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• On course to suffer global warming of four degrees

  Fri Jul 8, 2011
  • Great seed, CB! Thanks!

• 2010 one of two warmest years on record; El Nino-Southern Oscillation and other climate patterns play major role

  Thu Jun 30, 2011
  • Seriously?

• 2010 one of two warmest years on record; El Nino-Southern Oscillation and other climate patterns play major role

  Thu Jun 30, 2011
  • Thanks to Dr. Gareth Marshall, here is a map indicating locations of the 12 data collection stations used in the collection of the climate data: http://www.nerc-bas.ac.uk/public/icd/gjma/sam_map.pdf

• 2010 one of two warmest years on record; El Nino-Southern Oscillation and other climate patterns play major role

  Thu Jun 30, 2011
  • Thanks for adding in those links. If one is a data cruncher, and likes to look at hard factual data, here is a link for those interested: http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/met/gjma/sam.html

• Fastest sea-level rise in 2,000 years linked to increasing global temperatures

  Sun Jun 26, 2011
  • I forgot to mention that the supporting information and data document has some excellent graphics at the end that illustrate the findings. Just fyi for those interested.

• Race against time to find Apollo 14's lost voyagers: 'Moon trees'

  Thu Feb 10, 2011
  • I have no idea if it would be possible to get cuttings from the one's that have been planted in public places. I am sure if lots of people wanted to do that, it would damage the trees. Still, that would be very cool to have a piece of history planted in one's yard.

• Holocene Southern Ocean surface temperature variability west of the Antarctic Peninsula : Nature : Nature Publishing Group

  Wed Feb 9, 2011
  • I have seen that. There will likely be many changes to come in the range and habitat of ocean species, and necessarily that will mean that some species push others out, while habitat for some increases, and for others it shrinks... such as the arctic polar bear.

• Still hope for Arctic sea ice

  Fri Feb 4, 2011
  • The biggest problem, as I see it is changing human behavior, then, and the means to do the right thing for the environment. I think most people - even when faced with dire consequences - are reluctant to change anything.

• Still hope for Arctic sea ice

  Fri Feb 4, 2011
  • You are right. People change their behavior when they are forced to do so. From a behaviorist perspective, people are not changing their behavior because they are still being positively reinforced for such behavior. Consider the availability of highly fuel efficient vehicles.

• Still hope for Arctic sea ice

  Fri Feb 4, 2011
  • True enough. The worst case scenario is where global warming is causing run-away events that have passed the point of no return. Here, at least we see some hope that changes in human behavior can impact Arctic sea ice. I have my doubts about changing human behavior on a global scale though.