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
Volcano with a Deadly Past Covers Colombian Cities in AshInternational Business TimesResid s ents in western Colombia woke to find their cities and towns covered in volcanic ash Wednesday (May 29) after an area volcano with a deadly past began spewing an ash cloud as high as 1000 meters (3280 feet) into the atmosphere.See all Continue Reading →
ScienceDaily: Earth Science News Discovery of historical photos sheds light on Greenland ice loss Posted: 29 May 2012 11:43 AM PDT A chance discovery of 80-year-old photo plates in a Danish basement is providing new insight into how Greenland glaciers are melting today. You are subscribed to email updates from ScienceDaily: Earth Science News To Continue Reading →
Is a Carbon Disaster Brewing in The Pacific Northwest? Posted: 22 May 2012 04:16 PM PDT Optimists and politicians like to remind us that U.S. exports are booming. Unfortunately, so are imports.The trade deficit in March, from Calculated RiskAn increasingly large part of the “rosy” exports picture centres around our energy exports, which means coal Continue Reading →
Fossil fuels vs. Renewable energy. Inbox x Bill McKibben – 350.org organizers@350.org 2:09 AM (7 hours ago) to me Images are not displayed. Display images below – Always display images from organizers@350.org Why are we giving hundreds of billions to the industries wrecking the climate? Join the global call demanding that world leaders end all Continue Reading →
Green-o-meter: Is the government keeping its green promises? David Cameron’s pledge to be the ‘greenest government ever’ goes on trial with the green-o-meter • See our green-o-meter interactive• How we set the green-o-meter Share181 Email Photograph: guardian.co.uk Last May, David Cameron promised the coalition would be the “greenest government ever”. This year environmentguardian.co.uk is going Continue Reading →
Ozone Hole link to climate change south of equator Published May 19, 2012 | By John James The ozone hole is now widely believed to have been the dominant agent of atmospheric circulation changes in the Southern Hemisphere in the last half century. The ozone hole, which is located over the South Pole, has affected Continue Reading →