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Adjusting Measurements to Match the Models – Part 3: Lower Troposphere Satellite Temperatures
Adjusting Measurements to Match the Models – Part 3: Lower Troposphere Satellite Temperatures Except for small gaps over the poles the satellite temperature series are the only truly global temperature series we have; their defect is that they do not begin until 1979. Published series are constructed using raw records from different satellites that require […]
Natural Disasters and the Common Cause
Natural Disasters and the Common Cause We have suffered brutal direct hits. Over half of the state of Florida is without power, in the dark. It is too soon to know what the losses are. Houston, America’s fourth largest city, suffered the most extreme rain event in U.S. history. Casualties are mounting; damages are estimated […]
I Was an Exxon-Funded Climate Scientist
I Was an Exxon-Funded Climate Scientist Photo by Mike Mozart | CC BY 2.0 ExxonMobil’s deliberate attempts to sow doubt on the reality and urgency of climate change and their donations to front groups to disseminate false information about climate change have been public knowledge for a long time, now. Investigative reports in 2015 revealed […]
In a Summer of Wildfires and Hurricanes, My Son Asks “Why Is Everything Going Wrong?”
In a Summer of Wildfires and Hurricanes, My Son Asks “Why Is Everything Going Wrong?” THE NEWS FROM the natural world these days is mostly about water, and understandably so. We hear about the record-setting amounts of water that Hurricane Harvey dumped on Houston and other Gulf cities and towns, mixing with petrochemicals to pollute […]
Mortal Mugginess
Mortal Mugginess Extreme Heat Stress in Florida and in the Persian Gulf A spate of new research warns of lethally hot, humid weather in many regions by the end of this century- weather in which it would be dangerous even to walk outside, or turn off the air conditioning. These are very long range projections, […]
The Terrifying Risk of Climate Change in Scotland
The Terrifying Risk of Climate Change in Scotland “Major parts of Scotland’s vital infrastructure are under threat from coastal erosion and flooding, according to the latest government assessments of the dangers of climate change. Thousands of homes and businesses and long stretches of roads and railway lines are also at risk. So are power stations, […]
Hurricane Harvey, Climate Denial, Fake News and ExxonMobil
Hurricane Harvey, Climate Denial, Fake News and ExxonMobil For well over twenty years, climate deniers have tried to stymie discussion of extreme weather events and climate change. Why? Because extreme weather kills people, destroys property, trashes things and costs billions of dollars. And that’s when people start searching for accountability blame. Hurricane Harvey’s damage is […]
Before Our Eyes
Before Our Eyes A submerged highway in Houston in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. (J. Daniel Escareño / CC BY-ND 2.0) Climate breakdown, as George Monbiot calls it, is happening before our eyes at the same time the science on climate change grows stronger and has wider acceptance. Hurricane Harvey, which struck at the center of the petroleum […]
In media res: Houston, Harvey and the catastrophe of climate change
In media res: Houston, Harvey and the catastrophe of climate change “In media res” is Latin for “in the middle of things.” Frequently, it refers to the literary device of plunging readers into some central action of a story (often an epic) and then filling in the details and background later. The residents of Houston […]
Meeting Paris Goals Means Dealing with Climate Impacts of Eating Meat
Meeting Paris Goals Means Dealing with Climate Impacts of Eating Meat Environmental groups place a lot of attention on trying to stop new oil, gas, and coal development since current fossil fuel projects would likely already blow us past the less-than 2°C upper limit for warming laid out in the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement. In […]
Harvey: Fierce Climate Change at Work
Harvey: Fierce Climate Change at Work Photo by The National Guard | CC BY 2.0 Is Harvey a force of nature or something more? Clearly, Harvey is a natural disaster of monstrous proportions. Its destructiveness is the hottest topic on TV coast-to-coast and around the world. Still, cynics of climate change say natural disasters, like […]
Is Hurricane Harvey a Harbinger for America’s Future?
Is Hurricane Harvey a Harbinger for America’s Future? Over the past week we have seen two major tropical storms devastate different parts of the world. First Typhoon Hato struck Hong Kong and Southern China killing at least a dozen people. And over the weekend Hurricane Harvey made landfall from the Gulf of Mexico, bringing extremely […]
CO2 is Changing the Jet Stream in Ways that will Create more Harveys
CO2 is Changing the Jet Stream in Ways that will Create more Harveys The flooding over Houston has become absolutely devastating, and now it is officially record-breaking. Parts of Southeast Texas have now seen 50 inches of rain since Friday — and the rain is still falling. “The record for total rainfall from a tropical […]
How Exxon Used the New York Times to Make You Question Climate Science
How Exxon Used the New York Times to Make You Question Climate Science A breakthrough study from Harvard unearths the extent Exxon has gone to in order to destroy the public’s trust in climate change science. Last week, Harvard University researchers Geoffrey Supran and Naomi Oreskes (of Merchants of Doubt fame) published the first peer-reviewed study comparing ExxonMobil’s internal […]
The Climate Crisis as seen by the economics mainstream
The Climate Crisis as seen by the economics mainstream Mainstream economics frames the climate crisis in a particular way but this approach is not at all helpful. There have been a variety of controversies which show clearly how economists think – like the “price of a life” controversy. The findings of the Stern Review were […]
