for all its adaptability, you have made the point well that there is no room for adaption when perpetual exponential growth is no longer viable. Maybe its back to feudalism
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Global Warming
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carbon brief has summarised this accelerated warming for 2022.
www.carbonbrief.org
- Ocean heat content: It was the warmest year on record for ocean heat content, which increased notably between 2021 and 2022.
- Surface temperature: It was between the fifth and sixth warmest year on record for surface temperature for the world as a whole, at between 1.1C and 1.3C above pre-industrial levels across different temperature datasets. The last eight years have been the eight warmest years since records began in the mid-1800s.
- A persistent triple-dip La Niña: The year ended up cooler than it would otherwise be due to persistent La Niña conditions in the tropical Pacific. Carbon Brief finds that 2022 would have been the second warmest year on record after 2020 in the absence of short-term variability from El Niño and La Niña events.
- Warming over land: It was the warmest year on record in 28 countries – including China, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain and the Uk – and in areas where 850 million people live.
- Extreme weather: 2022 saw extreme heatwaves over Europe, China, India, Pakistan and South America, as well as catastrophic flooding in Pakistan, Brazil, West Africa and South Africa. Climate change played a clear role in increasing the severity of all of these events.
- Comparison with climate model data: Observations for 2022 are close to the central estimate of climate models featured in the IPCC fifth assessment report.
- Warming of the atmosphere: It was the seventh or eighth warmest year in the lower troposphere – the lowest part of the atmosphere – depending on which dataset is used. The stratosphere – in the upper atmosphere – is cooling, due in part to heat trapped in the lower atmosphere by greenhouse gases.
- Sea level rise: Sea levels reached new record-highs, with notable acceleration over the past three decades.
- Greenhouse gases: Concentrations reached record levels for CO2, methane and nitrous oxide.
- Sea ice extent: Arctic sea ice saw its 10th lowest minimum extent on record, and was generally at the low end of the historical range for the year. Antarctic sea ice saw a new record low extent for much of 2022.
- Looking ahead to 2022: Carbon Brief predicts that global average surface temperatures in 2023 are most likely to be slightly warmer than 2022, but are unlikely to set a new all-time record given lingering La Niña conditions in the first half of the year.
State of the climate: How the world warmed in 2022 - Carbon Brief
Most of the climate data for the whole of 2022 is now available, and it shows that last year set new records for individual locations as well as globally.
A couple of good news stories:
www.eng.cam.ac.uk
That's big. Cement is a huge contributor to emissions.
This is nice too:
theconversation.com
As David says, capitalism is adaptive. It's also - provided the right checks and balances are in place - democratic. It has brought us to the brink of destruction but it will bring us back too - in concert with brave, sensible, regulation and legislation.
We're nowhere near the end of growth. Growth until now has been grossly inefficient compared to what we will enjoy under the new paradigm, if we get it right. Paradise awaits. We just have to dodge the massive existential bullet heading straight for our heads. I believe in human ingenuity, and to state it again, well-regulated capitalism, in which innovation and entrepreneurship are encouraged and monitored, is the best way to foster it. And of course, as anyone who has ever read a post of mine would know, that comes with the responsibility to invest in social programs and systems. Healthcare, education, sanitation, safety nets, etc. These things are not just morally necessary, they are functionally vital or the whole thing goes to sh!t (hello America).
We can have the best of all worlds. We're so close - as close as we are to oblivion. If anyone in a distant galaxy is watching 'Life on Earth', the intergalactic TV reality show, they're riveted.
Cambridge engineers invent world’s first zero emissions cement
Replacing today’s cement is one of the hardest challenges on the journey to a safe climate with zero emissions. There are many options to make cement with reduced emissions, mainly based on mixing new reactive cement (clinker) with other supplementary materials. However, until now, it has not...
That's big. Cement is a huge contributor to emissions.
This is nice too:
We found methane-eating bacteria living in a common Australian tree. It could be a game changer for curbing greenhouse gases
Scientists are learning trees can emit methane, which could be a big problem for global warming. But a world-first discovery of methane-eating bacteria in paperbark can help moderate this.
theconversation.com
As David says, capitalism is adaptive. It's also - provided the right checks and balances are in place - democratic. It has brought us to the brink of destruction but it will bring us back too - in concert with brave, sensible, regulation and legislation.
We're nowhere near the end of growth. Growth until now has been grossly inefficient compared to what we will enjoy under the new paradigm, if we get it right. Paradise awaits. We just have to dodge the massive existential bullet heading straight for our heads. I believe in human ingenuity, and to state it again, well-regulated capitalism, in which innovation and entrepreneurship are encouraged and monitored, is the best way to foster it. And of course, as anyone who has ever read a post of mine would know, that comes with the responsibility to invest in social programs and systems. Healthcare, education, sanitation, safety nets, etc. These things are not just morally necessary, they are functionally vital or the whole thing goes to sh!t (hello America).
We can have the best of all worlds. We're so close - as close as we are to oblivion. If anyone in a distant galaxy is watching 'Life on Earth', the intergalactic TV reality show, they're riveted.
