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.
- NSW and Queensland bushfires: helicopter crashes as bureau forecasts heatwave – as it happenedby Ben Doherty on December 7, 2019 at 6:17 am
RFS says Gospers Mountain blaze expected to take weeks to put out and temperatures forecast to soar above 40C in NSW by Tuesday 6.15am GMTWe are going to close […]
- Victoria Falls dries to a trickle after worst drought in a centuryby Reuters at Victoria Falls on December 7, 2019 at 1:53 am
One of southern Africa’s biggest tourist attractions has seen an unprecedented decline this dry season, fuelling climate change fearsFor decades Victoria […]
- Coalition claims it will meet 2030 emissions target – but only by using accounting loopholeby Guardian staff and AAP on December 7, 2019 at 12:21 am
Emissions expected to be 13% lower than 2005 by 2030 but government plans to use ‘carryover credits’ from Kyoto protocolThe federal government has […]
- From disbelief to dread: the dismal new routine of life in Sydney's smoke haze | Charlotte Woodby Charlotte Wood on December 6, 2019 at 7:00 pm
There’s nothing like going to sleep with the taste of ash in your throat to give you an actual, physiological understanding of real fearHere’s the […]
- Leading scientists condemn political inaction on climate change as Australia 'literally burns'by Lisa Cox on December 6, 2019 at 7:00 pm
Climate experts ‘bewildered’ by government ‘burying their heads in the sand’, and say bushfires on Australia’s east coast should […]
- Tories fail to face up to the climate crisis | Lettersby Letters on December 6, 2019 at 5:43 pm
Joyce Quin on long-distance trade deals, Colin Corkerton on Tory no-shows, and Meic and Valmai Goodyear on Jacob Rees-MoggCould someone please challenge Boris […]
- A fresh approach to national parks | Letterby Letters on December 6, 2019 at 5:40 pm
Marion Shoard says new parks could act as testbeds for much-needed ways of combining farming and forestry systems to enhance conservation, wildlife, landscape […]
- Greta Thunberg says school strikes have achieved nothingby Fiona Harvey in Madrid on December 6, 2019 at 5:25 pm
Activist says 4% greenhouse gas emissions rise since 2015 shows action is insufficientThe global wave of school strikes for the climate over the past year has […]
- Bees in Amazon 'are greatest ally to halt rainforest destruction'by Jonathan Watts in Curuai on December 6, 2019 at 12:00 pm
Stingless insects also improve livelihoods of rainforest’s people, say environmentalistsPlease donate to our appeal hereUnder an Amazonian canopy of […]
- The climate crisis is the most urgent threat of our time. Help us fight it | Katharine Vinerby Katharine Viner on December 6, 2019 at 12:00 pm
Urgent policy steps are needed to avoid climate catastrophe, but we as citizens can also support practical, natural solutionsPlease donate to our appeal here […]
- Good King Wenceslas looks out on a feast of journalismby Mark Rice-Oxley in Prague on December 6, 2019 at 12:00 pm
Visiting Prague is not just for Christmas – and nor is the act of planting treesPlease donate to our Christmas appeal hereHello and vřelé […]
- Guardian and Observer appeal 2019: our chosen charitiesby Patrick Butler Social policy editor on December 6, 2019 at 12:00 pm
Here’s what our partners are doing to tackle the climate crisis and how your donations will helpPlease donate to our appeal hereThe Guardian and Observer […]
- Tom Bailey on Labour's green plans: 'We just need to get on with it'by Matthew Taylor on December 6, 2019 at 10:00 am
Key architect of party’s plan for a green industrial revolution says there is no time to wasteLooking up from his cup of tea in a central London cafe, […]
- People listen to Greta Thunberg because of her creativity, not just her science | Lisette Johnstonby Lisette Johnston on December 6, 2019 at 7:00 am
Creative subjects are on the decline in schools and universities, yet they are vitally important to societyBlue Planet, Extinction Rebellion and Greta Thunberg […]
- 'Greenwashing': the go-to solution of hedge funds and oil companiesby Steven Poole on December 6, 2019 at 7:00 am
This term once meant money laundering on behalf of drug cartels, before it became shorthand for environmental propagandaThis week the TCI hedge fund announced […]
- 3 Tools to Help You Channel Your Inner Climate Scientistby Olivia Rosane on December 5, 2019 at 9:35 pm
If you read a lot of news about the climate crisis, you probably have encountered lots of numbers: We can save hundreds of millions of people from poverty by […]
- Watch out, Boris Johnson: students are angry and we're ready to vote against you | Zamzam Ibrahimby Zamzam Ibrahim on December 5, 2019 at 5:43 pm
