Wikipedia: The Pale Blue Dot is a photograph of planet Earth taken in 1990 by the Voyager 1 space probe from a record distance of about 6 billion kilometers (3.7 billion miles, 40 AU) from Earth, as part of the solar system Family Portrait series of images. In the photograph, Earth is shown as a fraction of a pixel (0.12 pixel in size) against the vastness of space. The Voyager 1 spacecraft,…
A musical investigation into the causes and effects of global climate change and our opportunities to use science to offset it. Featuring Bill Nye, David Attenborough, Richard Alley and Isaac Asimov. “Our Biggest Challenge” is the 16th episode of the Symphony of Science series. Visit Symphony of Science for more science remixes!
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Salon: According to Anna Kurchatova, with the Sub-Arctic Scientific Research Centre, the hole could have to do with the thawing of Siberia’s permafrost, a consequence of global warming. The rapid release of gas previously trapped in the ice, she said, could have combined with sand beneath the surface to form an underground explosion. The Siberian…
Dark Snow Project Chief Scientist Dr. Jason Box interviewed by Bill Maher on Real Time, on July 12, 2014. Peter Sinclair, noted: It’s difficult to keep up with, much less steer, an interview with someone as mercurial as Bill Maher, but Dr. Box does a decent job. He gives a good description of the “dark snow”…
The World Meteorological Organisation published the Atlas of mortality and economic losses from weather, climate and water extremes (1970–2012) on July 11, 2014. The Atlas summarizes the global impacts of the last four decades, based on extreme events such as droughts, extreme temperatures, floods, tropical cyclones and related health epidemics, and the related economic losses. From 1970 to 2012, 8835 disasters,…
Missed an item this week? Review the news and posts covered by ClimateState during the week 28, 2014. July 7, 2014 Bad news about rising sea levels as quickening Antarctic winds lead to faster ice melt New mechanism uncovered, causing potentially rapid Antarctic Glacier melt Rose-colored glasses: Antarctic sea ice is the Mail on Sunday’s…
First posted in 2011, still popular on denialist blogs. Peter Sinclair explains: A widely circulated piece of climate denial nonsense purports to use legitimate evidence from Greenland ice cores to debunk the record of global warming. Displaying temperature records out of context, and making the claim of legitimacy by citing the data, and it’s primary author,…
According to a new report conducted by the University of Waterloo, oil and gas wells are leaking heat-trapping gases and pose a greater threat then fracking to the environment. Maurice Dusseault, a professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences explained: “Hydraulic fracturing is not the main risk. The main risk is poor well completion that can…