| Climate change to hit poor through food price hikes: Oxfam Sydney Morning Herald More frequent extreme weather events will create shortages, destabilise markets and precipitate price spikes on top of projected structural price rises of about 100 percent for staples such as maize over the next 20 years, the charity said in a report … See all stories on this topic » |
| DNC organizers keep close eye on weather conditions for Thursday WSOC Charlotte Severe Weather Center 9 Meteorologist Keith Monday said there is a chance for storms Thursday night. If the president’s speech is moved from the stadium, it would most likely be moved to Time Warner Cable Arena. Organizers said they would only move the … See all stories on this topic » |
| Qld warned to get storm-ready Herald Sun He urged homeowners to trim tree branches growing near power lines, secure outdoor furniture, stock an emergency kit including a torch and sign up to early warning alerts. “Severe weather events are an inevitable part of living in Queensland, and now … See all stories on this topic » |
| Threat of severe weather postpones Linton Rotary Ride Greene County Daily World … and severe weather Saturday forced the Linton Rotary Ride to be postponed. “I had emails all week from those from out of town checking on the ride. We thought in regards to those people who live outside of town we should postpone the event a day … See all stories on this topic » |
| House burns down as severe fire danger conditions hit state Sydney Morning Herald A grass fire in southern NSW is expected to hit isolated properties this afternoon, with reports that an old house has burnt down, as firefighters work in warm, dry and windy conditions. The Rural Fire Service issued an emergency warning for properties … See all stories on this topic » |
Category: Climate chaos
The atmosphere is to the earth as a layer of varnish is to a desktop globe. It is thin, fragile and essential for preserving the items on the surface.150 years of burning fossil fuel have overloaded the atmosphere to the point where the earth is ill. It now has a fever. Read the detailed article, Soothing Gaia’s Fever for an evocative account of that analogy. The items listed here detail progress on coordinating 6.5 billion people in the most critical project undertaken by humanity.Â
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Qld warned to get storm-ready
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New model: Coastline erosion due to sea level rise greater than previously thought
New model: Coastline erosion due to sea level rise greater than previously thought
Phys.Org
The anticipated rise in sea levels due to climate change will result in coastlines receding worldwide through erosion. This is a known phenomenon that can in principle be calculated and predicted based on a given sea–level rise, by means of the so …
See all stories on this topic »Potential rise in sea level from polar melt ‘very serious’
Voxy
University of Canterbury’s (UC) Antarctic head Bryan Storey is worried that not enough notice is being taken of the potential threat of rising sea level in the rebuild of Christchurch. Sea levels are predicted to rise up to 60 centimetres in the next …
See all stories on this topic »Report makes dire predictions for Assateague
Tasley Eastern Shore News
The 77-page report presents findings on how climate change, sparked by greenhouse gas emissions, is causing high rates of sea level rise at the seven national Atlantic seashores from Cape Cod, Mass., to Cape Canaveral, Fla. According to the report, …
See all stories on this topic »ODU presents study to VB council
WAVY-TV
(WAVY) – Professors from Old Dominion University presented a sea level rise report to Virginia Beach council members Tuesday evening. “In the long run, there are going to be more flooding events,” ODU professor Larry Atkinson said. “You’re going to see …
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Research reveals contrasting consequences of a warmer Earth
Research reveals contrasting consequences of a warmer Earth
Posted: 03 Sep 2012 12:38 PM PDT
A new study involving analysis of fossil and geological records going back 540 million years suggests that biodiversity on Earth generally increases as the planet warms. But the research says that the increase in biodiversity depends on the evolution of new species over millions of years, and is normally accompanied by extinctions of existing species.
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Rising sea comes at a cost for South Florida cities
Rising sea comes at a cost for South Florida cities
Palm Beach Post
In Miami Beach, where prolonged flooding in low-lying neighborhoods has become the norm after heavy storms, city leaders are weighing a $206 million overhaul of an antiquated drainage system increasingly compromised by rising sea level. The plan calls …
See all stories on this topic »Hurricane Isaac lays bare the painful economics of flood protection
NOLA.com
As thousands of southeastern Louisiana residents watched flood water from Hurricane Isaac invade their homes and make a soggy, expensive mess of their lives, the terms “benefit-cost analysis” and “relative sea level rise” probably didn’t enter their minds.
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METHANE UNDER ATLANTIC ICE.
Andrew Glikson
7:27 PM (12 minutes ago)
to meGood grief …
There are now enough recoverable carbon resources to elevate CO2 and temperature levels to “dinosaur-like” levels (see graph below).
Which is unlikely to happen as C emission is self-limiting, i.e. it is difficult to seen C-emitting industries persisting beyond 500 ppm CO2.
I enclose my latest paper.
Andrew
2-9-2012
From: Neville Gillmore [mailto:nevilleg729@gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2012 7:09 PM
To: Andrew Glikson
Subject: Large Methane Reservoirs Beneath Antarctic Ice Sheet, Study Suggests
THE SHIFT IN STATE OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS.pdf
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Large Methane Reservoirs Beneath Antarctic Ice Sheet, Study Suggests
Large Methane Reservoirs Beneath Antarctic Ice Sheet, Study Suggests
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120829131621.htm
ScienceDaily, August 29, 2012
The Antarctic Ice Sheet could be an overlooked but important source of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, according to a report in the August 30 issue of Nature by an international team of scientists.
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‘Vast reservoir’ of methane locked beneath Antarctic ice sheet
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/aug/29/antarctica-methane
