Category: Climate
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”
Bearing Witness to Climate Change April 2022
In excellent news, for the first time ever wind and solar energy was reported to have generated more than 10% of total global electricity in 2021. Over 50 countries now get more than 10% of their electricity from solar and wind sources, which grew… Continue Reading “Bearing Witness to Climate Change April 2022”
Bearing Witness to Climate Change March 2022
In the latest grim report from the UN, the International Panel of Climate Change (IPCC) warns that humanity has a brief and rapidly closing window to avoid an unbearably hotter and deadlier climate. They warn the planet will face increasing floods, heat waves, droughts,… Continue Reading “Bearing Witness to Climate Change March 2022”
Bearing Witness to Climate Change February 2022
A new study reports that gas stoves in the US are putting over 2.5 million tons of CO2e of methane into the atmosphere year. That is said to be equivalent to the GHG from 500,000 gas powered cars. Not surprising, more progressive cities and… Continue Reading “Bearing Witness to Climate Change February 2022”
Bearing Witness to Climate Change January 2022
The UK-based Climate Brief organization and website issued their climate data for 2021which confirmed another year of record ocean heat content, rising surface temperatures, extreme weather events, sea level rise, declining sea ice, and of course, rising levels of CO2 and methane in the… Continue Reading “Bearing Witness to Climate Change January 2022”
Bearing Witness to Climate Change December 2021
A new study in the journal Nature predicts that more rain than snow could start falling in portions of the Arctic by the middle of the century. Warmer air temperatures, melting sea ice and increased moisture in the atmosphere are said to be contributing… Continue Reading “Bearing Witness to Climate Change December 2021”
Bearing Witness to Climate Change November 2021
As part of COP26 UN Climate Summit, more than three dozen countries announced they would phase out the use of coal for power generation. Nearly two dozen nations added their names with new pledges. Unfortunately, the largest coal users and exporters, China, US, and… Continue Reading “Bearing Witness to Climate Change November 2021”
Bearing Witness to Climate Change October 2021
A global trio of climate research scientists have won the Nobel Prize in Physics this year. The most notable is Dr. Syukuro Manabe who as far back as 1967 developed a model of the link between CO2 in the atmosphere and warming. Yes, we… Continue Reading “Bearing Witness to Climate Change October 2021”
Bearing Witness to Climate Change September 2021
At the end of last month, Hurricane Ida became the 4th strongest storm to strike the US gulf coast where it left widespread flooding, damages, and over a million without power or drinking water for days. But the surprise was the disaster the storm… Continue Reading “Bearing Witness to Climate Change September 2021”
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