[✔️] October 24, 2022 - Global Warming News - daily selection
Richard Pauli
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Mon Oct 24 07:49:24 EDT 2022
/*October 24, 2022*/
/[ Battery from wood... yes, see the 10 min video ]/
*Revolutionary new sustainable battery technology!*
7,667 views Oct 23, 2022 Lithium-ion batteries do a fantastic job in
all sorts of applications today, but they contain materials that can be
problematic from an environmental point of view. Now a research team in
Sweden has perfected an energy storage device in which the electrons are
produced by a previously unwanted waste wood material from the paper
milling industry. Safe, abundant and environmentally friendly. Could we
be solving several problems at once here?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WZMbCjpkZ0
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/[ here's the company - Ligna Energy - hurry -- improve and deploy ]/
LIGNA Energy
Ligna Energy was founded in 2017, as a result of a decade of research at
Linköping University. The team is dedicated to innovative materials for
organic materials and development of solutions utilizing materials from
nature. The team has also had a strong interaction with applications in
the printed electronics area through the collaboration with RISE and the
printed electronics arena in Norrköping.
https://lignaenergy.se/#solution
[for years Paul Beckwith has been finding and explaining important
research papers ]
*AMOC Slowdown causing Rapid Warming of Subsurface North Atlantic
causing Rapid Loss of Greenland Ice*
Oct 21, 2022 Please donate to http://PaulBeckwith.net to support my
research and videos on the cutting edge science of abrupt climate system
change.
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New research shows that Greenland Ice is yet again more unstable and
precarious than we thought previously.
We know a lot about Heinrich Events in the Paleorecords, whereby huge
numbers of icebergs calve of Greenland and the LIS (Laurentide Ice
Sheet, which covers lots of northern North America in times of
glaciation, also off European Glaciers). These glaciers move across the
North Atlantic, and as they melt they drop lots of previously embedded
rock called IRD (Ice Rafted Debris) to the ocean floor where if
accumulates in ocean sediment layers. Heinrich Events have occurred in
at least 5 of the previous glaciation cycles. What we don’t know is
exactly what triggers these events.
A brand new peer reviewed paper shows that the following sequence
occurs, contrary to what we previously thought:
1) AMOC (Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation) slows down and
eventually shuts off
2) The subsurface (150 meters depth) ocean water in the North Atlantic
warms greatly, from a nominal 7 C by as much as 8 to 12 degrees C.
3) This warm subsurface water undercuts the ice shelves and glaciers in
the Arctic, of course the glaciers that sit on bedrock that is below sea
level.
4) Rapid calving of the coastal ice shelves and glaciers occurs,
creating huge numbers of large icebergs that drift away from the
coastlines and move across the North Atlantic.
5) As these icebergs melt out they freshen and cool the ocean water in
the North Atlantic. They also drop large amounts of lithic rock (known
as Ice Rafted Debris, or IRD) that has been scraped off the continents
by the glaciers, and embedded within the icebergs until they melt, and
then dropped onto the ocean floor to accumulate in the sediment layers.
By taking cores of the marine sediments, we can determine when these
events occurred.
How is this relevant to our present day abrupt climate system change?
We know that the AMOC has been slowing down, and is approaching a
shutoff point. Also, the oceans are rapidly warming across the globe. As
the AMOC slows, we can expect a large warming of the North Atlantic
subsurface water (at about 150 meter depth) by perhaps 8 to 12 degrees
C. When this happens then we must expect greatly accelerated Greenland
ice melt, with greatly accelerated global sea level rise.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HuohA9_hXg
[ This is a pretty big deal ]
*Most diseases worsened by climate change, new research reveals. Here’s
what we can do about it *
By Charlotte Elton • Updated: 10/20/2022
The climate crisis will worsen most diseases, experts have warned - and
could catalyse the next deadly pandemic.
Nobody likes getting sick.
But as the planet heats up, the majority of diseases - from mild viruses
to deadly plagues - will become more common.
According to a 2022 study, over half (58 per cent) of known infectious
diseases are aggravated by climate change.
The research - drawn from a review of more than 77,000 existing papers -
paints a “terrifying” picture of the next few decades, warns lead author
Camilo Mora.
“We are not going to go extinct, I don’t think. Instead, this is going
to make our lives miserable,” he says.
“The disease crisis is like a meteorite hurtling towards us. Indeed, the
meteorite is here.
“We cannot ignore it.”
From long-dormant pathogens unleashed by defrosting tundra, to millions
of extra virus-carrying mosquitos, the risks will be severe.
So how is disease going to change in coming decades - and what can we do
about it?
*Seven ways climate change is going to impact diseases*
*7. Animals and humans forced closer together*
Habitat degradation and climate change is forcing animals and humans
closer together, increasing the risk of viruses ‘jumping’ between
species.
Floods, fires and droughts push wildlife to seek resources
elsewhere. Meanwhile, humans are encroaching on nature ever further,
including by logging forests for pastureland and construction.
