This meeting was held March 31-April 2, 2011 at the AAAS Auditorium, in Washington, D.C. and was organized by Rita Colwell, Christopher Field, Jeffrey Shaman, and Susan Solomon Meeting Overview Climate science is addressing issues that require an increasingly interdisciplinary perspective, posing new challenges to scientists and to the organization and support of this science.…
In February 2014 remains of the earliest humans were found at a beach in UK Norfolk, which just last year saw record storms. In the meantime ancient coastal landmarks are destroyed by the forceful power of rising seas. UK storms and floods show climate change is upon us – Lord Stern Author of influential 2006 report…
Published on Jan 13, 2014: Lately there’s been a lot of talk about Chinese air pollution; smog so thick, you can barely see the streets of Beijing. But what you might not know is that China is facing a major water crisis. Rivers are drying up and there’s not enough water to go around. And…
Last year the National Geographic looked how the continents do with no ice on Earth. IF ALL THE ICE MELTED Explore the world’s new coastlines if sea level rises 216 feet. The maps here show the world as it is now, with only one difference: All the ice on land has melted and drained into…
BBC February 11, 2014 – The news helicopter took a trip along the Thames to look at areas affected by flooding David Cameron: climate change a ‘serious threat’ http://t.co/vBaZMaTmAy — ClimateState (@climatestate) February 11, 2014 Related Some of Wales’ coastal towns ‘face being abandoned’ Climate change means we will have to get used to flooding UK…
Published on Feb 10, 2014 by Paul Beckwith: Examination of current weather patterns and huge temperature swings and effects on the winter sea ice.
BBC: Coastal communities in Wales are being warned they could face being abandoned in future. Some councils say rising sea levels mean they are too expensive to defend in the long term. Related Climate change means we will have to get used to flooding UK Floods 2014 Could Last for Months + 1.6M Homes at Risk…
Bei einer Lawine werden unheimliche Naturgewalten frei. Anrainer im Passeiertal filmten eine Nasschneelawine auf ihrem zerstörerischen Weg in besiedeltes Gebiet. Generell geht in Südtirol derzeit erhöhte Gefahr von Lawinen, Steinschlag und Muren aus. Die Schneemassen lösten sich am frühen Nachmittag, bahnten sich dann ihren Weg ins Tal bis an die Piller Straße. Haarscharf schrammte die…
Andy McKenzie, a groundwater scientist at the British Geological Survey, told Sky News that even if the rain stopped today, so much water is soaking through the soil that levels are likely to keep rising for another two months. The risk of flooding could remain high until May, he said. According to the data from the…