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The Nano Race: The race between finding new applications for nanoparticles and determining if they are safe is still very much in question. by erica — last modified Nov 03, 2009 08:27 AM — filed under: Pulse of the Planet, research, health, policy, carbon, nanotechnology — Relevance: 1%
The Waxing Sun and Warming Climate: You don’t have to be a climate scientist to know that the Sun is the main driver of climate. by erica — last modified Oct 05, 2009 12:46 PM — filed under: greenhouse gas emissions, solar, Sun, solar cycle, greenhouse gases, global warming, radiative forcing, Pulse of the Planet, climate change, sunspots — Relevance: 1%
Medieval Warm Period and Hockey Stick Revisited: Were global temperatures during the beginning of the last millennium as warm as today? New study says ”yes.“ But what does it mean? by erica — last modified Aug 31, 2009 12:03 PM — 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 — Relevance: 1%
Climate Update: Of Ice and Men: If ice is the canary in the climate mine, the canary is melting. by erica — last modified Oct 14, 2009 08:29 AM — filed under: climate, National Snow and Ice Data Center, climate change, Arctic, Pulse of the Planet, global warming, ice, sea ice — Relevance: 1%
Staring Down the Double-Barrel Climate Shotgun: Surprises in the climate system can very quickly make global warming a whole lot worse than predicted. One such surprise could come from a sudden release of ... by erica — last modified Apr 29, 2009 04:22 PM — filed under: wetlands, climate change, oceans, Pulse of the Planet, global warming, research, climate disruption, science, carbon dioxide emissions, permafrost, methane — Relevance: 1%
Day After Tomorrow Not Any Time Soon: Model simulations predict a global warming-induced ice age is not in the cards this century. Cool ... or should I say, "Neat"? by erica — last modified Jun 04, 2009 07:59 AM — filed under: abrupt climate change, climate, Geophysical Research Letters, oceans, Pulse of the Planet, ice, research, ice sheets, ice age, Younger-Dryas, climate disruption, Amy Bower, climate change, Susan Lozier, science — Relevance: 1%
Is Soot Melting the Ice?: A few months back on a flight to the West Coast I looked out the window to see a strange site: instead of being white, the snow-covered Rockies had a gray ... by erica — last modified Apr 15, 2009 11:52 AM — filed under: aerosols, climate change, Arctic, Pulse of the Planet, global warming — Relevance: 1%
Pulse of the Planet: Does Climate Change Go Slow Before Going Fast?: One of the greatest worries about the current global warming is that it may trigger a rapid shift in the climate — a move to a radically different one, perhaps ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 01:23 PM — filed under: abrupt climate change, climate change, Pulse of the Planet, global warming, research, ice age, pulse of the planet, science, carbon dioxide emissions — Relevance: 1%
Pulse of the Planet: Aerosols Continue to Puzzle: Well, I'm back from Hong Kong. The visit went well but it's good to be home. After posting on Hong Kong <a ... by erica — last modified Aug 27, 2009 09:56 AM — filed under: air quality, aerosols, Pulse of the Planet, particulate matter — Relevance: 1%
Pulse of the Planet: Antarctic Thaw Could Slow Global Warming, Sort Of: The climate system is replete with feedbacks -- some of them accelerate global warming and some slow it down. A new modeling study suggests that the melting of ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 01:51 PM — filed under: feedback, climate change, pulse of the planet, global warming, Pulse of the Planet, antarctic — Relevance: 1%
Pulse of the Planet: Can’t Turn Down the Heat: Imagine you’re in the shower and you turn up the hot water, but it gets too hot – scalding hot. What do you do? Turn the hot water down, of course. But what if ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:01 PM — filed under: isotopes, fossil fuels, Susan Solomon, Sherwood Rowland, climate change, Pulse of the Planet, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Mario Molina, carbon-13, carbon-12, Paul Crutzen, carbon dioxide emissions — Relevance: 1%
Pulse of the Planet: Climate Is on the March: As students from Duke’s Nicholas School of the Environment visit the <a class="external-link" href="http://nicholas.duke.edu/hawaii/">Papahanaumokuakea</a> ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:11 PM — filed under: tilt, animals, climate change, Pulse of the Planet, global warming, research, moths, seasons, obliquity, science, Northwest Hawaiian Island Marine Monument, Milankovitch theory — Relevance: 1%
Pulse of the Planet: The 23-Billion Ton Gorilla at the Climate Talks: For the next two weeks, the global community will be meeting in Poznan, Poland, working to hash out an international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions. ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:32 PM — filed under: climate change, Pulse of the Planet, forests, global warming, coal, China, Kyoto Protocol, Barack Obama, carbon dioxide emissions, Russia — Relevance: 1%
Pulse of the Planet: 2008 Does Not a Climate Trend Make: Newsflash: The first six months of 2008 have been the coolest of the last five years. Does that mean global warming is over? Not likely.<br> Huffington Post ... by erica — last modified May 05, 2009 09:07 AM — filed under: El Nino, La Nina, global warming, Pulse of the Planet, climate change — Relevance: 1%
Pulse of the Planet: Drier Summers (Even With More Rain)?: Does this make sense to you? It's been raining more but summers have been getting dryer. by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 02:21 PM — filed under: rainfall, Pacific Northwest, Oklahoma, Pulse of the Planet, North Carolina, Arkansas, global warming, climate disruption, climate change, drought, Great Lakes, Texas — Relevance: 1%
