Sen. Whitehouse: Climate Change is Real and Noncontroversial
Sen. Klobuchar called for Consent to pass a resolution acknowledging that climate change is occurring. Sen. Inhofe objected to the resolution, and Sen. Whitehouse offered this in response.
Climate proxy reveals CO2 content of Earth’s atmosphere, of the past 400 million years
A novel CO2 proxy calculates past atmospheric CO2 with improved certainty.
Republicans sue President Obama, interfering with top priorities such as climate change
Maybe climate change will take a center stage (this time finally) during the next elections?
Exploring NASA’s new Eyes on Earth App
The Eyes on Earth application from NASA, Vital Signs, look at events in real time and history.
Deforestation and Cigarettes Tobacco
Smoking products destroy forests worldwide.
Rapid sea-ice loss may increase Arctic land warming by 3.5 times – affecting permafrost GalleryRapid sea-ice loss may increase Arctic land warming by 3.5 times – affecting permafrost
Arctic, Climate Change, Cryosphere, Environment, Geosphere, Impacts, Methane (CH4), Permafrost, Russia, Science, Soils, World News
Rapid sea-ice loss may increase Arctic land warming by 3.5 times – affecting permafrost
First identified in 2014, mysterious "sinkholes" or openings in the Siberian Arctic could represent a significant new permafrost feedback - or not. Key arctic experts weigh in.
Don’t visit Antarctica!
Tourism in Antarctica is ruining the environment. So don't go there. Just go to Alaska. Who even knows the difference?
United States: Record Flames and Record Floods July 2014
Record breaking flash floods in North Carolina, pounding hail in Nevada, record wildfires in central Washington, and severe weather across the Nation.
On Mass Extinction, Sea Level Rise and Amplification
Peter Ward discovered that the near-total devastation at the end of the Permian was caused by rising levels of carbon dioxide leading to climate change.