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‘Chasing Ice’ Follows James Balog’s Mission To Capture Climate Change
Lots of people are talking about this article ”Use your voice.” Standing before the audience at the New York City premiere of “Chasing Ice” in October, photographer James Balog offered this encouragement to individuals wondering what they can do in the face of global climate change.”Chasing Ice” follows the work of…
Wyoming Powers Up Supercomputer To Crunch The Numbers On Climate Change
Lots of people are talking about this article The National Center for Atmostpheric Research (NCAR) recently hit the power button on one of the world’s most powerful super computers ever dedicated to climate change. The 1.5 petaflop IBM computer can run an astonishing 1.5 quadrillion calculations per second, and will be…
Europe’s Wet Summers Blamed On Atlantic Ocean Warming
It has been long known that ocean temperatures play a significant role in influencing weather patterns around the world. Therefore, it is no surprise that a recent barrage of wet summers that have plagued northern Europe is being blamed on substantial warming of the North Atlantic Ocean through the late 1990s.A new study…
Ice Laboratory Able To Give Scientists A Peak Into Past
[ Watch the Video: National Ice Core Lab Stores Valuable Ancient Ice ] While temperatures across the country start to cool in accordance to the changing of seasons, there is one place in Denver, Colorado where it stays cool all year round.Colorado experienced record highs this summer, but the…
Sea Rise Will Be Irreversible Over Next Several Thousand Years Due To Greenhouse Gas Emissions
A groundbreaking study by a team of European researchers warns that greenhouse gas emissions will cause an irreversible rise in sea level over the next several thousand years.The study, published in the latest edition of the journal Environmental Research Letters, expanded the scope of typical climate change studies to…
Arctic Haze
Arctic haze is a phenomenon that occurs in the atmosphere at high latitudes in the Arctic due to air pollution. What distinguishes Arctic haze from haze found elsewhere, is the ability of its chemical ingredients to endure in the atmosphere for a longer period of time compared to other pollutants. Due to limited snowfall, rain, or…
Now On Google Maps: Walk The Ocean Floor Without A Wet Suit!
Oceans cover 71 percent of our planet. Each of these seven oceans has a name, shipping routes, and resident wildlife, so they might not seem that mysterious. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, however, a shocking 95 percent of the ocean is unexplored. While we may have flown over it or zipped quickly over its waves, the…
Ocean Acidification Threatens Island Nations’ Food Security
The Island of Rarotonga, the largest island in the Cook Islands is viewed from the air on August 30, 2012. MONTEREY, Calif., Sept 24 (Reuters) – Food security problems caused by climate change and ocean acidification will hit small island and coastal nations hardest, environmental group Oceana said on…
Scientist Who Saw Drowned Polar Bears Reprimanded
JUNEAU, Alaska — An Alaska scientist whose observations of drowned polar bears helped galvanize the global warming movement has been reprimanded for improper release of government documents.An Interior Department official said emails released by Charles Monnett were cited by a federal appeals court in decisions to vacate…
Asteroid Dust Cloud Could Act As Sunshade, Fight Climate Change On Earth, Researchers Suggest
Scientists propose a dust cloud made of asteroid material could help to cool Earth. Here, an artist’s depiction of what a spacecraft spewing asteroid dust might look like. To combat global warming, scientists in Scotland now suggest an out-of-this-world solution — a giant dust cloud in space, blasted off an…
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