Graphic of nine tipping points that could be triggered by climate change. Shows map of the Earth with issues such as the Antarctic Ice Shelf disintegrating. This is part of a very long article explaining each of the 9 tipping points. The authors bring up hysteresis, which implies that the effect is reversible, but I
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This is an opinion article in Newsweek by Michael Mann, climate scientist. https://www.newsweek.com/right-path-forward-climate-change-opinion-1571169 Quote: << But perhaps the two paths are beginning to converge. In his new book, Gates prioritizes many of the same objectives that I do. He emphasizes the importance of putting pressure on our elected officials to support climate-friendly policies. He advocates
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Ch. “This will be hard” p.51 << To sum up: We need to accomplish something gigantic we have never done before, much faster than we have ever done anything similar. To do it, we need lots of breakthroughs in science and engineering. We need to build a consensus that doesn’t exist and create public policies
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From reply in FB group Scientists Warning AD Mitchell Said about Bill Gates “There’s some good info…” and “… a billionaire can buy the eyes and ears of millions of people, so it’s good to know what he is saying.” At least AD has a bit of common sense. Bill Gates is telling “How To
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Quote from end of Vox article >> In the end, the conversation about responsibility leads where all climate conversations lead: The only hope of avoiding catastrophic damage is most every country decarbonizing as rapidly as they are capable, regardless of their histories and rivalries. Electricity must be rapidly decarbonized to get rid of coal; heating
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What do we have to do to wake people up? This is a good article about actions we, the whole world, took decades ago to stop acid rain, ozone depletion, etc. We have to take action again with climate change! NOW!! https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/oct/12/climate-crisis-campaigns-pledge-real-change A quote from this article: >> But a changing political discourse in many
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From my message to moline I joined the #StopHateForProfit boycott on July 1, and last week I found that it hasn’t done anything to persuade FB to stop the hate for profit. But I found that Congress is seriously considering investigating the internet giants including FB for antitrust and being monopolies. I think Amazon and
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Quote from wikipedia Also see reference 27. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_National_Wildlife_Refuge >> Climate change Scientists are noticing that sea levels are rising at increasing rates. Sea levels are rising because polar ice caps are melting at a rapid pace. This process starts in the Arctic region, specifically in Alaska. Researchers at Oxford University explained that increasing temperatures, melting
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For the sake of the world, everyone must take climate change seriously. The future of the world depends on it. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/science-environment-54347878 It’s very important that China is totally committed to end climate change.
World War Zero – will there be zero left if we don’t take action to halt climate change? https://time.com/5873394/take-climate-change-seriously-business/?amp=true << It’s Time for American Leaders to Wake Up to the Threat of Climate Change for the Good of the Planet and Business I [Gov. John Kasich] joined with former Secretary of State John Kerry and
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