Tag: Arctic - Page 10
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Only 10% of Permafrost Melting Could Tip Planet Towards Catastrophic Warming
There's no doubt that Arctic permafrost stores a huge amount of greenhouse gases and as the planet warms and the permafrost thaws the climate change impact could be huge. Well, according to a new
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Fiber Arctic: Seattle Fiber Artists in Stitches Over Global Warming
Seattleites are in for a luscious, though-provoking treat: Tomorrow marks the opening of "Fiber Arctic," a group installation featuring 20 fiber artists pondering climate change and the way it's reshaping the Arctic
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Melting Permafrost Greenhouse Gas Emissions Held at Bay by New Plant Growth, For a Little While
Melting permafrost releasing stored greenhouse gases has long been a known contributing and accelerating factor in global climate change. According to a study published in Nature and reported on by the AP, we may
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Russian Nuclear Power Station Takes an Axe to Santa's Workshop
As the Photo depicts, it is not Exxon/Mobil who will be bulldozing Santa's workshop this year, but rather the Russian state nuclear corporation, Rosatom. It will be a 70-megawatt prototype floating nuclear power station, consisting
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Inhofe Joins Gore: Another Sign of the Apocalypse?
Inhofe Joins Gore? It's like oil and water. Garlic and ice cream. Or lamb and tuna fish. But apparently yes, it's true, Inhofe has changed his tune and now the Guardian reports, is working with Gore on soot legislation. Just don't
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Catlin Arctic Mission Runs Into Bad Weather
It's not easy being an Arctic explorer--here's a picture of one en route to the north pole to examine the effect of climate change. With daily temperatures of -40C, it is cold and miserable.
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Disneynature launches "Earth" on Earth Day
Considering the huge promo campaign surrounding Earth, the movie, the first film release from Disneynature, a new brand from Mickey’s company, most everybody knows that the
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Aerosols More Important to Global Warming Than Acknowledged
While the vast majority of climate change discussion has been the impact of greenhouse gases themselves (carbon dioxide, methane, others) on
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NASA Releases Simulation of Arctic Sea Ice Changes
We mentioned earlier today that NASA has new data showing the Arctic sea ice is thinner as well as there is simply less of it. Posted today on YouTube is a simulation from NASA on Arctic sea ice changes. The 2009 Arctic sea ice maximum extent (the
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Arctic Sea Ice Not Only Covers Less Area, It's Thinner Too
There's some new satellite data in from NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center and it further illustrates the degree to which Arctic sea ice has shrunk
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7 Greenest Spring Break Trips
For most people, spring break conjures up memories (or expectations) of beaches, beer, and--if MTV is your source--lots of bikinis. And while there’s nothing wrong with collecting your best friends and heading out for a
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Movie Review: The Age of Stupid - A Lot of Stick And Not Much Carrot
"The question I've been asking is, why didn't we save ourselves when we had the chance?" This is Pete Postlethwaite speaking to us from the future, the year 2055 to be exact, where he is marooned alone, high in a tower above
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Planet Pixies: Organic Soft Dolls for the Environment
Looks like Tinkerbell isn't the only pixie on a mission to protect the environment.
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We're Beginning to See Hints That Ocean Circulation is Changing: International Polar Year Director
Over the past year we've seen increasing evidence that the effects of climate change in both the Arctic and Antarctic are occurring more quickly than predicted. As a sort year-in-review, the International Polar Year has released The State of
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Research Indicates Global Warming May Take A Bigger Bite Out Of Dry Land Than Previously Thought!
A new study by Jerry Mitrovica of the University of Toronto and the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, establishes evidence for a much different outcome of global warming as has been previously indicated. Using scaled models, Mitrovica and
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Adventurer Todd Carmichael Has Reached the South Pole Unassisted
Like "fighting your way through a junkyard that is 20 miles long . . . blindfolded" is how 44-year-old eco-adventurer Todd Carmichael describes his recent trek across Antarctica to the South Pole. The temperature was a mere 35 degrees
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NASA Loses 90 Rubber Duckies in the Arctic, Offers Reward for Return
I admit that this one isn't the deepest piece of news out there, but I find it too funny (and somehow interesting) to pass up repeating. The Guardian is reporting that NASA wants its rubber duckies back. And if you happen to be
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Arctic Sea Ice Melt 20 Years Ahead of Schedule, Scientist Maintains Tipping Point Assertion
You may find this hard to believe considering the wintry weather across much of the US, but the long term trend is still for warmer ice-free summers in Arctic. In fact we have probably already passed a tipping point
