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I’m a climate scientist y’all! Respect!
Posted in climate science, tagged video on September 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Yes, climate change is still getting worse
Posted in climate science on August 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The latest news from climate science aren’t encouraging. Rather, they show that climate change is still aggravating and that urgent action is becoming more urgent. A comprehensive analysis of the science is given in the State of the Climate in 2010 report, from the National Climatic Data Center, a division of the US National Oceanic [...]
Snow and ice melting faster than predicted
Posted in climate science on February 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A study published in Nature Geoscience showed that the cryosphere (areas covered with ice or snow for at least a part of the year) in the Northern Hemisphere is receding faster than predicted by earlier studies (Christian Science Monitor). The study estimates that the reduction in the albedo (reflectivity) from the cryosphere is twice as large [...]
Twenty years ago
Posted in climate science on January 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Isaac Asimov, the professor of biochemistry known for his books on science and science fiction, complained that he had already been talking about global warming for two decades.
A new record for weather extremes
Posted in climate science on January 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
2010 has set a new record for weather extremes, including both cold freezes and heat waves. Scientists alerted that this is consistent with what would be expected from climate change and that the disasters that ocurred around the world should serve as a warning for the need to act against it (Herald Tribune). To be [...]
The Scientific Guide to Global Warming Skepticism
Posted in climate science on December 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Skeptical Science has done a great job explaining climate science in simple terms and exposing the distortions from those who deny climate change is happening. Now they’ve released a guide (link) on climate science that shows how: Humans are raising CO2 levels; More CO2 means more warming; Global warmins is happening; The story of past [...]
Global warming causing cold snap
Posted in climate science on December 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This sounds paradoxical, but in reality it just means that the term “global warming” should be replaced at all times by “climate change”, as it gives the wrong impression of what is going on. Yes, it is true: the cold snap in Europe is caused by climate change. Recent research published in the Journal of [...]
Geological Society position on global warming
Posted in climate science on November 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Geological Society of London issued a statement on geological evidence for global warming over the ages, which is worth consulting (link).This is particularly useful to counteract stupid denialist arguments like “the planet is always heating and cooling, look at the geological evidence”. The society explains how the planet warmed about 6ºC in the Paleocene-Eocene [...]
Study shows that 2ºC warming might be too much
Posted in climate science on October 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A recent study by University of Exeter experts suggests that an increase in global mean temperatures of 2ºC will be more damaging than previously thought. By examining geological records of the last known period of global warming, some 125,000 years ago, the researchers found that the increase of global mean temperatures at the time as 1.9ºC, [...]
Wake Up, Freak Out – then Get a Grip
Posted in climate science, tagged videos on September 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
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