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New study shows we've been drastically underestimating the #ClimateChange fighting CO2 absorbtion of direct air capture (DAC) technology by 31%. This means there is no excuse not to invest much more heavily in this technology, even if much of it is connected to fossil fuel compani...
Oh wait, sorry. I misread that. Trees absorb 31% more CO2 than previously thought, highlighting the importance of protecting and revitalizing rain forests and such for mitigation.
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Scientists Were Wrong: Plants Absorb 31% More CO2 Than Previously Thought
New research shows plants absorb 31% more CO2 than previously estimated, raising the global GPP to 157 petagrams per year.Colin Collins (SciTechDaily)
Multiple severe thunderstorms have brought catastrophic flash #flooding to parts of #Spain today, October 29.
#weather #ClimateChange #wx #severeweather
"Emissions generated by the lifestyles of 50 of the world’s richest people are greater than the emissions generated by 155m people combined.
"Oxfam has called for a ban, or punitive tax, on luxury consumptions — at 90% tax or above — such as private jets, superyachts, SUVs, and frequent air travel."
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#taxtherich #climatechange #climate #vote
Oxfam climate report calls for tax on the super-rich
Oxfam is calling for punitive taxes on private jets, superyachts, SUVs, and frequent air travelLiz Dunphy (IrishExaminer.com)
Biden Administration Announces $3 Billion to Fund Renewable Energy in Rural America - CNET
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Biden Administration Announces $3 Billion to Fund Renewable Energy in Rural America
The grants come from the US Department of Agriculture's Empowering Rural America Program.Joe Hindy (CNET)
“Our leaders’ determination to refuse to prepare for (or even acknowledge) the ongoing climate catastrophe is proof of the yawning gap between our ruling class and the average Texan.”
Last week: In the face of our leaders’ blatant disregard, short-lived outrage is not enough. It’s time for everyday Texans to take back their power. texasobserver.org/a-crisis-of-…
#environment #news #politics #USpol #Texas #ClimateChange #sustainability #energy #OilAndGas #GulfCoast #Houston
#Science #Earth #Ocean #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #AtlanticOcean
'We don't really consider it low probability anymore': Collapse of key Atlantic current could have catastrophic impacts, says oceanographer Stefan Rahmstorf
The Atlantic Ocean's most vital ocean current is showing troubling signs of reaching a disastrous tipping point. Oceanographer Stefan Rahmstorf tells Live Science what the impacts could be.Ben Turner (Live Science)
"Climate Extremes: At The Abyss?" is now available for viewing. In this new documentary film, we discuss the complexity of Earth system dynamics on a warming planet--including the rising risk of reaching dangerous "tipping points." #ClimateChange #AMOC
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Climate Extremes (Full Documentary)
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#FYI #climatechange #tippingpoints #amoc
We are at 1.6°C now
"insights from scientists including Johan Rockström, Daniel Swain, Stefan Rahmstorf, and Samantha Burgess from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), and University of California/US National Center for Atmospheric Research"
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#climate #ClimateScience #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #climatecatastrophe #ExtremeWeather
Climate Extremes (Full Documentary)
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It is well established that #AMOC is weakening and that a tipping point exists. The uncertainty is about when we will cross that threshold. We also have very few studies about what the combined effect of AMOC collapse and #globalheating would exactly look like. It is a question of risk assessment.
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‘We don’t know where the tipping point is’: climate expert on potential collapse of Atlantic circulation
Oceanographer Stefan Rahmstorf explains why Amoc breakdown could be catastrophic for both humans and marine lifeJonathan Watts (The Guardian)
#ClimateScience #ClimateExtremes #ClimateChange #AMOC #TippingPoints #Documentary
Climate Extremes (Full Documentary)
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[LiveScience] - "We don't really consider it low probability anymore": Collapse of key #Atlantic current could have catastrophic impacts.
Trouble is brewing in the #NorthAtlantic. Beneath the waves, the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (#AMOC), which includes the #GulfStream, acts as a planetary conveyor belt bringing nutrients, oxygen and heat north from tropical waters, while moving colder water south — a balancing act that keeps the Northern Hemisphere warm.
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'We don't really consider it low probability anymore': Collapse of key Atlantic current could have catastrophic impacts, says oceanographer Stefan Rahmstorf
The Atlantic Ocean's most vital ocean current is showing troubling signs of reaching a disastrous tipping point. Oceanographer Stefan Rahmstorf tells Live Science what the impacts could be.Ben Turner (Live Science)
New today: Those in charge don’t even bother to hide how little they care anymore. Hurricane Beryl was the sort of freak occurrence that is sadly now a common facet of life in the era of anthropogenic climate change, as was the shameless breakdown of leadership we saw. texasobserver.org/a-crisis-of-…
#politics #USpol #news #environment #weather #ClimateChange #Republicans #Texas #GregAbbott
In Texas, a Crisis of Inaction Without Consequence
In the face of our leaders’ blatant disregard, short-lived outrage is not enough. It’s time for everyday Texans to take back their power.Colin Bogle (The Texas Observer)
Alarm bells are ringing loudly as the world's largest river, the Amazon River dries up:
"Never has so little rain fallen in the rainforest, never have dry conditions lasted so long, and never has such a vast region of the jungle been in drought"
#climatechange
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What oil companies say: "We can use carbon capture and storage technology to help save the climate! All we need is billions of dollars more in government subsidies every year."
But in fact the whole thing is a scam, because "almost 80% of all the CO₂ captured by existing CCS installations has been reinjected into oil fields – to pump more oil." 🤦♂️
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Fix the climate or appease the fossil fuel industry – we can’t do both
Funding for carbon capture and storage is likely to prolong the fossil fuel era.The Conversation
EPA Says It Plans to Withdraw Approval for Chevron’s Plastic-Based Fuels That Are Likely to Cause Cancer.
The decision comes after a ProPublica investigation revealed that the EPA had found that one of the fuels had a cancer risk more than 1 million times higher than the agency usually considers acceptable. #ClimateChange
"“It was already pretty grim. And now it’s catastrophic,”
"While decades of war means that Afghanistan faces unique challenges, it’s not the only country that has been inundated with severe rain since the start of 2024. Extreme flooding this spring has displaced nearly a quarter million people in East Africa and half a million in southern Brazil."
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“With the latest incident, Afghanistan joins a long list of Global South countries grappling with floods this year. And this is as the world continues funding the climate crisis by expanding fossil fuels and industrial agriculture.” (Teresa Anderson)
#Afghanistan #FlashFlood #Climate #ClimateChange
Flash Flooding Kills More Than 300 in Climate-Vulnerable Afghanistan
The severe floods came on the heels of an extreme drought in one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations.Olivia Rosane (Truthout)