Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/28/planets-vital-signs-are-reaching-dangerous-tipping-points-amid-climate-crisis “We need to stop treating the climate emergency as a stand-alone issue—global heating is not the sole symptom of our stressed Earth system.” JULIA CONLEY July 28, 2021 More than a year after the Covid-19 pandemic shut down … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/06/16/scientist-who-spent-year-epicenter-climate-crisis-warns-world-may-already-have-hit ‘Urgent’ action is needed, atmospheric scientist Markus Rex said. ANDREA GERMANOS, STAFF WRITER June 16, 2021 The MOSAiC expedition’s Eco and Ocean team near a lead next to ROV sampling. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut /Lianna Nixon/CC-BY 4.0) The atmospheric … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/07/22/planet-edges-closer-multiple-climate-tipping-points-scientists-identify-first-active Published on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 by Common Dreams “It is not good news.” By Julia Conley, staff writer Scientists revealed Tuesday that they detected the first leak of methane gas from the sea floor beneath Antarctica. … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/07/09/study-warns-melting-one-worlds-most-dangerous-glaciers-could-cause-20-inch-sea-level Published on Tuesday, July 09, 2019 by Common Dreams NASA scientist says that “after reaching the tipping point, Thwaites Glacier could lose all of its ice in a period of 150 years.” By Jessica Corbett, staff writer … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/07/09/completely-terrifying-study-warns-carbon-saturated-oceans-headed-toward-tipping Published on Tuesday, July 09, 2019 by Common Dreams “Once we’re over the threshold…you’re dealing with how the Earth works, and it goes on its own ride.” By Julia Conley, staff writer The Atlantic coast near Galicia, … Continued
Posted at http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/2016/06/howarth-alerts-white-house-growing-methane-danger By Blaine Friedlander (bpf2@cornell.edu) As methane intensifies greenhouse gas in the atmosphere – propelling average global temperatures higher toward the brink of no return – Cornell’s Robert Howarth briefed the White House’s Office of Science and Technology … Continued