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Tag Archives: global warming
“Climategate” a spinmeister’s delight
It’s like a stage full of whirling dervishes: spin left, spin right, faster, faster. What has become known as “ClimateGate” (the name itself is, of course, a piece of spin) continues to hog media time. Less than a week after email from the University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit (CRU) was hacked/pilfered/stolen (pick your [...]
The Copenhagen Diagnosis – a new global warming report
The last United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report was based on data collected by 2006. A new report, labeled ‘The Copenhagen Diagnosis’ updates that report with data and analysis since that time. The Copenhagen Diagnosis is the work of 26 scientists and consists of material already peer-reviewed and published, so there isn’t [...]
Study: Oceans may be losing capacity as carbon sink
As the December Copenhagen climate summit approaches, it’s not surprising that a spate of new climate studies is appearing. In this case a new study presents data and interpretation for the ability of the Earth’s oceans to absorb CO2 – to act as a carbon sink.
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Update: New figures for CO2 and global warming
Very near the heart of the global warming crisis are the figures relating to the output of carbon dioxide from human sources, the increase of CO2 in the atmosphere, and the ability of the Earth to absorb it through carbon sinks such as the oceans, land masses, and biotic materials. Gathering the massive amount of [...]
New study: Atmospheric carbon-dioxide unchanged since 1850
Anything that remotely implies scientific studies have miscalculated factors in global climate change is fodder for those who oppose the notion of global warming. So when a respected scientist, Dr. Wolfgang Knorr from the University of Bristol publishes a paper with results that indicate the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has remained virtually [...]
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Ocean acidification – fewer shellfish
Oceans are mighty, big, and wide – but they are not indestructible. We’ve known for some time that Earth’s ocean ecology is threatened. Overfishing, pollution, warming have all come under the spotlight. Scientific studies continue to arrive that document various aspects of the decline of the oceans. Here’s a pioneer study that spotlights the delectable [...]
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Royal Society says GM research needed
When the Royal Society (of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge) issues reports, lots of people pay attention. When it takes on controversy, in this case promoting (among other things) the genetic modification (GM) of food to alleviate short supply for the coming growth in world population, then it gets all kinds of attention.
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Follow-up: More and faster global warming
Commentary and some details of the Oxford conference, 4 Degrees and Beyond, are posted at ars technica. [Reference: ars technica]
New report: Ocean acidification worsens