Students don’t want to live in a world of climate catastrophe, social inequality and funding crises. We want to change itIf 1.3 million under-34s voting […]
- How Climate Change Influences Immigration to the United Statesby Yale Climate Connections on December 5, 2019 at 5:42 pm
Poverty and violence in Central America are major factors driving migration to the United States. But there's another force that's often overlooked: climate […]
- Climate crisis is 'challenge of civilisation', says popeby Fiona Harvey in Madrid on December 5, 2019 at 4:01 pm
Pontiff calls on COP 25 leaders to show political will to safeguard healthy planetThe climate emergency is a “challenge of civilisation” requiring […]
- 1970s Climate Models Were Right About the Current Rise in Temperaturesby Climate Nexus on December 5, 2019 at 3:08 pm
Climate models dating back decades were "quite accurate" in predicting warming through present day, new research shows. A study published Wednesday in the […]
- The Climate Crisis Is Making Birds Smallerby Olivia Rosane on December 5, 2019 at 12:57 pm
North American birds are getting smaller, a study published Wednesday in Ecology Letters has found, and scientists think the climate crisis is to […]
- We need to protect nature to stand any chance of tackling climate chaos | Caroline Lucasby Caroline Lucas on December 5, 2019 at 6:00 am
Voters have woken up to the climate emergency. Equally urgent is the threat to nature and wildlife – and the issues are linkedIt has been heartening to […]
- Australian businesses, unions and farmers say Paris agreement requires zero emissions planby Adam Morton and Katharine Murphy on December 5, 2019 at 2:43 am
Australia Climate Roundtable says climate goals require ‘deep global emissions reductions’Groups representing business, unions, farmers, investors, […]
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Why COP 25 Really Mattersby ipacha on December 4, 2019 at 9:32 pm
What a difference a year makes.From the outside, the start of the UN COP 25 climate conference in Madrid this week looked a lot like most of the 24 annual […]
- New Zealand Will Consider Climate Crisis in All Major Policy Decisionsby Jordan Davidson on December 4, 2019 at 8:46 pm
Consideration of the climate crisis will be front and center in all of New Zealand's major policy decisions. The new rule means that any new proposal before […]
- Let the UK continue to lead the world in global development | Letterby Letters on December 4, 2019 at 5:55 pm
Whatever the outcome of this general election, leaders should rise to the ambition of our own and global commitments, write representatives of 49 […]
- Thinning Ice Around Antarctica Is Weakening Its Ice Sheetby Jordan Davidson on December 4, 2019 at 5:21 pm
For the first time, scientists have proven that the thinning ice shelves floating around Antarctica are driving ice loss from the interior of the continent as […]
- CO2 Levels Expected to Reach Another Record High in 2019by Olivia Rosane on December 4, 2019 at 1:49 pm
Carbon dioxide emissions reached a new record high in 2019, according to the latest figures from the Global Carbon Project, raising concerns about the ability […]
- Pelosi Tells World ‘We Are Still in'by Climate Nexus on December 3, 2019 at 8:35 pm
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday led a 15-member delegation from the U.S. Congress to climate negotiations in Madrid where they affirmed their commitment […]
- Texas Petroleum Chemical Plant Explosion, and Our Petrochemical 'Collective Suicide'by DeSmogBlog on December 3, 2019 at 6:23 pm
By Julie DermanskyA plume from the Texas Petroleum Chemical (TPC) plant hung over Port Neches, Texas on Thanksgiving as emergency workers continued to fight […]
- Greenland Ice Sheet Melt Creates Huge Waterfalls, Increasing Concerns About Sea Level Riseby Jordan Davidson on December 3, 2019 at 5:20 pm
Scientists in the Arctic watched a glacial lake in Greenland turn into a waterfall that drained five million cubic meters of water, or 2,000 Olympic-sized […]
- Pregnant Women Have a Higher Risk of Delivering Early on Unseasonably Hot Daysby The Conversation on December 3, 2019 at 3:50 pm
By Alan BarrecaAbout a quarter of children in the U.S. are born two to three weeks before their due date, which qualifies them as "early term." Pregnancies […]
- This Is Almost Certainly the Hottest Decade on Record, UN Weather Agency Saysby Olivia Rosane on December 3, 2019 at 2:14 pm
We are almost certainly living through the hottest decade on record, according to a provisional report from the UN's World Meteorological Organization (WMO). […]
- DiCaprio Responds After Brazil's Bolsonaro Claims He Is Contributing to Amazon Firesby Olivia Rosane on December 2, 2019 at 8:48 pm
