Increased leaf abundance is a double-edged sword From the AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE A new global assessment reveals that increases in leaf abundance are causing boreal areas to warm and arid regions to cool. The results suggest that recent changes in global vegetation have had impacts on local climates that should be…
‘Weak or non-existent’ El Nino is a factor Forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center say the Atlantic could see another above-normal hurricane season this year. For the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 through November 30, forecasters predict a 45 percent chance of an above-normal season, a 35 percent chance of…
From the AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY and the “no ice ages here” department. Fossil beetles suggest that LA climate has been relatively stable for 50,000 years New radiocarbon dating of La Brea Tar Pits beetles indicates that Southern California’s Paleoclimate was very similar to today Research based on more than 180 fossil insects preserved…
Paleoclimatologists Rock -Two million years of radical climate change is significant. David C. Greene writes: “The smoking gun of the ice ages” is the title of an article in the Dec. 9, 2016 issue of Science, the journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The author, David A. Hodel, is listed with…
From the UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON and the “rock of ages” department. Weathering of rocks a poor regulator of global temperatures A new University of Washington study shows that the textbook understanding of global chemical weathering — in which rocks are dissolved, washed down rivers and eventually end up on the ocean floor to begin the process…
Greg Fishel, WRAL says on his Facebook page PUT UP OR SHUT UP You know everybody reaches their breaking point and quite frankly I have reached mine with the folks who post all over the internet about the scientific fallacies of man induced climate change. All of them are guest bloggers or essayists. None of…
From the UNIVERSITY OF UTAH Weather patterns’ influence on frost timing Air circulation affects frost more than global warming — for now May 23, 2017– Gardeners know the frustration of a false spring. Coaxed outside by warm weather, some people plant their gardens in the spring only to see a sudden late frost strike at the…
