ‘Risky Pesticide Levels’: Consumer Reports Studyby Paige Bennett on April 18, 2024 at 5:51 pm
A new report from Consumer Reports has found pesticide residue at levels that posed significant risks on about 20% of the foods analyzed. Among the foods with […]
- Despite Their ‘Bad Rap,’ Bats Can Help Farmersby Cristen Hemingway Jaynes on April 17, 2024 at 10:42 pm
April 17 is International Bat Appreciation Day! In celebration of these sometimes unsung nocturnal pollinators, a new study has demonstrated how bats can be […]
- How extreme was the Earth's temperature in 2023on April 17, 2024 at 8:22 pm
This is a re-post from Andrew Dessler at the Climate Brink blog In 2023, the Earth reached temperature levels unprecedented in modern times. Given that, […]
- NOAA Confirms 4th Global Coral Bleaching Event as Climate Crisis Puts Reefs ‘Under Serious Pressure’by Cristen Hemingway Jaynes on April 17, 2024 at 7:54 pm
The planet is currently experiencing its fourth global coral bleaching event on record, affecting most of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). It is the second mass […]
- New Wind Installations Reached Record High in 2023by Paige Bennett on April 17, 2024 at 6:02 pm
A report from the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has found that capacity of new global wind energy installation reached 117 gigawatts (GW) in 2023, a global […]
- At a glance - Is the science settled?on April 16, 2024 at 3:52 pm
On February 14, 2023 we announced our Rebuttal Update Project. This included an ask for feedback about the added "At a glance" section in the updated basic […]
- What is Mexico doing about climate change?on April 15, 2024 at 6:36 pm
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections The June general election in Mexico could mark a turning point in ensuring that the country’s climate […]
- 2024 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #15on April 14, 2024 at 3:26 pm
A listing of 31 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, April 7, 2024 thru Sat, April 13, 2024. […]
- Fact Brief - Did global warming stop in 1998?on April 13, 2024 at 3:22 pm
Skeptical Science is partnering with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. This fact brief was written by Sue Bin […]
- Skeptical Science New Research for Week #15 2024on April 11, 2024 at 4:26 pm
Open access notables Global carbon emissions in 2023, Liu et al., Nature Reviews Earth & EnvironmentAnnual global CO2 emissions dropped markedly in […]
- EGU2024 - Picking and chosing sessions to attend virtuallyon April 10, 2024 at 3:12 pm
This year's General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) will take place as a fully hybrid conference in both Vienna and online from April 15 to […]
- At a glance - The Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) is not causing global warmingon April 9, 2024 at 3:10 pm
On February 14, 2023 we announced our Rebuttal Update Project. This included an ask for feedback about the added "At a glance" section in the updated basic […]
- Climate Adam: Is Global Warming Speeding Up?on April 8, 2024 at 3:50 pm
This video includes conclusions of the creator climate scientist Dr. Adam Levy. It is presented to our readers as an informed perspective. Please see video […]
- 2024 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #14on April 7, 2024 at 3:48 pm
A listing of 34 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, March 31, 2024 thru Sat, April 6, 2024. […]
- Skeptical Science New Research for Week #14 2024on April 4, 2024 at 9:58 pm
Open access notables We need a solid scientific basis for nature-based climate solutions in the United States, Novick et al., Proceedings of the National […]
- Much ado about accelerationby Gavin on April 4, 2024 at 2:44 pm
There has been a lot of commentary about perceived disagreements among climate scientists about whether climate change is, or will soon, accelerate. As with […]
- How can I make my retirement plan climate-friendly?on April 3, 2024 at 9:08 pm
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Barbara GradyIf you’re worried that your retirement plan might include investments in fossil fuels, […]
