climate change

Sahara’s ‘Godzilla’ Dust Storm Triggered by Arctic Warming?An enormous dust cloud dubbed “Godzilla” that surged over the Sahara Desert in June and then blew toward the U.S. may have reached its record-breaking size and density due to warming in the Arctic.https://www.livescience.com/godzilla-dust-cloud.html Dramatic Arctic Transformation May Be PermanentFrom vanishing sea ice to blistering air temperatures to zombie fires, climate change is reshaping the Arctic. And that transformation may be permanent, researchers said on Tuesday (Dec. 8) at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU).https://www.livescience.com/agu-arctic-report-card-2020.html How Will Sea Levels Change With Climate Change?Sea level rise is not a new phenomenon. … Read more

Wgule we’re all focused on US politics and Black Lives Matter and the COVID19 crisis, climate change (and pollution) continue apace: Antarctica could melt ‘irreversibly’ due to climate change, study warnsAntarctica contains more than half of the world’s freshwater in its sprawling, frozen ice sheet, but humanity’s decisions over the next century could send that water irreversibly into the sea. If global warming is allowed to continue unchecked, Antarctica will soon pass a “point of no return” that could reduce the continent to a barren, ice-free mass for the first time in more than 30 million years, according to a … Read more

…and it seems to be accelerating: Half of Antarctic Ice Shelves Could Collapse In a FlashAntarctic ice shelves can disappear astonishingly fast — sometimes in minutes or hours — as meltwater surges through cracks in their surface. And as the atmosphere warms, this phenomenon may become more commonplace; at least half of the ice shelves on the continent are vulnerable to this process, a new study suggests.More Info Scientists Discover the Fastest-Melting Spot in East AntarcticaResearchers have discovered a deep underwater trough in Antarctica that could spell doom for one of the continent’s vulnerable ice shelves.More Info Greenland’s Ice Sheet … Read more

Yes, it’s still going on in the background as we struggle with covid and racism. Global carbon emissions dropped an unprecedented 17% during the coronavirus lockdown — and it changes nothingAs the coronavirus pandemic forced much of the world into lockdown by early April, daily global carbon dioxide emissions fell by 17% compared with 2019 levels, a new study published May 19 in the journal Nature Climate Change found.https://www.livescience.com/carbon-dioxide-reduction-coronavirus-lockdown.html Hurricanes really are getting stronger, just like climate models predictedHurricanes are getting stronger as the world gets warmer, according to a new analysis. Studying how hurricanes have changed over time is … Read more

Bezos Commits $10 Billion To Battle Climate ChangeToday, I’m thrilled to announce I am launching the Bezos Earth Fund.⁣⁣⁣ Climate change is the biggest threat to our planet. I want to work alongside others both to amplify known ways and to explore new ways of fighting the devastating impact of climate change on this planet we all share.https://www.joemygod.com/2020/02/bezos-commits-10-billion-to-battle-climate-change/ Ancient Microbes Could Help Save Coastal Cities From Rising SeasThanks to anthropogenic climate change, sea level is rising at an alarming clip, threatening to swamp iconic metropolises like New York, Mumbai and Shanghai in the not-too-distant future. But residents of these and … Read more