A Fork in the Road Inbox x James Hansen jimehansen@gmail.com via mail37.wdc01.mcdlv.net 3:41 AM (5 hours ago) to me Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. A Fork in the Road A response to Joe Nocera’s column in today’s New York Times is available here or on my web site. Apologies to Bill Continue Reading →
Rapid Changes in the Arctic Ecosystem During Ice Minimum in Summer 2012 Feb. 14, 2013 — Huge quantities of algae are growing on the underside of sea ice in the Central Arctic: in 2012 the ice algae Melosira arctica was responsible for almost half the primary production in this area. When the ice melts, as Continue Reading →
Scientists Explore New Technologies That Remove Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Feb. 16, 2013 — In his Feb. 12 State of the Union address, President Obama singled out climate change as a top priority for his second administration. “We can choose to believe that Superstorm Sandy, and the most severe drought in decades, and the worst wildfires Continue Reading →
Climate Change’s Costly Wild Weather Consequences Feb. 15, 2013 — Throughout 2012, the United States was battered by severe weather events such as hurricanes and droughts that affected both pocketbooks and livelihoods. Research suggests that in the coming years, U.S. five-day forecasts will show greater numbers of extreme weather events, a trend linked to human-driven Continue Reading →
Secrets of the Rich Posted: 18 Feb 2013 12:28 PM PST Billionaires are hiding behind a network of “independent” groups, who manipulate politics on their behalf. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 19th February 2013. Conspiracies against the public don’t get much uglier than this. As the Guardian revealed last week, two secretive organisations Continue Reading →
|BREAKING NEWS ALERT NYTimes.com |Video SPECIAL REPORTMonday, February 18, 2013 10:02 PM EST China’s Army Is Seen as Tied to Hacking Against U.S. A growing body of digital forensic evidence — confirmed by American intelligence officials who say they have tapped into the activity of a unit of cyberwarriors in China’s army — leaves little Continue Reading →