Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Moose May Be the Real Canaries in the Coal Mine

Source: Big Think (blog)
Details: While the study presents clear biological evidence of continued warming in the area, there's also an aspect of urgency to the findings given what's happening to the moose population in nearby Minnesota over the last dozen years. Hoy explains, “The moose populations in northern Minnesota have ...

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Suing Big Oil over climate change, Santa Cruz eyes wildfire, storm costs

Source: SFGate
Details: “It is directly related to fossil fuel-based climate change.” The tactic of suing oil companies over climate change has gained momentum over the past year in California, as regulation of the fossil fuel industry has eased under President Trump and scientists more precisely link the fallout of global warming ...

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=== News - 1 new result for [global warming] == Pro-skier launches Kickstarter for global warming Super Bowl ad campaign ActionHub Professional skier, Julian Carr, has launched a Kickstarter campaign in the hopes to fund a Super Bowl ad which will highlight the dangers of global warming. It goes without saying but in recent years, the adverts which are played throughout the Super Bowl have become larger than the event itself.

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=== News - 1 new result for [global warming] == Scientists simulate the climate of Game of Thrones Science Daily His estimate of 2.1oC global warming for a doubling of carbon dioxide (the "Climate Sensitivity" of the world of Game of Thrones) is within the range predicted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for the 'real' Earth, of 1.5 to 4.5oC. Professor Dan Lunt, from the School of Geographical ...

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'Game of Thrones' study looks at dragons and global warming

Source: CNET
Details: It's a place where winters are long and dragon emissions can contribute to global warming. He released his findings today in a study called "The Climate of the world of Game of Thrones" (PDF link). This isn't quite a case of fiction becoming real life. A group of researchers published a semi-serious mock ...

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