This week’s ocean news…!
Lots to read up on about the climate. No surprises here, but important to know where we stand…
Study Confirms Climate Models are Getting Future Warming Projections Right — https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2943/study-confirms-climate-models-are-getting-future-warming-projections-right/
Ocean temperatures hit record high as rate of heating accelerates — https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/13/ocean-temperatures-hit-record-high-as-rate-of-heating-accelerates
Record-Setting Ocean Warmth Continued in 2019 — https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00376-020-9283-7
2019 Was the Second-Hottest Year Ever, Closing Out the Warmest Decade — https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/01/15/climate/hottest-year-2019.html
Shout out to Microsoft for taking bold action…
Microsoft will be carbon negative by 2030 — https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2020/01/16/microsoft-will-be-carbon-negative-by-2030/
Local communities stepping up…!
Selectmen Support Carbon Pricing Act https://www.capenews.net/falmouth/news/selectmen-support-carbon-pricing-act/article_b1f55eb3-c383-5e33-a944-f35516f16c41.html
Petitioner Goes For All-Out Plastic Container Ban In Falmouth and https://www.capenews.net/mashpee/news/municipal-plastic-bottle-ban-proposed-in-mashpee/article_5b1ebd3f-676d-53ba-96ea-84d6028f8632.html and https://www.capenews.net/falmouth/news/petitioner-goes-for-all-out-plastic-container-ban-in-falmouth/article_b2a269fb-2e66-5e14-84ec-f8d5d45eda27.html
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