Dramatic rises in methane over 4 years

methane

The publication of a new study reveals that there has been very strong atmospheric methane growth in the four years 2014‐2017. This has huge implications for the goals of the Paris Climate agreement. The Potency of Methane Methane, CH4, is the forgotten sibling of CO2 , perhaps because it only accounts for 20% of the … Read more

What will the global climate do in 2019?

The most probable outcome for the global climate in 2019 is that it will be one of the warmest years ever recorded in human history. That is not a shocking unexpected prediction, but instead comes via looking backwards, observing the ongoing warming trend, and so the probability of this being correct is rather strong. Today … Read more

Is technology use impacting the brains of our kids?

technology

I do wonder if the line that defines a distinct technology gap is marked by those that see kids with phones and respond with a shake of their head as they mumble about it eating their brains, and those that don’t notice because they are busy surfing the web on their mobile. There is a … Read more

Climate Change: Hurricanes are strengthening faster

hurricanes

A new study published on 7th February 2019 reveals that the intensity of Hurricanes is increasing and that the cause of this is Climate Change. Let’s go directly to the alpha source and see what this is all about. Recent increases in tropical cyclone intensification rates Published in Nature Communications, it explains that tropical cyclones … Read more

What are the details of the Green New Deal?

green new deal

It is out and various media outlets are reporting on what is happening. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts have presented their Green New Deal resolution. Many Democrats are happily supporting it, and also of course many Republicans are as well … oh wait, that last bit is not happening, Republicans don’t … Read more

NOAA: Earth just experienced one of the warmest years on record

warmest years - 2018 NOAA report

It is now official. After a delay of weeks due to the US government shutdown, NOAA have published the full final details for 2018 on 6th February – “Last year was one of the warmest years ever recorded.” Interestingly enough, that last sentence above is now a familiar turn of phrase and no longer a … Read more