Daily Archives: May 15, 2009

Scientific Jargon – “Would” “Will” “Could” “Might” “Maybe”

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Guest post by Steven Goddard http://gothamist.com/attachments/jake/2006_1_bigwave1.jpg The BBC has perfected the use of weasel words to create alarm.  They have a lead story today : The collapse of a major polar ice sheet will not raise global sea levels as … Continue reading →

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Audio from the NOAA/SWPC press teleconference

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Well, it took me a week to get it, and finally here it is. Last Friday, May 9th as you may recall NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center had a teleconference which I was not invited to listen in on. But, … Continue reading →

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Uh, oh. 50 year old ocean thermohaline model sinking fast, climate models may be disrupted

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Another “observations are not models” story is emerging. For more on the status quo of thermohaline circulation, see this Wiki  article – Anthony Deep Ocean Conveyor Belt Reconsidered From Peter Etnoyer on Deep Sea News (h/t to Jason) Science Daily … Continue reading →

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Natural petroleum seeps release equivalent of eight to 80 Exxon Valdez oil spills

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Public release date: 13-May-2009 (from EurekAlert) Contact: Stephanie Murphy media@whoi.edu 508-289-3340 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Natural petroleum seeps release equivalent of eight to 80 Exxon Valdez oil spills Study off Santa Barbara is first to quantify oil in sediments A … Continue reading →

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