Headline News:
- “Submarine To Explore Why Antarctic Glacier Is Melting So Quickly” • An international team of scientists at the Thwaites glacier in Antarctica is preparing to drill through more than half a kilometer of ice into the dark waters beneath. They plan to lower down a torpedo-shaped robotic submarine to explore with hopes to find out why it is melting so fast. [The Guardian]
Antarctic glacier (Jeremy Harbeck | NASA | EPA)
- “From Global Warming To Plastic Pollution, This Was The Decade When People Learned The Planet Was Facing A Climate Emergency” • This was the decade when science demonstrated climate change was happening beyond any reasonable doubt. Record high temperatures, droughts, floods, and storms were all plainly visible to anyone who looke. [iNews]
- “Australia Bushfires Taking Toll On Public Health” • Australia’s “terrible” air quality is taking a toll on public health. Hospitals are crowded with patients suffering heart and lung damage, said an expert. “The air quality over Sydney and Canberra, the capital of Australia, has been appalling,” a scientist at the Climate Science Centre of Australia said. [Anadolu Agency]
- “Coal Miners Celebrate After Passage Of American Miners Act Of 2019” • Coal miners celebrated after a last minute passage of a government spending bill. The bill avoids another government shutdown, but more important for the miners and their families, it includes a long-awaited plan to save their pension and health care funds. [WDVM 25]
- “2019 Was A Pivotal Year For Energy” • In the years ahead, 2019 could go down in the history books as a pivotal year in the energy transition. It has been a year that saw grid parity tipping points. The hype around US shale finally burst. Climate change became increasingly top-of-mind for the energy sector. And the capital markets started shifting. [OilPrice.com]
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