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<p><font size="+2"><i><b>March 24, 2022</b></i></font><br>
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<i>[ advisory </i><i>due to be published 4 April </i><i> ] </i><br>
<b>Climate change: IPCC scientists to examine carbon removal in key
report</b><br>
By Matt McGrath - 3-21-2022<br>
Environment correspondent<br>
UN scientists are likely to weigh up technology to remove CO2 from
the atmosphere, as they gather to finalise a key report.<br>
<br>
This idea will be one of many solutions considered over the next two
weeks by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).Also
in attendance will be government officials from all over the world,
who will need to approve every line in the summary report...- -<br>
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This new study will be the third of three important reports from the
IPCC issued over the past eight months. The previous two have looked
at the causes and impacts of climate change, but this one will focus
on mitigation - or what we can do to stop it.<br>
<br>
This essentially means that researchers will look at how we can
reduce the amount of warming gases that are emitted from human
activities...<br>
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"The report was scoped out to cover the full spectrum of carbon
dioxide removal approaches, which vary absolutely hugely, and the
carbon dioxide that is removed can end up in very different stores
and in very different places. So it was within the scope of the
report to cover the whole lot, basically."...<br>
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The kind of carbon removal approaches the report will consider will
likely include tree planting and agriculture, as well as the more
advanced technological approaches that use large machines to remove
the carbon from the air.<br>
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They will also look at combined approaches, where land is used to
grow crops which can be burned for energy while the carbon is
captured and buried.<br>
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The use of these types of technology is controversial. Campaigners
express doubts that they can be made to work economically and there
are also concerns that technology could be seen as an excuse not to
make the major changes in energy production that are needed.<br>
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Scientists though say that the situation is now so serious that
carbon dioxide removal will be needed in addition to massive cuts in
emissions and not as a substitute for them.<br>
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What ultimately emerges in the short summary for policymakers that
will be published in two weeks, will depend on delicate negotiations
with government representatives from 195 countries.<br>
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Researchers and officials will work through the summary line by line
to agree the final text.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-60798220">https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-60798220</a><br>
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<i>[ very current video interview with 2 NASA climate scientists -
really started in 1983 ]</i><br>
<b>Two Scientists Have a Frank and Honest Discussion about
Antarctica</b><br>
NASA Goddard<br>
NASA Glaciologists Kelly Brunt and Alex Gardner discuss the history,
challenges, and evolution of mapping the Antarctic continent and
what it means for science and society.<br>
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Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center<br>
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This video can be freely shared and downloaded at
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14116">https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14116</a>. While the video in its entirety can
be shared without permission, the music and some individual imagery
may have been obtained through permission and may not be excised or
remixed in other products. These providers include pond5.com, Brooke
Medley, Helen Millman, Michael Wethington, Robert Bindschadler,
Kelly Brunt, The National Science Foundation, and The National
Reconnaissance Office. Specific details on such imagery may be found
here: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14116">https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14116</a>. For more information on
NASA’s media guidelines, visit
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/guidelines/index.html">https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/guidelines/index.html</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iu1Zmc9M6c">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iu1Zmc9M6c</a><br>
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<i>[ NASA reports how it is very slow to get into position ] </i><br>
<b>International Sea Level Satellite Takes Over From Predecessor</b><br>
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, the newest addition to a long line of
ocean-monitoring satellites, becomes the reference satellite for sea
level measurements.<br>
<br>
On March 22, the newest U.S.-European sea level satellite, named
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, became the official reference satellite
for global sea level measurements. This means that sea surface
height data collected by other satellites will be compared to the
information produced by Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich to ensure their
accuracy.<br>
<br>
Launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in November 2020, the
satellite is continuing a nearly 30-year legacy started by the
TOPEX/Poseidon satellite, which began its mission to measure sea
surface height in the early 1990s. A series of successor satellites
have carried on the effort since then, with Sentinel-6 Michael
Freilich being the most recent. Its twin, Sentinel-6B, is slated to
launch in 2025...<br>
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JPL, a division of Caltech in Pasadena, contributed three science
instruments for each Sentinel-6 satellite: the Advanced Microwave
Radiometer, the Global Navigation Satellite System - Radio
Occultation, and the Laser Retroreflector Array. NASA also
contributed launch services, ground systems supporting operation of
the NASA science instruments, the science data processors for two of
these instruments, and support for the U.S. members of the
international Ocean Surface Topography Science Team.<br>
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For more about Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, visit:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.nasa.gov/sentinel-6">https://www.nasa.gov/sentinel-6</a><br>
To access data from Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, visit:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/Sentinel-6?sections=data">https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/Sentinel-6?sections=data</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=sentinel-6">https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=sentinel-6</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/international-sea-level-satellite-takes-over-from-predecessor">https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/international-sea-level-satellite-takes-over-from-predecessor</a><br>
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<i>[ classic NASA video explains measuring sea level rise - expect
a "floodier future" ]</i><br>
<b>High Tide Flooding</b><br>
Nov 5, 2020<br>
NASA Goddard<br>
Sea level rise is often spoken of in future terms, including
projections for impacts we’re likely to see by the end of the
century. But in many communities in the U.S., sea level rise is
already a factor in people’s lives in the form of high-tide
flooding. Also known as sunny day or nuisance flooding, this
flooding can occur when slightly higher sea levels – due to melting
glaciers and ice sheets, as well as the water in the oceans
expanding when it gets warmer – meet a particularly high tide or
moderate onshore breeze. <br>
<br>
We visit Annapolis, Maryland, a state capitol, home of the U.S.
