Think of the causes of global warming, and fossil fuel energy probably comes to mind. Less conspicuous are the consequences of breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The food system is elaborate and complex; its requirements and impacts are extraordinary. Fossil fuels power tractors, fishing vessels, transport, processing, chemicals, packaging materials, refrigeration, supermarkets, and kitchens. Chemical fertilizers... Continue Reading →
One of the ‘Top Ten Myths about Global Warming’
That humanity can adapt isn’t really a myth. People can adapt. But humanity’s adaptability doesn’t mean people can ignore the demands to reduce greenhouse gases. People can adapt to the impacts of climate change at the lower end of impacts. In other words, scientists know that the climate is changing because of human activity. But... Continue Reading →
(This article was written on May 4th, 2010 Brett Israel) Earth's current warming trend could bring deadly heat for humans. A new study that looked at reasonable worst-case scenarios for global warming found that if greenhouse gases continue to be emitted at their current rate, temperatures could become deadly in coming centuries. Researchers calculated the highest tolerable... Continue Reading →
Earth Could Become Too Hot for Humans
HOW TO LIVE WITH IT Health Risks Climate change isn’t just bad for the planet’s health—it’s bad for people’s too. Effects will vary by age, gender, geography, and socioeconomic status—and so will remedies. A recent international study in the Lancet says that many more people will be exposed to extreme weather events over the next century than... Continue Reading →
Climate Change – 5 Ways It Will Affect You
A leaked draft report from the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change paints the starkest picture yet of the accelerating danger caused by human use of coal, oil, and gas. It warns of coming unlivable heat waves, widespread hunger and drought, rising sea levels and extinction. To understand the report's warnings, William Brangham turns... Continue Reading →
A leaked UN report warns ‘worst is yet to come’ on climate change. Here’s how you can help
How We’re Accelerating Towards The Perilous 2 Degree Milestone
Climate Change: How We’re Accelerating Towards The Perilous 2 Degree Milestone | NBC News NOW The Paris Climate Agreement has a goal to limit global warming to below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial temperatures. On Earth Day, NBC News’ Al Roker explains how the road to that milestone is getting shorter and what the devastating... Continue Reading →
It’s Not the Heat—It’s the Humanity | Bill McKibben | The New Yorker Magazine Rising air temperatures remind us that our bodies have real limits. It’s hard to change the outcome of the climate crisis by individual action: we’re past the point where we can alter the carbon math one electric vehicle at a time,... Continue Reading →
a crucial ‘Must-Read’ climate related article… (June 23rd, 2021)
THE FUTURE OF SOLID STATE WIND ENERGY – NO MORE BLADES
"Wind power is one of the fastest-growing renewable sources that works well at scale, but it isn't perfect. What if we could scale down wind turbine power to something that could fit on your roof? And be self-contained with smaller moving parts ... or maybe no blades or moving parts at all? Let's look at... Continue Reading →
As the South Bay grapples with the impacts of climate change, people there are creating solutions by relying on arguably the most fundamental element of conversation: listening. This process began in East Palo Alto, where community groups and scientists are helping residents understand how warming temperatures are raising water levels in the bay — already... Continue Reading →
‘Communities Know Best’: Climate Solutions in The South Bay Start With Listening
A panel convened by the Stop Ecocide Foundation will publish the legal definition of ecocide on Tuesday, seeking to pave the way for acts of environmental destruction to be incorporated into the International Criminal Court's mandate. "The people that are destroying the planet are actually fairly few in number and are causing massive harm to... Continue Reading →
Ecocide: How a fast-growing movement plans to put environmental destruction on a par with war crimes…
Engineers create seeds for growing near-perfect 2D perovskite crystals HOUSTON – (June 21, 2021) – Rice University engineers have created microscopic seeds for growing remarkably uniform 2D perovskite crystals that are both stable and highly efficient at harvesting electricity from sunlight. In a study published online in Advanced Materials, chemical engineers from Rice’s Brown School of Engineering describe how... Continue Reading →
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