SONG: False Social Reality
SONG: “False Social Reality”.
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SOURCE: Nature Communications 23 Aug 2022, “Americans experience a false social reality by underestimating popular… Read the rest “SONG: False Social Reality”
climatology
“False social reality”: More people care about climate change than you think. A LOT more.
Nature looks at a “false social reality” that shapes our government policy – a persistent, mistaken belief across the population that underestimates support for … Read the rest ““False social reality”: More people care about climate change than you think. A LOT more.”
Sunken megaliths revealed by Spanish drought.
The Guardian reports on a crisis for Spanish farmers and water utilities that has turned into a boon for archaeologists – and tourists – as plummeting reservoir levels reveal… Read the rest “Sunken megaliths revealed by Spanish drought.”
Reptiles evolve to conquer climate change, again and again (when they didn’t all die).
Jerusalem Post covers research by Harvard University, University of Alberta, and North Carolina Museum of Natural History that reveals the long history of reptiles, who have reacted … Read the rest “Reptiles evolve to conquer climate change, again and again (when they didn’t all die).”
Saving the beach with some stick-and-palm-frond engineering.
Reuters reports from Senegal on a new anti-erosion project that uses dirt-cheap, pollution-free materials to defend an island from Atlantic swells that threaten to wash the land away… Read the rest “Saving the beach with some stick-and-palm-frond engineering.”
Polar bears without sea ice (a story of hope).
Nature reports on polar bears who appear to be adapting to climate change by altering their hunting strategies to survive in a world without sea ice:
… Read the rest “Polar bears without sea ice (a story of hope).”Researchers identified the genetically
Satellites spot the biggest methane sources. (They’re not cows.)
New Scientist looks down from on high with Europe’s Tropomi satellite and finds clusters of climate-altering methane “super emitters” – places where the greenhouse… Read the rest “Satellites spot the biggest methane sources. (They’re not cows.)”
The Gulf Stream *might* be collapsing already.
The Guardian, a British paper, opens itself to the possibility of a near-Arctic future England after looking at some cold, hard facts. The Gulf Stream, scientists warn, is showing some … Read the rest “The Gulf Stream *might* be collapsing already.”
New climate change weapon sucks CO2 straight out of the sky.
Scientific American reports on some scientific Canadians who have tackled the carbon-offset problem – there’s too much CO2 trapping heat in the atmosphere – in the… Read the rest “New climate change weapon sucks CO2 straight out of the sky.”
Ozone-eating chemicals (remember fluorocarbons?) are warming the Arctic.
Nature reports on an old environmental menace. Climate simulations, they say, show that the mass emission of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) beginning in the 1950s could be responsible for… Read the rest “Ozone-eating chemicals (remember fluorocarbons?) are warming the Arctic.”
Science Art: Warming Stripes for Scotland from 1884-2018, from #ShowYourStripes, University of Reading’s Institute for Environmental Analytics.
Click to embiggenThis how much the average temperature in Scotland has changed, year over year, since 1884. The white stripes represent the average temperature in Scotland between 1971… Read the rest “Science Art: Warming Stripes for Scotland from 1884-2018, from #ShowYourStripes, University of Reading’s Institute for Environmental Analytics.”
Melting permafrost is doubling greenhouse warming from the tundra.
Nature reports on a vicious cycle that’s making things uncomfortable in the Arctic – a release of gases from melting permafrost that’s literally collapsing, freeing… Read the rest “Melting permafrost is doubling greenhouse warming from the tundra.”
There are a lot of viruses in the Arctic ice – and they can show us where carbon is sinking.
Science News has a novel way to map out potential climate change – by tracking where new viruses are showing up in the ocean:
… Read the rest “There are a lot of viruses in the Arctic ice – and they can show us where carbon is sinking.”Water samples taken during a three-year expedition around
Eye in the sky will see how carbon really moves (which should make climate science better).
Nature shares details on NASA’s new International Space Station project – a device that can see CO2 in ways that most satellites can’t:
… Read the rest “Eye in the sky will see how carbon really moves (which should make climate science better).”The US$110-million Orbiting
The Little Ice Age happened in part because of Europe reaching the New World.
This story has been doing the rounds lately, but the research is available via Science Direct (publishing the Quaternary Science Reviews article). A team of University College of London… Read the rest “The Little Ice Age happened in part because of Europe reaching the New World.”