Finally, New York State Tells The World How To Achieve Net Zero Carbon Emissions
New York may be a late-comer to Net Zero plans, but by God, our politicians and bureaucrats are so much smarter than those clowns across the country or the pond. In 2019 the New York legislature enacted the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (Climate Act), self-described on the State’s website as “the nation-leading [law] to empower every New Yorker to fight climate change at home, at work, and in their communities.”…
Climate Scientist: Movie “Don’t Look Up” Captures How Nobody Listens
According to JPL’s Peter Kalmus, Netflix’s “Don’t Look Up”, about an incoming planet killer asteroid, is a moving metaphor for the struggle to be heard faced by climate scientists.…
Three Years Till The Guardian’s Global Climate Catastrophe
No wonder the Guardian is in such dire straits. Apparently, I am one of their top readers globally, having read 64 articles this year!…
The new historical flood of 2021 in the Amazon River compared to major floods of the 21st century: Atmospheric features in the context of the intensification of floods
As documented in the previous major floods of the 21st century (2009 and 2012), the 2021 flood also occurs under La Niña conditions in the central equatorial Pacific; however, in 2012 flood conditions are observed early over northwestern Amazon tributaries, since October 2011. In addition, warm conditions are observed over the tropical Atlantic during December 2020–March 2021. In accordance with this feature, increased atmospheric water vapor is imported by easterly winds from this oceanic region into the northern Amazon Basin.…
Focus on Fossils: Paleobiologists to Unearth Ancient Megafauna in East Africa, Forecast How Humans and Climate Affect Wildlife
“We’re really trying to understand how animals respond to changing climate and changing environments, so that we can get a better sense of how they’ll respond to increased warming and climate change that’s occurring today.”…
Arctic Ocean Warming Began Already In Early 20th Century, Meaning Natural Factors Strongly At Play, Not CO2
But all of a sudden at the start of the 20th century, you get this marked change in temperature and salinity—it really sticks out…