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As spring gets underway, it's the ideal time to start growing veg at home. To make the most difference for the climate, some crops are especially worth growing.
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Technologies that turn carbon dioxide into fuels or chemical resources can play a role in a climate-neutral future. But they come with challenges and usually only delay emissions. This can lead to overestimating their potential.
Newly-discovered Shell documents dating back decades could help strengthen lawsuits aiming to hold the oil major to account for climate damages, climate attorneys say. Among the files, reported for the first time today by DeSmog and Follow The Money, and published on Climate Files, there is a 1970 industry journal article where Shell appears to […]
Record levels of heat were absorbed last year by Earth’s seas, which have been warming year-on-year for the past decade
More than 5% of global emissions are linked to conflict or militaries but countries continue to hide the true scale
Conservative pundits and right-wing Christian media figures have rejected the scientific consensus that human activity is fueling the warming climate and exacerbating extreme weather events, instead claiming that God controls the weather and attributing natural disasters to “demonic attack,” biblical prophecy, or a supposed sign of the End Times. TikTok influencers and accounts with tens of thousands of followers have also adopted End Times rhetoric to explain natural disasters.
Delegates from 200 nations at COP28 released the final draft of a global agreement that solidifies the transition away from fossil fuels.
This past summer in the Arctic was the warmest since 1900, contributing to disasters across the wider region, including flooding in Juneau, Alaska and a record wildfire season in Canada.
For decades, Native Americans were reliant on the US government to bring them power. Now, that may be changing.
Here's how climate change is harming people's health across the world today, and what countries might expect in the future.
Cadman Glacier in Antarctica retreated 5 miles in just 2.5 years, causing its ice shelf to collapse, according to scientists who used satellite images and ocean measurements. Higher ocean temperatures likely hastened the glacier's deterioration, which contributes to global sea level rise. This indicates potential similar threats for neighboring glaciers.
Efforts to boost climate financing have moved beyond national pledges. Now the focus is on overhauling organizations like the World Bank and providing countries debt relief.
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Experience the raw power of nature as the strongest storm ever recorded hits Turkey, leaving the province of Zonguldak and the city of Istanbul in a state of shock. This video captures the devastating impact of the storm, from the destruction of buildings to the uprooting of trees, and the aftermath that has left residents grappling with power outages and significant disruption to daily life. Witness how the coastal city of Zonguldak bore the brunt of the storm, with torn parts of buildings littering the streets and strong water flows sweeping parked cars off the roads. The storm also wreaked havoc in Istanbul, where winds of up to 150 km/h (93 mph) were recorded. The video also highlights the broader climate issues Turkey is facing, from a prolonged drought linked to climate change and poor water management, to the unusual snowfall that hit the regions after the storm. Join us on this journey as we explore the effects of this extreme weather event and its implications for Turkey's future. Don't forget to subscribe for more compelling content on climate change and its global impacts. Your engagement helps us spread awareness and drive meaningful conversations around these critical issues. Stay safe, stay informed, and thank you for your support.
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In the town of Grindavík, Iceland, a significant geological event is unfolding. Magma has been detected advancing beneath the town, causing a series of intense earthquakes and leading to the evacuation of over 3,000 residents1. The magma intrusion, which is believed to be larger than those that led to eruptions in 2021, 2022, and 2023 at Fagradalsfjall to the east2, has formed a tunnel extending approximately 15 kilometers3. This has resulted in extensive damage to roads, buildings, and infrastructure in Grindavík3. As the situation continues to develop, experts warn that a volcanic eruption could occur within days or even hours1. Stay tuned for more updates on this unfolding geological event in Iceland.
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The European Union is not fooling around, and European countries are under pressure to adhere to ambitious plans to get their roadways up and ready for the total phaseout of fossil fuels in the years ahead.
Scientists have compared this year's climate-change fallout to "a disaster movie" - soaring temperatures, fierce wildfires, powerful storms and devastating floods - and new data is now revealing just how exceptional the global heat has been.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a new pact with the low-lying island country of Tuvalu, allowing residents facing displacement from climate change the ability resettle in Australia.
The last five months have "obliterated" temperature records, linked to carbon emissions and El Niño.
A lawsuit filed by the city and county of Honolulu against nearly a dozen fossil fuel companies is moving towards trial in Hawaii after the Hawaii Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the companies’ arguments for dismissing the case on appeal. Honolulu first sued 10 fossil fuel companies — including BP, Chevron, Shell, ExxonMobil, and Aloha […]
The beauty and wonder of the natural world is what keeps scientists like Dana Bergstrom fighting to protect it. She's one of many who say speaking out comes at a cost but not speaking up can take an even greater personal toll.
No matter how much the world cuts back on carbon emissions, a key and sizable chunk of Antarctica is essentially doomed to an “unavoidable” melt, a new study found.
