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Are scientists divided about the existence and causes of climate change? Some scientists have proposed that previously unknown natural causes could be responsible for global warming, such as a decrease in cloud-producing galactic cosmic rays. Others have proposed that the climate may be responding to the heat-trapping effects of carbon dioxide by producing more clouds, . . . → Read More: 2011: Earth’s 11th warmest year, Part 3 of 3 As detailed in a previous post, 2011 was tied for the 11th warmest year on record globally. But there are number of natural climate forces that appear to be holding the temperature down lower than it might be. How much of the warming in recent decades is due to natural causes? The El Niño/La . . . → Read More: 2011: Earth’s 11th warmest year, Part 2 The numbers are in, and 2011 was another one for the record books. A great source of weather and climate information is the blog of Dr. Jeff Masters at Wunderground.com. The year 2011 tied with 1997 as the 11th warmest year since records began in 1880, NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center said last week. NASA rated 2011 as . . . → Read More: 2011: Earth’s 11th warmest year For gardeners who are thinking about spring planting season (that would be all of us), there is a new USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map. Here is the section that covers southern Maine: The 2012 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map is the standard by which gardeners and growers can determine which plants are most likely . . . → Read More: Updated plant hardiness zone maps Good to see that mainstream media is finally recognizing what the climate scientists have been saying for years. Climate change will result in more extreme weather events liked the ones we’ve experienced this year. A powerful message from Robert Redford summarizing the dangers of the proposed tar sands oil pipeline. Learn more and take action at the NRDC website.  Comments are closed  Climate change, Energy conservation, Environmental regulations, Environmental toxins When considering the impacts of CO2 pollution, it’s not just extreme weather events that we should be concerned about. Play here or go to the video produced by the University of Maine. Thomas Friedman makes a good case for showing some urgency in addressing the causes of our recent climatic extremes. Remember the first rule of global warming. The way it unfolds is really “global weirding.” The weather gets weird: the hots get hotter; the wets wetter; and the dries get drier. This is not a . . . → Read More: Is it weird enough for you yet? The United States Department of Agriculture has confirmed in recent studies that in the northern US, the pollen season is “lasting anywhere from 13 days to 27 days longer than it had lasted in 1995.” Remember the good old days when you only got the “spring sniffles” for a few weeks as the new . . . → Read More: Climate Change, “Up Close and Personal” Author and Post Carbon Institute Fellow Richard Heinberg writes that the current debt limit showdown is actually less important than a larger fundamental trend that few national leaders are acknowledging. The even bigger, and most important, context is that we are entering a new historic era. Oil prices are high due to the ongoing . . . → Read More: Rethinking the economy The author of the Economix blog from the New York Times points out the multiple benefits of encouraging Americans to replace at least some driving miles with biking miles. Bicycle use is good for both people and the planet. In a country afflicted by obesity and inactivity, people who get moving become healthier. Riding . . . → Read More: The Bicycle Dividend Short answer: it’s complicated. But it’s a question worth asking when April set records for the most tornadoes in a month and in 24 hours. One expert puts it this way: The atmosphere was explosively unstable with summerlike heat and humidity, interacting with a classic wind shear setup as a strong jet stream and . . . → Read More: Is there a link between this year’s violent weather and global warming?  |
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