- Unforced variations: Apr 2024by group on April 1, 2024 at 10:23 pm
This month’s open thread on climate topics. Lots more discussion about 2023, aerosols, heat content and imbalances to come I expect… Note, comments should […]
- A data scientist’s case for ‘cautious optimism’ about climate changeon April 1, 2024 at 8:35 pm
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Michael Svoboda Against the regular drumbeat of negative news on climate and the environment, a positive […]
- Exploring Ice Sheet Dynamics in the Era of Remote Sensing Technologyby NASA Climate Change on March 25, 2024 at 8:12 pm
- Radiative-Thermodynamic Modes of Climateby NASA Climate Change on March 15, 2024 at 9:25 pm
- More solar shenanigans*by Gavin on March 8, 2024 at 4:01 am
It turns out the solar activity reconstruction beloved by contrarians is full of artifacts, and if it's updated, it's singular nature disappears. The post More […]
- Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Mission: Applications Meetingby NASA Climate Change on March 5, 2024 at 1:31 am
- Towards a New Generation of Glacial Isostatic Adjustment Models: Climate Seminarby NASA Climate Change on March 5, 2024 at 12:45 am
- Unforced variations: March 2024by group on March 2, 2024 at 11:35 pm
The month’s open thread on climate topics. More record monthly warmth, but only the second lowest Antarctic sea ice though (growing since 2023!). The post […]
- Why we still need traditional climate models and how they might be improvedby NASA Climate Change on February 27, 2024 at 12:26 am
- New study suggests the Atlantic overturning circulation AMOC “is on tipping course”by Stefan on February 9, 2024 at 7:00 pm
A new paper was published in Science Advances today. Its title says what it is about: “Physics-based early warning signal shows that AMOC is on tipping […]
- Unforced variations: Feb 2024by group on February 1, 2024 at 12:32 am
This month’s open thread for climate topics. This month’s climate highlight will likely be the PACE launch at some point between Feb 6th and Feb 8th, that […]
- How Lab Experiments Help Disentangle Aerosol-Cloud Interactions Relevant to Cloud Optical Propertiesby NASA Climate Change on January 29, 2024 at 11:38 pm
- Spencer’s Shenanigansby Gavin on January 29, 2024 at 12:33 am
A recent sensible-sounding piece by Roy Spencer for the Heritage foundation is full of misrepresentations. Let's play spot the fallacy. The post Spencer’s […]
- Not just another dot on the graph? Part IIby Gavin on January 16, 2024 at 11:38 pm
Annual updates to the model-observation comparisons for 2023 are now complete. The comparisons encompass surface air temperatures, mid-troposphere temperatures […]
- Not just another dot on the graph?by Gavin on January 13, 2024 at 12:36 am
As the climate monitoring groups add an additional dot to their graphs this week, there is some disquiet among people paying attention about just how […]
- Annual GMSAT predictions and ENSOby Gavin on January 5, 2024 at 10:52 pm
Predictions for next years annual global mean surface air temperature anomaly based on the long term trend and the state of ENSO have been quite skillful. […]
- Climate Risk Science, Fundamental and Appliedby NASA Climate Change on December 13, 2023 at 9:24 pm
- Are Earth's carbon sinks changing?by NASA Climate Change on December 7, 2023 at 10:25 pm
- Summer 2023 Record High Global Temperaturesby NASA Climate Change on September 21, 2023 at 3:51 pm
- Antarctic Ice Mass Loss 2002-2023by NASA Climate Change on August 23, 2023 at 6:12 pm
- Greenland Ice Mass Loss 2002-2023by NASA Climate Change on August 23, 2023 at 6:08 pm
- July 2023 Record High Global Temperaturesby NASA Climate Change on August 23, 2023 at 5:32 pm
- Can a NASA satellite help during a food crisis?by NASA Climate Change on July 24, 2023 at 11:08 pm
- Implications of GRACE data for Water Resources Managementby NASA Climate Change on July 20, 2023 at 2:51 pm
- Joanne Simpson and the Tropical Atmosphereby NASA Climate Change on June 26, 2023 at 6:49 pm