WeatherReady is run by the Met Office in partnership with the Cabinet Office. As the summer weather once again dominates conversations around the UK, there are simple steps everyone can take to be prepared – no matter what the weather throws at you. To help you take control of how it affects you, we have … Read more
The drought event from 2018 to 2020 was the most intense in over 250 years. Peer-Reviewed Publication HELMHOLTZ CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH – UFZ IMAGE: (A) MEAN AREA AND DURATION OF EUROPEAN DROUGHTS OVER THE PERIOD FROM 1766 TO 2020 BASED ON MODEL SIMULATIONS. BUBBLE SIZE CORRESPONDING TO TOTAL DRUG INTENSITY. (B) TEMPORAL EVOLUTION OF … Read more
Essay by Eric Worrall h/t fretslider; According to The University of Exeter, having fun in Summer masks concern about “climate breakdown”, and impedes climate action. ‘Fun in the sun’ photos are a dangerous distraction from the reality of climate breakdown Saffron O’NeillSat 14 May 2022 17.00 AEST Think of the images that defined our understanding … Read more
Is there really a climate crisis? NASA Knew Better #NASA_Knew David Dibbell Looking toward space from the surface, the radiative warming effect of the atmosphere is a real thing in the static sense of absorption and emission of longwave energy by greenhouse gases (GHGs). But the atmosphere is not static. It is also the working … Read more
Essay by Eric Worrall New Hampshire professors claim the ancient Silphium herb herb died from climate change, not because greedy Romans picked every last plant. Caesar’s favorite herb was the Viagra of ancient Rome. Until climate change killed it off Perfume, tonic – even love potion – silphium was prized by the ancient Romans, but … Read more
From The Gelbspan Files Russell Cook Predictably, Frontline’s Part 3 program offered viewers only half or less of the full story they were telling, which is why the program as a whole could be labeled “disinformation,” but the program lost all the focus it had in Parts 1 and 2 on the ‘corrupt fossil fuel … Read more
From the BOE REPORT Terry Etham I’m not a fan of making predictions of any specificity, because there are usually way too many variables at play for anything of consequence. Trying to guess the price of oil at YE 2022 leaves me speechless despite the pathetically large number of hours I spend trying to understand … Read more
From NASA The main panel of this graphic contains X-ray data from Chandra (blue) depicting hot gas that was blown away from massive stars near the black hole. Two images of infrared light at different wavelengths from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope show stars (orange) and cool gas (purple). These images are seven light years across … Read more
Essay by Eric Worrall Still covering for Joe; According to NPR, the USA owes billions of dollars climate reparations to the developing world, but those pledges have been put on hold because of the Ukraine war. The US pledged billions to fight climate change. Then came the Ukraine war By Rebecca Hersher | NPR May … Read more
ClimateREALISM By H. Sterling Burnett -May 13, 2022 A Google news search for the term “climate change,” over the past few days turns up dozens of stories in corporate media outlets blaming climate change for recent deadly floods in South Africa. Although many of the stories accurately captured the pathos of the human tragedy resulting … Read more