Climate Change in the Anthropocene
We have now become a major planetary force. Related http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropocene | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2368732
Dr. Richard Alley on Undersea Methane
Interviewed in San Francisco, December, 2013. Dr. Alley worked with the National Academy of Science to produce a study of abrupt climate change impacts, including the so-called “methane bomb” – an uncontrolled release of methane from the arctic ice shelves.
The Pale Blue Dot
Upworthy: It Might Be The Most Mind-Boggling Photograph Humanity Has Ever Taken The Sagan Series is an educational project working in the hopes of promoting scientific literacy in the general population. Created by @ReidGower http://twitter.com/reidgower As seen in 2014’s COSMOS: A SpaceTime Odyssey Written by Ann Druyan and Steven Soter Cosmos Studios RelatedEarth from Space,…
NOAA, State of the Climate 2013 report: Climate Scientists See ‘Very Rapid Declines’
Access the report State of the Climate in 2013 (PDF) NBC: Leading climate scientists on Thursday issued their annual physical of Earth, comparing the planet in 2013 to a patient that’s only getting worse and highlighting problems with key vital signs: from record warmth in Australia and China to sea levels that continue to rise…
Changing the dialogue on energy and climate
Bob Inglis at TEDxJacksonville: Although he hales from the reddest district of the reddest state in the United States of America, Bob Inglis tells a story of how he came to appreciate the threat of climate change and how he believes the solution lies in the bedrock principals of conservatism. Bob Inglis is the Executive…
Study: 2°C target at risk, without moving subsidies (Updated)
The study, Energy investments under climate policy: A comparison of global models, published in the journal Climate Change Economics (DOI: 10.1142/S2010007813400101 | 2013) explored global energy spending and concluded that low-carbon energy and energy efficiency investments of about 1.1 trillion annually are required, to meet the emissions reduction targets to keep the world below 2°C. In context, additional $0.8…
With further Arctic Amplification, How fast will Greenhouse Gas emissions accelerate in the Arctic Circle?
Introduction to Methane Hydrate “Methane Hydrates and Contemporary Climate Change” (2011) IDENTIFICATION This post “A Mechanism for Shallow Methane Hydrate Dissociation”, explores possible mechanism which could release vast quantities of shallow Methane Hydrate into the ocean and atmosphere. CH4 Release The following studies explore the release of CH4 emissions in the Arctic region. OBSERVATION…
The Craziest WTF Images from this Winter #weather
Browsing through imgur’s WTF category in search for winter weather extremes… Visit the photo album for the best.
Slaying the “Zombies” of Climate Science: Dr. Marshall Shepherd at TEDxAtlanta
Published on May 29, 2013 About This Talk One of the nation’s leading climate scientists explains how he goes about knocking down the “zombie theories” that plague our discussions about climate change. What is a zombie theory? Says Shepherd: “It’s one of those theories that scientists have refuted or disproven time and time again, but they…