Tag Archives: climate
White House warned on imminent Arctic ice death spiral
National security officials worried by rapid loss of Arctic summer sea ice overlook threat of permanent global food shortages Senior US government officials are to be briefed at the White House this week on the danger of an ice-free Arctic in the summer within … Continue reading
The man who would stop hurricanes with car tyres
Stephen Salter with his “rainmaker” which is designed to produce rain clouds from sea water. Photograph: Murdo Macleod Devastating tropical storms of the kind that battered the US last week could be weakened and rendered less deadly using a simple… Continue reading
UK tidal power potential estimated at 153GW
Crown Estate unveils findings of a new study designed to help predict the future growth of the marine energy industry The UK has the potential to install tens of gigawatts (GW) of tidal and wave power capacity, according to a new report from the C… Continue reading
The case for expanding UK airports is based on fallacy – George Monbiot
When politicians say that we need more runways and more airports, they invariably claim that “the economy” depends on them. They seldom specify what they mean by this, but in most cases they seem to have business flights in mind. Both Tim Yeo and … Continue reading
It’s a myth that wind turbines don’t reduce carbon emissions
Conclusive figures show that the sceptics who lobby against wind power simply have their facts wrong The assertion that wind turbines don’t reduce carbon emissions is a myth, according to conclusive statistical data obtained from National Grid and… Continue reading
Climate change: all that is solid melts into water – Guardian editorial
Researchers have made a startling discovery: the summer Arctic could be an open sea within a decade Sometimes, the future arrives with alarming speed. In the 1990s, and again in 2000, climate scientists warned that ??? unless urgent action was taken… Continue reading
Arctic sea ice set to hit record low – BBC News
Arctic sea ice looks set to hit a record low by the end of the month, according to satellite data. Scientists at the US National Snow and Ice Data Center said data showed that the sea ice extent was tracking below the previous record low, set in 2… Continue reading
Planet Records Fourth-Warmest July on Record
By Andrew Freedman July was the fourth-warmest such month on record globally, and the 329th consecutive month with a global-average surface temperature above the 20th-century average, according to an analysis released Wednesday by the National Cli… Continue reading
Rate of arctic summer sea ice loss is 50% higher than predicted
Sea ice in the Arctic is disappearing at a far greater rate than previously expected, according to data from the first purpose-built satellite launched to study the thickness of the Earth’s polar caps. Preliminary results from the European Space A… Continue reading
Scientists polled at Copenhagen climate conference fear worst on global warming
Today’s Guardian poll of attendees at a climate conference last month in Copenhagen exposes the gulf between political rhetoric and scientific thinking. Of more than 250 experts surveyed, more than half said the 2C target could still be achieved b… Continue reading
