It’s well understood how trees of all types sequester carbon dioxide from the atmosphere via photosynthesis and the formation of plant tissue, but scientists are just now learning why mangroves are so much better at this than most.
Category: Climate Change
Siberian Sea “Boiling” with Methane
In this photo of a sea in the eastern part of Siberia, it certainly appears that something is boiling. In fact, however, these are bubbles of methane rising to the surface, but they’re actually being released not by evaporation but …
Latest CO2 Reading: 411.11 PPM
The graph here shows atmospheric CO2 concentrations over 800,000 years, approximately four times the length of time that humankind has been on this planet. To avert catastrophic effects of climate change, we desperately need to bring this figure back to …
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Losing the Battle To Stabilize the Planet’s Climate
In the course of writing my books, I met several climate scientists who attend these “COP” summits on global warming, and they were, to a person, extremely disappointed. One told me, “We had to stay another day to work out …
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Note on Greta Thunberg
My colleague David Duquette writes: She’s great but could use a refresher read of “How To Make Friends and Influence People.” That’s an interesting point. As a man who tries to be as mannerly as he can, I get this.
Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Sea-Level Rise and Flooding
Question: As a rule of thumb, how many additional people on Earth are subjected to flooding for each centimeter the ocean rises? Answer: Can be found at Clean Energy Answers.
Climate-Fueled Desperation in Australia
Few Americans understand the horrific impact that climate-fueled wild fires are having on the air quality in Australia. It’s hard to read the piece linked above and not taste the ash and see the pink sun that the author describes …
Climate Change and Pacific Cod
Global warming affects everyone of us. Now I learn that pacific cod, my go-to fish for ceviche (recipe here), has gone up in price. Kidding, of course. Here’s the serious side of this, from Alaska Public Radio:
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Emissions: Collision Course with Disaster
Global emissions continue to rise. What happens when the United States doesn’t care and countries like India can’t afford to take action? Perhaps the answer lies in the cartoon below.
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Victoria Falls Faces Drought of Epic Proportion
Here is a photo comparing the historically mighty Victoria Falls, on the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia, to what it looks like today due to the worst drought in 100 years. If it doesn’t speak for itself, there are no …
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