Study: Antarctica likely to drive rapid sea-level rise
A study that examines what happened during last interglacial points very strongly towards what will unfold for us over the next few centuries.
How has October 2019 worked out?
Within a climate context was last October just an average October and, to coin a phrase, there was nothing to write home about, or is it another data point in the ongoing climate change story? We now have some data we can get our teeth into. In the US We don’t get the full national … Read more
The 11,000 and the climate emergency
What exactly have 11,000 scientists signed, is it more doom and gloom or do they have a viable plan of action to address their concerns?
How is Facebook anti-vaccination policy doing?
Facebook issued an official policy regarding anti-vaccination misinformation within advertisements back last March. It reads as follows … Combatting Vaccine Misinformation We are working to tackle vaccine misinformation on Facebook by reducing its distribution and providing people with authoritative information on the topic. We are starting by taking a series of steps: We will reduce the … Read more
Sea level rise – Millions at risk by 2100
A new peer-reviewed paper published on 29th Oct within Nature Communications highlights the risk that millions face from sea level rise by 2100. Titled “New elevation data triple estimates of global vulnerability to sea-level rise and coastal flooding“, the paper translates sea level rise projections into actual exposures. Highlights As a result of heat-trapping pollution … Read more
Wingnut Weekly – 3 Oct 2019
Is this my Halloween special of Wingnut weekly? Halloween is our traditional “Fright Night”. It is a time when Demons and Ghosts roam the land … well not really. We all know it is all a bit of harmless fun. Should I spruce things up for this posting to include devils, goblins, and demons? I’ve … Read more