Collaborate Disseminate
Zambia has the largest man-made lake in the world, reports the Associated Press — but a severe drought has left the lake’s 128-meter-high (420-feet) dam wall “almost completely exposed”. This leaves Kariba dam without enough water to run most of … Continue reading Zambia Faces a Climate-Induced Energy Crisis
Any breach of what climate scientists agree is the safer limit on global warming would result in “irreversible consequences” for the planet, said a major academic study published on Wednesday. From a eport: Even temporarily exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsiu… Continue reading Overshooting 1.5C Risks ‘Irreversible’ Climate Impact: Study
An anonymous reader shares a report: Wikipedia’s “Timeline of the Far Future” is one of my favorite webpages from the internet’s pre-slop era. A Londoner named Nick Webb created it on the morning of December 22, 2010. “Certain events in the future of t… Continue reading How Long Will Life Exist on Earth?
One picture taken every day of the year starting September 2023 through to September 2024 provides a pretty fascinating perspective of the twilight zone transit due to the Earth’s 23.5-degree axial tilt as it orbits around the Sun.Continue ReadingCateg… Continue reading Watch: A year-long time lapse of Earth’s twilight zone
The Washington Post on scientists who “discovered that bacteria commonly found in wastewater can break down plastic to turn it into a food source, a finding that researchers hope could be a promising answer to combat one of Earth’s major pollution prob… Continue reading Plastic-Eating Bacteria Could Combat Pollution Problems, Scientists Hope
Plant cover across the Antarctic peninsula has soared more than tenfold over the last few decades, as the climate crisis heats up the icy continent. From a report: Analysis of satellite data found there was less than one sq kilometre of vegetation in 1… Continue reading Antarctica is ‘Greening’ at Dramatic Rate as Climate Heats
Private equity firms are using US public sector workers’ retirement savings to fund fossil fuel projects pumping more than a billion tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere every year, according to an analysis. From a report: They have p… Continue reading Private Equity Firms Ploughing Billions Into Fossil Fuels, Analysis Reveals
The world’s tallest mountain is getting taller. Mount Everest, also known as Chomolungma, has grown about 15 to 50 meters (50 to 164 feet) higher over the past 89,000 years than expected, according to a modeling study released Monday. From a report: Th… Continue reading Mount Everest Is Growing Even Taller
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: Switzerland and Italy have redrawn part of their border in the Alps due to melting glaciers, caused by climate change. Part of the area affected will be beneath the Matterhorn, one of Europe’s tallest m… Continue reading Switzerland and Italy Redraw Border Due To Melting Glaciers
An anonymous reader shared this report from the Los Angeles Times:
In recent years — as longstanding efforts to recycle plastics have faltered — Exxon Mobil has touted advanced recycling as a groundbreaking technology that will turn the t… Continue reading Exxon Mobil’s ‘Advanced’ Technique for Recycling Plastic? Burning It