‘Melting polar and glacial ice and thermally expanding ocean water have accelerated sea level rise to the highest rate in at least 6,000 years according to a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Using data from ancient sediment samples from around Asia and Australia, researchers looked back at 35,000 years of sea level history, finding that over the last 6,000 years little changed — until 150 years ago.’

via New Study Details Alarming Acceleration In Sea Level Rise | ThinkProgress.

‘Since it was invented in the 19th century, the basic concept of the bicycle has stayed the same. That may be changing. Some believe the “Copenhagen Wheel” can be the future of urban transportation.’

via Could “Copenhagen Wheel” reinvent the urban commute? – CBS News.

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‘…Over the past decade, economists have been busy analyzing the implications of different uses of carbon revenues, paying particular attention to how carbon pricing policies interact with pre-existing taxes. The policy recommendations that emerge from these studies depend critically on what policy makers are trying to achieve.’

via The multibillion dollar question: How to spend carbon revenues? |.

‘Over the weekend, NASA announced that last month was the warmest September since global records have been kept. What’s more, the last six months were collectively the warmest middle half of the year in NASA’s records—dating back to 1880.’

via NASA: Earth just experienced the warmest six-month stretch ever..

‘Ocean acidification has risen by a quarter since pre-industrial times as a result of rising carbon emissions, casting a shadow over the seas as a future source of food, scientists warned Wednesday.’

via Scientists sound alarm over ocean acidification | AFP.com.

‘Climate change could affect the ratio of human males to human females that are born in some countries, a new study from Japan suggests. The researchers found that male fetuses may be particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change.’

via ​Climate change could alter male-female ratio – CBS News.

‘The US oil and gas boom has been one of the biggest and most consequential energy stories of the last decade. And one of the best books for understanding how that boom is affecting America is Michael Levi’s The Power Surge, published back in 2013.’

via How the oil and gas boom is changing America – Vox.

‘Warnings like these might appear to explain the urgency about climate change shown these days by the Obama administration, where almost every top official has been declaring it the world’s biggest, potentially catastrophic threat.’

‘But in fact those quotes point more to the futility of efforts to stop it.’

via Wasting Money On An Already Lost Battle Against Climate Change? – Investors.com.

‘Thirty-five thousand walrus on a beach in Alaska, rolling in filth and the carcasses of their kin, have become the unwitting new poster children for climate change.’

via Are walrus at risk from climate change? | Environment | theguardian.com.

‘Nowadays, when there’s a killer heat wave or serious drought somewhere, people wonder: Is this climate change at work? It’s a question scientists have struggled with for years. And now there’s a new field of research that’s providing some answers. It’s called “attribution science” — a set of principles that allow scientists to determine when it’s a change in climate that’s altering weather events … and when it isn’t.’

via When Can A Big Storm Or Drought Be Blamed On Climate Change? : NPR.