This dynamic leads to deadly emerging diseases, explains Professor
Daniel Brooks, a professor emeritus of Evolutionary Biology at the
University of Toronto.
In his 2019 book ‘The Stockholm Paradigm’, Brooks and colleagues
explain how pathogens can easily colonise new hosts.
“Climate change alters the conditions of life for species, and when
those changes exceed a species ‘comfort zone’, members of the
species move away, seeking more livable conditions,” he says.
“By catalysing movement in general, climate change thus sets the
stage for hosts to come into contact with pathogens to which they
are susceptible but which they had never been exposed to before.”
The pathogens don’t even have to mutate, he says - new hosts often
already have the traits required for a ‘jump’.
“In the case of SARS-CoV-2, for example, the virus has a very
specialised requirement for hosts with a cell surface antigen called
ACE2,” Brooks explains.
“The original bat host for SARS-CoV-2 has ACE2 and lives a very
isolated life - it is nocturnal and lives in caves, where it does
not even interact with other bats.
“Change the conditions, however (bring the bats into contact with
other species in a live animal market, for example) and the fact
that virtually all species of mammals have ACE2 means the risk space
for emerging infectious diseases skyrockets.”
*6. ‘Pandora’s box’ pathogens in defrosting tundra*
Global warming is melting ice caps and permafrost, exposing
pathogens that have been frozen underground for thousands of years.
In 2016, a 12-year-old Russian boy died after being infected with
anthrax. The disease had stemmed from an infected reindeer corpse
that had been defrosted from deep in the Siberian tundra.
*5. Flooding spreads waterborne diseases (and wastewater overflows)*
Climate change increases the frequency and severity of flooding.
Floodwater often contains sewage, and eating or drinking anything
contaminated by floodwater can cause diarrheal diseases like E. coli
and Salmonella. Cholera, typhoid, and leptospirosis also thrive
after floods.
Once floodwaters recede, the remaining stagnant water becomes a
breeding ground for mosquitos carrying diseases like malaria and
dengue fever.
*4. Warm weather increases mosquitos and ticks*
According to a 2019 study in the journal PLOS Neglected Tropical
Diseases, disease-carrying mosquitoes will reach 500 million more
people by 2050 than they do today.
This is because warm weather will increase the number of places
these deadly disease vectors can breed.
Ticks also thrive in warmer weather. In the US, incidences of
tick-borne Lyme disease - a bacterial illness that can lead to
serious joint and nervous system complications - has more than
doubled in the past 30 years.
*3. Ocean warming leads to deadly algae blooms*
Toxic algal blooms - the bright blue-green organisms you might see
floating in bodies of water - can kill all of the fish in a lake.
They can also seriously harm or kill humans.
The blooms thrive as sewage and chemical run-off spews into water
courses. Rising temperatures also stimulate these growths.
So do rising sea levels, as shallow and stable coastal water bodies
create the perfect environment for blooms.
*2. Heatwaves breed ‘heat-resistant’ viruses*
When mammals get sick, one of our best defence mechanisms is a fever.
A fever heats your body up, stimulating immune response. But as the
weather becomes warmer, viruses will undergo a process of natural
selection.
“For example, look at a bat fighting with a pathogen like a virus.
When there is a heatwave, the bat is stressed, and is more likely to
get sick,” Mora says.
But those that survive will be hosting, brewing, heat-resistant viruses.
“The pathogens will be getting stronger.”
This survival of the fittest will breed heat-resistant viruses that
are better able to evade human defences.
*1. Human immune systems under stress*
Extreme weather events put massive amounts of stress on the human
body - for example, your body has to work hard to keep you cool
during a heatwave.
But as climate change bites, billions will live in more difficult
conditions.
According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR), around 21.5 million people have been forcibly displaced by
weather-related events since 2008.
The Institute for Economics and Peace - a London based think tank -
estimates that around 1.2 billion people could be displaced by
climate change over the next 30 years.
Refugee camps, for example, can be hives for disease outbreaks.
Climate change will make us all more vulnerable, warns Professor
Joacim Rocklöv, a Humboldt Professor at the University of Heidelberg.
“It also affects the vulnerability of populations through systemic
compounding impacts. This can lead to worsened impacts of already
existing disease, for example through mechanisms of food and water
scarcity.”
*What can we do about climate change-induced health risks?*
Faced with these multiple emerging health risks, what should we do?
Prevention is far better than crisis response, warns Dr Brooks.
The example of metabolic diseases proves this, he says.
“‘Change your diet, don’t smoke, drink less, get exercise’ is cheaper
and more effective than cardiac bypass surgery, even though it is not as
heroic,” he says.
“We need to apply the same rationale to EID [emerging infectious diseases].”
Brooks calls on governments to follow the DAMA protocol - document,
assess, monitor and act.
For example, a coronavirus resembling SARS-CoV-2 was discovered in China
in 2005. If governments had monitored the likelihood of the strain
causing disease in humans, and regulated wet markets, the pandemic may
have been avoided.
