‘Today, researchers at UC Irvine and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory have announced results indicating that glaciers across a large area of West Antarctica have been destabilized and that there is little that will stop their continuing retreat. These glaciers are all that stand between the ocean and a massive basin of ice that sits below sea level. Should the sea invade this basin, we’d be committed to several meters of sea level rise.’

via Glaciers draining Antarctic basin destabilized, big sea level rise all but certain [Updated] | Ars Technica.

‘…The Solar Roadways project wants to re-pave the country with solar roads. The Solar Road Panels can be installed on roads, parking lots, driveways, sidewalks, bike paths, playgrounds — literally any surface under the sun. Yes, they are covered in a kind of glass, but the glass is strong and grippy enough to drive on — apparently they can withstand trucks weighing up to 250,000 lbs — while generating power to light the road, charge electric vehicles, and melt ice and snow.’

via The answer to America’s power needs: Solar roads – The Week.

‘Power Japan Plus plans to sell batteries for use in electronic devices but would collaborate with electric carmakers and license the technology to their battery makers, earning royalties and consulting fees, according to Craney.’

via The Organic Battery From Japan That Could Spawn The Next Tesla – Todd Woody – The Atlantic.

‘Monday, May 12 NASA broke some devastating climate news — two studies with the latest measurements and models indicated that it’s almost certain that the melting of the Western Antarctic Ice sheet is unstoppable, and the glaciers are doomed to collapse and melt into the sea.’

via West Antarctic Ice Sheet Collapse Means – Business Insider.

…“Climate change poses particular threats to Indigenous Peoples’ health, well- being, and ways of life,” the report said.

via Obama’s Climate Change Report Lays Out Dire Scenario, Highlights Effects on Natives – ICTMN.com.

‘The effects of human-induced climate change are being felt in every corner of the United States, scientists reported Tuesday, with water growing scarcer in dry regions, torrential rains increasing in wet regions, heat waves becoming more common and more severe, wildfires growing worse, and forests dying under assault from heat-loving insects.’

via U.S. Climate Has Already Changed, Study Finds, Citing Heat and Floods – NYTimes.com.

‘CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming, the nation’s top coal-producing state, is the first to reject new K-12 science standards proposed by national education groups mainly because of global warming components.’

via Wyoming is 1st state to reject science standards – Yahoo News.

‘About half of the surface warming that’s helping shrink Greenland’s glaciers is due to temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean, not greenhouse gases, a new study reports.’

via Half of Greenland’s Warming Tied to Natural Causes | LiveScience.

‘The latest call for action on climate change came Tuesday in a comprehensive White House report on the dire consequences of inaction. Citing the diverse economic impact of climate change — from oyster growers in Washington state to maple syrup producers in Vermont — the National Climate Assessment warned that the bill for decades of unchecked carbon emissions is already coming due.’

via U.S. Lags in Carbon Tax to Fight Climate Change – NBC News.com.

‘From longer and hotter summers to heavier downpours to more coastal flooding, the effects of human-induced climate change are already hitting every region of the United States and the U.S. economy, a government report finds.’

via Climate Change ‘Not a Distant Threat,’ White House Warns | LiveScience.