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
Google Alert – METHANE Inbox x Google Alerts googlealerts-noreply@google.com 2:32 PM (24 minutes ago) to me News 6 new results for METHANE Nitrous oxide and methane: the forgotten gases in the forests and climate …Forests Blog, Center for International Forestry Research (blog)Deforestation itself is not a major contributor to nitrogen and methane gas emissions, however Continue Reading →
News 3 new results for SEA LEVEL RISE Dock Your Boat At Fenway Park? Why Policymakers And Insurers Need To Take …ThinkProgressRising seas will bring big changes to Boston, and sooner than you might think. Climate change is expected to raise average global sea levels between two and six feet by century’s end, and a Continue Reading →
ScienceDaily: Severe Weather News Southern hemisphere becoming drier: Decline in April-May rainfall over south-east Australia Arctic sea ice shatters previous low records; Antarctic sea ice edges to record high Arctic sea ice at lowest level ever: Losses accelerating over last decade Southern hemisphere becoming drier: Decline in April-May rainfall over south-east Australia Posted: 03 Oct Continue Reading →
Australian coastline at risk of destructive tsunamis, reveal simulations by: Ken McGregor From: News Limited Network October 04, 201212:00AM In this March 11, 2011 file photo, a tsunami floods over the breakwater protecting the coastal city of Miyako at Heigawa estuary area after northeastern Japan was hit by a powerful earthquake. Source: AP Australian geology Continue Reading →
Google Alert – SEA LEVEL RISE Inbox x Google Alerts googlealerts-noreply@google.com 7:36 PM (37 minutes ago) to me News 4 new results for SEA LEVEL RISE Study: Sea Level Rise Is InevitableU.S. News & World ReportEven if humanity manages to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to near-zero levels, the damage may have already been done, with Continue Reading →
UK plan to merge Antarctic, ocean research sparks rowSydney Morning HeraldThe government, facing deep spending cuts, announced a proposal in June to merge BAS with the National Oceanography Centre into a new group, the Centre for Ocean and Polar Science. A final decision is due in December. Professor Duncan Wingham …See all stories on this Continue Reading →