The other crucial action is to strike at the source and reduce
greenhouse gas emissions, says Dr Mora.
“The solution is not adaptation. There is no adapting to this, there are
just way too many diseases,” he says.
“How will future generations look at us, if we leave them a miserable
world? We must refuse that.”
This requires rapid decarbonisation and investment in renewable energies.
https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/10/20/most-diseases-worsened-by-climate-change-new-research-reveals-heres-what-we-can-do-about-i
/[ the meaning crisis - followup - 12 min video]/
*Falling in Love with Reality*
Oct 23, 2022 Climate corruption journalist, Rachel Donald, on the
Planet: Critical episode with John Vervaeke, Making Sense of the Meaning
Crisis: https://youtu.be/qilGa6Al5BY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfRbcOGZG1Q
/[ Oh you know you will watch this 15 min video ]/
*How the World’s Wealthiest People Travel*
1,066,465 views Oct 19, 2022
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/[The news archive - looking back]/
/*October 24, 2014*/
InsideClimate News reports on NPR's abandonment of climate-change
coverage.
NPR has gutted its staff dedicated to covering environmental and
climate issues. Given the nation’s and world’s renewed focus on the
threat posed by unrestricted carbon pollution, this baffling move is
already receiving widespread criticism from scientists and media
watchers. It is “a sad commentary on the current state of our
media,” as one top climatologist told me.
Katherine Bagley broke the story for InsideClimate News. She reports
that earlier in 2014, NPR “had three full-time reporters and one
editor dedicated” to cover environmental and climate issues within
NPR’s science desk. Now, shockingly, “One remains — and he is
covering it only part-time.”
NPR’s climate coverage has been fairly stagnant for years, as this
graph shows (click to enlarge):
https://web.archive.org/web/20141222222136im_/http://d35brb9zkkbdsd.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/BrulleNPR-638x303.jpg
Climate communications expert Dr. Robert J. Brulle of Drexel
University is the source of that graph. He also emailed me a comment
on NPR’s move:
The Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 that led to the founding of NPR
had as one of its goals that public broadcasting would serve as a
“source of alternative telecommunications services” that would serve
to “address national concerns.” This latest announcement illustrates
how NPR has lost its way. The level of coverage of climate change by
NPR has not served to increase public knowledge of climate change
any more than any other commercial news outlet. Its coverage has
returned to the levels seen around 2006. Reducing the environmental
staff will further decrease its coverage of climate change. I would
have thought NPR would take a proactive stance toward the coverage
of climate change, given its charter to address issues of national
concern. Sadly, it seems that instead of being part of the solution,
NPR has now become part of the problem.
An InsideClimate News analysis of NPR pieces tagged “environment,”
found that the number “has declined since January … dropping from
the low 60s to mid-40s every month.”
Journalists and scientists quickly criticized NPR’s move. The LA
Times energy and environment reporter in Washington, D.C., Neela
Banerjee, almost immediately tweeted out:
@NPR dismantles its great environment desk because that worked so
well for @NYTimes a year ago: http://t.co/xwtApHigHr #climate #science
— Neela Banerjee (@neelaeast) October 24, 2014
Last year, climate coverage at the New York Times dropped following
its closure of its own environmental desk. But the Times recently
reversed course and expanded its team.
In an email to ClimateProgress, Bagley wrote “With the impacts of
climate change becoming more salient, this seems like the wrong time
for a news outlet to be reducing the resources or manpower it
dedicates to covering this issue.” She hopes NPR ultimately ends up
where the Times did: “It closed its desk, but after much criticism
and data showing that its coverage declined, the paper made
environment and climate a key priority again by assigning a number
of new reporters to the beat.”
Michael Mann, director of the Penn State Earth System Science Center
and one of the country’s top climatologists, told ClimateProgress,
“This is a sad commentary on the current state of our media and, in
particular, environmental reporting. Climate change is perhaps the
greatest challenge we face as a civilization. Yet NPR apparently
feels that it only deserves a fraction of one reporter.”
How does NPR explain the shift?
The move to shift reporters off the environment beat was driven by
an interest to cover other fields more in depth, said Anne
Gudenkauf, senior supervising editor of NPR’s science desk….
Gudenkauf also said she doesn’t “feel like [the environment]
necessarily requires dedicated reporters” because so many other
staffers cover the subject, along with their other beats.
Personally, I don’t know anyone in the media business who shares
that view. Indeed, one of the reasons that Climate Progress greatly
expanded its team of reporters dedicated to covering climate change
last year is precisely because major MSM outlets like the Times were
slashing coverage.
Yet, ironically, at the same time that the New York Times has
figured out it made a mistake cutting dedicated climate reporters,
NPR has made the exact same mistake.
http://insideclimatenews.org/news/20141024/npr-reduces-its-environment-team-one-reporter
https://web.archive.org/web/20141222222136/http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/10/24/3584246/npr-guts-climate-team/
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