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
This is an issue that needs much more research before making any unsubstantiated claims. Department issues coal seam gas emissions warning Date September 21, 2012 – 1:17PM 2 reading now 1 Read later Ben Cubby Environment Editor View more articles from Ben Cubby Follow Ben on TwitterEmail Ben inShare No one knows precisely how much Continue Reading →
Green news roundup: Arctic sea ice, badger cull and mega mine The week’s top environment news stories and green events • If you’re not already receiving this roundup, sign up here to get the briefing delivered to your inbox Environment editor guardian.co.uk, Thursday 20 September 2012 11.22 EDT An iceberg off Alaska, 30 miles long Continue Reading →
Researchers uncovered the mystery behind the rapid sea level rise in the pastBalkans.com Business NewsResearchers from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom have uncovered the mystery behind the rapid sea level rise in the past by using climate and ice sheet models. Funded in part by a Marie Curie Action grant under the Continue Reading →
Hot, dry summer predicted Date September 20, 2012 – 2:55PM 55 reading now 69 Read later inShare Email article Print Australia will be hotter and drier than normal this spring and summer as a weak El Niño pattern develops across the Pacific Ocean. This will be in stark contrast to the past two years, which Continue Reading →
Arctic ice shrinks 18% in a year, sounding climate change alarm bells Scientists and environment groups say the fall is unprecedented and the clearest signal yet of global warming Share275 Email John Vidal in Longyearbyen, Svalbard guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 19 September 2012 19.09 BST ‘Our response [so far] has not been alarm, or panic, or a Continue Reading →
Sea surface temperatures reach record highs on Northeast continental shelf Posted: 18 Sep 2012 09:15 AM PDT During the first six months of 2012, sea surface temperatures in the Northeast Shelf Large Marine Ecosystem were the highest ever recorded. The annual 2012 spring plankton bloom was intense, started earlier and lasted longer than average. This Continue Reading →