Thursday, 3 August 2017

Energy and Environment: We only have a 5 percent chance of avoiding ‘dangerous’ global warming, a study finds

We only have a 5 percent chance of avoiding 'dangerous' global warming, a study finds; Reversing course, Trump administration will not delay an Obama ozone rule; Unchecked climate change could bring extremely dangerous heat to South Asia, scientists warn; ‘America is fiddling around’: Jerry Brown says Trump is fueling California's climate push; This strange spot in the Atlantic is resisting global warming. Scientists think they know why.;
 
Energy and Environment
With Chris Mooney
 
 
We only have a 5 percent chance of avoiding 'dangerous' global warming, a study finds
Climate pessimism has had quite a run lately. Maybe we need to redefine what optimism means.
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Reversing course, Trump administration will not delay an Obama ozone rule
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has reversed a decision to put off the Oct. 1 implementation of an Obama-era ozone rule a day after 16 states sued over the delay.
 
Unchecked climate change could bring extremely dangerous heat to South Asia, scientists warn
Scientists fear that "wet bulb temperatures," combining heat and humidity, could breach the danger zone if warming remains unchecked by 2100.
 
‘America is fiddling around’: Jerry Brown says Trump is fueling California's climate push
"The Trump imperative going in the opposite direction is a stimulus," California's governor tells The Post.
 
This strange spot in the Atlantic is resisting global warming. Scientists think they know why.
Scientists may have found out what's causing a worrying 'warming hole' over the Atlantic Ocean.
 
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