Shock and Awe as Tornado Blows Electric Transformers in Moore Oklahoma
Pretty incredible display. Really looks like an artillery barrage.
View ArticleAntarctic Ice Shelf Melt Accelerating
There will be a new video, out next week, I hope, that will add a little to this. Yet another indicator that Antarctica, which scientists hoped would be static this century – is on the move. Greg...
View ArticleI, for One, Welcome our New Interbred, Hybrid Overlords
Lindsay Abrams in Salon: In the latest indication that climate change is going to affect us in strange and horrible ways, University of Florida entomologists have documented how unusual weather...
View ArticleIn Ladakh, Crowd Sourcing Artificial Glaciers to Buffer a Warming Climate
Climate Central: Villagers of the high desert of Ladakh in India’s Jammu and Kashmir states used to harvest bountiful crops of barley, wheat, fruits, and vegetables in summer. But for years the streams...
View ArticleMore from Mike Mann: Atlantic Current and Ocean Food Chains
More from my wide ranging conversation with Mike Mann, on the recent indications of a slowdown in the North Atlantic Meridional Overturning Current. Here, we discuss the very important role that the...
View ArticleMore Than Scientists: New Campaign Humanizes Climate Researchers
In coming to know hundreds of oceanographers, atmospheric scientists, glaciologists and other climate specialists over the last few years, I am continually struck by the humor, warmth, creativity,...
View ArticleWhy do Climate Deniers Hate Sea Lion Pups?
Senator Cruz, put down that club! Climate Central: In recent weeks, emaciated young sea lions have been washing up on California beaches (though a few healthy ones have also shown up, including one who...
View ArticleHow Many Kids Will it Take?
How many kids must we feed to the fossil fuel monster before we inevitably transition to clean, renewable power? The biggest subsidies we give to fossil fuels are our childrens lungs, hearts, and...
View ArticleAs El Nino Emerges, Ominous Findings on Ocean Heat
Yale Environment 360: Scientists are also learning that the ocean has gained more heat, and at greater depth, than they had realized. That means the entire climate is even more out-of-whack than is...
View ArticleMassive Flooding in Chile a Window to Warming World
A warmer atmosphere holds more moisture. Simple physics. In the American midwest, where I live, everyone knows we are seeing more intense rain events. Here’s how it plays out in much dryer and more...
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