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
Mysterious Changes in Ocean Salt Spur NASA ExpeditionLiveScience.comMany oceanographers have a hunch about what is going on: Climate change, Ray Schmitt, a senior scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, told journalists during a news conference Wednesday (Sept. 5). “Climate is changing all the time, and …See all stories on this topic » Ocean Institute Continue Reading →
Rising seas bring Pacific Rim leaders to UCSDU-T San DiegoAs part of a study by The San Diego Foundation, scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography produced maps of Mission Beach and other low-lying areas showing projections that sea levels will rise in coming decades more than twice as fast they did …See all stories on Continue Reading →
Councils can jettison UN sea–rise rulesThe AustralianTHE O’Farrell government will ditch UN sea–level rise predictions as the basis for coastal management, after local council decisions based on what climate change might do by the end of the century shattered waterfront property values. The move …See all stories on this topic »
Wind and tide smash our coastal defences South Uist: In less than 10 minutes, a foot of sand collapses into the water along the length of the sea-battered stretch Share1 Email Christine Smith guardian.co.uk, Thursday 6 September 2012 21.00 BST Stormy seas threaten the integrity of sand dunes in the Hebrides. Photograph: Alamy The river, Continue Reading →
Extreme Weather, Climate Events Timeline Maps Wildfires, Floods And Droughts …Huffington PostAs the Gulf Coast assesses damage from Hurricane Isaac, food prices take a hit from the Midwest drought and the West continues to battle wildfires, the World Resources Institute has compiled a timeline of some of the extreme weather and climate events …See all Continue Reading →
ScienceDaily: Oceanography News Hadley Crater provides deep insight into Martian geology Changes in water chemistry leave lake critters defenseless Destroyed coastal habitats produce significant greenhouse gas Chikyu sets a new world drilling-depth record of scientific ocean drilling Weighing the Ocean: Solving the biggest problem in sea level science Deep-sea crabs grab grub using UV vision: Continue Reading →