World’s oceans soak up MORE carbon than previously thought: ‘Researchers believe the world’s oceans actually soak up far more carbon, equivalent to 10% of global fossil fuel emissions’
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8698067/Worlds-oceans-soak-carbon-previously-thought.html Previous models did not account for temperature differences at different depths This alters how much carbon is soaked up by the water in total Researchers believe the world’s oceans actually soak up far more carbon, equivalent to ten per cent of global fossil fuel emissions The world’s oceans are better at soaking up carbon […]
Oil Industry Is Fading Away in Land of the World’s Richest Reserves – ‘Venezuela sees its production dwindle’
https://www.wsj.com/articles/oil-industry-is-fading-away-in-land-of-the-worlds-richest-reserves-11599238961 Venezuela’s oil industry—rich in reserves, a crucial Allied resource in World War II, a founding member of OPEC—is grinding toward a halt. Venezuela has greater oil stores than any other country. But after years of corruption, mismanagement and more recently U.S. sanctions, its oil output has dropped to a tenth of what it was two […]
Greenland Glaciers: History vs. Hysteria
https://rclutz.wordpress.com/2019/08/25/greenland-glaciers-history-vs-hysteria/ by Ron Clutz The modern pattern of environmental scares started with Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring claiming chemical are killing birds, only today it is windmills doing the carnage. That was followed by ever expanding doomsday scenarios, from DDT, to SST, to CFC, and now the most glorious of them all, CO2. In all cases […]