therockyfiles

therockyfiles, 11 months ago to climate

Report: companies underestimating #climate risks. “Financial institutions often did not understand the models they were using to predict the economic cost of climate change and were underestimating the risks of temperature rises” https://www.ft.com/content/a5027391-41a4-4e21-a72d-f8189d6a7b71 @CamillaHodgson #ClimateChange

therockyfiles, 4 months ago to random

Study: chemical dispersants made BP oil spill worse. “..dispersants exert a more profound impact on the regulation of microbial communities than the oil spill itself…sunlight played a crucial role in intensifying dispersant toxicity.” @StirUni #oilspill

therockyfiles, 11 months ago to climate

Deadly temps for global coral reefs, essential for marine life: "About 40 percent of the world’s oceans are facing a marine heat wave...That is the highest percentage on record, and it could reach 50 percent by September." https://washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/07/10/florida-ocean-temperature-heat-records/
@stillmand #climatechange #climate

therockyfiles, 3 months ago to random

Major oil spill washes onto beaches of Trinidad & Tobago from capsized ship: “the situation is not under control...we don’t know the full scope and scale of what is going to be required.” @CNN @sejorg https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/12/climate/trinidad-tobago-oil-spill-national-emergency-intl/index.html #oilspill

therockyfiles, 9 months ago to climate

Louisiana burning: "Low humidity, skyrocketing temperatures and strong winds are causing the fires to spread rapidly"
@PoetWolfe
https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/louisiana-wildfires-including-tiger-island-fire-burn/article_91dfbdac-436e-11ee-8efe-47b50ccc502b.html #climate #climatechange

therockyfiles, 6 months ago to climate

Scientists: record ocean heat is an existential threat: “This puts coral reefs and a quarter of the ocean's biodiversity at serious risk of annihilation." ⁦‪@physorg_com‬⁩ https://phys.org/news/2023-12-coral-reefs-peril-record-breaking-ocean.html #climate #climatechange

therockyfiles, 1 month ago to climate

EPA rules to cut climate-damaging coal emissions: “The power plant rule marks the first time the federal government has restricted carbon dioxide emissions from existing coal-fired power plants.” @MatthewDalyWDC @ap #climate #climatechange

therockyfiles, 1 month ago to climate

Selling oil and gas PR to kids in the classroom: “Completely missing is the impact of petroleum, on human health, on the Earth’s ecosystem, or on climate…It’s a selective education which…makes this into propaganda.” @mollytaft @RollingStone
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/discovery-education-oil-gas-schools-1235015174/ #climate #climatechange

therockyfiles, 21 days ago to climate

Serious business: the planet is burning and the industry most responsible for it is not serious about embracing clean energy. What will our kids say?

Report: 6 of 8 major oil and gas firms plan to increase drilling experts say would cause catastrophic temperature rise. “There is no evidence that big oil and gas companies are acting seriously to be part of the energy transition” theguardian.com/us-news/articl… @dharnanoor @guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/21/oil-companies-report-fossil-fuels-climate #climate #climatechange

therockyfiles, 27 days ago to climate

As extreme weather damage grows, so do insurance rates and bankruptcies: “Climate change is real...We can’t raise rates fast enough or high enough.”nytimes.com/interactive/20… @cflav @rjnskl https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/05/13/climate/insurance-homes-climate-change-weather.html #climate #climatechange

therockyfiles, 1 month ago to climate

Why are the oceans heating up so fast? Experts don’t know: “The step-change in ocean temperatures over last year is huge…the fact we can't simulate these step-change increases and understand why it's happening is terrifying." @India_Bourke @bbcnews https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240508-how-record-ocean-warming-is-destabilising-weather-and-climate #climate #climatechange

therockyfiles, 1 month ago to climate

Good reporting: rapid sea level rise is swamping coastal communities: “The ocean off the U.S. Gulf and Southern Atlantic coasts has, since 2010, risen at about triple the rate experienced during the previous 30 years.” @chriscmooney @washingtonpost
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2024/flooding-sea-level-rise-gulf-coast/ #climate #climatechange

therockyfiles, 1 month ago to climate

Scientists: record ocean temps threaten life-sustaining coral reefs. “This should be a global wake-up call…more than half the reefs on the planet have basically experienced bleaching level heat stress in the last year.” @AmudalatAjasa @washingtonpost https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/04/15/global-coral-bleaching-ocean-temperatures/ #climate #climatechange

