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
Extreme weather likely as ice loss acceleratesThe Spokesman ReviewArctic warming will influence weather to the south during the late fall and winter. While Francis said it would probably result in severe weather this winter, it was impossible to predict when and where those events would occur. Record ice melts this …See all stories on this Continue Reading →
New Study Shows How Fast Ice Sheets Can ChangeClimate CentralHow high and how fast sea level will rise is a crucial question for the coming century, and it all depends on how fast the giant ice sheets atop Greenland and Antarctica melt back and slide into the ocean as the planet warms. To try and Continue Reading →
EL NINO???? Big dry spell coming for Australia by: Mal Holland From:The Daily Telegraph September 14, 201212:57PM 1 comment 2 Big dry on the way … Amber Colquhoun and Jenna Watt enjoy the water at Bondi. Picture: Adam Taylor Source: The Daily Telegraph AUSTRALIA faces a big dry spell after our wettest two years on Continue Reading →
On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 1:50 AM, Climate Institute wrote: Dear Climate Institute News Subscriber, The latest issue of Climate Alert is now online at: http://www.climate.org/publications/climate-alert.html. This special issue examines climate change in the Arctic and potential mitigation strategies for short-lived climate forcers. The pdf version is also attached. In other news, Climate Institute Continue Reading →
Green news roundup: Climate minister, badger cull and Arctic sea ice 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, Wednesday 12 September 2012 12.43 EDT Environment news • Questions over climate change Continue Reading →
Gosford Council changes tide mapping Council 13 Sep 12 @ 11:09am by Terry Collins GOSFORD Council is set to change the way sea level rise mapping is displayed on its website – and the Coastal Residents Group is celebrating. The group had been agitating for changes to the mapping, which they said was highly confusing. Continue Reading →