"The Greenland Connection"
The Greenland ice sheet is so massive that it makes the Earth wobble. Its melting, and the result may be flooding in South Carolina.
Source: Charleston Post and Courier, 10/06/2021
International
"Fossil Fuel Firms Feel The Heat Over Push For Advertising Ban"
"A push for a Europe-wide ban on advertising and sponsorship by fossil fuel companies is the boldest salvo yet in a campaign by environmentalists who accuse oil firms of "greenwashing" and a history of undermining climate change science."
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 10/06/2021
Historical Emissions Reveal Responsibility Of Big Polluting Nations
"Analysis of the total carbon dioxide emissions of countries since 1850 has revealed the nations with the greatest historical responsibility for the climate emergency. But six of the top 10 have yet to make ambitious new pledges to cut their emissions before the crucial UN Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow in November."
Source: Guardian, 10/06/2021
"How Do Thousands Prepare for a Climate Summit? With Difficulty."
"In a few weeks, an estimated 20,000 ministers, activists and executives from nearly every country in the world are set to descend on Glasgow to hammer out how to make progress on climate change."
Source: NYTimes, 10/05/2021
"Urban Heat Is Getting More Dangerous"
"Exposure to extreme heat in cities has tripled since the 1980s, putting more people in harm's way."
Source: Earther, 10/05/2021
"14% Of World’s Coral Lost In Less Than A Decade, Study Shows"
"In the largest analysis of coral reef health ever undertaken, scientists found that between 2009 and 2018 the world lost about 11,700 sq km of coral – the equivalent of more than all the living coral in Australia."
Source: Guardian, 10/05/2021
"Three Scientists Win Nobel for Work on Climate Breakthroughs"
"Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics for their breakthroughs in how we understand the planet’s climate and the challenges presented by global warming."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 10/05/2021
New Landsat 9 Offers Variety of Resource Stories
The launch of NASA’s new Landsat Earth-observing satellite is a reminder to reporters that millions of images from over five decades can help unearth many environmental trends, whether deforestation, coastal erosion, suburban sprawl or wildfire impacts. The new Reporter’s Toolbox explains how the service works and how to access the resource, along with examples of prize-winning stories.
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Climate Resiliency — When a Disaster Becomes a Cascade
It sometimes feels like journalists lurch from one catastrophe (or hurricane, flood, wildfire, heat wave) to the next. But that can mean missing the bigger story: Disasters, increasingly linked to climate extremes, are often interlocking events, in which one system failure causes the next and the next. The latest Backgrounder explores three case studies, and how news media can focus attention on steps toward resilience.
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How Climate Attribution Science Went Mainstream, and What It Means
A growing body of research shows the links between global warming and extreme weather. And that knowledge can help communities prepare, and assign responsibility for damages. Veteran climate journalist Bob Berwyn lays out the science of climate attribution — for heat waves, flooding, wildfires and, ironically, crop-killing freezes — and discusses its implications for future climate change policy.
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