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Changes Too Quick to Follow!

Posted on June 7, 2022 by climatechangefork

Figure 1 – Brooklyn College graduation at Barclays Center My summer break started last week. A day after Memorial Day we had our first in-person commencement ceremony since the start of the pandemic. It took place in the local Barclays … Continue reading →

Posted in Electricity, Energy, Russia/Ukraine, Sustainability | Tagged alternative energy, Atmosphere, Brooklyn College, climate, Climate Change, CO2, Coal, covid, COVID 19, CUNY, Electricity, embargo, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, Future, Gas, GHG, governance, Government, greenhouse gas, gun, Mitigation, NOAA, Oil, petroleum, Policy, politician, prices, Russia, Science, strategy, Sustainable, target, Ukraine | 3 Comments

Heat Dome: Business as Usual

Posted on July 6, 2021 by climatechangefork

The “heat dome” has been at the top of the news in recent days, starting almost immediately after the official start of summer on Sunday, June 20th. Sonya Landau, the editor of this blog, wrote a beautiful and timely guest … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropocene, Climate Change, Extreme Weather | Tagged carbon dioxide, carbon emissions, CO2, CO2 emissions, dome, Emissions, heat, heat dome, Mauna Loa, NOAA, oscillation | 3 Comments

The American Jobs Plan & Power Generation by Source

Posted on April 13, 2021 by climatechangefork

Last week, when I discussed the new $2.3 trillion “American Jobs Plan,” I listed the costs of items that directly address climate change mitigation. The second most expensive item was the $174 billion program for electric vehicle incentive. A few … Continue reading →

Posted in administration, Electric Cars, Sustainability, US | Tagged Adaptation, American jobs plan, Biden, carbon emissions, carbon zero, Climate Change, CO2, Coal, coronavirus, economic, Economy, electric car, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, fossil fuel, fuel, Gas, Global Warming, IEA, Infrastructure, low carbon, Methane, Mitigation, NOAA, Nuclear, Oil, Power, power plant, renewables, Solar, Sustainability, Sustainable, temperature rise, Wind | 3 Comments

Extreme Heat: Big Cities, 2050

Posted on July 23, 2019 by climatechangefork

We are entering new levels of extreme heat. June 2019 was the warmest June ever recorded. The Weather Channel summarized it: At a Glance Four separate analyses, including from NOAA and NASA, found Earth’s warmest June on record was in … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Sustainability | Tagged 1880, 2050, a/c, Adaptation, air conditioner, air conditioning, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Beijing, Britain, C40, Cairo, China, city, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, Delhi, Drought, Dubai, Egypt, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, Environment, Europe, extreme heat, Extreme Weather, Future, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, Health, heat, heat wave, heatwave, India, Istanbul, Japan, Ljubljana, London, Madrid, Mexico, Mexico City, Mitigation, Moscow, NASA, New York City, NOAA, NYC, Renewable, renewable energy, risk, Science, Seattle, Slovenia, Solar, Spain, summer, Sustainability, Temperature, temperature change, Tokyo, urban population, US, Water, water crisis, Water Shortage, Water Stress, Wind | 1 Comment

Wisdom from Australia: Are You Reading This?

Posted on February 12, 2019 by climatechangefork

In my first blog that I posted more than six and a half years ago, I described my early Holocaust experiences and their connection to my interest in climate change. I was born in Warsaw, Poland three months before the … Continue reading →

Posted in administration, Anthropocene, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Holocaust, Sustainability | Tagged Adaptation, anomaly, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Australia, blog, brumby, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, cold, comic, consequence, denial, Donald Trump, effect, Environment, Family, feral, Future, Global Warming, heat, heat death, Heat Stroke, Holocaust, horse, Israel, Meteorology, Mitigation, NASA, NOAA, Polar Vortex, politics, Present, question, regulation, Science, survivor, Trump, understand, understanding, US, visit, vote, Weather, wild horse, winter, WMO | Leave a comment

The Arctic: We’re Going to Lapland!

