The tundra is burning. Coupled with retreating glaciers and loss of Arctic sea ice, we now have three global warming feedback loop mechanisms that are plainly visible to the naked eye from space. This is not the face of man-made or anthropogenic global warming. No, we pulled the trigger but
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350 or bust: Weathergirl Goes Off Script, Mentions Science
Pippa the weathergirl goes off script and drops some science instead of the usual barbeque forecast: * Yes, there is more sea ice missing now than there is ice remaining. It’s in a “death spiral”, scientists are saying: Rate of Arctic Summer Sea Ice Loss is 50% Higher Than Predicted
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Bye Bye Arctic Sea Ice!
From here. The lowest level on record with a couple weeks left in the melt season. More room to drill, I suppose.
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: Arctic Ice Decline Much Worse Than Expected
August 2012, Arctic ice extent models.png As the extent of Arctic sea ice declines to levels unrecorded since satellite monitoring began, the National Snow and Ice Data Center has released a new analysis that shows the situation to be worse by far than even the most pessimistic models predicted. It's a
Continue reading350 or bust: Global Warming Debunked
Well, okay, maybe not so much debunked as, well, confirmed. Oops – it turns out we should still be worried, and working our butts off to preserve this wonderful world for our children and all the yet-to-be-born children. This video looks at four examples that clearly illustrate the impact of
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