2018 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #19

Editor's Pick

Methane, Climate Change, and Our Uncertain Future

Methane is generally considered secondary to carbon dioxide in its importance to climate change, but what role might methane play in the future if global temperatures continue to rise?

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Flooded permafrost tundra in northeast Siberia. Hydrology is a key control on methane emissions in wetland and permafrost ecosystems. Credit: Joshua Dean&

The greenhouse gas, methane, is produced by both natural processes and human activities. While there has been much attention paid to curbing anthropogenic emissions, a changing climate will likely increase the production of natural methane. In an open access article recently published in& Reviews of Geophysics,& Dean et al. [2018]& describe the ways in which biological, geochemical, and physical systems influence methane concentrations and explore how methane levels in natural systems may alter in a warming climate. Here the authors answer some questions about the sources and significance of methane, and indicate some future research directions.&

Methane, Climate Change, and Our Uncertain Future& by Joshua Dean, Editors' Vox, Eos, May 11, 2018

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Sun May 6, 2018

• One-sided dialogue as rich countries sit out talks on climate loss& by& Soila Apparicio, Climate Home, May 4, 2018
• Climate change: Scientists predict significant changes in monsoon rainfall& by Syed Akbar, TNN/Times of India, May 5, 2018
• On Climate Change, a Disconnect Between Attitudes and Behavior& by Tom Jacobs, Pacific Standard, May 4, 2018
• Pruitt's EPA Is on the Verge of 'Regulatory Capture', Study Says& by Neela Banerjee, InsideClimate News, May 1, 2018
• Science can't solve climate change — better politics can, former IPCC scientist says& by Anna Salleh, Science, ABC Radio News (Australia), May 1, 2018
• Green Climate Fund may ask donors for a refill in 2019 - director& by Megan Rowling, Thomson Reuters Foundation, May 3, 2018
• Are we ready for an epidemic this summer?, Opinion by Ronald A Klain, Washington Post, May 4, 2018

Mon May 7, 2018

• The Carbon Brief Profile: Turkey& by Jocelyn Timperley, Carbon Brief, May 5, 2018
• Making cities more dense always sparks resistance. Here’s how to overcome it.& by David Roberts, Energy & Environment, Vox, May 5, 2018
• EPA’s climate change website went down a year ago for ‘updating.’ It’s still not back.& by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, May 4, 2018
• The B.C. pipeline project you've never heard of — and why it may succeed& by Mike Laanela, CBC News, May 5, 2018
• Lyme-carrying ticks and other dangerous pests are creeping into Utah, thanks to climate change& by Emma Penrod, Salt Lake Tribune, May 5, 2018&
• What genuine, for real, no-bullshit ambition on climate change would look like& by David Roberts, Energy & Environment, Vox, May 7, 2018
• Global warming will depress economic growth in Trump country& by Dana Nuccitelli, Climate Consensus - the 97%, Environment, Guardian, May 7, 2018
• Will the Clean Power Plan Repeal Come with a Replacement?& by Niina Heikkinen, E&E News/Scientific American, May 7, 2018

Tue May 8, 2018

• Why We Need More Conversation When It Comes To Climate Change& by Chris Shaw, Earth, Science Trends, May 4, 2018
• In Ancient Rocks, Scientists See a Climate Cycle Working Across Deep Time& by Kevin Krajick, State of the Planet, Earth Institute, Columbia University, May 7, 2018
• Scientists Say Ocean Circulation Is Slowing. Here’s Why You Should Care.& by Bob Berwyn, InsideClimate News, May 7, 2018
• 2016 Arctic heat would have been virtually impossible without global warming& by Rebecca Lindsey, NOAA's Climate.gov, May 7, 2018
• Another extreme heat wave strikes the North Pole& by Jason Samenow, Capital Weather Gang, Washington Post, May 7, 2018
• Tourism responsible for 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions, study finds& by Daisy Dunne, Carbon Brief, May 7, 2018
• Three newspapers confront one challenge: Sea-level rise is real, South Florida needs all hands on deck — now, Editorial Board, Miami Herald, May 4, 2018
• Pediatricians are concerned about climate change, and here's why& by Jacqueline Howard, Health, CNN, May 8, 2018

