Thursday, February 26, 2009

Profile of Stephen H. Schneider by Regina Nuzzo of PNAS

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UPDATE: Link to most recent paper of February 26, 2009, concerning "Reasons for Concern" (free, open-access pdf file), PNAS 2009: ...
Wednesday, February 25, 2009

4th International Polar Year (IPY) finds accelerated mass loss of Antarctica and Greenland Ice Sheets raising sea level

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Polar regions found warming fast, raising sea levels Posted 2009/02/25 at 12:17 pm EST GENEVA, Feb. 25, 2009 (Reuters) — The Arctic and ...

Peter M. Sandman and George Marshall -- two takes on the Psychology of Climate Change Denial

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For an interesting take on the psychology of climate change denial, see this column: Climate Change Risk Communication: The Problem of Psyc...

Tamino's "What if ...?" post on NASA-GISS temps, Lou Dobbs slanted show and Dennis Avery's obfuscation

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What if … ? January 15, 2009 · 141 Comments NASA GISS has released the year-end temperature figures for 2008. The numbers are ...

David Archer: Carbon dioxide emissions could last millennia

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Carbon dioxide emissions could last millennia by Renee Schoof, McClatchy Newspapers , February 24, 2009 WASHINGTON — Until now, most discus...

George F. Will's Dishonesty Explained in Detail by A. Siegel of The Huffington Post -- good job!

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Will-ful Deceit on Climate Change: Three Blunt Examples by A. Siegel, The Huffington Post , February 22, 2009 As discussed in WashPost : Com...

Charles J. Hanley: Lord Nicholas Stern uses travel delay to illustrate the danger of mass migration caused by sea level rise and climate change

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Mass migrations and war: Dire climate scenario by Charles J. Hanley, AP special correspondent, physorg.com, February 23, 2009 (AP) -- If we ...

IPY 2007-2008: Survey found much more warming than expected in the Arctic, Antarctic, Greenland in the ice sheets -- to cause more sea level rise

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Scientists find bigger than expected polar ice melt February 25, 2009 GENEVA (AFP) — Icecaps around the North and South Poles are melting ...

Failure of NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory puts pressure on Glory to study effects of aerosols on clouds & Total Irradiance Monitor of sun's output

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New Scientist blog, February 24, 2009 11:09 PM Satellite failure clouds future of US climate science ...

IPY 2007-2008 Report: Western Antarctic (WAIS) Pine Island and Smith glaciers melting much faster than thought, contributing to sea level rise

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Study: Antarctic glaciers slipping swiftly seaward February 25th, 2009 By ELIANE ENGELER , physorg.com, Associated ...

IPY: Observations indicate a warming of permafrost regions across the Northern Hemisphere -- danger of methane being released

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Observations indicate a warming of permafrost regions across the Northern Hemisphere February 24, 2009 — The International Polar Year provid...
Tuesday, February 24, 2009

First Solar claims $1-a-Watt ‘industry milestone’ for its photovoltaic cells

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New York Times , Green Inc. blog, February 24, 2009, 4:30 pm First Solar Claims $1-a-Watt ‘Industry Milestone’ by Jame...

The Orbiting Carbon Observatory NASA Satellite Fails to Reach Orbit

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NASA Satellite Fails to Reach Orbit by KENNETH CHANG , New York Times , February 24, 2009 A NASA satellite ...

Marco Tedesco: Graph of above-average melt days on Greenland Ice Sheet in 2008

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Melting on the Greenland Ice Cap, 2008 Click on graphic to enlarge the details. Map by Robert Simmon, based on DMSP SSM/I data from Marco ...

Andrew Revkin's Dot Earth blog on the NYT: Ike Solem describes Roger Pielke Jr.'s straw man fallacy concerning David Chu, the new Secretary of Energy

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BLOGGER'S NOTE: I must reluctantly admit that until now I did not actually know the definition of the term "straw man" argume...

NSIDC experts present new research on Arctic amplification at the AGU Fall Conference

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15–19 December 2008 NSIDC experts present new research at American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Conference NSIDC experts presented pos...

Y. Luo et al., Response of Pacific subtropical-tropical thermocline water pathways and transports to global warming

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Geophysical Research Letters , 36 , ...

MIT Group Increases Global Warming Projections -- Report: High odds of warming over 5°C (9°F) if no action

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MIT Group Increases Global Warming Projections Report: High odds of warming over 5°C (9°F) if no action Warming possibilities for ...

A. P. Sokolov et al., Probabilistic forecast for 21st century climate ... (using the MIT Integrated Global System Model)

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Report 169 Probabilistic forecast for 21st century climate based on uncertainties in emissions (without policy) and climate parameter...

Hans-Martin Fuessel: Risks of global warming have been underestimated

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UPDATE: Link to most recent paper of February 26, 2009, concerning "Reasons for Concern" (free, open-access pdf file), PNAS 2009: ...