Michael E Mann: If You See Something, Say Something

2014, Denial, Energy, Policy2 Comments

If You See Something, Say Something http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/19/opinion/sunday/if-you-see-something-say-something.html and http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2014/01/if-you-see-something-say-something/ The ‘Clear and Present Danger’ of Climate Change Interview by KCRW 21 Jan, 2014: Almost 100% of climate scientists now say global warming is caused by human behavior and that action now is a moral imperative for future generations. But public perception is moving the other way,…

Secrets of Abrupt Climate Shifts revisited

2013, Abrupt Climate Change, Atmosphere, Cryosphere, Deglaciation, Freshwater, Hydrosphere, Jet Stream / Polar Vortex, Ocean Currents, Oceanography, Paleoclimatology, Science Talk, Study, Year2 Comments

The understanding of the puzzle about what is going on with our climate system and possible implications improved recently. Let’s begin with going back to 2006, here i quote an excerpt from the blog post “Revealed: Secrets of Abrupt Climate Shifts” via RealClimate, describing more robust understanding of the bipolar / see-saw mechanism of the…