Credit to Author: Winter Wilson| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2019 03:47:50 +0000
In this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zach Shahan sits down again with Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, to talk about a number of hot topics, including shifting public opinion on climate change and the role of climate action plans in the next presidential election. You can listen to the full conversation in the embedded player below. Below that embedded SoundCloud player is a brief summary of the topics covered, but tune into the podcast to follow the full discussion
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2019 11:00:23 +0000
The latest IPCC report says sea levels may rise by 3 to 5 feet this century. Richard Alley, Michael Mann, and Mark Jacobson believe the actual amount of ocean rise could be up to 5 times greater.
Credit to Author: The Beam| Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2019 08:00:00 +0000
The accumulation of greenhouse emissions in the atmosphere has caused an increase in global temperatures, causing deterioration to the polar caps, as well as the expansion of saltwater molecules which end up occupying more space. As a result, the sea level rises and the wave range breaks closer to coastal areas
A new study shows that the underwater melt rate of an Alaskan glacier is 100 times faster than we thought, a finding that could change already-dire projections of sea level rise.