Increased global temperatures are “unequivocal,” human influence is 95-100% likely to be dominant driver of those changes, and the best-case scenario implies fundamental changes to political institutions and energy production. Welcome to Climate Change 2013 – the Physical Science Basis Summary for Policymakers.
Lance Armstrong and Superstorm Sandy were both doped
Lance Armstrong’s wins weren’t caused by his doping, but he was still performance enhanced. Superstorm Sandy was similarly enhanced by industrial climate disruption.
Milloy's latest climate op-ed riddled with errors
Today, the Washington Times ran an op-ed by science-denier-for-hire Steve Milloy titled “2012 GOP guide to the climate debate.” Based on the number of errors and irrelevancies masquerading as serious concerns I […]
Gravity-measuring satellites and GPS confirm Greenland ice melting, affecting more of Greenland Ice Sheet
Over the last decade or so, scientists have tracked a significant loss of ice from the Greenland Ice Sheet (GIS). While some of that loss has been as a direct result of […]
Motivating climate action: Last Chance – Preserving Life on Earth
In the introduction to Last Chance – Preserving Life on Earth, author Larry J. Schweiger, the CEO of the National Wildlife Federation, comes right out and says that he’s not trying to […]
The Weekly Carboholic: Climate disruption lowering Juneau sea level
Climate disruption lowering Juneau sea level Paper shows cooler periods entirely expected Convert biomass to electricity instead of ethanol There’s a few reasons that I prefer the phrase “climate disruption” over “global […]
The Weekly Carboholic: California report recommends changes to adapt to rising sea level
California report recommends changes to adapt to rising sea level “Virtual” water exports a problem for Australia and the world An update on high voltage direct current transmission lines MIT develops new […]
The Weekly Carboholic: Pew poll says climate lowest priority, but results are curious
Pew poll says climate lowest priority, but results are curious Talking heads continue to confuse weather for climate Study says some climate changes cannot be reversed NOAA research jet measures greenhouse gases […]
The Weekly Carboholic: Distributed nuclear a cheaper nuclear solution?
Distributed nuclear “batteries” a solution for expensive nuclear? A brief TVA sludge spill update New definition of seawater to improve ocean modeling UK MET expects warmer 2009, likely record 2010 Food pests […]
The Weekly Carboholic: So much for the "1970s cooling consensus" myth
70’s “cooling consensus” never existed Antarctica’s Larsen C ice shelf to be studied Efficiency created 1.46 million California jobs Memo: CO2, wildlife conflicts of interest OK Rolls-Royce developing efficient new propeller engines […]