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
FOCUS ON…. ARCTIC BIG MELT Arctic warning: As the system changes, we must adjust our sciencehttp://www.climatecodered.org/2012/09/as-arctic-system-changes-we-must-adjust.htmlDavid Spratt, ReNewEconomy, 12 September 2012The Arctic sea-ice big melt of 2012 “has taken us by surprise and we must adjust our understanding of the system and we must adjust our science and we must adjust our feelings for the Continue Reading →
CSIRO study projects climate change effects across Australia by: MALCOLM HOLLAND – ENVIRONMENT From: News Limited Network September 18, 20125:00AM 1 It probably won’t be Hollywood-blockbuster bad like this scene from the movie 2012, but dramatic change is coming to the Australian landscape. Picture: Sony Source: The Daily Telegraph CLIMATE change will alter the Australian Continue Reading →
Caroline Flint: ‘Conservatives don’t show climate change the respect it deserves’ – video Caroline Flint, the shadow secretary of state for energy and climate change, criticises the Conservative leadership for trying to reap the PR benefits of environmentalism while lacking the imagination to deliver on their promises. She argues that climate change should be discussed Continue Reading →
Voices of the Earth, September 2012 Inbox x Friends of the Earth International web@foei.org via bounce.bluestatedigital.com 2:26 AM (7 hours ago) to me Images are not displayed. Display images below – Always display images from web@foei.org in this issue Human rights defenders Mining and human rights violations in Argentina solidarity Mission to Palestine International Day Continue Reading →
Folks. This is very/very serious. Neville Arctic expert predicts final collapse of sea ice within four years As sea ice shrinks to record lows, Prof Peter Wadhams warns a ‘global disaster’ is now unfolding in northern latitudes Share9 Email John Vidal, Arctic Sunrise, 81N guardian.co.uk, Monday 17 September 2012 11.14 BST Prof Peter Wadhams calls Continue Reading →
Google Alert – SEA LEVEL RISE Inbox x Google Alerts googlealerts-noreply@google.com 7:36 PM (1 hour ago) to me News 2 new results for SEA LEVEL RISE Storm surges and rising sea levels threaten nuclear safetyThis is CornwallAccelerated sea level rise and predicted increases in storm surges could have significant impacts on this shoreline. Higher sea Continue Reading →