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Current Time – 2024 – Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

admin — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 16:08:25 +0000

‘In 2023, Earth experienced its hottest year on record, and massive floods, wildfires, and other climate-related disasters affected millions of people around the world. Meanwhile, rapid and worrisome developments in the life sciences and other disruptive technologies accelerated, while governments made only feeble efforts to control them.’

Source: Current Time – 2024 – Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Pope Francis: Climate activist? : NPR

admin — Sun, 19 Nov 2023 23:30:16 +0000

“Pope Francis will attend next month’s COP28, making him the first pontiff to attend the annual UN climate conference. It’s part of his wider effort to make climate action central to his papacy.”

Source: Pope Francis: Climate activist? : NPR

Al Gore Says Fossil Fuel Industry Seek to ‘Capture’ Climate Talks – The New York Times

admin — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 15:52:24 +0000

‘Fossil fuel interests are trying to co-opt the battle against climate change, Al Gore warned on Thursday, noting that the United Nations had appointed a top oil executive, Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber of the United Arab Emirates, to lead this year’s global climate talks.’

Source: Al Gore Says Fossil Fuel Industry Seek to ‘Capture’ Climate Talks – The New York Times

‘Staggering’ green growth gives hope for 1.5C, says global energy chief | Green economy | The Guardian

admin — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 15:23:04 +0000

‘The prospects of the world staying within the 1.5C limit on global heating have brightened owing to the “staggering” growth of renewable energy and green investment in the past two years, the chief of the world’s energy watchdog has said.’

Source: ‘Staggering’ green growth gives hope for 1.5C, says global energy chief | Green economy | The Guardian

California sues oil giants, claiming they downplayed climate change for decades : NPR

admin — Sat, 16 Sep 2023 22:07:09 +0000

The state of California has filed a sweeping climate lawsuit against Exxon Mobil, Shell, BP, ConocoPhillips, and Chevron, as well as the domestic oil industry’s biggest lobby, the American Petroleum Institute.

Source: California sues oil giants, claiming they downplayed climate change for decades : NPR

The Age of Climate Disaster Is Here | Foreign Affairs

admin — Sat, 26 Aug 2023 16:01:19 +0000

‘The planet has broiled this summer, with July winning the unwelcome title of the hottest month since records began, in the nineteenth century. Indeed, climate scientists think that it was possibly the hottest month in the past 120,000 years. Given the rapid pace of climate change, however, July offered merely a taste of the heat to come. In 2015, world leaders established a goal to keep average global surface temperatures from rising 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial temperatures in order to avoid the most catastrophic effects of climate change. In July, global temperatures breached that critical ceiling, if only briefly. Nearly 5,000 local heat and rainfall records were broken in the United States alone; globally, the number exceeded 10,000. And scientists anticipate that 2023 will clock in as the hottest year on record.’

Source: The Age of Climate Disaster Is Here | Foreign Affairs

Climate change: Thousands of penguins die in Antarctic ice breakup – BBC News

admin — Sat, 26 Aug 2023 15:56:02 +0000

‘A catastrophic die-off of emperor penguin chicks has been observed in the Antarctic, with up to 10,000 young birds estimated to have been killed.’

Source: Climate change: Thousands of penguins die in Antarctic ice breakup – BBC News

Climate records tumble, leaving Earth in uncharted territory – scientists – BBC News

admin — Sat, 22 Jul 2023 22:47:33 +0000

‘A series of climate records on temperature, ocean heat, and Antarctic sea ice have alarmed some scientists who say their speed and timing is unprecedented.’

Source: Climate records tumble, leaving Earth in uncharted territory – scientists – BBC News

“Oppenheimer” brings painful memories for New Mexico Hispanics

admin — Sat, 22 Jul 2023 22:35:10 +0000

‘As cinephiles gear up for Friday’s release of “Oppenheimer,” the blockbuster biopic about the “father of the atomic bomb,” some residents in southern New Mexico where the bomb was first tested say they’ve been largely erased from the narrative.’

Source: “Oppenheimer” brings painful memories for New Mexico Hispanics

Climate change: World’s hottest day since records began – BBC News

admin — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 04:53:10 +0000

‘The world’s average temperature reached a new high on Monday 3 July, topping 17 degrees Celsius for the first time.’

Source: Climate change: World’s hottest day since records began – BBC News