The Science of Earth's Climate Change

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FYI: 'China cranks up carbon-intensive projects as climate crisis grows, research shows.'

https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/china-cranks-up-carbon-intensive-projects-climate-crisis-grows-research-shows-2021-08-13/;

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-cities-declare-rain-red-alerts-amid-power-cuts-floods-2021-08-13/.

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FYI: 'DATA IS LIFE. How data collected deep in the Amazon could provide a window into the Earth’s climate future.

Follow Michigan researchers deep into (and above) the Amazon as they collect data, day by day and tree by tree, that could drive a better understanding of the Earth’s climate future.'

https://spotlight.engin.umich.edu/data-is-life/#navintroduction...

Go Blue!

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FYI: 'Rain falls at summit of Greenland's ice sheet for first time in recorded history.
An Arctic research station, which is located 10,551ft above sea level, saw above-freezing temperatures for more than nine hours for the third time in less than a decade.'

https://news.sky.com/story/rain-falls-at-summit-of-greenlands-ice-sheet-for-first-time-in-recorded-history-12386031.

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FYI: 'China cranks up carbon-intensive projects as climate crisis grows, research shows.'

https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/china-cranks-up-carbon-intensive-projects-climate-crisis-grows-research-shows-2021-08-13/;

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'China to step up tree planting campaign to help reach net zero',

https://article.wn.com/view/2021/08/20/China_to_step_up_tree_planting_campaign_to_help_reach_net_ze/.

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FYI: 'Many measures of Earth’s health are at worst levels on record, NOAA finds.
2020 saw unprecedented global sea levels and the highest annual increase in concentrations of methane, a potent greenhouse gas.'

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/08/26/many-measures-earths-health-are-worst-levels-record-noaa-finds/.

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FYI: 'US cities are losing 36 million trees a year. Here’s why it matters and how you can stop it.'

https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/20/health/iyw-cities-losing-36-million-trees-how-to-help-trnd/index.html.

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FYI: 'Blue sky thinking: 5 things to know about air pollution',

https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/09/1099152.

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Reference Link: 'UNEP website',

https://www.iqair.com/unep.

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FYI: 'Strange molecule in the sky cleans acid rain, scientists discover',

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/676684.

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FYI: 'Three Share Nobel Prize for Physics for Work on Climate Change',

https://www.voanews.com/a/three-share-nobel-prize-for-physics-for-work-on-climate-change-/6257910.html

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FYI: 'Thermal Equilibrium of the Atmosphere with a Given Distribution of Relative Humidity, by Prof. S. Manabe and Prof. R. T. Wetherald,

http://go.owu.edu/~chjackso/Climate/papers/Manabe_Wetherald_1967_Thermal%20equilibrium%20of%20the%20atmosphere%20with%20a%20given%20distribution%20of%20relative%20humidity.pdf

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FYI: 'Three Share Nobel Prize for Physics for Work on Climate Change',

https://www.voanews.com/a/three-share-nobel-prize-for-physics-for-work-on-climate-change-/6257910.html

FYI: Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi win 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics,

The 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded jointly to Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann, and Giorgio Parisi for "groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of complex physical systems."

https://www.dw.com/en/syukuro-manabe-klaus-hasselmann-and-giorgio-parisi-win-2021-nobel-prize-in-physics/a-59402105.

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FYI: "Just 3% of world’s ecosystems remain intact, study suggests:
Pristine areas in the Amazon and Siberia may expand with animal reintroductions, scientists say."

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/15/just-3-of-worlds-ecosystems-remain-intact-study-suggests.

FYI: 'The Amazon rainforest is losing 200,000 acres a day. Soon it will be too late.'

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/oct/07/the-amazon-rain-forest-is-losing-200000-acres-a-day-soon-it-will-be-too-late.

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FYI: 'Access to a healthy environment, declared a human right by UN rights council',

https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/10/1102582.

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FYI: "Just 3% of world’s ecosystems remain intact, study suggests:
Pristine areas in the Amazon and Siberia may expand with animal reintroductions, scientists say."

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FYI: 'The Amazon rainforest is losing 200,000 acres a day. Soon it will be too late.'

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/oct/07/the-amazon-rain-forest-is-losing-200000-acres-a-day-soon-it-will-be-too-late.

FYI: "Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was accused Tuesday of “crimes against humanity” at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for his alleged role in the destruction of the Amazon, the first case seeking to explicitly link deforestation to loss of life."

Source Link:

https://manilastandard.net/mobile/article/367225.

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FYI: 'Russia allows methane leaks at planet’s peril',

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2021/russia-greenhouse-gas-emissions/?itid=hp_most-read_2.

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FYI: 'UN: Greenhouse gas levels hit a new record, cuts fall short.'

https://wtop.com/world/2021/10/un-greenhouse-gas-concentrations-hit-a-new-record-in-2020/.

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FYI: 'UN: Greenhouse gas levels hit a new record, cuts fall short.'

https://wtop.com/world/2021/10/un-greenhouse-gas-concentrations-hit-a-new-record-in-2020/.

Is the 'party' (the reckless consumption of the Earth's vital resources) almost over?

FYI: 'The COP26 Climate Summit | Start Here',

https://www.aljazeera.com/program/start-here/2021/10/25/the-cop26-climate-summit-start-here.

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We can change for the better or for the worse. The change affects life on Earth.

We decide.

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THE COSTS/RISKS OF CLIMATE CHANGE:

"What are the costs of climate change?

Climate change will affect Earth's ecosystems and people negatively in many ways, including.

World food production will decrease increasing the risk of hunger and malnutrition as the world population will continue to grow.

Water shortages will become more common (lack of fresh water is already a major problem in many places around the globe).

Loss of biodiversity and habitat destruction including more wildfires.

Rising sea levels will require massive investments in infrastructure.

Tipping points are approaching:

The collapse of ice sheets: The Antarctic ice sheets might reach a tipping point where it will no longer be possible to stop the melting process. In addition, the Greenland ice sheet is melting at an accelerating rate and could also reach a tipping point already at a 1.5 °C increase in temperatures.

The Amazon rainforest: About 17 % of the Amazon rainforest has been lost. The Amazon could reach a tipping point if between 20 and 40 % of the forest is lost.

The Arctic Permafrost: The Arctic permafrost contains double the amount of CO2 as the entire atmosphere - almost 1.6 trillion tons. The permafrost is slowly thawing releasing this CO2 - as well as the very potent greenhouse gas methane. If the process is not stopped, it will create self-reinforcing global warming on an unseen scale."

Source Links: https://www.theworldcounts.com/challenges/climate-change/global-warming/cost-of-climate-change/story;

https://www.theworldcounts.com/challenges/climate-change/global-warming/average-global-temperature/story.