SWAIS2C

SWAIS2C, 7 months ago to climate

Antarctica’s ice shelves have shrunk by over 40% since 1997 according to a comprehensive new study of the region and researchers say global warming is a likely cause. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cly5qmycbaI #SWAIS2C #HowMuchHowFast #ClimateEmergency

SWAIS2C, 8 months ago to climate

A guide for anyone answering #climatechange questions from those who may not yet be as educated as we'd like around the climate: https://coveringclimatenow.org/resource/10-climate-change-myths-debunked.

For example:
MYTH 4: The climate is always changing, today is no different​.

FACT: True, Earth’s climate has changed before. But never as rapidly as now, thanks to 250 years of burning fossil fuels.

EXPLANATION: Today’s human-induced rate of carbon release is “unprecedented during the past 66 million years,” according to a 2016 Nature study.

LANGUAGE FOR NON-SCIENTISTS: Scientists agree that the climate has never changed this fast in human history, and these changes are the result of people burning fossil fuels, which seriously threatens human welfare.

#ClimateScience #HowMuchHowFast #communicationskills

SWAIS2C, 8 months ago to worldwithoutus

An amazing article on another polar drilling expedition a bit similar to #SWAIS2C https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2023/greenland-ice-sheet-drilling-bedrock-sea-rise/ #ClimateScience #HowMuchHowFast #Antarctica

SWAIS2C, 9 months ago to climate

A UK focused look at what keeps some of their leading #climate workers positive in the face of recent news. https://www.positive.news/environment/climate-leaders-on-what-brings-them-hope/ #climatehope

SWAIS2C, 9 months ago to random

Fascinating interview about what sounds like an interesting book, looking at the author's journey to #Thwaites #Glacier and also towards #motherhood
https://npr.org/transcripts/1194185895

#antarctic #howmuchhowfast #climaterisk

SWAIS2C, 9 months ago to climate

The new report on #Antarctic #ExtremeEvents is clearly articulated in this Channel 4 report - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhXiBsBfiu4

#ClimateCrisis #SWAIS2C #howmuchhowfast #IceMelt

SWAIS2C, 9 months ago to worldwithoutus

One of our wonderful science team members, Alex Michaud, took this photo of the #ice #sculptures at Lake Fryxell in the #McMurdo Dry Valleys. There's an exceptionally dry climate there, partially due to katabatic winds descending from the nearby mountains. These winds can exceed 320 km/h (200 mph) under certain conditions. #antarctica #climate #swais2c #howmuchhowfast