A couple of good news stories:
Cambridge engineers invent world’s first zero emissions cement
Replacing today’s cement is one of the hardest challenges on the journey to a safe climate with zero emissions. There are many options to make cement with reduced emissions, mainly based on mixing new reactive cement (clinker) with other supplementary materials. However, until now, it has not...
That's big. Cement is a huge contributor to emissions.
This is nice too:
We found methane-eating bacteria living in a common Australian tree. It could be a game changer for curbing greenhouse gases
Scientists are learning trees can emit methane, which could be a big problem for global warming. But a world-first discovery of methane-eating bacteria in paperbark can help moderate this.
As David says, capitalism is adaptive. It's also - provided the right checks and balances are in place - democratic. It has brought us to the brink of destruction but it will bring us back too - in concert with brave, sensible, regulation and legislation.
We're nowhere near the end of growth. Growth until now has been grossly inefficient compared to what we will enjoy under the new paradigm, if we get it right. Paradise awaits. We just have to dodge the massive existential bullet heading straight for our heads. I believe in human ingenuity, and to state it again, well-regulated capitalism, in which innovation and entrepreneurship are encouraged and monitored, is the best way to foster it. And of course, as anyone who has ever read a post of mine would know, that comes with the responsibility to invest in social programs and systems. Healthcare, education, sanitation, safety nets, etc. These things are not just morally necessary, they are functionally vital or the whole thing goes to sh!t (hello America).
We can have the best of all worlds. We're so close - as close as we are to oblivion. If anyone in a distant galaxy is watching 'Life on Earth', the intergalactic TV reality show, they're riveted.
No, technology won't save us without tackling the economic question and energy does not equal electricityA couple of good news stories:
Cambridge engineers invent world’s first zero emissions cement
Replacing today’s cement is one of the hardest challenges on the journey to a safe climate with zero emissions. There are many options to make cement with reduced emissions, mainly based on mixing new reactive cement (clinker) with other supplementary materials. However, until now, it has not...
That's big. Cement is a huge contributor to emissions.
This is nice too:
We found methane-eating bacteria living in a common Australian tree. It could be a game changer for curbing greenhouse gases
Scientists are learning trees can emit methane, which could be a big problem for global warming. But a world-first discovery of methane-eating bacteria in paperbark can help moderate this.
As David says, capitalism is adaptive. It's also - provided the right checks and balances are in place - democratic. It has brought us to the brink of destruction but it will bring us back too - in concert with brave, sensible, regulation and legislation.
We're nowhere near the end of growth. Growth until now has been grossly inefficient compared to what we will enjoy under the new paradigm, if we get it right. Paradise awaits. We just have to dodge the massive existential bullet heading straight for our heads. I believe in human ingenuity, and to state it again, well-regulated capitalism, in which innovation and entrepreneurship are encouraged and monitored, is the best way to foster it. And of course, as anyone who has ever read a post of mine would know, that comes with the responsibility to invest in social programs and systems. Healthcare, education, sanitation, safety nets, etc. These things are not just morally necessary, they are functionally vital or the whole thing goes to sh!t (hello America).
We can have the best of all worlds. We're so close - as close as we are to oblivion. If anyone in a distant galaxy is watching 'Life on Earth', the intergalactic TV reality show, they're riveted.
Night time solar panels. Harnessing energy headed for space. Humans. The problem and the solution.
www.newsweek.com
Engineers Create Night-Time Solar Panels That Use Energy Destined for Space
It's hoped the technology could solve a key pitfall of solar power by taking advantage of the heat difference between solar cells and the ambient temperature.
www.newsweek.com
Records are meant to be broken. when they stop being broken that will be end of mankind.
'The last eight years have been the warmest ever recorded'
You know it's a concern when even News Limited is starting to report on what's happening.
You know it's a concern when even News Limited is starting to report on what's happening.
No, you just measure it using satellites, you know, accurately. Bit like temperature, you use a thermometer.
Mind you, it wouldn't surprise me if some deadsh**t deniers use a nice floating dry dock to claim it isn't happening.
DS
Hottest global average ever recorded. More warning that to coming El Nina will be a bad one....
www.theguardian.com
Monday was hottest day for global average temperature on record, as climate crisis bites
Heatwaves sizzled around the world from the US south and the north of Africa to China and Antarctica
4th day in a row?
www.abc.net.au
For the fourth day in a row, Earth has broken or equalled its hottest average temperature record
The planet's average temperature hit 17.23 degrees Celsius on Thursday, surpassing the 17.18C record set on Tuesday and equalled on Wednesday.
www.abc.net.au
What nonsense. I went outside yesterday and it was freezing.4th day in a row?
For the fourth day in a row, Earth has broken or equalled its hottest average temperature record
The planet's average temperature hit 17.23 degrees Celsius on Thursday, surpassing the 17.18C record set on Tuesday and equalled on Wednesday.
Whole world is pretty *smile* up climate wise at the moment. Even the Murdoch press are changing their tune slightly to now blame scientists for not grasping what was happening.
I wonder what our hardcore climate deniers are sprouting now.
I wonder what our hardcore climate deniers are sprouting now.
