May 2013
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A Rough Guide to the Jet Stream: what it is, how... →
Barely a week goes by these days in the Northern Hemisphere without the jet stream being mentioned in the news, but rarely do such news items explain in detail what it is and why it is important. As a severe weather photographer this past 10+ years, an activity which requires successful DIY forecasting, I’ve had to develop an appreciation into what makes it tick. This post, then, is a...
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Science - Critical Theory: Entering unknown... →
barrywone-blog:
Imagine there are no people. Imagine a planet where the sea level is about five to 40 meters (16 to 131 feet) higher than normal. Imagine a planet that is hotter and wetter. Imagine, worldwide, it’s roughly 3 to 4 degrees Celsius (5.4 to 7.2 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than today. And the…
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Science - Critical Theory: Help close the... →
barrywone-blog:
Over the last few days, there has been intense interest in our consensus paper and The Consensus Project website. The fact that the paper has been reported widely in mainstream media across the world is an important step towards reducing the gaping chasm between public perception…
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Entropy Wins: Civilisations Decline: Global... →
wotfigo:
Land, atmosphere, and ice heating (red), 0-700 meter OHC increase (light blue), 700-2,000 meter OHC increase (dark blue). From Nuccitelli et al. (2012).
The fact is climate scientists have long predicted that about 90% of total human-made global warming would go into heating the oceans —…
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TFI Daily News: 'It's Like a War Zone': Horror and... →
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By Jay Newton-Small, TIME, May 21, 2013
Brandon Morgan wanted to get up early to chase tornadoes. But Morgan, 22, overslept, and by the time he rolled out of bed on Monday, the first in a series of deadly storms was already descending on Moore, his hometown. Morgan, whose hobby is chasing…
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Entropy Wins: Civilisations Decline: New Climate... →
wotfigo:
Observed and modeled September Arctic sea ice extent, 1900-2100
ABSTRACT: The observed rapid loss of thick, multi-year sea ice over the last seven years and September 2012 Arctic sea ice extent reduction of 49% relative to the 1979-2000 climatology are inconsistent with projections of a…
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Science - Critical Theory: Team Wins Cubesat Berth... →
barrywone-blog:
Radiometers may be flown on a constellation of satellites, like the one shown here in this graphic. The goal would be to gather data about Earth’s energy budget. Credit: JHU/APL
A team of scientists has won a berth on a tiny satellite to explore one of NASA’s most important frontiers…
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Entropy Wins: Civilisations Decline: Australia... →
wotfigo:
Australia is already the globe’s biggest coal exporter and “mega-mine” plans in Queensland for more extraction are identified as the world’s second biggest “carbon bomb” threatening runaway global warming.
“Investments in Australian coal rest on a speculative bubble of climate denial,…
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Climate and Conquest: How Did Genghis Khan Rise? ... →
climateadaptation:
Great read and video of the researchers in Mongolia.
Eight hundred years ago, relatively small armies of mounted warriors suddenly exploded outward from the cold, arid high-elevation grasslands of Mongolia and reshaped world geography, culture and history in ways that still resound today. How did they do it?
Tree-ring scientists at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty...
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