Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
Often when seeing a map of the world that illustrates Global Warming a rather strangely persistent cold area within the North Atlantic is observed. Within the above you can see four different examples that illustrate just how persistent it is. It has been noticed and pondered over for quite some time. A 2012 paper within … Read more
There is an associated press article that has initiated a series of media articles about what are called ghost forests. Let’s start by defining what the term “Ghost forest” actually means and what causes this to happen. Basically, when sea level rises after an earthquake or due to climate change, a forested coastal region can become … Read more
What is perhaps not appreciated by some is that as CO2 increases and the oceans continue to absorb it, there is a huge consequence. The basic chemistry involved results in what is known as Ocean Acidification. There is a paper that was published back in 2008 that examined the impact that various level of CO2 within … Read more
Last December I was writing about the widening rift that had been measured in the Larsen C Ice Shelf in the Antarctic by NASA’s #ICEBridge. I highlighted the inevitable – the breakup of the Larsen C ice shelf, and pointed out that this was part of the on-going process that had seen Larsen A disintegrate in … Read more
Justin Gillis, a journalist who covers science and climate change, writes within the New York Times – Carbon in Atmosphere Is Rising, Even as Emissions Stabilize. So what is the story here, what is this about? He describes how a group of scientists are attempting to come to terms with a bit of a puzzle that … Read more
The canary in the coal mine, the world’s Coral Reefs are now in extreme distress. Not too long ago I was blogging about the unprecedented back-to-back mass bleaching event that has taken place on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. The actual scope, the big picture here, is that it is not simply one famous Coral Reef … Read more