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Why is the Queen’s death more newsworthy than the rapidly approaching death of our own species?

William P. Hall on September 16, 2022

An editorial in today’s Guardian Opinion, asks this question — without finding a sensible answer. I ask, “Is this another case of Don’t Look Up?” The questions facing us are: Are we going to wallow in the wall-to-wall 24 hour …

Another step towards Great Barrier Reef collapse

William P. Hall on March 20, 2022

Another summer of coral killing ocean heat waves. Capt. Humbug will spend $1 BN on reef cosmetics but not to stop the climate emergency. Reef building tropical corals are adapted to live close to the maximum water temperature they can …

Climate vs Covid: Humbuggery distracts from the climate emergency

William P. Hall on January 24, 2022

Covid humbug distracts politics, media and virtually everyone from what really matters — solving the existential climate emergency It is reasonable to fear Covid. It is a nasty pandemic disease, it will make a significant fraction of the world’s population …

Climate vs Covid: Humbuggery distracts from the climate emergency

William P. Hall on January 24, 2022

ICUMI: global temps > 1.5 °C pre-industrial baseline SINCE 6 Sept

William P. Hall on December 10, 2023

“The Copernicus report said if December records a similar temperature anomaly to November, the average temperature for 2023 will be 1.48 degrees above the pre-industrial reference level.” Chances are that if December is significantly hotter than November, Earth will break …

Global Climate Change Now

William P. Hall on July 16, 2023

25/07/2023 (for the last version see 8/07/2023) What’s this article about, and why is the date important? As I write this, the average climate for our WHOLE PLANET is changing so freaking fast we can see visibly measurable changes in …

Global Climate Change 8/07/2023

William P. Hall on July 15, 2023

08/07/2023 What’s this article about, and why is the date in the title important? As I write this, the average climate for our WHOLE PLANET is changing so freaking fast we can see visibly measurable changes in the averages from …

A warming ocean will take its revenge on us

William P. Hall on May 22, 2023

Around 90% of the extra heat trapped by the greenhouse layer warms our Ocean to slow rising temperatures. We’ll pay the price. The climate scientist, Bill McKibben reminded me of this fact in his regular newsletter, The Crucial Years, in …

Bad news for whales and oceanic carbon capture

William P. Hall on May 6, 2023

Warming oceans are bad news for twilight zone organisms carrying captured carbon into the abyss when they die (and whales eat). An observation How warming works in the twilight zone The science behind the observations Why is all this important …

Politics vs physical dangers and real death

William P. Hall on March 22, 2023

IPCC warns we have only a few years left when climate action can reverse human caused global warming to avoid a crescendo of climate catastrophes Unfortunately, we are living in a world where the greedy self-interests of billionaires and multi-national …