There are several different feedback loops that concern climate scientists. Perhaps the most obvious is the changes to Earth’s albedo, i.e., its capacity to reflect incoming solar radiation back into space. As the arctic ice melts into liquid water the Earth’s surface absorbs more heat and reflects less, causing more ice to melt, etc. (more…)
Andrew Wheeler during his confirmation hearing
Here’s the Sierra Club’s thinking on this, and here’s mine:
Obviously it would be better if we had not elected as U.S. president a wrecking ball to the environment, but we did. (more…)
Here’s an article that shows how volcanic action and uplift exposes CO2 to basalt, thus trapping it internally as
limestone nodules.
I republish it here not to suggest that everyone needs to understand the exact geo-chemistry, but to remind us that climate science is still advancing. (more…)
Over the past couple of decades, there have been quite a few efforts in print and cinema to present a scientific basis for the interconnectedness of all life. What the Bleep Do We Know (see below) and I Am jump immediately to mind. If we still have a civilization here in 100 years, I believe very strongly that the evidence for this will be incontrovertible. (more…)
What will happen when our civilization phases out fossil fuels in favor of renewables? Well, obviously, you have the end of dependence on oil and the dominance of oil-rich countries in favor of what’s been called the “democritization of energy.” (more…)
Embarrassed to ask stupid questions about climate change? Don’t be. The only stupid question is the one you didn’t ask.
Those looking for a comprehensive but extremely accessible presentation on the basics of global warming should check this out. Great job.
My wife hates it when I gratuitously correct others’ grammar or word usage, but sometimes I can’t help myself. Here, a friend writes on Facebook: Had a premonition today. TRUTH is coming. JUSTICE is coming. (more…)
Here’s a piece from the PBS News Hour, presenting the sad fact that the evolution of the human brain is the largest single contributor to our civilization’s sluggish reaction to the climate catastrophe that science assures us is headed our way. (more…)
Question: By what percentage did EV sales grow in the U.S. last year (2018, over 2017)?
Answer: Can be found at Clean Energy Answers. (more…)
According to the honest people who have been to the southern border, there is no ” invasion.” It’s not an “infestation.” Trump’s tweet here is nothing other than an attempt to a) scare Trump’s supporters into continuing to back him, and b) distract people from the real events of the day–especially the fact that Trump is under legal attack from a dozen different directions simultaneously. (more…)
