Daily Archives: April 28, 2009

Is Climate Change the “Defining Challenge of Our Age”? Part 1 of 3

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Part I: Ranking global warming among present-day risks to public health. Guest essay by Indur M. Goklany There seems to be no limit to the hyperbole surrounding climate change – and that’s no hyperbole. Numerous politicians have informed us over … Continue reading →

Posted in climate_change, economy-health | 127 Comments

Inconvenient Eisdicken – “surprising results” from the Arctic

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This is a news story from Germany outlining another Arctic ice measurement expedition. This one was conducted by flying the scientists across the north polar ice cap using the WWII era workhorse Douglas DC-3 airplane equipped with skis, and towing … Continue reading →

Posted in Arctic, sea ice | 163 Comments

Britain’s only wind turbine plant to close

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Who would have thunk? Maybe it had something to do with this video of a Vestas wind turbine: I wonder if it used “Lucas” electronic parts? I owned an Austin Healy Sprite and a Triumph TR6 at one time, and … Continue reading →

Posted in energy, Technology | 222 Comments

Catlin Crew Out Of Time

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Guest post by Steve Goddard An Arctic Blizzard As reported here two weeks ago, April 30 is the last safe date to recover explorers from the Arctic.  The people who rescued Pen Hadow from the Arctic in May, 2003 said … Continue reading →

Posted in Arctic, Uncategorized | 138 Comments

Misunderstandings about the Pacific Decadal Oscillation

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Misunderstandings about the Pacific Decadal Oscillation Guest post by Bob Tisdale INITIAL NOTE The first version of this post (The Common Misunderstanding About The PDO dated June 26, 2008) incorrectly described the method for calculating the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation. I … Continue reading →

Posted in ENSO, oceans, PDO | 115 Comments