Review: Five Days at Memorial #NoSpoiler

Five Days at Memorial is an American disaster medical drama television miniseries based on the 2013 book of the same name by Sheri Fink. The miniseries was developed, written and directed by John Ridley and Carlton Cuse. The series premiered on August 12, 2022, on Apple TV+. The series depicts the difficulties a New Orleans hospital endures during and after Hurricane Katrina makes landfall on the city. Hurricane Katrina ranks still…

Wie der Tagesspiegel hilft die Wissenschaft zum Klimawandel zu diskreditieren

Wer die News der letzten paar Wochen verfolgt hat wird feststellen daß zwar viel über den sehr seltenen Polar Wirbel Zerfall geschrieben wird, aber bei den Hintrgründen dazu, dazu scheinen Journalisten keinen Bock zu haben, es zu recherchiren. Seit etwa 2010 wird vermehrt in der Community von Wissenschaftlern die den Klimawandel erforschen über extreme Winter…

Antarctic & Greenland Melt Accelerates Sea Level Rise

In this talk from October 2019, Eric Rignot suggests the possibility of 4 meters of sea level rise per century. Just extrapolating based on Antarctic marine glaciers retreating would yield the figure Notes a new model with results in the ballpark Notes the figure is in agreement with past sea level rise estimates Not mentioned…

Climate on Steroids in the Arctic

It has long be debated, estimated, projected when the Arctic Ocean becomes essentially ice free, in terms of the so called Blue Ocean definition – typically defined as less than 1 million square kilometers of ice, or less than 10% of the basin. YALE: Relentless high pressure and cloud-free skies have allowed the Arctic Ocean’s sea…