[GWSG] Coal behind Great Dying; SLR report cards; US climate report; failure on gas; sea turtles mostly female; tree mortality rising

[Tilley, Al]

1. The Great Dying 252 million years ago seems to have been triggered by burning coal, ignited by magma. The current climate changes bear a resemblance to those of the ancient period. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2018/mar/12/burning-coal-may-have-caused-earths-worst-mass-extinction



2. The Virginia Institute of Marine Science is issuing yearly report cards for sea level rise to 2050 for 32 locations on the US east and west coasts. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180312155421.htm

The VIMS report cards: http://www.vims.edu/newsandevents/topstories/2018/slrc_launch.php



3. The required yearly US National Climate Assessment is drafted, and it is said to be a valid representation of our situation. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2018/03/12/the-government-is-close-to-finishing-a-climate-change-report-trump-wont-like-it/?utm_term=.9d1725d8cf0a



4. Bill McKibben considers that the greatest failure of climate activists has been in not informing the public and its leaders of the damage done by using natural gas. https://e360.yale.edu/features/how-climate-activists-failed-to-make-clear-the-problem-with-natural-gas-mckibben



5. Almost all sea turtles coming ashore in Florida have been female for several years. When the heat rises the percentage of females rises with it. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/03/13/almost-all-sea-turtles-born-florida-female-and-researcher-thinks-she-knows-why/419140002/?utm_source=EHN&utm_campaign=709914520d-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8573f35474-709914520d-99031877

The viability of sea turtles may be at risk. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/warming-ocean-water-sea-turtles-female



6. Tree mortality in some areas of the tropics has doubled in the past 35 years. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180309095503.htm

The world's forests generally are at risk from climate change. https://grist.org/article/the-last-ditch-effort-to-save-the-worlds-forests-from-climate-change/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=daily  ?

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