Right-wing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has found a new person to blame for the record number of wildfires that have ravaged the Amazon rainforest this […]
- A-List Celebs, Politicians Join John Kerry’s World War Zero Campaign to Fight the Climate Crisisby Jordan Davidson on December 2, 2019 at 4:40 pm
Former Secretary of State John Kerry has put together a group of more than 60 celebrities, politicians and military leaders to launch his World War Zero, an […]
- Loudspeakers Can Help Bring Degraded Reefs Back to Life, Study Showsby Olivia Rosane on December 2, 2019 at 3:11 pm
A team of British and Australian scientists have discovered an innovative way to help coral reefs recover from the climate crisis and other human-caused […]
- Climate Change Forces 20 Million People to Flee Each Year, Oxfam Findsby Deutsche Welle on December 2, 2019 at 3:00 pm
Over the past decade, climate-fueled disasters drove over 20 million people a year from their homes, concluded a report released by Oxfam on Monday. The Oxfam […]
- ‘Our War Against Nature Must Stop’: UN Secretary General Launches COP25 With Urgent Call for Climate Actionby Olivia Rosane on December 2, 2019 at 12:58 pm
COP25, the UN Climate Change Conference, begins today in Madrid, and UN Secretary-General António Guterres wants everyone to know the stakes are […]
- Corporate Leaders to Trump: Withdrawing From the Paris Agreement Makes Bad Business Senseby onEarth on December 1, 2019 at 9:00 pm
By Courtney LindwallPresident Trump says fulfilling the country's commitment to the Paris climate agreement would be bad news for the U.S. economy, but the […]
- South Korea to Shut Down a Quarter of Its Coal-Fired Plants to Reduce Air Pollutionby Jordan Davidson on November 29, 2019 at 5:29 pm
South Korea will close up to a quarter of its coal-fired plants for the winter months to tamp down on air pollution that the country declared a "social […]
- Climate Change Strikes Worldwide — in Picturesby Deutsche Welle on November 29, 2019 at 2:39 pm
Another round of global climate strikes began on Friday ahead of the 12-day UN climate conference. Representatives from 200 countries are meeting in Madrid to […]
- 'The Law Is on Our Side': Extinction Rebellion Celebrates Dropped Charges Against 105 Climate Activistsby Common Dreams on November 29, 2019 at 2:04 pm
By Jessica CorbettExtinction Rebellion and its supporters celebrated Wednesday after the agency that conducts criminal prosecutions in England dropped charges […]
- French Lawmakers, Activists Want to Ban Black Fridayby Olivia Rosane on November 29, 2019 at 1:09 pm
Despite its association with the U.S. holiday Thanksgiving, Black Friday has spread to shoppers and stores around the world. Now, some French lawmakers are […]
- EU Parliament Declares ‘Climate and Environmental Emergency’by Olivia Rosane on November 29, 2019 at 12:46 pm
European Parliament declared a "climate and environmental emergency" Thursday, calling on the European Commission to make sure all legislation and budgets […]
- 4 Brands Going Green This Black Fridayby Olivia Rosane on November 27, 2019 at 9:17 pm
Black Friday is one of the busiest shopping days of the year, and the consumption it encourages can take a toll on human and planetary health."For people who […]
- Reasons to Be Thankful — 8 Food and Farm 'Good News' Storiesby Union of Concerned Scientists on November 27, 2019 at 6:02 pm
By Karen Perry StillermanSometimes gratitude feels like a stretch, and this fall has been one of those times. We're in the home stretch of a difficult year. […]
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Spain is Feeling the Impacts of the Climate Crisis – and it is Fighting Backby ipacha on November 27, 2019 at 3:15 pm
Every year, the UN’s climate action branch, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (most people go with “UNFCCC”), brings […]
- Lewis, the Koala Famously Rescued From Australian Bushfires, Has Diedby Olivia Rosane on November 27, 2019 at 1:40 pm
Lewis, the koala who stole the world's heart when a video of his rescue from Australian wildfires went viral, has died.NoneThe koala rose to fame when […]
- A Bomb Cyclone Is One of Two Major Storms Walloping the U.S. Thanksgiving Weekby Olivia Rosane on November 27, 2019 at 12:28 pm
Two major storms are already walloping the U.S. in time for Thanksgiving.NoneA winter storm that has already killed one moved from Colorado, Wyoming and […]
- Most Americans See Local Effects of Climate Crisis and Say Government Needs to Respond, Research Showsby Jordan Davidson on November 26, 2019 at 9:30 pm
The salient reality of the climate crisis is undeniable to many Americans. We have seen record heat waves from Alaska to Mississippi, record flooding, beaches […]