Climate Crisis AM Edition 2/13/24 Greenland Melts
The UAE, Azerbaijan, and Brazil have created a partnership to keep global warming under the widely accepted 1.5 degrees C increase. It is unclear why only three nations joined the alliance or why, among the world’s over 200 countries, the group believes its decision can have a major effect on global warming. Among the group, the UAE has proven reserves, which put it in seventh place compared to other nations. However, Azerbaijan and Brazil are nowhere near the top of the list. Brazil ranks seventh among all countries by population. UAE and Azerbaijan are small by comparison. Belem, Brazil. Azerbaijan will host COP30 in November. When announcing that alliance, Sultan Al Jaber, the Emirati president of the 2023 negotiations, said, “We cannot afford to lose momentum. We must do everything we can to keep 1.5 C within reach.” That is very little different from what most countries have stated over the last several years.
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A sharp rise in the number of plants in Greenland has caused alarm among climate scientists. In the past, it has been too cold in Greenland for plants to flourish across wide areas. The wetland that contains their vegetation could be a significant, relatively new source of methane. It is also proof of how fast ice in Greenland is melting. According to The Guardian, “Analysis of satellite records has shown that over the past three decades an estimated 11,000 sq miles of Greenland’s ice sheet and glaciers have melted, an area equivalent to the size of Albania and amounting to 1.6% of its total ice cover.” Temperatures in the northernmost parts of the planet have been rising rapidly for several years.
Drone Measure Ice Levels
Scientists will use a drone to measure climate change in Antarctica. This may help them measure how fast the ice on the continent is melting. The melting, in turn, causes sea levels to rise. The British Antarctic Survey will do the study. According to the BBC, “In its first experiment, radar on the drone will fire radio waves at an ice sheet called Fuchs Piedmont. Some will go into the ice sheet, hit the ground at the base and bounce back. The drone will listen for those reflections and use them to draw the shape of the land.” It is absurd to believe one drone will make a difference in terms of global warming data in Antarctica, but perhaps if the experiment works, there will be more sent,
A growing number of homeowners in the US cannot get insurance if they live in areas at risk for climate change disasters. Alternatively, their rates have skyrocketed. The FT states, “In the US, a repricing of risks has sparked a significant rise in premiums.” This is nothing new. In areas of Florida, particularly along the Atlantic and Gulf Coast, insurance premiums have risen, in some cases, by over 50% in the last year. The problem has become so severe that the state of Florida has set regulations to stop insurance companies from abandoning homeowners completely,
