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This? Or this? I propose a wager, like Pascal’s but for Climate Change Deniers: If I am wrong, I don’t lose a damned thing. If you are wrong, we all lose the only planet we know of capable of sustaining the human species, and all of our grand-children die. You want to take that bet, fool? [...] The Max Planck Institute for Meteorology confirms that Arctic ice retreat is due climate change and not normal flucuations. The recent evolution of Arctic sea ice shows a strong, physically plausible correlation with the increasing greenhouse gas concentration. For Antarctic sea ice, no such link is found – for a good reason. he US [...] The Great Salt Lake of Utah, c. 1874. Thomas Moran, American (L.Prang & Co., Library of Congress, Washington DC) Recognizing that most people don’t know where their water comes from when they turn on the faucet, two professors from the University of Utah, Craig Denton, professor of communication, and Peter Goss, professor emeritus of architecture, have [...] The Freeway Blogger is starting his eco-tour. Coming soon to a freeway overpass near you, perhaps! There are lots of new signs on his blog too. Permafrost is all the ancient plant matter that used to be safely frozen away in the arctic but is now beginning to thaw, releasing methane into the atmosphere. [...] Sign thermometer, Marion, Ohio, Summer 1938. Ben Shahn, American (Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, DC) The temperatures last month were the warmest recorded in the 117 years the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) been keeping track of such things. Every state in the nation experienced at least one record warm [...] Pine bark beetle devastation (fs.usda) We oft hear from those who doubt the climate is changing or the world is older than a mere six thousand years that it is arrogant to presume that we mere humans could possibly have an affect upon our planet. It is, after all, a big place that has [...] Ever-rising sea levels caused by climate changed in the low-lying Maldives is certainly contributing to political tension there. This tiny nation of 12,000 islands is severely threatened by climate climate, which is manifested by melting ice caps and thermal expansion of the ocean. They may cease to exist in a few decades. NASA. Thickest parts of Artic ice melting faster I’m in Connecticut now, where I grew up. It’s the end of February and a nearly pond not only is not frozen, there were about fifty ducks in it. There are lots of geese too and I saw a huge flocks of birds flying around the airport. I guess the birds flew south to Connecticut [...] Global map of forest height produced from NASA's ICESAT/GLAS, MODIS and TRMM sensors. The map will advance our understanding of Earth's forest habitats and their role in Earth's carbon cycle. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) A new high-resolution map created by scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), the University of Maryland, College Park and Woods Hole [...] |  | ||||
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