[GWSG] Ed in a new world; energy imbalance >; new CH4 source; exotic EVs; 50% EVs by 2030 in US; AMOC unstable

[Tilley, Al]

1. The U of North Florida’s Bart Welling sees a new role for education in the world now taking shape. https://www.jacksonville.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2021/08/01/guest-column-educating-future-we-didnt-want/5380812001/

2. Earth’s energy imbalance doubled between 2005 and 2019. The imbalance is growing, according to a paper in Nature Communications, with implications for the planet’s fever symptoms. https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/earths-energy-imbalance-removes-almost-doubt-human-made-climate-change-rcna1562

3. Unusually high temperatures in Siberia have released methane from an unexpected source, exposed limestone. The release is not large, but suggests the possibility of a “potentially nasty” feedback. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/08/02/climate-change-heat-wave-unleashes-methane-from-prehistoric-siberian-rock/

4. Electric vehicles are showing up on the farm, in the military, at the campground, and in other unconventional venues. Thanks to Tom Larson for the story. https://www.asme.org/topics-resources/content/7-ways-electric-vehicle-technology-is-changing-the-world?utm_source=ME

5. Backed by US auto companies and the UAW, President Biden is moving to ensure that half the cars sold in the US by 2030 are electric. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/aug/05/biden-electric-vehicles-goal-2030-climate-crisis

6. The AMOC, the larger pattern which includes the Gulf Stream and is itself part of the global thermohaline ocean circulation system, is becoming unstable hundreds of years earlier than we had expected.  https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/a-critical-ocean-system-may-be-heading-for-collapse-due-to-climate-change-study-finds/ar-AAMYwAD
The Guardian adds information about the reported instability of the AMOC and its implications. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/aug/05/climate-crisis-scientists-spot-warning-signs-of-gulf-stream-collapse

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