The Cascade volcano’s true summit is a rocky point 14,399.6 feet above sea level. For decades, though, an ice hump on the crater rim poked 22 feet higher into the sky, and everyone thought Mt. Rainier’s elevation was 14,410 feet (or 14,411, after someone added a foot). But Earth is warmi[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Global Warming’
April 15th, 2023 - 1:52 am § in Environment
Still in denial about climate change?
March 2023 was the 529th consecutive month of above-normal planetary temperatures, using the 2oth century average as a baseline (see story here). You can see that global warming is happening; ice is melting all over the world: Mountain glaciers, Arctic Ocean ice cover, the Greenland ice cap, Antarct[...]
January 10th, 2023 - 4:56 am § in Science
Still think climate change is a hoax?
“Don’t Look Up” is a satire film about humanity in denial about an impending comet collision with earth (details here). It’s a not-too-subtle play on attitudes about climate change. Denialism is quite possibly the most striking cultural phenomenon of our time. Election, clima[...]
August 29th, 2022 - 7:18 pm § in Environment
It’s too late to stop sea level rise
Scientists using a new satellite-based methodology predicted Greenland ice melt will raise sea level nearly a foot by 2100 in a study published on Monday, August 29, 2022 (read story here). “A one-foot rise in global sea levels would have major consequences for coastal communities,” CN[...]
U.K.’s 2050 climate is here now
“Two years ago,” CNN reports, “forecasters in the UK conducted an interesting thought experiment: What will our forecasts look like in 2050?” Meteorologists at the U.K.’s official weather agency produced “super long-range climate models in the sum[...]
December 2nd, 2021 - 9:51 pm § in Environment
America’s power grid is unready for climate change
Expect power outages to happen more frequently. With Enron not around anymore taking electricity customers hostage, most outages are caused by weather events, which are becoming more frequent and extreme due to climate change. America’s power grid isn’t prepared for that. Weather takes o[...]
Major cities hire “chief heat officers”
Here in Seattle, we sweltered through prolonged 100-degree-plus heat last summer, and I began joking to friends about buying Arctic beachfront property while it’s available. The warming Arctic is no joke, though. Seattle isn’t one of the cities hiring “chief heat officers” &#[...]
April 26th, 2018 - 10:38 am § in Environment
Is the Gulf Stream Endangered?
Avoid Gulf stream disruption at all costs, scientists warn How close the world is to a catastrophic collapse of giant ocean currents is unknown, making halting global warming more critical than ever, scientists say Guardian, Damian CarringtonEnvironment editor Serious disruption to the Gulf Stream [...]