Wed May 9, 2018

• Facebook partners with global warming skeptics while cracking down on ‘untrustworthy’ news sources& by Amy Martin, Consumer Affairs, May 7, 2018
• Because of climate change, hurricanes are raining harder and may be growing stronger more quickly& by Jason Samenow,& Capital Weather Gang, Washington Post, May 8, 2018
• The 1970s Global Cooling Zombie Myth and the Tricks Some People Use to Keep it Alive, Part II& by David Kirtley, Skeptical Science, May 8, 2018
• E.P.A. Emails Shed Light on Pruitt’s Plan to Debate Climate Change& by Lisa Friedman & Coral Davenport, Climate, New York Times, May 9, 2018
• Global warming is melting Antarctic ice from below& by John Abraham, Climate Consensus - the 97%, Environment, Guardian, May 9, 2018
• Hotter seas threaten marine wildlife with extinction - researchers& by Isabelle Gerretsen,Thomson Reuters Foundation, May 7, 2018
• 'It's all about vested interests': untangling conspiracy, conservatism and climate scepticism& by Graham Redfearn, Planet Oz, Environment, Guardian, May 7, 2018

Thu May 10, 2018

• Extra climate talks scheduled amid Bonn stalemate& by Karl Mathiesen, Climate Home News, May 8, 2018
• Development banks ‘not aligned’ with Paris Agreement goals: report& by Soila Apparicio, Climate Home News, May 9, 2018
• Explainer: Six ideas to limit global warming with solar geoengineering& by Daisy Dunne, Carbon Brief, May 9, 2018
• April: high CO2, low sea ice and extreme weather, World Meteorological Society (WMO) News, May 7, 2018
• Alien Waters: Neighboring Seas Are Flowing into a Warming Arctic Ocean& by Cheryl Katz, Yale Environment 360, May 10, 2018
• King County, Washington Files Latest Suit Against Big Oil for Climate Impacts& by Dana Drugmand, Climate Liability News, May 10, 2018
• Emails show EPA turned to climate skeptics to craft ‘red team-blue team’ exercise& by& Dino Grandoni, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, May 9, 2018
• Trump White House quietly cancels NASA research verifying greenhouse gas cuts& by Paul Voosen, Science, May 9, 2018

Fri May 11, 2018

• "No follow up" from Trump over staying in climate pact-UN& by Alister Doyle, Reuters, May 9, 2018
• Social investors see the light on clean energy for the poor& by Megan Rowling, Thomson Reuters Foundation, May 10, 2018
• Pentagon revised Obama-era report to remove risks from climate change& by Chris Mooney & Missy Ryan, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, May 10, 2018
• Bonn climate talks: key outcomes from the May 2018 UN climate conference& by Simon Evans & Jocelyn Timperley, Carbon Brief, May 11, 2018
• Allergy explosion' across much of the country linked to climate change& by Shamard Charles, NBC News, May 9, 2018
• Half of America’s carbon-free electricity comes from nuclear. Here’s how to save it.& by David Roberts, Energy & Environment, Vox, May 10. 2018
• Here’s what vanishing sea ice in the Arctic means for you by Alessandra Potenza, Science, The Verge, May 10, 2018
• With Schneiderman Resignation, Exxon Climate Investigation Loses a Leader& by Jennifer Dorroh, Climate Liability News, May 8, 2018

Sat May 12, 2018

• The environment is finally getting its day in court& by Anna-Catherine Brigida, Yale Cimate Connections, May 11, 2018
• These 20 Water-Stressed Countries Have the Most Solar and Wind Potential& by Tianyi Luo, World Resources Instittue (WRI), May 10, 2018
• La Niña is Gone; Severe Weather in Late-Spring Mode& by Bob Henson, Category 6, Weather Underground, May 10, 2018
• Methane, Climate Change, and Our Uncertain Future& by Joshua Dean, Editors' Vox, Eos, May 11, 2018
• Secret UK push to weaken EU climate laws 'completely mad'& by Arthur Neslen, Environment, Guardian, May 9, 2018
• California upstages Australia by becoming first place to require solar panels on new homes& by Sebastien Malo & Nichola Groom, Finncial Review (AU), May 11, 2018
• Hurricane season may be even worse in 2018 after a harrowing 2017& by Oliver Milman, Environment, Guardian, May 11, 2018
• American energy use, in one diagram& by David Roberts, Energy & Environment, Vox, May 12, 2018