Posted on January 15, 2019 by climatechangefork

I don’t have too many things on my bucket list but my wife and I have decided to use our winter school vacation to cross off one item from both our lists: going to see the aurora borealis (northern lights). … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Sustainability | Tagged Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Arctic, arctic circle, arctic ice, arctic ocean, aurora borealis, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Change Fork, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, energy transition, Environment, Finland, Fossil Fuels, Future, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, Greenland, ice, infrastructureAlaska, Lapland, microplastic, Mitigation, NOAA, northern lights, Norway, scandinavia, Science, sea ice, Sweden, Temperature, tundra, Vacation, warming | Leave a comment

Two Anthropocenes

Posted on October 23, 2018 by climatechangefork

The alarming tone of the new IPCC report caught the immediate attention of the world’s media and triggered a quick dismissal from the president of the United States. The report, which spans about 1,300 pages, covers all the indicators that … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, IPCC | Tagged 1945, Anthropocene, Anthropocene Working Group, Anthropogenic, AWG, boundary concept, Carbon, carbon dioxide, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, decarbonize, Earth, energy industry, energy supply, energy transition, Environment, environmental, epoch, extinction, Future, geological age, geology, Global Warming, green energy, greenhouse gas, holocene, human contribution, indicator, Industrial Revolution, inhabitable, IPCC, NOAA, Nuclear, nuclear waste, nuclear weapon, Paris, Paris accord, Paris Agreement, Physical Environment, pliocene, radionuclide, Report, Science, Temperature, time scale, UN, UNFCCC, uninhabitable, US, WWII | Leave a comment

Location Sensitivities of Other Biota

Posted on July 24, 2018 by climatechangefork

My last blog ended with a promise that I would look into location sensitivity of other foods and drinks – after all, humans can’t survive on wine alone. When I Googled “climate change impact,” these were my top results: Marine … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, immigration, refugee, Sustainability, Water | Tagged Adaptation, Agriculture, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, biodiversity, biota, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, climate refugee, Climate Skeptics, crops, ecosystem, extinction, fishing, Food, food security, Global Warming, immigration, Maine, migration, NOAA, phenological mismatch, phenology, pollinator, refugee, Science, Sustainability, World Population | 7 Comments

Heat Wave

Posted on July 3, 2018 by climatechangefork

My school’s academic year is over and the summer break has started in full swing. Usually I take this time for a vacation and some new research initiatives. It is not surprising that I have far more flexibility now than … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Sustainability | Tagged Adaptation, advisory, Afghanistan, air conditioner, air conditioning, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2 emissions, danger, dangerous, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, Environment, excessive heat, Extreme Weather, Fossil Fuels, Future, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, heat, heat advisory, Heat Exhaustion, heat index, Heat Stroke, heat wave, humid, humidity, Israel, Mitigation, Nepal, NOAA, Pakistan, Science, South Asia, summer, sunstroke, Sustainability, Temperature, thermometer, US, Warning, Weather, World Bank | 1 Comment

Vulnerabilities: Coral Reefs

Posted on June 26, 2018 by climatechangefork

In one of my earliest blogs (July 31, 2012), I talked a little bit about the start of my interest in man-made contributions to global climate change. Up until that time my main academic interest was focused on energy use. … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Sustainability, Water | Tagged acid, acidification, adapt, Adaptability, Adaptation, algae, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Australia, carbon dioxide, China, Clean Energy, Climate Change, CO2, CO2 emissions, coral, coral bleaching, Earth Summit, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, Environment, fossil fuel, Fossil Fuels, Future, Global Warming, great barrier reef, greenhouse gas, habitat, heat, heat wave, ice age, Israel, Keeling-Whorf, Mexico, Mitigation, NOAA, Oil, Power, Power Plants, reef, reversibility, Science, sea level, Solar Energy, stress, Sustainability, thermal stress, US, vulnerability, vulnerable, Water, World Resources Institute | Leave a comment

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Changes Too Quick to Follow!

Heat Dome: Business as Usual

The American Jobs Plan & Power Generation by Source

Extreme Heat: Big Cities, 2050

Wisdom from Australia: Are You Reading This?

The Arctic: We’re Going to Lapland!

Two Anthropocenes

Location Sensitivities of Other Biota

Heat Wave

Vulnerabilities: Coral Reefs

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