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Climate Climate Change Earth Day Global Warming Science

On Earth Day, here are the best tools for keeping tabs on our home planet

sudshr47 April 22, 2018

We have more information about the health of planet Earth than ever before, and lots of exciting new initiatives that will put data tools at your fingertips. Whether you’re looking for global trends in wind power generation or solar installations, detailed monitoring about deforestation, or real-time weather and climate science variables, there’s a way to find out what human activities are doing to our home planet.

It’s all plainly evident on your computer screen, if not in your backyard.

In writing about climate change and other environmental challenges for the better part of two decades, I’ve relied on many databases — from governments, nonprofits, and private sector sources — to inform and illustrate stories. You should feel empowered to use these tools, too. The more information we have, the better decisions we can make. Read more…

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Climate Noaa Science Space Weather

In honor of Earth Day, here’s the most detailed satellite view of the Northern Hemisphere yet

sudshr47 April 20, 2018

The newest polar-orbiting satellite in the U.S. fleet snapped the most detailed image of the Northern Hemisphere, just in time for Earth Day.

The satellite photo — taken by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) NOAA-20 spacecraft — looks down on the top of the globe, showing the ice-covered North Pole, as well as North America and Eurasia.

If you look closely, you can see stunning details, from sea ice near Greenland, to the marked lack of sea ice across the Bering Sea, between Alaska and Russia.

Satellite image of the Northern Hemisphere, with circles indicating the Bering Sea (top left), and sea ice near Greenland, (center).

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Australia Climate Climate Change Global Warming Science

The Great Barrier Reef may never recover from the devastating 2016 heat wave

sudshr47 April 18, 2018

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef will never be the same following the devastating marine heat wave that hit it between 2015 and 2016, according to a new study published Wednesday.

The new research found that the northern third of the reef — which as a whole, is the largest living structure on the planet — experienced a “catastrophic die-off” of fast-growing coral species, like staghorn and tabular corals.

These reefs have now shifted to a new state, with a different balance of coral species than were present prior to the marine heat wave. Scientists have tied that marine heat wave itself, and the increasing prevalence and severity of them, to human-caused global warming. Read more…

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It’s not just you: Spring weather has gone off the rails in the U.S., shattering records

sudshr47 April 17, 2018

The weather in the U.S. has been downright biblical so far this spring, with weather forecasters practically having to borrow pages out of the Book of Revelations.
First, there’s the cold. The first two weeks of April have been the coldest on r…

Australia Climate Climate Environment Heat Wave Science

Australia has been breaking records for heat in April

sudshr47 April 13, 2018

Usually the sear of Australia’s summer heat would’ve subsided by now, as winter approaches.
Instead, the country is experiencing an unseasonably warm April so far, prompting Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology to explain the unusual event.
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Climate Climate Change Donald Trump Global Warming Science

Climate change is a more partisan issue than ever, and Donald Trump is to blame

sudshr47 April 6, 2018

The Trump administration’s rollbacks of crucial climate change policies, from the intended pullout from the Paris Agreement to the scuttled Clean Power Plan, have earned most of the media attention and scorn from environmentalists.
However, the…

Climate Exxon Exxonknew Global Warming Science

Shell knew truth of global warming in 1980s; foresaw a Hurricane Sandy scenario

sudshr47 April 5, 2018

New documents released online and published by a Dutch news website reveal that, like ExxonMobil Corp., Shell Oil also knew the truth about global warming at least 30 years ago, but continued to dig up and sell more oil and gas anyway.
Although…

Arctic Air Climate Extreme Weather Polar Vortex Snowstorm

Don’t hate me, but record-setting cold and snow are about to sweep across the U.S.

sudshr47 April 4, 2018

It’s April. I know. Flowers should be blooming, outdoor lunches should be starting.

But that springtime reality is a long way off for tens of millions of Americans. For people living across the Upper Midwest, Great lakes, Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, and New England, an Arctic blast and series of storm systems will make it look and feel more like February during the next week.

There are now three separate storms threatening to bring snow to parts of this swath of the country between April 4 and April 12, as bitterly cold air — courtesy of the polar vortex — blasts its way south and east to the Atlantic seaboard. Read more…

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Arctic Climate Mystery Science Whales

Long-lived bowhead whales found singing over 180 different songs

sudshr47 April 4, 2018

Bowhead whales are mysterious, Arctic-dwelling creatures. Scientists believe they can live for over two centuries, and even so, they largely avoid getting cancer. In the 1990s, an old stone spearhead — a weapon that hadn’t been used since the 1800’s — was found embedded in a bowhead whale’s blubber. That whale had apparently survived a hunter’s attack, over a century earlier.

Now, marine researchers say they’ve recorded bowheads singing an unprecedented number of songs. The marine mammals seem to be altering their songs each year, similar to how a jazz musician is constantly improvising.

“If humpback whale song is like classical music, bowheads are jazz,” Kate Stafford, an oceanographer at the University of Washington, said in a press release. Read more…

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Climate Climate Change Extreme Weather Global Warming Science

Severe heat wave roasts parts of Asia, at least 7 countries break monthly records

sudshr47 April 3, 2018

It may be unusually cold in the eastern U.S. right now, but in parts of Asia, dangerous, scorching heat has been breaking records.
At least seven countries set monthly high temperature records at the end of March, according to national weather …

Arctic Arctic Sea Ice Climate Global Warming Science

More ambitious pollution cuts could save Arctic sea ice and the species that depend on it

sudshr47 April 2, 2018

The loss of Arctic sea ice is one of the clearest signs of human-caused climate change, and there’s been nothing but blinking red alarms coming from the top of the world lately. The past four winters have seen such anemic sea ice growth that they’ve been the lowest four maximum sea ice extents since 1979.

At the same time, the region’s climate has seen temperatures increase at more than twice the rate of the rest of the world, with record-shattering seasons becoming more common.

During the summer, you can now take a luxury cruise ship through the Northwest Passage, and even in the winter, ice is failing to show up in places where it’s normally so thick that it groans. Read more…

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Climate Climate Change Epa Science Scott Pruitt

Leaked EPA email tells staff to play up climate denial, ignore actual data

sudshr47 March 28, 2018

It’s no secret that Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Scott Pruitt disagrees with the overwhelming evidence tying human emissions of greenhouse gases to increasing global average temperatures, sea level rise, and a host of other pro…