Climate scientist Alan Robock, studies nuclear winter, volcanic eruptions and climate, geoengineering, and global warming.http://envsci.rutgers.edu/~robock ClimateState staff interviewed Alan to give us a snapshot of the current state on these topics. There is enough Sun and wind to power the planet Robert Bristow: Do you agree that increased nuclear power generating facilities are required, and should be…
Stunning: What the BBC doesn’t want you to know. The BBC makes nice documentaries and good quality content. However, if you dare to use snippets of their science based content, upload those chunks to YouTube it will eventually result in a block of your content or a copyright violation. The BBC is actually very efficient…
Brady Dennis and Chris Mooney from The Washington post, recently reported on updated sea level rise projections. Sea levels could rise nearly twice as much as previously predicted by the end of this century if carbon dioxide emissions continue unabated, an outcome that could devastate coastal communities around the globe, according to new research published Wednesday. The main reason? Antarctica. Scientists…
Ice Melt, Sea Level Rise and Superstorms: The Threat of Irreparable Harm
The study indicates that under the frigid weight of Barents Sea Ice sheet, which covered northern Eurasia some 22 000 years ago, significant amounts of methane may have been stored as hydrates in the ground. As the ice sheet retreated, the methane rich hydrates melted, releasing the climate gas into the ocean and atmosphere for…
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
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…
Recent Changes in Blocking Characteristics Assessed Using Self-Organizing Maps Speaker: Jennifer Ann Francis Blocking anticyclones are known to be associated with persistent weather patterns that often lead to extreme weather events. An outstanding question, however, is whether the frequency and/or intensity of these dynamical features are changing in response to human-caused climate change, and in…
One of New Zealand’s leading climate scientist, Dr David Wratt, answers a series of questions about climate change in this new video series by the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA). Climate change is often described as the world’s most serious environmental issue. It is already having an impact in many areas of…