1st June 2016 - Ecologise

CLIMATE CRISIS

Richard Heinberg: The boiling pot: A graphic story

1st June 2016

This year is the hottest in history: every single month in 2016 so far has set a heat record. Slow, linear change is giving way to non-linear lurches. Extend the present temperature trend for another few months and we may go beyond the threshold of 1.5 degrees. How long until we get to two degrees? Three?…

CLIMATE CRISIS

The hidden connection between air pollution and heat spikes: India’s lethal double bind

India has an extreme air pollution problem, which kills up to 400,000 people every year. This pollution, made up of fine particles called aerosols, also has the effect of cooling the local climate by reflecting or absorbing sunlight before it reaches the ground. It is feasible that India’s pollution problem has been “hiding” extreme heat spikes….

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Richard Heinberg: The boiling pot: A graphic story

The hidden connection between air pollution and heat spikes: India’s lethal double bind