Daily Archives: January 23, 2011

While the challenges are clearly daunting, some scientists complained in the wake of February’s IPCC report that sensationalist media coverage painting an inevitable and apocalyptic picture of climate change paralyzes rather than galvanizes the public. But the unwritten word behind … Continue reading →

http://www.remss.com Sea ice was at its highest level in six years last March, and weather patterns were very similar to this winter. Hansen says that the cold weather this winter is caused by missing ice. http://ocean.dmi.dk/arctic/icecover.uk.php

Words of wisdom from a climate genius. http://nsidc.org/data/seaice_index/images/daily_images/N_daily_extent.png The loss of sea ice may also be driving Arctic air into the middle latitudes. Winter weather patterns are notoriously chaotic, and the GISS analysis finds seven of the last 10 European … Continue reading →

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When lawyers and insurance companies are both pushing something, you better reach for your wallet. Climate change: Dogs of law are off the leash By Richard Ingham (AFP) – 8 hours ago PARIS — From being a marginal and even … Continue reading →

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnI3Hp0fJhE] “Global temperature is rising as fast in the past decade as in the prior two decades, despite year-to-year fluctuations associated with the El Niño-La Niña cycle of tropical ocean temperature,” Hansen and colleagues reported http://www.giss.nasa.gov/research/news/20110112/ http://www.woodfortrees.org/

Al Gore claims he is concerned about poor people being hit by global warming. Now he has a chance to make an honest man out of himself. http://www.tennessean.com/

http://news.asiaone.com/ In other words, they are looking for an excuse to raise premiums.

“Like any large civilization — including the civilization we have today — it (Roman Empire) was highly dependent on predictability of natural resources,” Mann says. “It was very heavily adapted to the climate conditions that had persisted for centuries.” http://www.npr.org/ … Continue reading →

For years, scientists have recorded the gradual march of plants and animals up mountain slopes and toward higher latitudes as global warming has forced them to chase their climatic comfort zones. A new study suggests that for plants, however, a … Continue reading →