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Posted in Ecology, Energy, Global Warming on Jul 18th, 2008
Here’s the story:
When heatwaves strike, it’s far more difficult to cope with stifling temperatures in built-up areas than it is out in the countryside. An ESA campaign has just been carried out to see if a spaceborne thermal infrared sensor could help policy makers and town planners reduce the number of casualties when temperatures soar.
High [...]
Posted in Conspiracy Theories, Earth History, Ecology, Global Warming on Dec 11th, 2007
Here’s the headline:
New Dinosaur Discovered in Antarctica
Sounds exciting huh? I mean, visions of Jurassic Park started racing through my mind. Business ideas started popping up. Who wouldn’t want to see a dinosaur? This could be HUGE!
Alas, it’s just sloppy writing. The dinosaur isn’t all that new, it died about 190 million years ago. It wasn’t [...]
Posted in Ecology, Energy, Global Warming on Sep 22nd, 2007
Here’s the story:
Research findings published in the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics calculate that corn and rapeseed biodiesels produce up to 70 percent and 50 percent more greenhouse gases respectively than fossil fuels.
Now, this gets to the root of my problem with the global warming debate. Yeah, I know, the debate is over. However, the problem [...]
Posted in Conspiracy Theories, Current Affairs, Earth, Ecology, Global Warming on Apr 19th, 2006
Scientists were so concerned with the Merapi Volcano in Indonesia that they urged people to run away, far away:
So far, most of the locals aren’t terribly impressed. They cite the fact that the animals haven’t come down from the mountain yet. In the meantime:
The Lascar Volcano in Chile has apparently sprung to life. And,
The Ubinas [...]
Posted in Ecology, Energy, Global Warming on Feb 9th, 2006
Some people bitch and moan and do nothing ( read most of Hollywood ). Some people put their money where their mouth is.
The Willie Nelson Biodiesel Company sells Biodiesel nationally…..
OK, raise your hands, how many people ever thought they’d see Willie Nelson in a science blog? Save the planet, use Bio-Willie!
Technorati Willie Nelson, alternative [...]
Posted in Ecology on Sep 6th, 2005
BEND, Ore. (AP) — A recent survey of a bulge that covers about 100 square miles near the South Sister indicates the area is still growing, suggesting it could be another volcano in the making or a major shift of molten rock under the center of the Cascade Range.
Recent eruptions at nearby Mount St. [...]
Posted in Ecology on Sep 2nd, 2005
THE CREEPING STORM is an absolute MUST READ! It discusses the vulnerabilities of the New Orleans levee system and the over-all vulnerabilities of New Orleans during a major hurricane strike. It is just flat out creepy when watching the scenes unfolding today.
Special kudos to DoctorBombay for coming up with this link.
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Posted in Ecology, Global Warming on Aug 16th, 2005
I have stumbled across the the weblog of the Roger A. Pielke Jr. Research Group. His stated mission is what makes it unique to me:
“We are initiating a new blog specifically focused on climate science issues. Among the topics to be presented are views on the science that are not receiving much if any attention [...]
Posted in Ecology on Jul 17th, 2005
Seabird droppings — not particles carried by the winds — are the major source of pollutants in some parts of the Arctic. This discovery could lead to a better understanding of global pollution patterns.
The details are in an audio link. The very concept that the major pollution problem in the Arctic are not manmade is [...]
Posted in Ecology on Jun 21st, 2005
The Alpine glaciers are shrinking, that much we know. But new research suggests that in the time of the Roman Empire, they were smaller than today. And 7,000 years ago they probably weren’t around at all. A group of climatologists have come up with a controversial new theory on how the Alps must have looked [...]