Weather-related Natural Disasters: Should we be concerned about a reversion to the mean?

by Risk Frontiers July 31, 2017 Professor Roger Pielke Jr (University of Colorado Boulder) Roger is a long-term Research Fellow of Risk Frontiers and recently it was our pleasure to be…

Researchers crack the 'Karakoram anomaly'

It’s an “anomaly”, or could it be weather~ctm From Eurekalert Public Release: 7-Aug-2017 Newcastle University A summer ‘vortex’ of cold air over the Karakoram mountain range is causing the glaciers…

'Dodgy' greenhouse gas data threatens Paris accord

From The BBC By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent From the section Science & Environment Potent, climate warming gases are being emitted into the atmosphere but are not being recorded in…

Child miners aged four living a hell on Earth so YOU can drive an electric car: Awful human cost in squalid Congo cobalt mine that Michael Gove didn’t consider in his ‘clean’ energy crusade

From The Daily Mail Sky News investigated the Katanga mines and found Dorsen, 8, and Monica, 4 The pair were working in the vast mines of the Democratic Republic of…

Nano aluminium offers fuel cells on demand – just add water

From New Scientist Hydrogen could provide an alternative to battery power Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty By David Hambling The accidental discovery of a novel aluminium alloy that reacts with water in a…

Aug. 2, 2017 Space Station Flyover of Super Typhoon Noru

Just a fantastic viewpoint~ctm From NASA NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik photographed Super Typhoon Noru in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean on August 1, 2017, as the International Space Station passed overhead.…

How Natural Gas and Wind Decarbonize the Grid

Updated Analysis of US Regional Power Generation, 2007–2015 Here’s an analysis from The Breakthrough Institute.  Continuing to publish material with a different viewpoint~ctm From Breakthrough Institute July 13, 2017 |…

The Kaiser Has No Clothes

Examining the Energiewende The Kaiser Has No Clothes From The American Interest After President Donald Trump announced his decision to pull out of the Paris climate accord on June 1st,…

Two weeks in the life of a sunspot

Public Release: 4-Aug-2017 From Eurekalert                NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center VIDEO: On July 5, 2017, the Solar Dynamics Observatory watched an active region — an area of intense and complex magnetic…

BLACK MAG: ‘Climate Gentrification’ Could Price Black People Out Of Their Homes

Energy From The Daily Caller Michael Bastasch 3:41 PM 08/04/2017 Black activists in southern Florida worry man-made global warming will change the makeup of traditionally minority communities in the greater…

Weather disasters to impact 2 out of 3 Europeans by 2100, study says

The hysteria keeps ramping up~ctm From CNN By Ashley Strickland, CNN Updated 1:38 AM ET, Sat August 5, 2017 Story highlights Heat waves will be responsible for 99% of weather-related…

REPORT: $127 Million Climate Supercomputer No Better Than ‘Using A Piece Of Paper’

  Energy From The Daily Caller Michael Bastasch 11:19 AM 08/03/2017 A new study using an expensive climate supercomputer to predict the risk of record-breaking rainfall in southeast England is…

Who’s really lying on climate change? Hint: Their first names are Jerry and Arnold

This is a departure for The Sacramento Bee~ctm By Ben Boychuk Special to The Bee July 27, 2017 2:00 PM Arnold Schwarzenegger really should be careful about calling people liars.…

Current threats to our oceans are revealed

I don’t know where to start.  I really don’t “text mining” oy ~ctm From Eurekalert Public Release: 3-Aug-2017 A new method of surveying published research, which has highlighted current issues…

In South Asia, humid heat expected to surpass fatal levels by the late 21st century

From Eurekalert Public Release: 2-Aug-2017 Deadly heat waves projected in the densely populated agricultural regions of South Asia American Association for the Advancement of Science Share Print E-Mail Hot and…

Risk to Europe's most dangerous pathogens revealed

From Eurekalert Public Release: 2-Aug-2017 University of Liverpool The impact of climate change on the emergence and spread of infectious diseases could be greater than previously thought, according to new…

Millions may face protein deficiency as a result of human-caused carbon dioxide emissions

From Eurekalert Public Release: 2-Aug-2017 Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Key Takeaways: Human-caused carbon dioxide emissions lower the nutritional value of staple crops, increasing the risk for dietary…

Matt Ridley: Britain’s Energy Policy Keeps Picking Losers

From The GWPF Matt Ridley, The Times The liberalised energy markets introduced by Nigel Lawson in 1982, embraced by the Blair government and emulated across Europe, delivered both affordability and…

Weather Station Data Shows One Billion Chinese Are Living Through A 20-Year Cooling Trend

From The Daily Caller Energy Michael Bastasch Eastern China is in the midst of a two decade-long cooling trend, according to a new study, which labeled it a continuation of…

FSU research: Chemical weathering could alleviate some climate change effects

From Eurkealert Public Release: 1-Aug-2017 FSU research: Chemical weathering could alleviate some climate change effects Florida State University TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — There could be some good news on the horizon…