Climate Science

Scientists make for powerful activists

Chrystal Climate Change, Climate Science, Current Events, Global Warming April 12, 2022June 11, 2022Activism, Charlie Gardner, civil disobedience, Climate Action, Climate activism, COP26, Extinction Rebellion, non-violent, Peter Kalmus, Scientist Rebellion, scientists, SR, Tim Hewlett, XR

Climate Emergency sign during a climate protest

There are fewer and fewer places to hide from the stark (read: completely terrifying!) reality of the worsening climate crisis. The facts are in. The science is, surely, at this point, indisputable. There has been a very

Do Volcanoes Contribute to Global Warming?

Chrystal and Ben Climate Science, Global Warming, YouTube Channel March 9, 2022March 9, 2022Anthropogenic, carbon dioxide, Carbon Emissions, Carbon Footprint, Climate Change, Climate crisis, Climate Science, emissions, GHG emissions, Global Warming, Sustainability, sustainable lifestyle, sustainable living, volcano

Volcanic eruptions are often discussed in relation to climate change because they release CO2 (and other gases) into our atmosphere. The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens shot about 10 million tons of CO2 into the atmosphere in 9 hours. It currently takes humanity only 2.5 hours to put out the same amount.

We need these 9 women now, more than ever.

Chrystal Climate Change, Climate Science, Gender, Women March 8, 2022March 8, 2022Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Christiana Figueres, climate women, Dr Mika Tosca, International Women's Day, Kate Marvel, Katharine Hayhoe, Mary Annaise Heglar, Naomi Oreskes, Shruti Nath, Tess Khan, United Nations, women, Women in Science, women in STEM

Woman peering between large green leaves

On this International Women’s Day the theme is, “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow.” You might be surprised to learn this, on account of a certain hashtag being used to promote IWD (breakthebias), but that hashtag

The climate isn’t changing, it’s a natural cycle…

Chrystal Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Science, Oceans March 1, 2022February 25, 2022Apsidal precession, Axial precession, Eccentricity, El Nino, La Nina, Milankovitch Cycles, Obliquity, Precession, Solar Cycles, trade winds

The sun preeking over the edge of the Earth as seen from space

Whether it’s through a conversation with a climate change denier (or now a more accurate description is a climate delayer and distractor), you’ve likely tried to answer questions about the Earth’s natural climate cycles. Maybe these are

Was COP26 really a cop out? Here’s the good and not-so-good outcomes.

Chrystal Climate Change, Climate Science, Current Events, Emissions, Global Warming November 30, 2021November 28, 2021#blahblahblah, Breakthrough Agenda, carbon market, Climate Change, climate finance, climate justice, Climate Science, Deforestation, equity, fossil fuel divestment, Glasgow Climate Pact, Glasgow Financial Alliance, Global Methane Pledge, Global Warming, keep 1.5 alive, Kyoto Protocol, Paris Agreement, social justice, Sustainability, United Nations

Looking straight up through a canopy of trees, with leaves changing to fall colours

We’ve been hearing some pretty scathing reviews of the most recent Conference Of the Parties meeting in Glasgow. But is this fair? There were some great outcomes – but yes, some which weren’t so great too. So

Carbon Emissions Measurements – why is this so hard?

Chrystal Carbon Footprint, Climate Science, Emissions, Global Warming, History October 5, 2021October 5, 2021Carbon Emissions, CGTP, Eunice Foote, GHG, Global Warming, greenhouse gases, GWP*, GWP100, Scope 1 Emissions, Scope 2 Emissions, Scope 3 Emissions

Every good story needs a villain. And our human story on this Blue Marble certainly has one: carbon dioxide. Like any well written villain, ours is not one dimensional: there is good and bad within the villain’s

Quick Fire Stats from the Depths of the Ocean

Chrystal Biodiversity, Carbon Sequestration, Climate Science, Emissions, Food, Oceans September 28, 2021September 28, 2021Bottom trawling, Carbon Sequestration, eutrophication, kelp, mangroves, Mariana Trench, nuclear testing, ocean acidification, Planetary Boundaries, plastic, Plastic waste

There’s some pretty well-known facts about the ocean and the impacts it will experience on account of the climate crisis. But additionally, there are some really interesting lesser known stats around the way our warming planet will affect ocean health, that of the creatures living within it, and indeed our human health, too.

The IPCC AR6 Report

Ben Climate Science, YouTube Channel September 17, 2021September 17, 2021Carbon Emissions, Carbon Footprint, Climate Action, Climate Change, climate change is real, Climate crisis, Climate Science, emissions, Global Warming, IPCC, IPCC AR6, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, sustainable living

to-date physical understanding of the climate system and climate change to date. It brings together the latest advances in climate science and combines multiple lines of evidence from paleoclimate, observations, process understanding, and global/regional climate simulations.

Climate Change is Making Tropical Storms More Intense

Chrystal Climate Change, Climate Science, Natural Disasters September 14, 2021September 22, 2021Carbon Footprint, Climate Change, Climate crisis, Climate Science, extreme weather, Global Warming, hurricane, storms, Sustainability, sustainable, sustainable lifestyle, sustainable living, weather

There might not be scientific consensus on the frequency of destructive storms increasing across the globe, but there is widespread agreement that the intensity of storms is increasing.

Our predictions for Climate Change have been somewhat Clouded

Chrystal Climate Science, Environment, Global Warming September 7, 2021September 7, 2021AR6, cirrus, Clausius-Capeyron, Climate Change, climate sensitivity, clouds, cumulus, equilibrium climate sensitivity, Global Warming, IPCC AR6, stratus

White fluffy clouds in a blue sky over long green grass

Clouds are condensed moisture. They are a collection of tiny water droplets or ice crystals floating in the sky. Sometimes they float high up in the atmosphere, while other times, they appear so low as if we