Newcastle Local Interest's video: Newcastle: Out of its Depth on Climate Change

From Holy Island to the Quayside - the areas which could be lost to the sea due to climate change Huge parts of the North East are set to be lost to the sea should temperatures keep rising https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/holy-island-quayside-areas-could-16818270?fbclid=IwAR22p4sxW7aZF9LXeqXn3w758O5xMfCJuNlDQ7iG8wn_qNjYdRlj6__nIRY ** Newcastle upon Tyne – Climate Emergency https://climateemergency.uk/blog/newcastle-upon-tyne/ ** 'Thunder Thursday' floods - Flooding is a natural occurrence. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-23447838 ** Build-up of CO2 gases increases flood risk https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/environment/3304852/Build-up-of-CO2-gases-increases-flood-risk.html ** Extreme weather and climate change: is there a link? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/aug/23/climate-change-carbon-emissions-ipcc-extreme-weather ** Article on the Metro - Public Transport - A Greener Form of Travel If you want to do your bit for the environment, getting public transport and leaving the car at home is one of the most straightforward things to do. https://www.nexus.org.uk/what-nexus/environment ** Increased housing in the north and west of the city - Houses, shops and school to be built in Callerton after council rubber stamps plans https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/property-news/houses-shops-school-built-callerton-12061499 ** Bill Etherington https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Etherington ** planning authorities to prevent dangerous forms of open cast mining https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/21330 ** Zero-carbon electricity https://news.sky.com/story/zero-carbon-electricity-outstrips-fossil-fuels-for-first-time-11745936?fbclid=IwAR2CUBdXeSFPPS-ArAoRqec2jwKIF3cdHJ_A1yHCDo7knjXzFep2WUqHaKI ** Global warming is a long-term rise in the average temperature of the Earth's climate system; an aspect of climate change shown by temperature measurements and by multiple effects of the warming. Though earlier geological periods also experienced episodes of warming, the term commonly refers to the observed and continuing increase in average air and ocean temperatures since 1900 caused mainly by emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the modern industrial economy. In the modern context the terms global warming and climate change are commonly used interchangeably, but climate change includes both global warming and its effects, such as changes to precipitation and impacts that differ by region. Many of the observed changes in climate since the 1950s are unprecedented in the instrumental temperature record, and in historical and paleoclimate proxy records of climate change over thousands to millions of years. In 2013, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report concluded, "It is extremely likely that human influence has been the dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century."[10] The largest human influence has been the emission of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide. Climate model projections summarized in the report indicated that during the 21st century, the global surface temperature is likely to rise a further 0.3 to 1.7 °C (0.5 to 3.1 °F) in a moderate scenario, or as much as 2.6 to 4.8 °C (4.7 to 8.6 °F) in an extreme scenario, depending on the rate of future greenhouse gas emissions and on climate feedback effects. These findings have been recognized by the national science academies of the major industrialized nations and are not disputed by any scientific body of national or international standing. Effects of global warming include rising sea levels, regional changes in precipitation, more frequent extreme weather events such as heat waves, and expansion of deserts. Surface temperature increases are greatest in the Arctic, with the continuing retreat of glaciers, permafrost, and sea ice. Overall, higher temperatures bring more rain and snowfall, but for some regions droughts and wildfires increase instead. Climate change impacts humans by, amongst other things, threatening food security from decreasing crop yields, and the abandonment of populated areas and damage to infrastructure due to rising sea levels. Environmental impacts include the extinction or relocation of ecosystems as they adapt to climate change, with coral reefs, mountain ecosystems, and Arctic ecosystems most immediately threatened. Because the climate system has a large "inertia" and greenhouse gases will remain in the atmosphere for a long time, climatic changes and their effects will continue to become more pronounced for many centuries even if further increases to greenhouse gases stop. ** A comment on - The Proposed Extension to the Blue House Roundabout in Newcastle upon Tyne - see - https://sites.google.com/site/foodsafetypolicy/discussion-on-the-proposed-blue-house-roundabout