The atmosphere is to the earth as a layer of varnish is to a desktop globe. It is thin, fragile and essential for preserving the items on the surface.150 years of burning fossil fuel have overloaded the atmosphere to the point where the earth is ill. It now has a fever. Read the detailed article, Soothing Gaia’s Fever for an evocative account of that analogy. The items listed here detail progress on coordinating 6.5 billion people in the most critical project undertaken by humanity.Â
Glaciers cracking in the presence of carbon dioxide Posted: 10 Oct 2012 04:17 PM PDT The well-documented presence of excessive levels of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere is causing global temperatures to rise and glaciers and ice caps to melt. New research has shown that carbon dioxide molecules may be also having a more direct Continue Reading →
Wind farms on the bog of Ireland could provide UK electricity Company behind the £5bn proposals hopes to build more than 700 turbines and transport power in cables beneath Irish Sea Share12 Email Rajeev Syal and Damian Carrington The Guardian, Monday 8 October 2012 18.59 BST Ed Davey, the secretary of state for energy and Continue Reading →
Warm North Atlantic ocean causing UK’s wet summers, study shows Data points to link between warmer oceans and the change in weather, and the possibility of a rapid reversal to drier climate Share37 Email Damian Carrington guardian.co.uk, Sunday 7 October 2012 18.00 BST Wet summers are becoming common but they could rapidly switch back to Continue Reading →
Climate sceptics more prominent in UK and US media Posted: 04 Oct 2012 05:09 PM PDT Climate sceptics are being given a more prominent, and sometimes uncontested, voice in UK and US newspapers in contrast to other countries around the world, new research suggests. You are subscribed to email updates from ScienceDaily: Earth Science News Continue Reading →
Weather-making high-pressure systems predicted to intensify Posted: 05 Oct 2012 09:39 AM PDT High-pressure systems over oceans, which largely determine the tracks of tropical cyclones and hydrological extremes in much of the northern hemisphere, are likely to intensify this century, according to a new study. You are subscribed to email updates from ScienceDaily: Severe Weather Continue Reading →
Sea Level Rise Will Make Several Islands Uninhabitable Within A DecadeBusiness Insider(Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images). Sea level rise and extreme weather is going to get so bad, that some island nations may need to evacuate within a decade, Micheal Mann, a lead climate scientist, told the Guardian at the SXSW Eco conference.See all stories Continue Reading →