Signs of rapid climate change reflected in the media

If you ignore the ridiculous talk-over with mantras about “reducing emissions” there is 

 See how Siberian landscapes are scarred by climate change

BBC

Scientists are warning that, across Siberia, vast swathes of ground - normally frozen all year round – are thawing – with potentially devastating consequences for the climate. As it thaws, the earth is believed to be releasing huge amounts of greenhouse gases, accentuating the problem of global warming. In the second of his reports from the remote Yakutia region, our Moscow correspondent looks at how thawing permafrost is affecting not just the climate, but the landscape and livelihoods in Siberia.

Drone footage shows extent of 

Arctic ice loss

Reuters

Stunning drone footage shows the extent of ice loss in the Arctic where climate change has driven up temperatures. 

Municipal Mayor Oleg Shabalin got a very direct and personal encounter with climate changes in the Arctic when he this week visited a coastal area near his home town of Gyda.

Across a 200 meter wide belt, the tundra had collapsed and vast masses of mud and melted permafrost slid into the nearby sea. As the town mayor was on site, melted ground continued to flow towards the shore.

Footage posted on Shabalin’s Instagram account show a slow flood of tundra land drifting towards the shores of the Gydan Bay.

In some places, the sinkhole is up to 20 meter deep. The dramatic sight was made on the northern coast of great peninsula Gydan, in the area between the settlements of Gyda and Yuribey, Shabalin says.

https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/climate-crisis/2020/09/locals-far-northern-coast-find-melting-tundra-sliding-arctic-sea

This is why I have parted company with Dmitry Orlov. He seems to be all for it.

The Arctic summer season is short and there is plenty of drilling, digging and construction works to be done before ice again covers these far northern waters. The Gulf of Ob has over the last years become centerpiece in the Russian oil industry’s drive towards the North.

This is where Gazprom and Novatek are building their future resources bases. It is an integrated key part of Russian Arctic policy and of crucial economic interest for the country.

Hydrocarbon reserves are enormous, big enough to fuel export markets for decades to come.

But stakes are high.

The extensive development of the area could have fatal consequences for marine life, and environmentalists now sound the alarm. They especially fear that ongoing dredging ultimately could eliminate rare local fish stocks

https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/arctic-lng/2020/09/advance-russian-oil-could-mean-death-life-great-arctic-bay

I remember when one was abused for talking about tipping points or positive feedbacks. Not now!

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/sep/19/the-tipping-points-at-the-heart-of-the-climate-crisis

Behind a paywall in the Financial Times