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
Greenhouse gases largely to blame for warming oceans: scientists AM Updated June 11, 2012 11:28:50 Photo: The study says greenhouse gases are largely to blame for ocean warming (David Loh: Reuters) Map: TAS A new US-led study, featuring research by Tasmanian scientists, has concluded that warming ocean temperatures over the past 50 years are largely Continue Reading →
Andrew Glikson 10:42 PM (9 minutes ago) to me The URL should have read http://ipccwg2gov/SREX/ ———————————————- The rise of ocean water temperatures is represented by intensification of the hydrological cycle and the spate of extreme weather events around the globe, as reported by the IPCC SREX report 2012 (http://ipccwg2 and in the enclosed papers. gov/SREX/), Continue Reading →
More evidence of severe weather most likely due to Global Warming. Note the severe weather our East Coast is currently getting, after the driest May on record. This is not a natural weather pattern we are now seeing. Damage on the East Coastline is yet to be assessed. More cyclone-like storms to hit WA Continue Reading →
North Carolina tries to wish away sea-level rise Latest news Wales floods force evacuations and leave campsites and villages devastated Rescuers say floodwater has caused ‘mass-scale damage’ and warn of residual dangers for residents and holidaymakers Wildfires rage across western states
Tell World Leaders to End Fossil Fuel Subsidies! We need real action from world leaders at Rio’s Earth Summit — starting with the issue of fossil fuel subsidies. This year our governments will hand nearly hundreds of billions of dollars in government subsidies to the coal, gas, and oil industries — six times as much Continue Reading →
EU greenhouse gas emissions rise despite climate change policies European Union’s 2010 greenhouse gas emissions rise of 2.4% blamed on cold winter and economic recovery in some areas Share27 Email Fiona Harvey environment correspondent guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 30 May 2012 06.00 BST A flight arrives at Heathrow Airport. The UK, Germany and Poland were responsible for Continue Reading →