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A lot of people are going to die

May 12, 2024January 5, 2022 by Dave
climate

In a rapidly warming world, politicians pay lip service to addressing climate change. Meanwhile CO2 levels continue to climb ever upwards

Categories Climate Change, environment, science Tags climate, Climate Change, impact, Keeling Curve 2 Comments

Virtual Meetings: Camera on or off?

September 8, 2024February 3, 2021 by Dave
virtual meetings

If looking for excuse to turn off camera in virtual meetings, cite new study from Purdue, Yale, & MIT: “reduce carbon footprints by 96%”

Categories Climate Change, science, technology Tags impact, Virtual Meetings Leave a comment

Does Watching Netflix really have a large CO2 impact?

May 20, 2024February 28, 2020 by Dave
netflix

A 2019 report on the CO2 impact of streaming is cited by many media sources. It is seriously flawed and wrong.

Categories Climate Change, environment, media, news, science Tags CO2, impact, netflix Leave a comment

Study: Rapid Permafrost Collapse

February 13, 2020 by Dave
Permafrost

New Study reveals that abrupt Permafrost thaw in polar regions will have huge impact on climate system. Current models don’t account for this

Categories Arctic, Climate Change, news, science, study Tags Arctic, impact, Permafrost, study, thaw Leave a comment

The Impact of Declining Arctic Sea Ice

February 3, 2021February 11, 2020 by Dave
arctic Beaufort Gyre

Arctic Ocean contains newly discovered tipping point. Less Ice means a lot more freshwater building up. A release will impact ocean currents

Categories Arctic, Climate Change, news, science, study Tags Arctic, Beaufort Gyre, climate, impact, study Leave a comment

It is Brexit day: what does this mean for Science?

January 31, 2020 by Dave
brexit

Brexit is upon us. Today the UK ceases to be an EU member and enters a transition phase. How will that impact science in the UK?

Categories politics, science, society Tags #Brexit, impact, science, UK Leave a comment
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