therockyfiles, 2 months ago to climate

A march towards extinction: "Levels of the three most important human-caused greenhouse gases – carbon dioxide (CO2), methane and nitrous oxide – continued their steady climb during 2023, according to NOAA scientists.” @NOAAClimate https://research.noaa.gov/2024/04/05/no-sign-of-greenhouse-gases-increases-slowing-in-2023/ #climate #climatechange

therockyfiles, 3 months ago to climate

Accurate weather forecasts are key as historical models are less reliable in a warming world: “Worsening storms and droughts will mean that highlighting their arrival time will be increasingly important in saving lives and property.” https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/feb/18/the-perfect-storm-for-small-talk-weather-forecasters-aim-at-long-range-accuracy #climate #ClimateChange

therockyfiles, 3 months ago to climate

Study shows major climate changes linked to melting ice: “when ice sheets that covered large parts of the planet were melting, the influx of fresh water slowed the Atlantic circulation, triggering huge climate fluctuations.” @physorg_com https://phys.org/news/2024-02-glaciers-gulf-stream-extreme-climate.html #climate #climatechange

therockyfiles, 2 months ago to random

The microplastics-human health connection: "heart surgery patients whose arteries were clogged with microplastics were more than twice as likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke, or death from any cause, within three years” @thenewledenews https://www.thenewlede.org/2024/03/postcard-from-california-the-global-plastics-crisis-is-a-threat-to-human-health/ #plastics

therockyfiles, 3 months ago to climate

Winter’s record warmth: “the winter of 2023-2024 was the warmest in nearly 130 years of record-keeping…The Lower 48 states averaged 37.6 degrees (3.1 degrees Celsius), which is 5.4 degrees (3 degrees Celsius) above average.” @borenbears @ap https://apnews.com/article/winter-warming-missing-climate-change-snow-e5e45c1d5eb9f168030e0fe90ac36ac8 #climate #climatechange

therockyfiles, 2 months ago to climate

Carbon emissions still rising: “Given dwindling carbon budgets to constrain warming to 1.5 °C — the threshold above which climate impacts will become even more disastrous — the absence of a clear downward trend in emissions is troubling.” @nature https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-024-00532-2 #climate #climatechange

therockyfiles, 2 months ago to climate

Scientists find US #methane emissions cause over $9 billion in damages: “...we’ve been showing that the industry emits far more methane than they or government agencies admit...This study is capstone evidence. And yet nothing changes.” @Borenbears @ap https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-u-s-news/ap-us-energy-industry-methane-emissions-are-triple-what-government-thinks-study-finds/ #climate #climatechange

therockyfiles, 23 days ago to climate

The climate solution. Kenya produces over 90% of its energy from renewable energy as it invests in carbon removal technology: “Climate change is an existential threat, but it’s also an economic opportunity.” @khoureld @washingtonpost
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/05/17/kenya-ruto-green-energy-investment/ #climate #climatechange

therockyfiles, 2 months ago to random

In California oil fields wastewater and oil continue to flow over the past 20 years threatening the environment: “There were places where the earth had literally cracked open and oil was spilling out” @janetwilson66 @desertsunnews @propublica https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/environment/2024/03/21/chevron-oil-spills-13-million-dollar-settlement/73047701007/

therockyfiles, 3 months ago to climate

Study: accelerating sea level rise will rapidly drown Louisiana’s coastal wetlands. “If this rate of sea level rise continues for another 10 or 20 years, then we would probably lose the vast majority of our wetlands...”wapo.st/3OMnic5 @brady_dennis @chriscmooney
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/02/15/louisiana-coastal-erosion-swamp-wetland-loss/ #climate #climatechange

therockyfiles, 2 months ago to climate

Fascinating study: climate change is increasing mild weather in the global north and decreasing “outdoor” days in the south. "Climate change will bring more days of pleasant weather to the Global North while subtracting...nice days in the Global South” @DeWeerdt_Sarah @AnthropoceneMag https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2024/03/scientists-devise-a-new-relatable-measure-of-climate-change-outdoor-days/ #climate #climatechange

therockyfiles, 28 days ago to climate

Great reporting: is LNG the next carbon bomb? Experts say massive LNG export facilities present new climate threats: “It is grossly misleading to state that US LNG is good for the climate.” @amywestervelt @WeAreDrilled https://drilled.media/news/May2024Hearing-LNG #climate #climatechange