How the planet's climate has changed since the first Earth Day in 1970

How the planet's climate has changed since the first Earth Day in 1970

While the Earth Day movement has helped raise awareness about human-amplified climate change and has led to some regulatory actions, 5 1/2 decades later, the planet continues to warm at an alarming rate, with the impacts of that warming worsening with each passing decade.

Reposting: Global Warming Warning from Earth Day 1970

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4zK_03Deno They've been telling us for quite a while. Below, my video from years ago reviewing a straight-to-vinyl audio episode of General Electric's "Excursions in Science", precursor to modern podcasts. That episode reviewed Gilbert Plass's research on "The Carbon Dioxide Theory of Climatic Change". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdALFnlwV_o The science moved on.What really lit a fire under me…

US has seen significant warming since first Earth Day in 1970, new study finds

By Morgann Rhule, The Invading Sea  Since the first Earth Day in 1970, nearly every U.S. city and state has warmed significantly, according to a new study from Climate Central.   The national average temperature has increased by 2.8 F, and Florida matches that figure, the study found. However, some cities in the Sunshine State are feeling the heat more than others.  How temperatures have risen in Tallahassee since the first Earth Day in 1970 (G…