Hacker News with Generative AI: Climate Change

Lockheed Certifies F-35 to Use Sustainable Fuels (airandspaceforces.com)
Lockheed Martin has approved Synthetic Aviation Turbine Fuels (SATFs) as safe to fly in the F-35 fighter, a potential boon for the Air Force’s energy and climate goals.
Military, Aviation, Sustainability, Climate Change
4 points by mikece 6 hours ago | 0 comments
Fed Withdraws from Network of Central Banks for Greening the Financial System (federalreserve.gov)
The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced it has withdrawn from the Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for Greening the Financial System (NGFS).
Central Banking, Financial Regulation, Climate Change, Sustainability
5 points by impish9208 6 hours ago | 0 comments
Big oil pushed to kill bill that would have made them pay for wildfire disasters (theguardian.com)
In the year preceding the devastating Los Angeles county wildfires, big oil fiercely lobbied to kill a “polluter pay” bill that moved through the California senate and would have forced major fossil fuel companies to help cover the costs of climate disasters.
Climate Change, Environmental Issues, Oil Industry, Politics, California
6 points by croes 8 hours ago | 1 comments
Planet-warming gas levels rose more than ever in 2024 (bbc.com)
Levels of the most significant planet-warming gas in our atmosphere rose more quickly than ever previously recorded last year, scientists say, leaving a key global climate target hanging by a thread.
Climate Change, Science, Environment, Global Warming
5 points by silverquiet 13 hours ago | 0 comments
Planet-warming gas levels rose more than ever in 2024 (bbc.co.uk)
Levels of the most significant planet-warming gas in our atmosphere rose more quickly than ever previously recorded last year, scientists say, leaving a key global climate target hanging by a thread.
Climate Change, Environment, Science, Global Warming
5 points by GeoAtreides 18 hours ago | 0 comments
Is the world becoming uninsurable? (charleshughsmith.substack.com)
I ask the question, "is the world becoming uninsurable?" not as an expert on the insurance industry but as a homeowner who can no longer obtain hurricane insurance, and as an observer of long-term trends keenly interested in the way global risks pile up either unseen, denied or misinterpreted until it's too late to mitigate them.
Climate Change, Insurance, Risk, Global Trends
459 points by spking 1 day ago | 1099 comments
California's future depends on how leaders rebuild after the Los Angeles fires (vox.com)
As fires continue to rage in and around Los Angeles, burning more than 40,000 acres since last week, destroying more than 12,000 homes and other buildings, and killing at least 25 people, two things are becoming clear: California must rebuild quickly, and it must rebuild differently.
California, Wildfires, Reconstruction, Climate Change
33 points by rntn 1 day ago | 134 comments
'Now Is the Time of Monsters' (nytimes.com)
Donald Trump is returning, artificial intelligence is maturing, the planet is warming, and the global fertility rate is collapsing.
Politics, Artificial Intelligence, Climate Change, Demography
7 points by prawn 2 days ago | 2 comments
'Passive house' survives fire in California (yahoo.com)
The California wildfires are still ravaging the Los Angeles area a week after they started. The stories of residents who live in the area and have lost everything are heartbreaking.
California Wildfires, Housing, Architecture, Climate Change, Disaster
33 points by tehnub 2 days ago | 61 comments
Svalbard's radioactive 'Bear Island' surrounded by cloud swirls and algal bloom (livescience.com)
Environment, Science, Climate Change, Biology
4 points by wglb 2 days ago | 0 comments
The Floods This Time: In the Mediterranean, Climate Change Is Already Here (nytimes.com)
Short, heavy rainfall is typical of the Mediterranean, but like many of the climate extremes in recent years, including the current fires in Los Angeles, nothing is typical about what has been happening there recently.
Climate Change, Mediterranean, Weather, Natural Disasters
16 points by whack 2 days ago | 1 comments
Estimates of plant CO2 uptake rise by nearly one third (ornl.gov)
Plants the world over are absorbing about 31% more carbon dioxide than previously thought, according to a new assessment developed by scientists.
Climate Change, Science, Plants, Carbon Dioxide
192 points by akyuu 4 days ago | 189 comments
Grocery Prices Set to Rise as Soil Becomes 'Unproductive' – Newsweek (newsweek.com)
Experts are warning of a looming increase in grocery prices as agricultural soil becomes increasingly unproductive.
Agriculture, Economics, Food, Climate Change
4 points by janandonly 4 days ago | 0 comments
Earth breaches 1.5 °C climate limit for the first time: what does it mean? (nature.com)
It’s official: Earth’s average temperature climbed to more than 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels for the first time in 2024.
Climate Change, Environment, Science, Global Warming
81 points by rbanffy 5 days ago | 174 comments
Two fire experts interviewed about L.A. wildfires (latimes.com)
For decades, Jack Cohen and Stephen Pyne have studied the history and behavior of wildfires. The magnitude of destruction this week in Los Angeles and Altadena, they argue, could have been mitigated. Society’s understanding and relationship to fire has to change if the conflagrations like these are to be prevented.
Wildfires, California, Environmental Issues, Climate Change
74 points by hodgesrm 5 days ago | 129 comments
Stop Blaming the Climate for Disasters (nature.com)
Disasters occur when hazards meet vulnerability. We must acknowledge the human-made components of both vulnerability and hazard and emphasize human agency in order to proactively reduce disaster impacts.
