Global Warming

Subhankar Banerjee/Associated Pres By: Andrew C Revkin Dec. 8, 2009 Source: NY Times Overview Global warming has become perhaps the most complicated issue facing world leaders. On the one hand, warnings from the scientific community are becoming louder, as an increasing body of science points to rising dangers from the ongoing buildup of human-related greenhouse [...]

What doess cap-and-trade mean

Image: Caveman 92223 at flickr under a CC License Written by Stephen Boles Published on May 15th, 2009 Source: Red Green and Blue Rasmussen Reports‘ new survey has revealed a huge disconnect between the American people and the Obama administration’s proposed cap-and-trade climate change legislation. The survey asked respondents to pick the subject area that [...]

Revenge of the rainforest

Photograph by George Grall – Amazon horned frog – Ceratophrys cornuta – Source:National Geographic The Amazon has long been the lungs of the world. But now comes dramatic evidence that we cannot rely on it in the fight against climate change. Source: The Independent UK By Steve Connor Friday, 6 March 2009 It covers an [...]

Most Arctic Sea Ice Could Melt In 30 Years

Photo: Andy Armstrong/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Retreat A photograph taken in August 2007  from an icebreaker research cruise in the Arctic Ocean, about 600 miles north of the Alaska coastline. ——————— Source: CBS News Washington April 3, 2009 Arctic sea ice is melting so fast most of it could be gone in 30 years. [...]

Debate on Climate Shifts to Issue of Irreparable Change

Source: The Washington Post (Photo: C. Mark Eakin — National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration) Some Experts on Global Warming Foresee ‘Tipping Point’ When It Is Too Late to Act By Juliet Eilperin Washington Post Staff Writer Now that most scientists agree human activity is causing Earth to warm, the central debate has shifted to whether [...]

A Deep Thaw: How Much Will Vanishing Glaciers Raise Sea Levels?

Some say high, some say low, some say fast, some say slow By David Biello Source: Scientific American Greenland, the world’s largest island, holds enough ice to raise global sea levels by 23 feet (seven meters). Add the ice sheets of Antarctica and the oceans would deepen more than 200 feet (60 meters). Satellite measurements [...]

Arctic Sea Ice Reaches Lowest Coverage for 2008

Source: NASA Arctic sea ice coverage appears to have reached its lowest extent for the year and the second-lowest amount recorded since the dawn of the satellite era, according to observations from the NASA-supported National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado in Boulder. Image above: (Click for enlargement.) The Advanced Microwave [...]

Today’s Dearth Fact

Earth/Courtesy of NASA Fact Found at Dot Earth at The New York Times By 2050 or so, the world population is expected to reach nine billion, essentially adding two Chinas to the number of people alive today. Those billions will be seeking food, water and other resources on a planet where, scientists say, humans are [...]

Water – another global ‘crisis’?

2 February 2009 By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News website Sharper, more intense rains may reduce the water available to farmers If you look at the numbers, it is hard to see how many East African communities made it through the long drought of 2005 and 2006. Among people who study human development, it [...]

Colorado River users may face frequent shortages by 2050

Photo: The Colorado River in Marble Canyon at the northeastern end of Grand Canyon National Park, northwestern Arizona. Gary Ladd Article: Shaun McKinnon – Apr. 21, 2009 12:00 AM Source:The Arizona Republic Warming Could Spur Water Crisis Colorado River water users will experience frequent shortages in the coming years as warmer, drier conditions squeeze an [...]