Category: Climate
Bearing Witness to Climate Change February 2023
Global warming is melting glaciers across the globe more rapidly with two-thirds of all glaciers expected to be lost by the end of the century. A new study predicts that 15 million people live in danger of glacial flooding, with a majority of those in… Continue Reading “Bearing Witness to Climate Change February 2023”
Bearing Witness to Climate Change January 2023
This month’s Bearing Witness to Climate Change provides a summary of news from around the world during January 2023 about the changing climate and its impact on people and the planet. Organizations from across the world have released preliminary findings that 2022 was one… Continue Reading “Bearing Witness to Climate Change January 2023”
Bearing Witness to Climate Change December 2022
This month’s Bearing Witness to Climate Change provides a summary of news from around the world during December 2022 about the changing climate and its impact on people and the planet. The Global Carbon Project predicts that emissions from fossil fuels in 2022 will… Continue Reading “Bearing Witness to Climate Change December 2022”
Bearing Witness to Climate Change November 2022
This month’s Bearing Witness to Climate Change provides a summary of news from November 2022 related to the changing climate and its impact on people and the planet. World leaders met this month in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, for the 27th meeting of the Conference… Continue Reading “Bearing Witness to Climate Change November 2022”
Bearing Witness to Climate Change October 2022
Bearing Witness to Climate Change provides a monthly summary of news related to the changing climate and its impact on people and the planet. At the start of the month, category 4 Hurricane Ian struck the southeast Florida coast killing over 100 and inflicting… Continue Reading “Bearing Witness to Climate Change October 2022”
Bearing Witness to Climate Change September 2022
It’s official but little surprise to Europeans who suffered through the past three months, Europe just had its hottest summer on record according to data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service. The last record stood for only one year, from 2021. How tragic that… Continue Reading “Bearing Witness to Climate Change September 2022”
Bearing Witness to Climate Change August 2022
Along party lines, the US House and Senate passed, and President Biden signed, the most significant and ambitious legislation to date to move the country to a low-carbon future. The bill provides over $370B towards a large number of green energy programs that include:… Continue Reading “Bearing Witness to Climate Change August 2022”
Bearing Witness to Climate Change July 2022
In what President Biden called a devastating opinion, the US Supreme Court ruled against the EPA by restricting its power to regulate CO2 emissions from coal-fired power plants in a way that would result in their closing. The court said the agency did not… Continue Reading “Bearing Witness to Climate Change July 2022”
Bearing Witness to Climate Change June 2022
The US set an all-time record during the 1Q of the year for renewable energy generation with nearly 250K GW-hours of power, over 23% of total US electricity. Power from solar, wind, and hydroelectric were all up by substantial amounts. Coal-fired power was down,… Continue Reading “Bearing Witness to Climate Change June 2022”
Bearing Witness to Climate Change May 2022
CO2 in the atmosphere as measured at Mauna Loa hit another record at 420 ppm. April is the month when C02 is the highest in the Norhtern Hemisphere. The Keeling Curve shows no sign of slowing down and is expected to blow past 430… Continue Reading “Bearing Witness to Climate Change May 2022”
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