SHOCKING NEW NASA DATA / NEW PREDICTION = "3 TO 5 YEARS NO ICE IN ARCTIC"
THE PERMAFROST = IS NOW THAWING....
3-5 years All Arctic Ice will be gone. Five years after that... no ice on either pole!
Watch Video as prehistoric methane gas is released under the ice from the thawing permafrost below is ignited.
NEW DATA: The original time to reach the permafrost thawing tipping point wasn't predicted to happen until 2050.
We need to understand what is happening and how the effects of what is now taking place... will change all our lives in the "months and few years ahead".SHOCKING NEW NASA DATA / NEW PREDICTION = "3 TO 5 YEARS NO ICE IN ARCTIC"
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Dan Miller's presentation focuses on why the UN IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) reports are actually best case scenarios. For example, IPCC climate models do not include the effect of melting permafrost releasing greenhouse gases, even though the permafrost is melting now and it holds more greenhouse gases than all that mankind has ever released.
Another example is that IPCC predictions of sea level rise only take into account thermal expansion of the oceans and melting of glaciers; the largest factor, disintegration of glaciers, was not included because it is hard to model. The result is that sea level rise will likely be substantially higher this century than the IPCC predicts.
Miller discusses several other potential catastrophes that are not included in IPCC predictions and also discusses tipping points that could put climate change solutions out of our reach in years or decades, the psychology of climate change, and why it is difficult for people to respond to the threat posed by a warming earth.
His talk concludes with a discussion of ways to address climate change and the risks and opportunities that companies face due to the climate crisis.
When you look at the ice core record, there’s a significant amount of correlation between sea level rise and the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air at the time. But the ice core record goes back less than a million years. A study published a couple of weeks ago in the journal Science measured proxy data for CO2 concentration in the ocean and compared that data to other data on the stability of ice sheets. The authors discovered that there is strong correlation between the two going back at least 20 million years.
One of the challenges that the authors had was the fact that few available previous studies didn’t show correlation between the amount of CO2 in the air and the global climate prior to the start of ice core data. The authors hypothesized that this was a problem with the other datasets and developed a set of tests to check their hypothesis.
More at the linkWhen you look at the ice core record, there’s a significant amount of correlation... more
In a historical moment in which all the world governments are aware of the very serious danger of global warming and many countries including the United States and China begin massive investment into renewable energies, Italy seems one of the less eco-friendly countries in the world. Despite environmentalism has entered politics for over twenty years, in practice our nation has done little and now that would be time to act, is doing nothing. http://inaltreparole.net/en/nature/ecologyitaly311009.htmlIn a historical moment in which all the world governments are aware of the very... more
You know that trees store carbon, but what does that really mean? How much carbon does the tree outside your window store, and how does that compare to the carbon we emit when we travel or power our homes?You know that trees store carbon, but what does that really mean? How much carbon does... more
The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is measured in parts per million. Before the Industrial Revolution, before men began greater coal burning, destruction of forests and use of oil, the concentration was 280 parts per million by volume. We are now at 387. The Kyoto Protocol provided not to exceed 450 parts per million. But it is only a maximum level to avoid the catastrophe, not a disaster.The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is measured in parts per... more
You would have to go back at least 15 million years to find carbon dioxide levels on Earth as high as they are todayYou would have to go back at least 15 million years to find carbon dioxide levels on... more
Carbon dioxide "levels similar to those now commonly regarded as adequate to tackle climate change were associated with sea levels 25-40m (80-130 ft) higher than today." This will be great for rubber raft manufacturers but less-great for the rest of us.Carbon dioxide "levels similar to those now commonly regarded as adequate to tackle... more
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The softest toilet paper is made from chopping down and grinding trees that were decades, even centuries, old.The softest toilet paper is made from chopping down and grinding trees that were... more
Climate obstructionists are pushing a new way to gut the Clean Air Act — strangle the EPA.
Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska has proposed an amendment that would strip the EPA of the ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from "non-mobile" sources. This drastic move would leave over 70% of the CO2 emissions produced in the United States completely unregulated, including every single industry polluter and coal plant.
Senator Murkowski's amendment blocks EPA from taking any action for the next year — a delay tactic quite similar to the "triggers" being proposed to stall health care reform. This is just the kind of reasonable sounding cover that senators beholden to coal and oil interests can cite in being FOR global warming legislation but against anything that would actually make a difference.
As a result, the vote on the Murkowski amendment is a critical test for the Senate. The vote is expected to be very close. If it passes, polluters will know that they have enough friends in the Senate to win on critical issues.
Please consider signing this petition. Thanks.Climate obstructionists are pushing a new way to gut the Clean Air Act — strangle... more
The plant, built in the 1980s, has been retrofitted to allow it to inject its emissions into deep wells.The plant, built in the 1980s, has been retrofitted to allow it to inject its... more
To heck with carbon dioxide. A new study performed by the London School of Economics suggests that, to fight climate change, governments should focus on another pollutant: us.
As in babies. New people.
Every new life, the report says, is a guarantee of new greenhouse gases, spewed out over decades of driving and electricity use. Seen in that light, we might be our own worst emissions.
In the United States, each baby results in 1,644 tons of carbon dioxide, five times more than a baby in China and 91 times more than an infant in Bangladesh, according to the Oregon State study. That is because Americans live relatively long, and live in a country whose long car commutes, coal-burning power plants and cathedral ceilings give it some of the highest per-capita emissions in the world.
Seen from that angle, the Oregon State researchers concluded that child-bearing was one of the most fateful environmental decisions in anyone's life.To heck with carbon dioxide. A new study performed by the London School of Economics... more
Australians have overtaken Americans as the world's biggest individual producers of carbon dioxide, which is blamed for global warming, a risk consultancy says.
