Will Steffen: The dilemma of pioneer climate scientists
by Andrew Y Glikson Will Lee Steffen: 25 June 1947 – 29 January 2023 The name of Will Lee Steffen will stand tall as a pioneer Earth systems and climate change scientist at our critical time when the life support…
Bill Gates Cites His Self-Importance For Own Massive Carbon Footprint
A self-regarding Bill Gates cited his own perceived centrality to the global climate debate for his constant use of private jets. Broadcaster Amol Rajan from the BBC asked Gates in an interview that aired last Friday how he responds to…
The global climate change suicide pact
by Andrew Glikson Despite of deceptively-claimed mitigation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in parts of the world, ongoing burning of domestic and exported fossil fuels world-wide continues to change the composition of the atmosphere, enriching it in greenhouse gases by…
Four possible consequences of El Niño returning in 2023
It’s possible that Earth’s rising temperature will temporarily exceed the 1.5°C threshold of the Paris agreement some time after the peak of the El Niño in 2024
The short lifespan of technological civilizations and the future of Homo sapiens
by Andrew Glikson In his book ‘Collapse’ (2011) Jared Diamond portrays the fate of societies which Choose to Fail or Succeed. On a larger scale the Fermi’s paradox suggests that advanced technological civilizations may constitute ephemeral entities in the galaxy,…
After all the flooding rains we still face elevated bushfire risk for Summer 2022
You might think after the deluge of rain and flood events his year that fire risk would be low this summer. You would be wrong. All the rains and floods have contributed to vegetation growth adding to fuel load. When…
Stripping carbon from the atmosphere might be needed to avoid dangerous warming — but it remains a deeply uncertain prospect – Down To Earth Magazine
Proponents argue carbon removal is required at a massive scale to avoid dangerous warming Australia’s latest State of the Climate Report offers grim reading. As if recent floods weren’t bad enough, the report warns of worsening fire seasons, more drought years and,…
Stripping carbon from the atmosphere might be needed to avoid dangerous warming â but it remains a deeply uncertain prospect
Proponents argue carbon removal is required at a massive scale to avoid dangerous warming
Stripping carbon from the atmosphere might be needed to avoid dangerous warming – but it remains a deeply uncertain prospect – The Conversation Indonesia
Australia’s latest State of the Climate Report offers grim reading. As if recent floods weren’t bad enough, the report warns of worsening fire seasons, more drought years and, when rain comes, more intense downpours. It begs the question: is it…
Guest Post: Global carbon emissions at record levels with no signs of shrinking, new data shows. Humanity has a monumental task ahead
Marcin Jozwiak/Unsplash, CC BY Pep Canadell, CSIRO; Corinne Le Quéré, University of East Anglia; Glen Peters, Center for International Climate and Environment Research – Oslo; Judith Hauck, Universität Bremen; Julia Pongratz, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich; Philippe Ciais, Commissariat à…
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