Limits to Growth @limits2growth@qoto.org

Observation-based solar and wind power capacity factors and power densities - http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/aae102/meta

Tiny fragments of plastic consumed by mosquito larvae are carried into the air when the insect starts to fly – a previously unknown way for the material to contaminate the food chain - https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/microplastics-ocean-plastic-waste-microbeads-contaminate-food-chain-a8562871.html

Alarming level of microplastics in major bio diverse US river | https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2018/10/alarming-level-microplastics-found-tennessee-river/

Heat and Humidity Are a Killer Combination - https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/11/opinion/heat-humidity-killer-combination.html

Why Scientists Say 2040 is Doomsday - https://www.asiasentinel.com/society/scientists-2040-doomsday/

Plastic-free, but not so easy - "But the truth is, what I buy, what we all buy, invariably becomes everyone's problem, because it's a problem for the planet." | https://m.dw.com/en/how-hard-is-living-without-plastic/a-45829332

A last-ditch global warming fix? A man-made 'volcanic' eruption - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/last-ditch-global-warming-fix-man-made-volcanic-eruption-n918826

3-D Printing Ceramic Helps Repair Coral Reefs -But it’s also probably worth noting that they don’t necessarily solve the fundamental problems facing reef environments | http://nymag.com/developing/2018/10/3d-printing-coral-reef-design-labs-ceramic-climate-change.html

Richard Heinberg: IPCC report includes magical thinking - https://psmag.com/environment/2018-ipcc-report-includes-magical-thinking

New work at the intersection of atmospheric science and ecology is finding that forests can influence rainfall and climate from across a continent | https://www.quantamagazine.org/forests-emerge-as-a-major-overlooked-climate-factor-20181009/

Forests Emerge as a Major Overlooked Climate Factor | Quanta Magazine - https://www.quantamagazine.org/forests-emerge-as-a-major-overlooked-climate-factor-20181009/

How Paris Became a Global Model for Climate Adaptation - CityLab - https://www.citylab.com/environment/2018/10/paris-preparing-warming-world/572506/

A Green New Deal is on the ballot in Washington state this year - https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2018/9/28/17899804/washington-state-climate-policy-1631-carbon-fee-green-new-deal

Coke, Pepsi, Nestle top makers of plastic waste: Greenpeace - http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/coke-pepsi-nestle-top-makers-of-plastic-waste-greenpeace-137694?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=coke-pepsi-nestle-top-makers-of-plastic-waste-greenpeace-137694

[Humor] ExxonMobil CEO Depressed After Realizing Earth Could End Before They Finish Extracting All The Oil - https://www.theonion.com/exxonmobil-ceo-depressed-after-realizing-earth-could-en-1829656820

Senegal: After reviving fish and forests, Jola villages tackle new threats - https://news.mongabay.com/2018/10/senegal-after-reviving-fish-and-forests-jola-villages-tackle-new-threats/#

The Sudden, Shocking Growth of Hurricane Michael | https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/10/hurricane-michael-florida-panhandles-worst-case-scenario/572671/

Dr. Peter Wadhams on the IPCC 1.5oC Report (Part 1) | https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5u47DfXMkVI

18 Spectacularly Wrong Predictions Made Around the Time of the First Earth Day In 1970. - https://fee.org/articles/18-spectacularly-wrong-predictions-made-around-the-time-of-the-first-earth-day-in-1970-expect-more-this-year/

UN Says Climate Genocide Is Coming. It’s Actually Worse Than That. - http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/10/un-says-climate-genocide-coming-but-its-worse-than-that.html?utm_campaign=nym&utm_source=tw&utm_medium=s1