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This page includes content from the Climate Cirisis Blog which is maintained daily by Gail McCormick, and content from our old SA blog archives.
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VIRTUAL MEETINGS
Our Fragile Earth Jan 19, 2021 | 14:13 pmJust one hour of videoconferencing or streaming emits 150-1,000 grams of CO2 (a gallon of gas from a car emits[...]
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FINANCES OF FLOODING
Our Fragile Earth Jan 15, 2021 | 14:29 pmPhoto: Chris Gallagher Flooding has caused hundreds of billions in damage in the U.S. over the past three decades. 36%[...]
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REDUCING NITROUS OXIDE
Our Fragile Earth Jan 13, 2021 | 14:45 pmUzbekistan plant Credit: Casale Nitrous oxide emissions from hundreds of chemical plants globally, 300 times more warming than CO2, are[...]
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A PERSONAL POST
Our Fragile Earth Jan 11, 2021 | 14:06 pm2020 has tied 2016 as the hottest year on record. The global average temperature in 2020 was about 2.25 degrees[...]
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USING URINE
Our Fragile Earth Jan 9, 2021 | 15:31 pmManufacturing fertilizer is problematic. The phosphorus in commercial fertilizer comes from a non-renewable resource, and nitrogen comes from natural gas.[...]
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DISASTER COSTS
Our Fragile Earth Jan 7, 2021 | 14:16 pmU.S. disaster costs doubled in 2020. The $95 billion in damage came in a year marked by a record number[...]
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CARBON STORAGE IN WELLS
Our Fragile Earth Jan 5, 2021 | 14:46 pmPhoto: Equinor Trapping emissions underground could go a long way toward mitigating the climate crisis. There’s easily enough space in[...]
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HEATING UP
Our Fragile Earth Jan 3, 2021 | 14:06 pmAccording to NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), most of the years in the next decade are very likely to[...]
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GIANT WIND TURBINE
Our Fragile Earth Jan 1, 2021 | 14:50 pmGeneral Electric’s new wind turbine is so large it’s hard to photograph. The turning diameter of its rotor is longer[...]
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RAVAGING RECORDS
Our Fragile Earth Dec 29, 2020 | 14:23 pmBenjamin Lizardo photo 2020 is set to be one of the two hottest years ever on record. The storm season[...]
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