Our Fragile Earth – Page 57 – Climate Crisis Blog

SALVAGING SOLAR PANELS

It’s estimated that 170,000 to 280,000 tons of solar panels will be disposed of annually in 2036. Shintora Kosan Company’s[…]

Photo: Spy Pond The 99 acre glacial lake in Massachusetts that I face has no ice on it currently despite[…]

By 2050, hydrofluorocarbon emissions might account for up to 20% of CO2 equivalent emissions due to the world’s rapidly growing[…]

There’s now clear evidence that effects of global warming have reached the remote, high-elevation areas of central-north Greenland. The years[…]

A solar-powered reactor has been developed that can convert both captured CO2 and waste plastic into useful chemical products simultaneously.[…]

The world could lose as much as 41% of its total glacier mass this century, or as little as 26%,[…]

A National Institutes of Health funded study dealt with the impact that climate labels had on a sample fast food[…]

In February, 2021 it was reported that never before in over 1000 years had the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC[…]

Photo: Geothermal plant in Bulgaria The U.S. Dept. of Energy plans to expand use of geothermal energy in regions where[…]

Tropical cyclones could increase as well as their intensity in the North Atlantic, potentially creating more and stronger hurricanes. Their[…]