It’s not often that you hear a conservative, traditional, esteemed financial guru advocating civil disobedience. So it is fair to let you read why they advocate an energetic voice of change. The summary is: Times are far more desperate than we think and we need to change the system to become sustainable with the utmost …
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Category:Climate Change
Antarctic sea ice grows … good news?
The Earth Observatory reports that Antarctic Sea Ice Reaches New Maximum Extent. Yes, more rather than less. A recent study suggests: “The strong pattern of decreasing ice coverage in the Bellingshausen/Amundsen Seas region and increasing ice coverage in the Ross Sea region is suggestive of changes in atmospheric circulation,” they noted. “The year 2012 continues …
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Arctic ice disappearing faster …
4 million square kilometres and falling. That number doesn’t mean much, but when you read that ten years ago it was 5.6 million or 40% more you realise that it’s about to disappear. At a rate of 1.6 million square kilometres loss a decade it will be gone in 40 years. And it hasn’t reached …
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Fire and Ice – sad news at both ends of the spectrum.
A couple of headlines today caught my attention. Unimportant news to most of us, which probably won’t even make the TV version. In the heat of Tibetan politics, two teenagers self-immolated in protest against repression, while in the chill of the Arctic there is less ice than ever before. The stories might get some play …
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Climate change is here — and worse than we thought
Climate change is here — and worse than we thought By James E. Hansen, Published: August 4 The Washington Post When I testified before the Senate in the hot summer of 1988 , I warned of the kind of future that climate change would bring to us and our planet. I painted a grim picture of …
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Climate volatility brings summer in winter!
It’s not just about climate change or global warming – trends whihc can not be confirmed or denied till it’s too late – it’s also about climate volatility. This is already empirically demonstrated. There are high fluctuations in temperature, precipitation, wind and cloud cover. Sometimes it’s wonderful for us because we can enjoy warm sunny …
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The arctic ice is gone.
Well, nearly. The latest models indicate ice-free summers in the arctic this decade. We won’t have to wait 100 years for the effects of climate volatility. They are here now. BBC: New warning on arctic ice melt
A cold winter snap, but not long enough.
Another sign of climate change and weather volatility. Although winter was very cold, the dip in temperatures was brief and not long enough for ice and snow cover to accumulate. From Earth Observatory: Winter 2009-2010 was much colder than normal for the United States, and it delivered a string of record-breaking snowstorms that began on …
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Climate volatility is a problem.
There’s probably global warming going on as a result of fossil fuel burning over the past couple of centuries. Even if you choose to dispute that, you probably notice something strange about the weather, call it climate change or climate volatility (or risk). If you’re an armchair weather watcher, like most of us in Ireland, …
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2009 Ends Warmest Decade on Record
Except for a leveling off between the 1940s (WW2) and 1970s (oil embargo), Earth’s surface temperatures have increased since 1880. 1885 is the year the first automobile went into general production. Mmmmmmmm … is there a connection? The last decade has brought temperatures to the highest levels ever recorded, and the last year of the …
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