Pulse of the Planet: Fungi on my Mind: Was it “Invasion of the Body Snatchers Comes to North Carolina” or “Birds II: Giant Droppings from the Sky?” Strange, gooey yellow things were mysteriously ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 02:16 PM — filed under: pulse of the planet, Pulse of the Planet, ug99, fungi, mold — Relevance: 1%
Pulse of the Planet: Herbicide Links Give Pause: With people getting <a href="http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/tomatoes.html">salmonella poisoning</a> around the country, the last thing you want to hear ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 02:08 PM — filed under: herbicides, health, Pulse of the Planet, pulse of the planet — Relevance: 1%
Pulse of the Planet: Are Hurricanes Growing Stronger?: The Atlantic hurricane season is heating up. Is it just another season or part of a worsening trend caused by global warming? A new <a ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 01:54 PM — filed under: climate change, oceans, Pulse of the Planet, global warming, pulse of the planet, hurricanes — Relevance: 1%
Pulse of the Planet: A New Ice Age IS Coming ... but Don't Hold Your Breath: Skeptics have been arguing that we should forget about global warming -- a new ice age is imminent. Maybe, some say, it's already started. In fact, a new study ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:35 PM — filed under: ice age, interglacial, climate change, Pulse of the Planet, global warming, albedo, glaciation, science, Milankovitch theory — Relevance: 1%
Pulse of the Planet: Weird Science, Weird Creatures: Every once in a while a paper comes by that is so “out there” you just gotta take note. Here’s one. by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:43 PM — filed under: animals, Pulse of the Planet, greenhouse gases, global warming, pulse of the planet, climate change, fossils, weird science — Relevance: 1%
Pulse of the Planet: Earth to Exxon: Methane on the Rise Again: As the Senate prepares to take up historic climate change legislation, Exxon Mobil’s CEO Rex Tillerson has taken a stance against moving toward renewable ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 02:20 PM — filed under: climate, climate change, greenhouse gases, global warming, pulse of the planet, Pulse of the Planet, carbon dioxide emissions, methane — Relevance: 1%
Pulse of the Planet: Ocean Acidification Faster Sooner: Regardless of your stance on global warming, you should be worried about a related problem: ocean acidification. You don’t need a climate model to know this is ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:29 PM — filed under: oceans, phytoplankton, fish, calcifier, Pulse of the Planet, global warming, research, ocean acidification, science, carbon dioxide emissions — Relevance: 1%
Pulse of the Planet: Predictions of a Cooling Sun: If you're up on the latest climate "news," you're familiar with a rising if small chorus claiming there's no need to worry about global warming –- the sun is ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:33 PM — filed under: sunspots, Sun, greenhouse gases, global warming, ice age, Pulse of the Planet, solar variation — Relevance: 1%
Pulse of the Planet: An Unexpected Impact of Global Warming: Global warming is going to make the ocean noisier. So says Peter Hester and colleagues from the <a class="external-link" href="http://www.mbari.org/">Monterey ... by wendy — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:52 PM — filed under: sound, ocean noise, climate change, oceans, Pulse of the Planet, global warming, ocean acidification, pulse of the planet — Relevance: 1%
Pulse of the Planet: U.S. Whiffs on Climate Change While Rain Forests Burn: Last Friday was not a red letter day for the planet. In one day the Bush administration 86’ed any possibility of the federal government doing anything on <a ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 02:07 PM — filed under: climate change, Pulse of the Planet, global warming, pulse of the planet, rain forest, carbon dioxide emissions — Relevance: 1%
Pulse of the Planet: Good News From Africa - Tropical Forests Inhale: A heretofore unrecognized ally has emerged In the global warming fight: tropical forests. by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 11:54 AM — filed under: greenhouse gases, climate, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, Pulse of the Planet, forests, global warming, missing sink — Relevance: 1%
Pulse of the Planet: Wait a Second Before You Bite Into That Tuna Sandwich: Many of us love bluefin tuna – think sushi and sashimi – a fish so in demand that just one can fetch upwards of <a class="external-link" ... by erica — last modified Sep 03, 2009 10:32 AM — filed under: oceans, food, pulse of the planet, fish, catch limits, Pulse of the Planet, sustainability, science, tuna, overfishing — Relevance: 1%
Pulse of the Planet: The Future of Whales: In Vancouver last week for a friend’s wedding, I encountered an extraordinary, even wondrous event — a <a ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 02:14 PM — filed under: animals, whales, pulse of the planet, oceans, Pulse of the Planet — Relevance: 1%
Deep Ocean Revisions Do Not Spell Global Warming Rethink: A new paper suggests that our model for the circulation of the deep ocean may be wrong. But claims that all global warming science should therefore be thrown ... by erica — last modified May 20, 2009 03:50 PM — filed under: climate, climate change, oceans, Pulse of the Planet, global warming, research, science — Relevance: 1%
Whither the West Antarctic Ice Sheet?: Mention global warming, and you might think of rising sea levels inundating coastal cities and island nations. But how much could sea levels rise? Two new ... by erica — last modified Mar 31, 2009 12:51 PM — filed under: sea level rise, climate, Greenland, climate change, Pulse of the Planet, global warming, ice sheets, Antarctica — Relevance: 1%

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