Climate
Wasatch Weather Weenies: Some Climate Stats – Beragampengetahuan
October is in the bag. I would describe it as fairly meh with nothing too extreme. At the Salt Lake City International Airport the average temperature was 55.9˚F. This was warm, but not exceptionally so, rating as the 24th warmest October since 1874. Source: https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/ The airport recorded 1.97″ of precipitation. A bit wet, but not […]
Supporting global resilience to weather and climate through WCSSP – Beragampengetahuan
A new series of videos and a comprehensive brochure exploring the work of the beragampengetahuan managed Weather and Climate Science for Service Partnership (WCSSP) programme has been launched. These recognise the significant achievements of the programme to date due to the committed efforts of those within the beragampengetahuan and partner organisations. Back in 2014, the […]
Brands Know How to Curb Their Climate Impact. Why Won’t They Do it? – Beragampengetahuan
Most of the world’s biggest fashion companies have committed to radically reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Though it’s a complex challenge, how to deliver is no mystery. That is, in part, because there is a cottage industry of consultants advising brands on decarbonisation strategies. As but one high-profile example, trade group Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) […]
Coffee Industry at High Risk Due to Climate Change, Land Use and Pollinator LossDaily Coffee News by beragampengetahuan – Beragampengetahuan
A new study suggests that the loss of pollinators due to climate change and tropical deforestation will have a pronounced effect in the global coffee industry, further threatening the livelihoods of farmers while affecting global trade. Led by researchers at the University College London (UCL) and published last week in the journal Science Advances, the […]
Penn State Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position in Climate Science with Emphasis on Solutions and Societal Impacts — Penn State Meteorology and Atmospheric Science – Beragampengetahuan
The Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, the Institute of Energy and the Environment, and the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute of The Pennsylvania State University invite applications for a tenure-track faculty position in climate science with emphasis on solutions and societal impacts at the rank of Assistant Professor. >> RETURN TO TABLE OF […]
Food security under pressure from climate change – Beragampengetahuan
The UN define food security as when all individuals, at all times have physical, social and economic access to sufficient safe and nutritious food which meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life. Food security is under pressure from the direct impacts of climate change and food supply chains need […]
The Caribbean island of Dominica is adapting its food systems to climate change – Beragampengetahuan
KALINAGO TERRITORY, Dominica — Inside a small yellow roadside shop on the edge of a lush hill, two sisters are reviving an ancient staple to serve modern tastes and stave off a future threat. The sisters, Valary Antoine and Arnique Valmond, are members of the Kalinago people, the largest Indigenous community in the Caribbean, with […]
The 5th International Conference on Regional Climate – Beragampengetahuan
The fifth international conference on regional climate (ICRC 2023), organised by World Climate Research Programme’s (WCRP) coordinated downscaling experiment (CORDEX), has just completed. It was a hybrid on-site/online conference with hubs in both Trieste/Italy (hosted by the International Centre on Theoretical Physics, ICTP) and Pune/India. The hybrid set-up, with video links between the two hubs […]
What do climate tipping points mean for the UK? – Beragampengetahuan
This month we have been exploring the topic of climate tipping points and provided an overview of the subject in an earlier blog post. In this post, we look more closely at the impacts of potential tipping points on UK weather and climate. Risk assessment Understanding the impact of tipping points is an important element […]
It will end badly if we rely on the speculators and gamblers for a climate change solution – William Mitchell – Modern Monetary Theory – Beragampengetahuan
I am now in a very hot and humid Kyoto having left Australia yesterday in weather that was in some places 20 or more degrees Celsius above the norm for early Spring. The heat here and back home at this time of year is rather scary given what it portends. I also do not have […]