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
MORE SEVERE GLOBAL WEATHER EVENTS. CLIMATE CHANGE ??? Drought leads to declaration of natural disaster in 26 US states Decision means farmers who have lost crops in more than 1,000 counties are eligible for assistance from government Share269 Email Suzanne Goldenberg, US environment correspondent guardian.co.uk, Friday 13 July 2012 00.45 BST A tractor ploughs a Continue Reading →
Deadly storm lashes southern Japan North Asia correspondent Mark Willacy Posted July 12, 2012 17:07:09 Loading… Map DataMap data ©2012 AutoNavi, GIS Innovatsia, Google, Kingway, MapKing, SK M&C, Tele Atlas, ZENRIN – Terms of Use Map Data Map data ©2012 AutoNavi, GIS Innovatsia, Google, Kingway, MapKing, SK M&C, Tele Atlas, ZENRIN Map data ©2012 AutoNavi, Continue Reading →
Climate change is not science fiction, Jeremy Clarkson Scientifically illiterate celebrity deniers are hiding behind their pulpits in the national press Share142 Email ‘Jeremy Clarkson chose to denigrate the talk, the science and me personally in a weekly column for the Sunday Times.’ Photograph: Murdo Macleod for the Guardian One of the most irritating things Continue Reading →
CLIMATE CHANGE !!!! Flash flooding in North Queensland after record rainfall Jane Armistead, Peter Michael, Kate McKenna Townsville Bulletin, The Courier-Mail July 11, 20126:42AM Increase Text Size Decrease Text Size Print Email Laurence Palombi watches as water spills over Applin’s Weir in Townsville. Picture: Evan Morgan Source: Townsville Bulletin Not over yet: ‘2011 – year of Continue Reading →
Scientists attribute extreme weather to man-made climate change Researchers have for the first time attributed recent floods, droughts and heatwaves, to human-induced climate change Share463 Email Fiona Harvey, environment correspondent guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 10 July 2012 17.53 BST Climate change researchers have attributed recent extreme weather to the effects of human activity on the planet’s climate Continue Reading →
NASA’s ‘new form of life’ untrue, scientists say Date July 10, 2012 – 9:36AM 66 reading now 127 Read later inShare Pin It Email article Print Mono Lake … bacterium found here was said to redefine the building blocks of life. Photo: Henry Bortman Washington: Two new scientific papers have disproved a controversial claim Continue Reading →