gclef

gclef, 27 days ago to nature

"Ocean temperatures are currently hovering around the levels they typically reach in late July — and they’re likely to continue rising as the summer goes on."

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/record-breaking-ocean-heat-wave-foreshadows-a-dangerous-hurricane-season/

#Nature #Environment #Ocean #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

gclef, 2 months ago to environment

"Concrete is the second-most-used product on Earth, aside from water. Cement makes up 10-15% of concrete by volume, but accounts for 88% of concrete’s considerable emissions. Manufacturing one ton of cement emits nearly one ton of carbon dioxide."

"Fortera intercepts carbon dioxide exhaust from the kilns where cement is made and routes it back in to make additional cement. In its first effort at commercial scale, the technology is being added to a CalPortland facility in Redding, California, one of the largest cement plants in the western U.S."

https://apnews.com/article/cement-concrete-carbon-emissions-energy-climate-buildings-a01ea5e9962d3f00a98227e06e2b7917

#Construction #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

gclef, 3 months ago to Astronomy

Another gentle reminder that this whole vast Universe is in constant flux...

#Astronomy #Stars #Galaxies #Science #Constellation #Impermanence #FoodForThought

gclef, 4 months ago to animals

A chuckle for #Caturday from the #DogsOfMastodon courtesy of the #NewYorker

gclef, 4 months ago to science

"The judge was scathing about the police's decision to impose unlawful restrictions on Greta Thunberg and other climate protesters. Put simply, he didn't see any need to interfere with the legitimate right of demonstrators to assemble to the extent they did."

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-68180317

#GretaThunberg #FridaysForFuture #Science #Climate #ClimateChange #FoodForThought

gclef, 5 months ago to science

The making, using, and disposing of steel, iron, and cement generate massive amounts of greenhouse gas emissions.

Adding it all up, the production of these three materials alone accounts for 25% of global emissions today.

https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/01/04/1086064/material-climate-cost/

#Science #Climate #ClimateChange #FoodForThought

gclef, 6 months ago to climate

"But to me, where climate change and other events diverge is human cooperation and responsibility — while war and financial disasters are always caused by humans, they are also rectified by them. However, unlike wartime conflict and periods of financial uncertainty, I can see no hopeful reference point in history to show how humanity might come together to recover from climate change. People are fighting, but their efforts are falling on too many deaf ears."

https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/11/opinions/not-having-children-lee/index.html

#Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateDiary