NASA’s Tom Wagner on Siberian Holes and Methane
Description from PBS Newshour: When holes opened up in the earth recently in Siberia, a wave of speculation was set off as to their cause. Scientists are now pinpointing a dramatic increase in arctic...
View Article“Slow Roll”. Rebuilding Detroit one Bike Ride at a Time
Yeah, it’s an Apple ad. Pretty informative, and inspiring one, though.
View ArticleRaw Video: Dark Snow by Drones
We came back with a boatload of video from 2 types of drone UAV platforms – fixed wing and helo designs. The fixed wing was very successful in performing look-down measurements of reflectivity...
View ArticleThe RealNews Interview: Greenland and Sea Level Rise
Looks like this is going to be a regular feature at Realnews. I was asked to summarize the aims and findings, so far, of the Dark Snow field season.
View ArticleAre US Carbon Emissions Really Down? Methane Leaks Cause for Concern
A headline that has appeared frequently in mainstream media of late informs us that, in an unexpected turn of good news, US carbon emissions are down to 20 year lows, due to increased use of natural...
View ArticleTide Turning on Climate Politics
Recent polling and analysis suggests that the pendulum of public opinion has swung decidedly in favor of climate science and scientists on the issue of climate change. One would never suspect any of...
View ArticleCentral Power Plants: An Endangered Species?
ThinkProgress: Within a few decades, large-scale, centralized electricity generation from fossil fuels could be a thing of the past in Europe. That’s the word from investment bank UBS, which just...
View ArticleObama Looks Beyond Congress for New Climate Agreement
NYTimes: WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is working to forge a sweeping international climate change agreement to compel nations to cut their planet-warming fossil fuel emissions, but without...
View ArticleWe Are Groot
One of the most ominous phrases in the English language, just a few notches below “uncontrollable Arctic methane belch”, is “..a movie with a heart.” In the case of Guardians of the Galaxy, you can...
View ArticleThe Weekend Wonk: Toxic Algae, Water, and Climate Change
Dr. Alan Steinman is an expert on the Aquatic biology of North America’s Great Lakes. He has been studying the combined effects of invasive species, warming waters, increasing pollution, and expanding...
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