Billions of snow crabs have disappeared from the ocean around Alaska in recent years, and scientists now say they know why: Warmer ocean temperatures likely caused them to starve to death.
Question is in title. My searching is actually rather disturbing this morning as the results are fillled with industry fud and not what im looking for. What im really trying to find is a graph of oil produced historically because I recall we used to get something like a 50 barrel return but now we get single digits. Edited - thanks for the info. kbin has an issue or at least my account does for some magazines where I can't see any replies when logged in so I can see it from a non logged in browser but can't reply so im replying in my post. EROI fits what I was looking for but if anyone finds a nice historical chart for it specifically with oil that would be great but with the EROI term I think I will be able to find it.
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I didn’t realise that Matilda was #australia’s answer to Greta but I do now. All these new laws to stifle protest that the state governments have introduced show the power of the fine hand of the fossil fuel lobby.
The average surface air temperature for the month was around 1.75 C hotter than the September average in the 1850-1900 pre-industrial period.
More than a hundred dolphins have been found dead in the Brazilian Amazon amid an historic drought and record-high water temperatures that in places have exceeded 102 degrees Fahrenheit.
We find with virtual certainty (probability P \> 99%) that Gulf Stream volume transport through the Florida Straits declined by 1.2 ± 1.0 Sv in the past 40 years (95% credible interval). This significant trend has emerged from the data set only over the past ten years, the first unequivocal evidence for a recent multidecadal decline in this climate-relevant component of ocean circulation.
The pathway to 1.5°C has narrowed in the past two years, but clean energy technologies are keeping it open
Large swaths of the Sun Belt were hit by their hottest meteorological summer — June through August — on record.
Delay, deflect, downplay, and other ways fossil fuel companies block climate action.
The complete phasing-out of fossil fuels is not realistic, China's top climate official said, adding that these climate-warming fuels must continue to play a vital role in maintaining global energy security.
The directive is intended to embed the cost of climate change into all federal agencies. But it is not legally binding and could come with legal and logistical challenges.
Six of nine planetary boundaries — within which the world is livable for most species, including our own — are already deep in the red zone.
The White House is cobbling together a program under existing powers to bring young people into low-carbon energy and climate resilience jobs.
Climate scientists and activists have since fled the platform now known as X since the Elon Musk takeover last year.
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* https://piped.video/watch?v=EBN9JeX3iDs * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBN9JeX3iDs --- Video Description: Direct Air Capture (DAC) has been getting more and more attention over the last few years. Could we avert climate change by pulling carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere? Could we not just stop, but actually **reverse** the damage done? Unfortunately, most don't fully appreciate just quite how much CO2 we've emitted and the outrageous scale of the problem facing us. Today, we apply the fundamental principles of thermodynamics to question whether this is even feasible. Written & presented by [Prof. David Kipping](http://www.davidkipping.co.uk/). Edited by Jorge Casas. Fact checking by Alexandra Masegian. --- Channel Description: Space, astronomy, exoplanets, astroengineering and the search for extraterrestrial life & intelligence. The [Cool Worlds Lab](http://coolworldslab.com), based at the Department of Astronomy, Columbia University, is a team of astronomers seeking to discover and understand alien worlds, particularly those where temperatures are cool enough for life, led by Professor David Kipping. --- CHAPTERS (and key bits) * 0:00 Climate Change: Some CC is needed just to maintain a level. * 2:44 Removal Requirements: We released 37 Gt of CO~2~ in 2022. * 3:38 Possible Solutions: Trees are good for 4 years, then no space. * 5:03 Introducing DAC: IPCC estimates 20 Gt/yr @ 2050 required. * 5:43 Climate Anxiety: This video is sponsored by betterhelp. * 7:12 DAC Principles: Currently 19 DAC plants remove 10'000 tCO~2~/yr, or 0.000003% of global emissions. * 8:14 Scalability: Why this video focuses on physics, not economics * 9:29 Thermodynamics: Why DAC is a fight against entropy, introducing Gibbs. Lower limit: 120 kWh/tCO~2~ * 12:08 Progressive DAC: Starting in 2025, remove how much and how fast? * 13:32 RCPs: Why 2.6 is discarded, why 4.5 is chosen (with an outlook on 8.5) * 15:09 Simulations: For 450 ppm, we need to scrub 20 GtCO~2~ in 2050. For 350, almost 80 Gt. * 17:03 Energy Requirements: 450 ppm requires 5% of global electricity. 350: 15%. * 19:34 Efficiency: Above numbers assumed 100% efficiency. Current estimate 5%, measured 8%. * 21:21 Conclusions: It's tough to do, but _just_ possible. Easiest way: Stop emitting. * 24:35 Outro and credits