From DARTMOUTH COLLEGE and the “Reports of the demise of Arctic Sea Ice are greatly exaggerated” department HANOVER, N.H. – The melting of sea ice will significantly increase Arctic precipitation, creating a climate feedback comparable to doubling global carbon dioxide, a Dartmouth College-led study finds. “The increases of precipitation and changes in the energy balance may…
Guest essay by David Bennett Laing, Asst. Prof.of Geology, Univ. of Maine (retired) Two different styles of volcanic eruption appear to have been the principal determinants of climate change throughout geologic time. The very fact that opinions on climate change could have become as polarized as they have, even in scientific circles, suggests we may…
From COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY and the “climate models still can’t get clouds right” department comes this interesting new study. All over the planet, every day, oceans send plumes of sea spray into the atmosphere. Beyond the poetry of crashing ocean waves, this salt- and carbon-rich spray has a dramatic effect on the formation and duration of…
Guest essay by Eric Worrall What could be better than owning a large woodland estate, and making a steady income from harvesting timber? Harvesting an additional tithe of taxpayer’s money, of course. According to the Huffington Post; America’s Family Forests: Our Climate Change Solution Last weekend, 195 nations reached a landmark agreement that will commit…