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
Climate change to hit poor through food price hikes: OxfamSydney Morning HeraldMore frequent extreme weather events will create shortages, destabilise markets and precipitate price spikes on top of projected structural price rises of about 100 percent for staples such as maize over the next 20 years, the charity said in a report …See all stories Continue Reading →
New model: Coastline erosion due to sea level rise greater than previously thoughtPhys.OrgThe anticipated rise in sea levels due to climate change will result in coastlines receding worldwide through erosion. This is a known phenomenon that can in principle be calculated and predicted based on a given sea–level rise, by means of the so …See Continue Reading →
Research reveals contrasting consequences of a warmer Earth Posted: 03 Sep 2012 12:38 PM PDT A new study involving analysis of fossil and geological records going back 540 million years suggests that biodiversity on Earth generally increases as the planet warms. But the research says that the increase in biodiversity depends on the evolution of Continue Reading →
Rising sea comes at a cost for South Florida citiesPalm Beach PostIn Miami Beach, where prolonged flooding in low-lying neighborhoods has become the norm after heavy storms, city leaders are weighing a $206 million overhaul of an antiquated drainage system increasingly compromised by rising sea level. The plan calls …See all stories on this topic Continue Reading →
Andrew Glikson 7:27 PM (12 minutes ago) to me Good grief … There are now enough recoverable carbon resources to elevate CO2 and temperature levels to “dinosaur-like” levels (see graph below). Which is unlikely to happen as C emission is self-limiting, i.e. it is difficult to seen C-emitting industries persisting beyond 500 ppm CO2. I Continue Reading →
Large Methane Reservoirs Beneath Antarctic Ice Sheet, Study Suggestshttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120829131621.htm ScienceDaily, August 29, 2012The Antarctic Ice Sheet could be an overlooked but important source of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, according to a report in the August 30 issue of Nature by an international team of scientists. AND‘Vast reservoir’ of methane locked beneath Antarctic ice sheethttp://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/aug/29/antarctica-methane