Naval Academy, and seaside tourist town that has seen a dramatic
increase in floods in recent years. Waters sometimes breach flood
walls, or more often, back up through storm sewers to flood nearby
streets. City engineers and a Naval Academy team, working with data
from NOAA and NASA, are already working on flood mitigation efforts.
<br>
<br>
Annapolis is not alone in its planning for a more flood-prone
future. Cities like Boston; New York; Philadelphia; Norfolk,
Virginia; Charleston, South Carolina; Savannah, Georgia; and Miami
are also faced with increased flooding or flood potential. <br>
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For more on high tide flooding:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.nasa.gov/feature/esnt/2020/beating-back-the-tides">https://www.nasa.gov/feature/esnt/2020/beating-back-the-tides</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-ZodfZ-mdU">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-ZodfZ-mdU</a><br>
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<i>[ another classic - an excellent overview -- once we unplug the
freezer - 4 feet of sea level guaranteed -- expect 20 feet ]</i><br>
<b>This is what sea level rise will do to coastal cities</b><br>
Apr 23, 2019<br>
Verge Science<br>
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Sea level rise is already redrawing coastlines around the world.
What happens when the coast retreats through a major city? We look
at how the world map will change in the year 2100, and what coastal
cities can do to defend themselves.<br>
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Correction: An early version of this video suggested that
researchers expect to see four feet of sea level rise by the end of
the century. While researchers do expect to see at least that level
of sea level rise in the future, the exact timing is difficult to
project. We regret the error.<br>
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Read more here: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://bit.ly/2ZwP5Se">http://bit.ly/2ZwP5Se</a><br>
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You can learn more about Surging Seas and check how sea level rise
may affect you here: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://ss2.climatecentral.org">http://ss2.climatecentral.org</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tesHVSZJOg">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tesHVSZJOg</a><br>
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<i>[ Worthwhile spoken summary in a bi-weekly video report from a
new, young climate communicator ]</i><br>
<b>EU encourages members to go clean to drop Russia, oil execs
profit off the war</b><br>
Mar 23, 2022<br>
Beckisphere Climate Corner<br>
This time, we look at what is being done between March 1-15. Which
news point did you find the most interesting? Let me know in the
comments ...<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YslcNFanWFM">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YslcNFanWFM</a><br>
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<i>[The news archive - looking back]</i><br>
<font size="5"><b>March 24, 2014</b></font><br>
The New York Times reports:<br>
<blockquote>"It is a danger hidden beneath the streets of New York
City, unseen and rarely noticed: 6,302 miles of pipes transporting
natural gas.<br>
<br>
"Leaks, like the one that is believed to have led to the explosion
that killed eight people in East Harlem this month, are
startlingly common, numbering in the thousands every year, federal
records show.<br>
<br>
"Consolidated Edison, whose pipes supplied the two buildings
leveled by the explosion, had the highest rate of leaks in the
country among natural gas operators whose networks totaled at
least 100 miles, according to a New York Times analysis of records
collected by the federal Department of Transportation for 2012,
the most recent year data was available.<br>
<br>
"The chief culprit, according to experts, is the perilous state of
New York City’s underground network, one of the oldest in the
country and a glaring example of America’s crumbling
infrastructure."<br>
</blockquote>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/24/nyregion/beneath-cities-a-decaying-tangle-of-gas-pipes.html?hp&_r=0">http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/24/nyregion/beneath-cities-a-decaying-tangle-of-gas-pipes.html?hp&_r=0</a>
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