Climate Memo Mondays

Compiled by Dick Bennett.  https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2025/08/omni-climate-memo-mondays-243-august-11.html Renata Alves.  “The Southern Ocean Shift: A Warning Sign….” Rebekah Jones.  “Trump admin removes climate reports, vows ‘revisions.’” Yale Climate Connections.  Communicating the Climate Catastrophe. The Southern Ocean Shift: A Warning Sign in Global Climate Circulation by Renata Alves.   PCI Messenger.  Post Carbon  Institute .   https://www.postcarbon.org/?utm_source=Post%20Carbon%20Institute&utm_campaign=6ec096e70f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_04_23_09_58_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-3d81828221-15592605&mc_cid=6ec096e70f&mc_eid=b82ba59825  A new scientific study sent a quiet but serious signal through the climate science community last week: researchers have detected a shift in the Southern Ocean’s circulation patterns. While the mainstream media barely registered the news, this finding could have significant implications for global climate dynamics and the resilience of Earth’s systems. […]

Compiled by Dick Bennett.   https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2025/08/omni-climate-memo-mondays-242-august-4.html Inside Climate News (ICN) 7-26-25 David Schwartzman on What’s stopping a transition to renewable energy? This week on Yale Climate Connections July 25 – 31, 2025   Clawback of $1.1B for PBS and NPR puts rural stations at risk – and threatens a vital source of journalism     The deadliest floods in U.S. history     ‘It’s not over’: An open letter to David Suzuki This week’s radio episodesA warming climate means more mosquito bites     Waste from forest thinning gets new purpose in Northern California     Virtual power plants could transform electricity grids     Robotic machine helps rescue wood from the scrap heap     How […]

Compiled by Dick Bennett.   https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2025/08/omni-climate-memo-mondays-241-july-28.html Union of Concerned Scientists.  Defend Science.News from Inside Climate News Weekly 7-26-25.Jennifer Clapp.  Titans of Industrial Agriculture.  “…Take Action to Defend Science.“  Union of Concerned Scientists.   Dr. Gretchen Goldman action@ucs.org  7-72-25. Dick,Danger Season—the period between May and October when the United States and its Caribbean territories experience their worst climate impacts—is here in full force. In recent weeks, communities in Texas, North Carolina, and New Mexico have been ravaged by climate-accelerated extreme weather events. The devastation is truly heartbreaking.  In the face of disasters like these, agencies like the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the […]

Compiled by Dick Bennett.   https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2025/07/omni-climate-memo-mondays-240-july-21.html Shrinking Biodiversity.Andreas Malm and Wim Carton.  Overshoot: How the World Surrendered to Climate Breakdown. Peter Sinclair.  Why Storms Are Getting Stronger. SHRINKING BIODIVERSITYUN Global Biodiversity Assessment 1,140 pages.   Google replied to my query regarding diversity:  “The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) estimates that at least 157,100 species are threatened with extinction, including more than 44,000 that are endangered.”    Extinctions are increasing and more rapidly.    Two items from Climate and Capitalism 2024.Illusions of Climate TechnologyAndreas Malm and Wim Carton.   OVERSHOOT: How the World Surrendered to Climate Breakdown.   https://climateandcapitalism.com/2024/12/06/this-years-best-books-for-reds-and-greens/#comment-161780Even before 1.5 degrees, climate disasters are intensifying […]