British firm Maplecroft placed Australia's per capita output at 20.58 tons a year, some four percent higher than the United States and top of a list of 185 countries.
Canada, the Netherlands and Saudi Arabia rounded out the top five. China remains the world's biggest overall greenhouse gas polluter, followed by the United States.
Maplecroft added that China and India's per person carbon production came in at just 4.5 and 1.16 tons respectively, in sharp contrast to their big overall figures.
This is one thing I'm happy the U.S. is not number one in.Australians have overtaken Americans as the world's biggest individual producers of... more
In December, Copenhagen, Denmark's capital, will host a UN conference on climate in which environmental groups and international organizations are hoping to see real progress in the fight against climate change. For this reason the UN has launched an online petition requesting world leaders to sign a crucial agreement on reducing emissions in the coming years. The time to do something is running out, while worldwide incidence of floods, storms and droughts is increasing.In December, Copenhagen, Denmark's capital, will host a UN conference on climate in... more
The word "REAL" has almost become an antiquated notion as we continue pushing forward into a culture of bloated, insatiable mass consumption. As it turns out, we kinda dig fake stuff. This fact comes in handy to scientists who are now singing the praises of mega fly swatter like objects called "synthetic trees." They claim that forests of these eyesores will be the answer to all of our excess atmospheric carbon dioxide woes, but it's hard to imagine the general population ever snubbing the real thing.The word "REAL" has almost become an antiquated notion as we continue pushing forward... more
In a study sure to ruffle the feathers of the Global Warming cabal, Professor Richard Lindzen of MIT has published a paper which proves that IPCC models are overstating by 6 times, the relevance of CO2 in Earth’s Atmosphere. Dr. Lindzen has found that heat is radiated out in to space at a far higher rate than any modeling system to date can account for.
Professor Richard Lindzen of MIT’s peer reviewed work states “we now know that the effect of CO2 on temperature is small, we know why it is small, and we know that it is having very little effect on the climate.”
The global surface temperature record, which we update and publish
every month, has shown no statistically-significant “global warming”
for almost 15 years. Statistically-significant global cooling has now
persisted for very nearly eight years. Even a strong el Nino – expected
in the coming months – will be unlikely to reverse the cooling trend.
More significantly, the ARGO bathythermographs deployed
throughout the world’s oceans since 2003 show that the top 400
fathoms of the oceans, where it is agreed between all parties that at
least 80% of all heat caused by manmade “global warming” must
accumulate, have been cooling over the past six years. That now prolonged
ocean cooling is fatal to the “official” theory that “global
warming” will happen on anything other than a minute scale.
- SPPI Monthly CO2 Report: July 2009
If for no other reason than this: the IPCC assumes that the concentration of CO2 in 2100 will be 836 ppmv (parts per million volume). However, current graphs based on real data show that CO2 concentrations will only be 570 ppmv in 2100, cutting the IPCC’s estimates in half right there.In a study sure to ruffle the feathers of the Global Warming cabal, Professor Richard... more
Analysis of projected midcentury August temperatures for a list of 21 major American cities, under a fairly conservative warming scenario, suggests some startling changes ahead. Graphics show increased number of days over 90 and 95 in major cities. Simple easy to follow animations.Analysis of projected midcentury August temperatures for a list of 21 major American... more
In the largest experiment of its kind to date, ecologists have found that the wetter the Arctic tundra becomes, the more carbon dioxide it gives off.
If the tundra becomes increasingly warm and wet — which is anticipated as global temperatures rise — it might emit more carbon than expected, the work suggests.In the largest experiment of its kind to date, ecologists have found that the wetter... more
The question of whether clouds are a positive or a negative feedback is one of the biggest remaining questions in climate modeling. A new paper in the journal Science is another piece of evidence that clouds will amplify the effects of climate disruption instead of dampen it.
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Bloggers and some journalists have put a great deal of time into exposing the Inhofe-Morano climate disruption denier list, but it’s too easy to dismiss bloggers as activists and journalists as members of the mythical “liberal media.” The avowed skeptical organization the Center for Inquiry isn’t so easily dismissed, especially by individuals claiming the mantle of “climate change skeptic.” Which is why the Center’s scathing investigation of the credibility – or rather the lack thereof – of the Inhofe list is such a big deal.
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At a constant temperature, the partial pressure at the water surface will equal the partial pressure of that gas in the air. Increase the amount of the gas in the air and more of it will slowly absorb into the water. This is fundamentally why increasing concentrations of CO2 due to fossil fuel combustion is driving ocean acidification – the partial pressure of CO2 in the Earth’s atmosphere is increasing and the ocean is absorbing more CO2 as a result.
But this simple relationship isn’t sufficient to describe the real ocean. The real ocean has waves, is in contact with wind, and has currents and upwellings that change the relationship on local and regional scales. And it’s these real ocean effects that the study’s authors have modeled using coupled-climate-carbon models (CCCMs), models that focus on the effects of the carbon cycle on climate and vice versa. And the CCCMs have found that the ozone hole over Antarctica has been a significant factor in the reduction of CO2 absorption by the Southern Ocean.
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Project 2° is an attempt to provide cities with easy-to-use software tools that can track and manage their greenhouse gas emissions. The idea is that cities all have the same sources of GHG emissions – transportation, electricity generation, energy consumption, and industry – and the similarities mean that all cities have similar needs with respect to their ability to determine where, how, and how much emissions are coming from each sector.
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Overall vehicle fuel efficiency hasn’t increased much in decades. Generally speaking, as gasoline and diesel engines have been made more efficient, the efficiency gains have been eaten up with increased vehicle mass and additional gadgets. According to a New Scientist article, modern automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, and buses are not dramatically more efficient than the Ford Model-T.
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