Into the Ice: Using a Drone to Explore Inside a Glacier
Inside a mammoth glacier in Iceland melting at an alarming rate from warming temperatures. Teaser image via http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/stunning-beauty-icelandic-ice-caves-6909891
AGU 2015: Michael Mann explains why Scientists need to speak up more #Ethics #PrecautionaryPrinciple
AGU 14 December 2015: If You See Something, Say Something Speakers: Michael Mann (Pennsylvania State University), Kent Peacock (University of Lethbridge) Scientists have a collective ethical obligation to communicate the implications of their science and to communicate it as accurately and fully as possible. Nowhere is that obligation more profound than in areas of research,…
AGU 2015: Arctic Report Card 2015
The Arctic is on the front lines of global climate change, warming more than twice as fast as lower latitudes. Now in its 10th year, the Arctic Report Card provides the latest Arctic observations from an international team of more than 70 scientists in 10 countries about changes in Arctic air and sea temperatures, snow,…
AGU 2015: Global impacts of the 2015 – 2016 El Niño
The unfolding 2015-16 El Niño event is already the strongest the world has seen since 1997-98, and people all over the world are feeling or are expected to feel its impact in a variety of ways. Scientists from NASA and NOAA will present findings on El Niño’s global reach as seen from the vantage point…
AGU 2015: The impacts of heat stress on densely populated regions in the 21st century
Globally, heat kills more people than any other weather-related event. With temperatures and humidity expected to increase in the coming decades, heat stress is projected to have increasingly severe impacts on many regions of the world. Here, researchers estimate the global exposure to fatal heat stress throughout the 21st century and its effects on human…
AGU 2015: Alaska’s thawing permafrost Latest results and future projections
Alaska’s permafrost is starting to thaw as the climate warms, and scientists project there will be even greater thawing of the frozen soils in the coming decades, releasing carbon into the atmosphere, and impacting ecological systems and infrastructure. A panel of permafrost experts will unveil new findings about permafrost degradation in Alaska, where permafrost covers…
Al Gore on Climate Change in 1983
On the NOVA episode “Climate Crisis,” Al Gore lays out the case for human induced climate change in 1983, nearly 30 years ago. “I dont know if our civilization has ever confronted a problem quite like this. This problem has reached a new level of development. A scientific consensus has emerged and now the debate…
What people get wrong about climate change
It’s not about saving the planet. 195 countries just made a historic agreement to battle climate change. But it’s easy to get overwhelmed by the politics and details. Here we zoom out from the present moment, taking a look at where we came from to get a new perspective on where we’re headed. http://www.vox.com/2015/12/12/9981020/paris-climate-deal
Leonardo DiCaprio urges more action to stop dangerous climate change
Anthony Giddens introduces a range of new concepts and proposals designed to address the most formidable challenge humanity faces this century.