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Plants’ heat response means even fiercer heatwaves
…needleleaf forests, tundra and farmland would actually release lower levels of water into the atmosphere. And since water in the atmosphere helps lower daytime temperatures, this means that temperatures would rise even higher than the models suggest…“We often underestimate the role of vegetation … Continue reading
Renewable energy demands the undoable
…during each hour of every day 3.7 million barrels of oil are pumped from wells; 932,000 tons of coal are dug; 395 million cubic metres of natural gas are piped from the ground; and 4.1 million tons of CO2 is … Continue reading
Losing the battle – Climate Change
With temperatures 1.35 degrees Celsius warmer than long- term average, February was one hot month, an unprecedented level since records began in 1880. The rise prompted Chief Scientist Dr Alan Finkel to warn we were “losing the battle” against climate … Continue reading
Warming of oceans due to climate change is unstoppable, say US scientists
“I think of it more like a fly wheel or a freight train. It takes a big push to get it going but it is moving now and will contiue to move long after we continue to pushing it”…Globally 90% … Continue reading
Energy content, where is the heat – atmosphere -vs- ocean
As deniers persist in denying evidence of warming, here’s a useful explanation about where most of the energy goes, with variability to atmosphere temperature during the journey. >more> WattsUpWithThat
Things warm up as the East Australian Current heads south
Waters in EAC travel southward along east coast of Australia, with most of it splitting from the coast near Sydney, heading for New Zealand. A small part of the current, known as the EAC Extension, works its way southward past … Continue reading
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Tagged East Australian Current, global warming, marine migration, warming
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Matching US climate target means hard work needs to start now
What may not be appreciated by many people is that Australia’s policy settings aren’t really aiming to ensure emissions in the year 2020 are 5 per cent below those prevailing in 2000. Instead they’re focused on an international treaty target … Continue reading
Investors chip in as renewables rise towards record level
“Once again in 2014, renewable made up nearly half the power capacity added worldwide,” said Achim Steiner, executive director of UNEP. University of California Berkeley, reported in Nature Climate Change that solar energy alone could meet the demands of the state of California in … Continue reading
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Tagged Agriculture, biofuels, carbon dioxide, climate policy, Electricity generation, renewable energy, warming
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2014 Headed Toward Hottest Year On Record — Here’s Why That’s Remarkable
Mainstream media is now talking about this news but, on basis of “seeing-is-believing”, here’s a particularly useful diagram to help understand that it’s real. Australian Bureau of Meteorology reported Friday that their models indicate “at least 70% chance that El Niño will be … Continue reading
I Have a (Climate) Dream
“We are faced with the fact, my friends, that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history there is such a thing as being too late….Over the bleached … Continue reading
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