The Green Grok Blogs on Scientific Research
Another Volcano, Another Cold Snap
by Bill ChameidesNov 13, 2009
filed under: Greenland, volcanoes, El Nino-Southern Oscillation, solar cycle, La Nina, Mount Tambora, global warming, Antarctica, Pulse of the Planet, sulfur dioxide, Mount Pinatubo, global cooling, solar variation
Analysis of sulfur isotopes in ice cores fingers a volcano in the 19th-century dip in global temperatures.
The Nano Race
by Bill ChameidesNov 03, 2009
filed under: Pulse of the Planet, research, health, policy, carbon, nanotechnology
The race between finding new applications for nanoparticles and determining if they are safe is still very much in question.
Arctic Plankton Sing the Global Warming Blues
by Bill ChameidesOct 28, 2009
filed under: climate change, Arctic, oceans, Pulse of the Planet, global warming, research, phytoplankton, science
The canary in the climate change mine is singing a new and slightly different tune.
Where Have All the Forests Gone - Bioenergy’s Legacy?
by Bill ChameidesOct 23, 2009
filed under: land-use changes, fossil fuels, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, legislation, global warming, Kerry-Boxer climate bill, Waxman-Markey climate bill, bioenergy, Tim Searchinger, Kyoto Protocol, science, policy, politics, carbon dioxide emissions
Bioenergy’s free ride in Kyoto and national climate legislation is a recipe for disaster.
Urban Air Pollution: Stay on the Windy Side of the Street
by Bill ChameidesOct 14, 2009
filed under: science, air quality, air pollution, cars, research, particulate matter, traffic, automobile, Environmental Protection Agency, transportation, pollution
Thinking of an urban stroll to clear the head, move those bones, and take in a breath of fresh air? Be careful that noxious car exhaust doesn’t put a dent in your healthy walk. A new study helps point the way.
Climate Update: Of Ice and Men
by Bill ChameidesOct 13, 2009
filed under: climate, National Snow and Ice Data Center, climate change, Arctic, Pulse of the Planet, global warming, ice, sea ice
If ice is the canary in the climate mine, the canary is melting.
The Waxing Sun and Warming Climate
by Bill ChameidesOct 05, 2009
filed under: greenhouse gas emissions, solar, Sun, solar cycle, greenhouse gases, global warming, radiative forcing, Pulse of the Planet, climate change, sunspots
You don’t have to be a climate scientist to know that the Sun is the main driver of climate.
On Thinner Ice
by Bill ChameidesSep 29, 2009
filed under: sea level rise, Greenland, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, pulse of the planet, Pulse of the Planet, global warming, water, ice sheets, Antarctica, ice, temperatures
New satellite, new instrument, same result: glaciers are thinning.
You Are What Your Farmed Fish Eat
by Bill ChameidesSep 14, 2009
filed under: food, science, fish, oceans, Pulse of the Planet, paper, aquaculture, waste, farmed fish, overfishing
You can take the fish out of the ocean and raise them in a farm, but you don’t necessarily get the ocean’s protein from the farmed fish.
Weird Political Science
by Bill ChameidesSep 09, 2009
filed under: William F. Buckley, evolution, George Bernard Shaw, Ayn Rand, global warming, public opinion, Edward Kennedy, climate change, politics, Robert Kennedy, Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, science
Why are conservatives more likely than liberals to reject the conclusions of scientists about evolution and climate change? Musings from a climate scientist.
Medieval Warm Period and Hockey Stick Revisited
by Bill ChameidesAug 31, 2009
filed under: hockey stick, Medieval Warm Period, climate change, oceans, Pulse of the Planet, global warming, Michael Mann, Delia Oppo, temperatures, carbon dioxide emissions, U.S. National Academy of Sciences
Were global temperatures during the beginning of the last millennium as warm as today? New study says ”yes.“ But what does it mean?
Monsoon Fails, India Suffers
by Bill ChameidesAug 24, 2009
filed under: Nature, Moetasim Ashfaq, Geophysical Research Letters, India, global warming, Pulse of the Planet, monsoon, Matthew Rodell, drought
Failure of the summer monsoon is spelling disaster for 600 million farmers in India.
The Ups and Downs of Global Haze
by Bill ChameidesAug 19, 2009
filed under: Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, Martin Wild, aerosols, air pollution, global dimming, pulse of the planet, global warming, surface solar radiation, global brightening
Tiny particles suspended in the atmosphere can affect the climate. How? A special issue in the Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres sheds some light on the subject.
It’s High Tide Along the East Coast Side
by Bill ChameidesAug 03, 2009
filed under: sea level rise, ice sheets, El Nino-Southern Oscillation, oceans, El Nino, NAO, global warming, East Coast, high tides, North Atlantic Oscillation, temperatures, climate change, ENSO, science
It’s been a very strange summer for East Coasters. Lots of rain and, while the globe has experienced record warm temperatures, it’s been relatively cool on the East Coast. In fact New York City is on track to have the coolest summer on record.
Air Pollution + Parental Stress = Asthma?
by Bill ChameidesJul 29, 2009
filed under: stress, asthma, air pollution, IQ, science, research, health, traffic, children
We all know that air pollution is not good. But what does that have to do with IQ and stressed-out parents?
We Don’t Know Clouds After All
by Bill ChameidesJul 27, 2009
filed under: clouds, feedback, climate change, Pulse of the Planet, global warming, iris effect, Dick Lindzen, climate skeptics, water vapor, carbon dioxide emissions, research, science
Clouds have been the hook climate skeptics have been hanging their “you-can’t-predict-future-climate” hat on for years. The hook appears to be melting as a result of new research.
Views on Anthropogenic Climate Change Vary. Why?
by Bill ChameidesJul 24, 2009
filed under: Statistically Speaking, climate change, global warming, research, science, politics
Statistics provide numbers. We decide what they mean. Case in point: how different groups view the causes of global warming.
Is NASA Spacing Out?
by Bill ChameidesJul 20, 2009
filed under: Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11, Apollo missions, space, climate change, Buzz Aldrin, astronauts, moon, NASA, Alan Bean, science, Michael Collins, research
Today is the 40th anniversary of the first lunar walk, and, not counting the late Michael Jackson, it’s been almost that long since the last moonwalk. Is it time to do it again?
Climate Change for the Haves and the Have-Nots
by Bill ChameidesJul 14, 2009
filed under: Rob Socolow, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, global warming, G8, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, paper, science, international, America’s Climate Choices
How do we divvy up the work needed to avoid dangerous climate change among the countries of the world? The world’s have and have-not nations can’t seem to agree, but maybe there’s another way.
Drink Up Your Soft Drink - Another Critical Habitat in Decline
by Bill ChameidesJul 09, 2009
filed under: seagrasses, Pulse of the Planet, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, water pollution, seagrass meadows, habitat degradation, pollution
A new paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences takes stock of the global status of seagrass meadows. Seagrass meadows?
