Having decimated NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Trump administration is now targeting NCAR, the National Center for Atmospheric Research. If it has anything to do with applying science to helping the American public, it’s a goner. …
Dismantling Our Capacity to Predict Severe Storms and Understand the Earth’s Atmosphere Read More »
I suppose I would have some small level of sympathy for climate change deniers if all this were theoretical and based on possibly flawed models. But when it’s happening right outside your front door, doesn’t that make their position a …
Establishing the Realities of Climate Change Requires Observation, Not Speculation Read More »
In our ongoing quest to make sense of the utterly inane goings on in U.S. politics today, it could be said that there are two vast categories of events unfolding every day: the unpredictable and the all-too-predictable.
What are the similarities between life on Earth today vs. 1500 years ago? Thankfully, not too many. The 6th Century CE saw the invention of backgammon and the first use of toilet paper, but outside of that, things we’re pretty barbaric. …
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Study Shows Bad News for Arctic Sea Ice Read More »
From Energy Matters: “Natural disaster” Noun, def: A “weather or climate effect that causes at least $1 billion in damages” (on a relative scale).
I never thought it would come to this, but it is with urgency that I ask readers to check out this FAQ section on climate change, presented by NOAA, the (U.S.) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
If I had to live on exactly three foodstuffs for the rest of my life, I’d choose oysters, mangoes and beer. Perhaps I could do better nutritionally if I were to study the subject seriously, but it would be hard …
Fossil Fuels, Ocean Acidification, and the Oyster Population Read More »
