Glaciers in Antarctica are turning the concept of “glacial pace” on its head. A new study of a little-observed area on the continent finds that rising heat is making ice streams flow faster, which has worrisome consequences for sea level rise.
— Read on earther.gizmodo.com/a-huge-red-flag-just-popped-up-in-a-little-studied-regi-1846345394
the planet could see a greater temperature increase in the next 50 years than it did in the last 6,000 years combined. By 2070, the kind of extremely hot zones, like in the Sahara, that now cover less than 1% of the earth’s land surface could cover nearly a fifth of the land, potentially placing 1 of every 3 people alive outside the climate niche where humans have thrived for thousands of years.
— Read on features.propublica.org/climate-migration/model-how-climate-refugees-move-across-continents/
“when environmentalism became ‘sustainability’ or the ‘climate’ movement, it became more concerned with making sure that the mode of life of a minority of humanity was kept on track, than dealing with the tangled roots of a truly nihilistic way of life.”
U! S! A!
An Interior Department official has pressed scientists to include misleading climate language—including debunked claims that increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is beneficial—into their work.
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2020/03/02/climate/goks-uncertainty-language-interior.html
Boo! Science.
Here, we show that ambient trends in shoreline dynamics, combined with coastal recession driven by sea level rise, could result in the near extinction of almost half of the world’s sandy beaches by the end of the century.
— Read on www.nature.com/articles/s41558-020-0697-0
#damnedstraightshehasaplanforthat
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren targeted Wall Street in her latest plan to combat climate change, saying she would ensure that banks, asset managers and insurers “pay the true cost of climate change.” According to Warren, this would require making big changes to how Wall Street currently does business.
— Read on earther.gizmodo.com/elizabeth-warren-targets-wall-street-in-new-climate-cha-1842013134
This is normal. Everything is fine.
Very big waves are coming to the Great Lakes, with swells that could exceed 14 feet Thursday, according to CNN meteorologist Michael Guy.
— Read on www.cnn.com/2020/02/27/weather/14-foot-waves-great-lakes-winter-weather/index.html
#Candyass
After leaving the state last year to shut down a climate change proposal, Oregon senators were absent again on Monday.
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2020/02/24/us/republicans-oregon-climate.html
#BadCopNoDonut
It’s no secret that the oil and gas industry is in the pockets of our elected officials. I mean, a climate denier doesn’t sit in the White House by accident, right? A new study, however, confirms just how powerful contributions from the oil and gas sector can be.
— Read on earther.gizmodo.com/study-shows-big-oil-rewards-members-of-congress-with-ca-1841891833
…but not, like, *this* quarter, right?
The finance industry is issuing some of the direst warnings about climate change while funding the industry most responsible
— Read on earther.gizmodo.com/worlds-biggest-fossil-fuel-funder-notes-climate-change-1841835204