Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
Researchers at the University of Hawaii have published a new study within Nature that examines the changes we face due to the ongoing uptick in the levels of Greenhouse gas. It specifically examines how we will be impacted by the simultaneous occurrence of multiple climate hazards strengthened by increasing greenhouse gas emissions. This research reveals that … Read more
On the 31st October a paper was published in Nature that laid out the evidence for Earth’s oceans soaking up about 60% more heat that had been previously estimated. On 2nd Nov I wrote a posting that highlighted it. Since then there has been an update on all of this. Mathematician Nic Lewis, who is … Read more
Freak weather has perhaps always been an aspect of weather, and yet the freakiness of the weather is clearly becoming a tad more common. To be specific droughts, floods and heatwaves are becoming more common. Why is it like this? The answer rests with the behaviour of the jet streams. Circling the globe are rivers … Read more
New research reveals that we do not have as much time as we previously though we had. The study published in Nature lays out the evidence for Earth’s oceans soaking up about 60% more heat that had been previously estimated. Let’s take a look. Quantification of ocean heat uptake from changes in atmospheric O2 and … Read more
The diversity of life within Puerto Rico’s Luquillo rainforest has been measured over meany decades. A new study reveals that when recent measurements are compared with measurements acquired during the 1970s the results are truly shocking. It is not a “Oh that’s interesting” moment, but rather is an “Oh shit” moment. Terms such as “Alarming” or … Read more
Chris Mooney and Brady Dennis, writing in the Washington Post, illustrate the reality of the flooding threat from rising seas. They open with a description that lays it out in rather stark terms … The old city of Dubrovnik, clinging to the Croatian coast of the Adriatic Sea, is one major storm away from a flood … Read more