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 – SEA LEVEL RISE Inbox x Google Alerts googlealerts-noreply@google.com 7:36 PM (1 hour ago) to me News 3 new results for SEA LEVEL RISE New Hanover officials support sea–level rise researchStarNewsOnline.comThe New Hanover County Commissioners last week included as part of their legislative agenda a commitment to support future research into sea–level rise, Continue Reading →
A New Age of Risk Inbox x James Hansen jimehansen@gmail.com via mail316.us2.mcsv.net 8:54 AM (48 minutes ago) to me Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. A New Age of Risk Charts used in my talk (A New Age of Risk) on 22 September at the meeting “Mobilizing Science for Sustainable Development: The Continue Reading →
Scientists predict major shifts in Pacific ecosystems by 2100 Posted: 24 Sep 2012 07:27 AM PDT Scientific models suggest that major Pacific ecosystems will move hundreds of miles by 2100 as a result of climate change. The results of this research could help officials manage the potentially significant impacts — on sea creatures and humans Continue Reading →
Satellites trace sea level changeBBC NewsA major reassessment of 18 years of satellite observations has provided a new, more detailed view of sea–level change around the world. Incorporating the data from a number of spacecraft, the study re-affirms that ocean waters globally are rising by …See all stories on this topic » BBC News ENVIRONMENT: Continue Reading →
America’s miasma of misinformation on climate change With serious reporting of global warming by US media virtually nonexistent, it’s no wonder Americans are paralysed in denial Share758 Email Anna M Clark guardian.co.uk, Sunday 23 September 2012 13.00 BST Jump to comments (…) Sixty-one per cent of Americans consider themselves ‘cautious’, ‘disengaged’, ‘doubtful’ and ‘dismissive’ on Continue Reading →
News 6 new results for METHANE Expedition to study methane gas bubbling out of the Arctic seafloorPhys.OrgThe black rectangle on this map shows the general region where Paull and his collaborators have been studying methane releases in the Beaufort Sea. The smaller red rectangle indicates the edge of the continental shelf and continental slope where Continue Reading →