Last Month in Climate Science: More Injury-Related Deaths, Mass Seabird Die-Off, River Ice Disappearing

Credit to Author: World Resources Institute| Date: Sat, 29 Feb 2020 23:54:43 +0000

Common murres experienced a mass die-off in the North Pacific in 2015-2016. Photo by D. Roseneau/U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceEvery month, climate scientists make new discoveries that advance our understanding of climate change’s causes and impacts. The research gives a clearer picture of the threats we already face and explores what’s to come if we don’t reduce emissions at a quicker pace

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Arctic Permafrost Thawing Will Double Previous Carbon Emissions Estimates From Permafrost Thawing

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:52:54 +0000

A new study shows that the abrupt thawing of the Arctic permafrost will double previous estimates of potential carbon emissions — carbon that was once frozen in the permafrost ice. In fact, it is already changing the landscape and ecology of the circumpolar north

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Arctic Permafrost Thawing Will Double Previous Carbon Emissions Estimates

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:52:54 +0000

A new study shows that the abrupt thawing of the Arctic permafrost will double previous estimates of potential carbon emissions — carbon that was once frozen in the permafrost ice. In fact, it is already changing the landscape and ecology of the circumpolar north

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Worst Case Climate Change Scenario Is Scary, But The Reality Could Be Even Worse

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 20:00:50 +0000

Are climate models accurate? Do “worst case scenarios” do more harm than good? In the end, none of that will matter if humans don’t stop depending on fossil fuels as the basis of their existence.

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