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 News Posted: 02 Sep 2012 01:11 AM PDT Week ending 2 September 2012 Arctic sea-ice volume 1979 to 25 Aigust 2012 It may seem impossible to imagine that a technologically advanced society could choose, in essence, to destroy itself, but that is what we are now in the process of doing.”– Elizabeth Kolbert, Field Continue Reading →
Don’t give climate change heretics an easy ride Climate change heretics rarely have a science background, but editors are still happy to air their views Share39 Email Jay Griffiths guardian.co.uk, Friday 31 August 2012 18.10 BST Jump to comments (449) A polar bear on pack ice in Svalbard archipelago, Norway. Photograph: Ralph Lee Hopkins No Continue Reading →
ScienceDaily: Earthquakes News Earthquake hazards map study finds deadly flaws Posted: 31 Aug 2012 11:52 AM PDT Three of the largest and deadliest earthquakes in recent history occurred where earthquake hazard maps didn’t predict massive quakes. Scientists have recently studied the reasons for the maps’ failure to forecast these quakes. They also explored ways to Continue Reading →
Under-resourced firefighters heightens risk of bushfires to Queensland homesHerald SunAnd the state’s rapid population growth in rural-urban fringe areas has left thousands of households exposed, with fire services already battling with the lowest level of funding per head – around $110 per person – in Australia. The number of frontline …See all stories on this Continue Reading →
Arctic sea-ice melt record smashed Published August 26, 2012 | By John James Climate change impacts are frequently happening more quickly and at lower levels of global warming than scientists expected, even a decade or two ago. And this week the Arctic has provided a dramatic and deeply disturbing example. According to IARC/JAXA satellite data Continue Reading →
Western Antarctic Ice Shield Published August 15, 2012 | By John James Geoff Thomas has written: Something receiving little attention world wide that would seem to me very important is the Western Antarctic Ice Shield, (WAIS) as it could soon contribute over 3 metres of ocean rise and in the long term almost 5 metres, Continue Reading →