According to a new report by the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, ocean warming is accelerating and sea levels are rising more quickly. “The report is a synthesis of the most up-to-date climate science on oceans and ice, and it lays out a stark reality: Ocean surface temperatures have been warming steadily since 1970, and for the past 25 years…
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Was Venus ever habitable?
Today, Venus is hot, dry … hellish. But maybe not always. Scientists created 5 new computer simulations of Venus, all with some water coverage. All 5 models showed Venus as stable, temperate and with some water for 3 billion years. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/was-venus-ever-habitable…
Ask Slashdot: Could Climate Change Be Solved By Manipulating Photons in Space?
Slashdot reader dryriver writes:
Most “solutions” to climate change center on reducing greenhouse gas emissions on Earth and using renewable energy where possible. What if you could work a bit closer to the root of the problem, by thinking about the problem as an excess number of photons traveling from the Sun to the Earth? Would it be completely physically impossible to…
Plastic Mulching: Save Garden From Weeds & Boost Harvest
Get a headstart on your garden with plastic mulching. Suppress weeds, conserve water, and boost crop production with this wonderful gardening solution. Plastic Mulching: Save Garden From Weeds & Boost Harvest Spring comes without fail every year, it is some many of us enjoy and can hardly wait for it to arrive. Spring is the…Continue Reading
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Earth Warming More Quickly Than Thought, New Climate Models Show
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Phys.Org: Greenhouse gases thrust into the atmosphere mainly by burning fossil fuels are warming Earth’s surface more quickly than previously understood, according to new climate models set to replace those used in current UN projections, scientists said Tuesday. By 2100, average temperatures could rise 7.0 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels if carbon emissions continue…
Fossil Fuel Divestment Has ‘Zero’ Climate Impact, Says Bill Gates
dryriver shares a report from The Financial Times: Climate activists are wasting their time lobbying investors to ditch fossil fuel stocks, according to Bill Gates, the billionaire Microsoft co-founder who is one of the world’s most prominent philanthropists. Those who want to change the world would do better to put their money and energy behind the disruptive technologies that slow carbon…
Why carbon dioxide has such outsized influence on Earth’s climate
Carbon dioxide, CO2, makes up less than one-twentieth of 1% of Earth’s atmosphere. How does this relatively scarce gas control Earth’s thermostat? Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/why-carbon-dioxide-co2-influence-earths-climate-greenhouse-effect…
Are Plant-Based Meat Alternatives Really Healthier Than Meat?
Plant-based/meat-free entrees are coming to major fast-food chains including White Castle, KFC, Del Taco, the Cheesecake Factory, and Subway. There’s just one problem, argues an opinion piece by a certified nutritionist at NBC News: “these offerings aren’t actually any healthier.” The Impossible Whopper, for instance, not only has comparable caloric and fat levels as its meat-based counterpart, but it has more…
Did underground explosions create Titan’s lakes?
The lakes on Saturn’s moon Titan are filled with liquid methane, not water, and some are surrounded by steep rims. A new study suggests these features might have been caused by explosions of warming nitrogen, which created Titan’s lake basins long ago. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/did-underground-explosions-create-titans-lakes…
Electric Car Charge Posts To Be Installed In Every New Home In England
England is introducing a mandatory electric car charging point for each newly built home. “This means that every brand new home, by law, will have to have a charging port for your electric vehicle — even if you don’t yet own one,” reports CleanTechnica. From the report: This would make it easier on both fully electric and plug-in hybrid owners in…