Climate Change, Disaster Management, Human Vulnerability
18 points by it 6 days ago | 5 comments
Inconvenient truths about the fires burning in Los Angeles from two fire experts (latimes.com)
For decades, Jack Cohen and Stephen Pyne have studied the history and behavior of wildfires. The magnitude of destruction this week in Los Angeles and Altadena, they argue, could have been mitigated. Society’s understanding and relationship to fire has to change if the conflagrations like these are to be prevented.
Wildfires, Climate Change, Los Angeles, Environmentalism, Fire Safety
34 points by andsoitis 6 days ago | 63 comments
Petrostate USA vs. Electrostate China: Who Will Win the Climate Race? [video] (youtube.com)
Climate Change, International Relations, Energy, Geopolitics, Technology
4 points by hunglee2 7 days ago | 0 comments
Global Climate Highlights 2024 (copernicus.eu)
2024 saw unprecedented global temperatures, following on from the remarkable warmth of 2023. It also became the first year with an average temperature clearly exceeding 1.5°C above the pre-industrial level – a threshold set by the Paris Agreement to significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change. Multiple global records were broken, for greenhouse gas levels, and for both air temperature and sea surface temperature, contributing to extreme events, including floods, heatwaves and wildfires.
Climate Change, Global Warming, Environment, Science, Weather
3 points by bryanrasmussen 7 days ago | 0 comments
California Fires Expose a $1T Hole in US Home Insurance (bloomberg.com)
The wildfires terrorizing Los Angeles this week have been like something out of a movie: vast, fast-moving, unpredictable, merciless.
California, Wildfires, Insurance, Climate Change, Finance
5 points by paulpauper 7 days ago | 0 comments
As a Climate Scientist, I Knew It Was Time to Leave Los Angeles (nytimes.com)
I am utterly devastated by the Los Angeles wildfires, shaking with rage and grief. The Altadena community near Pasadena, where the Eaton fire has damaged or destroyed at least 5,000 structures, was my home for 14 years.
Climate Change, California Wildfires, Climate Science, Los Angeles
15 points by vinni2 7 days ago | 5 comments
Scientists drill 2 miles down pull 1.2M-year-old ice core from Antarctic (apnews.com)
An international team of scientists announced Thursday they’ve successfully drilled one of the oldest ice cores yet, penetrating nearly 2 miles (2.8 kilometers) to Antarctic bedrock to reach ice they say is at least 1.2 million years old.
Science, Climate Change, Antarctica, Research
35 points by belter 8 days ago | 12 comments
Million year-old bubbles could solve Ice Age mystery (bbc.com)
What is probably the world's oldest ice, dating back 1.2m years ago, has been dug out from deep within Antarctica.
Science, Climate Change, Antarctica, Paleontology
6 points by whoisstan 8 days ago | 0 comments
Why Did We Wait So Long for Wind Power? (construction-physics.com)
Since the early 2000s, wind power has been a substantial fraction of new electricity capacity in the US. In 2020 wind power was 42% of new electricity generation capacity, and in 2021 it was 32%.
Renewable Energy, Energy, Climate Change, Wind Power
28 points by chautumn 8 days ago | 10 comments
Global Climate Highlights 2024: The 2024 Annual Climate Summary (copernicus.eu)
2024 saw unprecedented global temperatures, following on from the remarkable warmth of 2023. It also became the first year with an average temperature clearly exceeding 1.5°C above the pre-industrial level – a threshold set by the Paris Agreement to significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change. Multiple global records were broken, for greenhouse gas levels, and for both air temperature and sea surface temperature, contributing to extreme events, including floods, heatwaves and wildfires.
Climate Change, Global Warming, Environment, Science, Climate Science
7 points by Gedxx 8 days ago | 0 comments
Hottest year on record sent planet past 1.5C of heating for first time in 2024 (theguardian.com)
Climate breakdown drove the annual global temperature above the internationally agreed 1.5C target for the first time last year, supercharging extreme weather and causing “misery to millions of people”.
Climate Change, Global Warming, Environment, Weather, Science
10 points by shadow28 8 days ago | 1 comments
2024 first year to pass 1.5C global warming limit (bbc.com)
The planet has moved a major step closer to warming more than 1.5C, new data shows, despite world leaders vowing a decade ago they would try to avoid this.
Climate Change, Global Warming, Science, Environment
106 points by defrost 8 days ago | 65 comments
Renewable Energy Made Up 62.7% of Germany's Electricity in 2024 (ecowatch.com)
Renewables are now making up a majority of the net public electricity generation in Germany, according to a new report by the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE).
Renewable Energy, Germany, Electricity Generation, Energy Policy, Climate Change
37 points by belter 10 days ago | 57 comments
Germans turn to balcony solar panels to save money (france24.com)
Berlin (AFP) – As snowflakes gently settled on his balcony solar panels on a cold winter's day, Berliner Jens Sax checked his smartphone to see how much electricity they were generating.
Renewable Energy, Solar Power, Germany, Energy Costs, Climate Change
66 points by vinni2 10 days ago | 78 comments
Climate Models Can't Explain What's Happening to Earth (theatlantic.com)
Fifty years into the project of modeling Earth’s future climate, we still don’t really know what’s coming.
Climate Change, Science, Earth Science, Modeling
8 points by howard941 11 days ago | 2 comments