Richard Alley: The Biggest Control Knob: Carbon Dioxide in Earth’s Climate History

Climate Proxies, CO2 Emissions, Education, Greenhouse Effect, Greenhouse Gases, Ice Cores, Lecture, Paleoclimatology, Science TalkLeave a comment

In 2009, climate scientist Richard Alley (Pennsylvania State University) held the talk, “The Biggest Control Knob: Carbon Dioxide in Earth’s Climate History” (Bjerknes Lecture), at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. CO2 is, and has always been, the biggest climate control knob in the Earth’s history https://mind.ofdan.ca/co2-is-and-has-always-been-the-biggest-climate-control-knob-in-the-earths-history 2015 release by AGU https://youtu.be/3UVb–2-PBg

Waleed Abdalati (NASA): Dramatic Changes in Polar Ice

2013, Cryosphere, Deglaciation, Expedition, Glaciology, Greenland, Ice Sheets, Lecture, Polar Amplification, Science Talk, Sea Level RiseLeave a comment

Video: Welcome to the NASA Earth Exchange (NEX) Virtual Workshop live stream channel. Stay tuned to listen to featured keynote speakers covering research themes from climate modeling to remote sensing applications and high performance computing in Earth Sciences – Watch them live or browse through lectures from the video library. Please visit the NEX Virtual…

Humid air and the Jet Stream help to fuel more intense thunderstorms/tornadoes

2013, Atmosphere, Jet Stream / Polar Vortex, Polar Amplification, Sea Ice Melt6 Comments

“The fuel for the more intense storms would be the predicted warming of the Earth caused by the burning of fossil fuels that release greenhouse gases.” A combination of a slower Jet Stream (see video for explanation and study) and a more humid atmosphere increase the likelihood for a more intense thunderstorm environment. This conclusion…