http://westcoastclimateequity.org Climate science and climate change information - West Coast Climate Equity is dedicated to providing facts about the causes of climate change and the evidence for global warming. We report the latest climate science news, information, research and studies to educate about the true impact of dangerous climate change on our world. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:35:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2011/12/13/arctic-methane-emergency/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=arctic-methane-emergency http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2011/12/13/arctic-methane-emergency/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 01:46:27 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=7943 Heightening the fear of rapid and severe climate change, continuous, powerful and impressive methane plumes, more than 1,000 metres in diameter, have been found beneath the Arctic seabed off the East Siberian Arctic Shelf of northern Russia.

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2011/12/13/arctic-methane-emergency/feed/ 1 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2011/12/08/lying-about-the-science-is-a-prescription-for-disaster/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lying-about-the-science-is-a-prescription-for-disaster http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2011/12/08/lying-about-the-science-is-a-prescription-for-disaster/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:32:33 +0000 Greenfyre http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=7801 Bear in mind they are making that claim about a supposedly "safe" 2oC rise in temperature, a window we have almost certainly already missed thanks to years of the same waffling and foot dragging. As these posts document, we now know that 2oC is NOT safe and that further delay is absolutely suicidal.

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2011/12/08/lying-about-the-science-is-a-prescription-for-disaster/feed/ 0 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2011/11/09/world-headed-for-irreversible-climate-change-in-five-years/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=world-headed-for-irreversible-climate-change-in-five-years http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2011/11/09/world-headed-for-irreversible-climate-change-in-five-years/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:10:48 +0000 Greenfyre http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=7451 "... it will become impossible to hold global warming to safe levels, and the last chance of combating dangerous climate change will be "lost for ever",

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2011/11/09/world-headed-for-irreversible-climate-change-in-five-years/feed/ 3 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2011/10/26/do-and-despair-not/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=do-and-despair-not http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2011/10/26/do-and-despair-not/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:22:31 +0000 Greenfyre http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=7214 Receiving worsening news about climate change, to some extent we choose to be dis-empowered. As Ray Grigg discusses in his post "Well-Informed Futility Syndrome", for those predisposed to inaction news of this sort is a harbinger of doom. For those inclined to act it is a call to arms. An oversimplification, but as Grigg explains, we do have some choices about which we want to be.

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2011/10/26/do-and-despair-not/feed/ 0 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2011/01/18/shocking-rate-of-carbon-dioxide-increase-never-before-experienced/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shocking-rate-of-carbon-dioxide-increase-never-before-experienced http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2011/01/18/shocking-rate-of-carbon-dioxide-increase-never-before-experienced/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 17:47:58 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=6783 Note from Dorothy, with update: There is no longer any question as to whether “the end is nigh.” It remains to be seen if we humans have the courage to face the reality of our potential extinction, and then, if we care enough about our survival, the energy to work to prevent this. I remain [...]

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2011/01/18/shocking-rate-of-carbon-dioxide-increase-never-before-experienced/feed/ 1 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/08/29/most-powerful-image-yet-showing-huge-arctic-sea-ice-volume-loss/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=most-powerful-image-yet-showing-huge-arctic-sea-ice-volume-loss http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/08/29/most-powerful-image-yet-showing-huge-arctic-sea-ice-volume-loss/#comments Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:04:04 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=6549 The volume of the Arctic sea ice falling even faster than the extent. Last year, it was 55% less than the 1979-2000 average. This year it is on course to be even lower.

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/08/29/most-powerful-image-yet-showing-huge-arctic-sea-ice-volume-loss/feed/ 1 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/08/11/entire-ice-mass-of-greenland-will-melt-at-two-degrees-celsius-temperature-increase/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=entire-ice-mass-of-greenland-will-melt-at-two-degrees-celsius-temperature-increase http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/08/11/entire-ice-mass-of-greenland-will-melt-at-two-degrees-celsius-temperature-increase/#comments Wed, 11 Aug 2010 19:28:59 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=6483 The entire ice mass of Greenland will disappear from the world map if temperatures rise by as little as 2C, with severe consequences for the rest of the world, a panel of scientists told Congress today.

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/08/11/entire-ice-mass-of-greenland-will-melt-at-two-degrees-celsius-temperature-increase/feed/ 5 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/07/09/more-dark-global-warming-news-on-a-hot-friday/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=more-dark-global-warming-news-on-a-hot-friday http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/07/09/more-dark-global-warming-news-on-a-hot-friday/#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:13:35 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=6273 Two articles: "Ten Nations at ‘Extreme Risk’ Because of Water Shortages, Report Says" and "Heat Waves to Intensify Across U.S. in Next 30 Years, Study Says"

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/07/09/more-dark-global-warming-news-on-a-hot-friday/feed/ 0 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/07/09/gwynne-dyer-speaks-about-climate-wars-on-democracy-now/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gwynne-dyer-speaks-about-climate-wars-on-democracy-now http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/07/09/gwynne-dyer-speaks-about-climate-wars-on-democracy-now/#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:18:06 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=6251 A new book by geopolitical analyst and columnist Gwynne Dyer imagines what the politics and demographics of the world might look like if temperatures continue to rise. Dyer writes 'In this world our worries are not just hotter summers, bigger hurricanes, rising sea levels, and polar bears swimming for their lives. We're trying to avoid megadeaths from mass starvation and quite possibly from nuclear wars and the odds aren’t good," he writes.The June 1, 2010 edition of his book is called "Climate Wars: The Fight for Survival as the World Overheats."

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/07/09/gwynne-dyer-speaks-about-climate-wars-on-democracy-now/feed/ 0 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/07/07/present-targets-for-co2-emission-cuts-will-not-prevent-a-4c-global-temperature-rise/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=present-targets-for-co2-emission-cuts-will-not-prevent-a-4c-global-temperature-rise http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/07/07/present-targets-for-co2-emission-cuts-will-not-prevent-a-4c-global-temperature-rise/#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:18:13 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=6234 The world is heading for an average temperature rise of nearly 4C (7F), according to analysis of national pledges from around the globe. Such a rise would bring a high risk of major extinctions, threats to food supplies and the near-total collapse of the huge Greenland ice sheet.

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