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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%
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%
Update: Thinner Shells Put Ocean on Thin Ice: Some argue that more carbon dioxide is a “good thing.” I guess they just can’t get their minds around the whole climate change thing. OK, but what about ocean ... by erica — last modified Mar 31, 2009 02:15 PM — filed under: climate change, fish, oceans, global warming, ocean acidification, carbon, carbon dioxide emissions, seafood — Relevance: 1%
Two Bits of Good News on the Climate Front: Some encouraging developments: lower carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and a chance for coral reefs. by erica — last modified May 27, 2009 02:20 PM — filed under: Caribbean, climate change, oceans, American Samoa, global warming, coral reefs, United States, paper, ocean acidification, climate disruption, science, carbon dioxide emissions, research — Relevance: 1%
Strange Connections: Midwest Farms and Floods Killing Gulf Fish?: The Earth works in mysterious ways. Meteorologists tell us a butterfly flapping its wings in Asia can potentially give rise to a storm in the Midwest. Now it ... by erica — last modified Jul 31, 2009 09:04 AM — filed under: dead zone, climate change, fish, oceans, global warming, Mississippi River, Gulf of Mexico — Relevance: 1%
Globe Trotters: Trash Mars a Monument and a Rare Bird Visits Texas: They say it’s a small world. Apparently if you are a bird or a bunch of trash that is the case. by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:17 PM — filed under: animals, oceans, pine flycatcher, plastic, Northwest Hawaiian Island Marine Monument, trash, birds, Texas, pollution — Relevance: 1%
As the World Turned: Environmental News During the Holidays: Welcome back. Here's a quick review of what happened while we were celebrating the holiday season with family and friends. by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:26 PM — filed under: oceans, animals, air pollution, Clean Air Interstate Rule, global warming, moon, coal, global economy, China, Apollo 8, Wall Street Journal, sulfur oxide, octopus, nitrogen oxides — Relevance: 1%
It's Summer Time – What's Hot at the Coast?: In my <a href="http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/marinelab/">academic world</a> — a small island adjacent to the old town of Beaufort, NC — there are ... by erica — last modified Mar 31, 2009 10:36 AM — filed under: green drinks, storm-water runoff, oceans, sustainability, storm water — 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%
President Bush Enhances His Environmental Legacy: Today President Bush adds a triumvirate to his environmental legacy - the establishment of three new national marine monuments in the Pacific Ocean. Despite ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:24 PM — filed under: Pacific Ocean, animals, oceans, coral reefs, Line Islands, Northwest Hawaiian Island Marine Monument, Rose Atoll, Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, Mariana Trench — Relevance: 1%
Mercury: A Persistent Toxin: Mercury poisoning has a long history. The phrase "mad as a hatter" (circa 1830s) derives from the slurred speech, tremors and other neurological symptoms ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:42 PM — filed under: mercury, Clean Air Act, animals, air pollution, food, fish, oceans, mercury contamination, pollution — Relevance: 1%
News Flash: Two Stellar Appointments by Obama: The unofficial word is that President-elect Obama will announce two stellar science appointments today. John Holdren of Harvard University and the Woods Hole ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:26 PM — filed under: John Holdren, climate change, energy, oceans, Barack Obama, Jane Lubchenco, science, policy, politics — 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%
Statistical Grok: Trash Talk Or a Look at Plastic Waste: "Just one word. … Plastics." This <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSxihhBzCjk">classic line</a> predicting the rise of an industry from director Mike ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 02:02 PM — filed under: Statistically Speaking, oceans, plastic, statistically speaking, trash, plastics, trash, pollution — Relevance: 1%
Obama: The Environmental President?: It's official: there's a new U.S. president. Will Barack Obama be able to advance an environmental agenda? If so, he will have distinguished himself from ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:13 PM — filed under: cap and trade, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Fish & Wildlife Service, Diane Feinstein, water pollution, Theodore Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon, Clean Air Act (1990), air quality, legislation, Clean Water Act, National Park Service, Kyoto Protocol, Clean Air Act, Abraham Lincoln, Bill Clinton, George H. W. Bush, oceans, global warming, Barack Obama, Endangered Species Act, Jimmy Carter, Al Gore, air pollution, Woodrow Wilson, Montreal Protocol, George W. Bush, Environmental Protection Agency, Yosemite — 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%
Statistical Grok: Weighing Salmon Statistics: As summer gets into full swing and recreational chefs fire up grills, turning plots of land into backyard bistros, chances are high that salmon is on the menu. ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 02:00 PM — filed under: animals, Statistically Speaking, fish, oceans, salmon, food, statistically speaking — 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%
To Geo-engineer or Not to Geo-engineer: Imagine tinkering with the climate system to cancel out global warming — the stuff of mad scientists or global saviors? by erica — last modified Jun 24, 2009 02:57 PM — filed under: fossil fuels, greenhouse gas emissions, geo-engineering, climate change, oceans, phytoplankton, global warming, ocean acidification, science, carbon dioxide emissions — 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%
Statistically Speaking: How Much Exxon Valdez Oil Remains?: Oil from the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill continues to threaten wildlife and fish in the Prince William Sound ecosystem (see our <a ... by erica — last modified Aug 27, 2009 10:16 AM — filed under: crude oil, wildlife, oil, Statistically Speaking, fish, oceans, Exxon Valdez, oil spill, birds — Relevance: 1%
Exxon Valdez 20 Years Later: Prince William Sound, 2009. Pictures of picturesque beaches and icy-blue waters might suggest that the effects of the 1989 oil spill are long gone. Dig a ... by erica — last modified Apr 01, 2009 01:54 PM — filed under: oil, waste, oil company, oil spill, oceans, Exxon Valdez, Prince William Sound, ecosystems, fossil fuels, pollution — Relevance: 1%
It’s High Tide Along the East Coast Side: <p>It’s been a very strange summer for East Coasters. Lots of rain and, while the globe has experienced <a class="external-link" ... by erica — last modified Sep 03, 2009 10:31 AM — 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 — Relevance: 1%
To Stabilize a Shoreline or Not - and Why (Not): <p>Ocean shorelines are eroding virtually everywhere. But seawalls and artificial beaches — the main methods used to halt erosion — often make long-range ... by erica — last modified Aug 25, 2009 10:20 AM — filed under: sea level rise, Orrin Pilkey, shoreline, The Corps and the Shore, erosion, The Rising Sea, oceans, jetty, terminal groin, Bogue Inlet, Presque Isle, beach, seawall — Relevance: 1%
Ocean Acidification Time Bomb Is Ticking: While the world argues about the effects of and solutions to carbon dioxide (CO2) on climate, the ocean is slowly but inexorably becoming more acidic. by erica — last modified Aug 05, 2009 03:31 PM — filed under: climate, oceans, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, calcifier, global warming, Svante Arrhenius, ocean acidification, carbon dioxide emissions — Relevance: 1%
You Are What Your Farmed Fish Eat: 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. by erica — last modified Sep 14, 2009 01:55 PM — filed under: food, science, fish, oceans, Pulse of the Planet, paper, aquaculture, waste, farmed fish, overfishing — Relevance: 1%
Living on the Edge: Are there limits to how much we can grow as a society and survive? by erica — last modified Sep 28, 2009 03:39 PM — filed under: social science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, climate change, nutrient runoff, water pollution, climate disruption, agriculture, Anthropocene, The Limits to Growth, boundaries, particulate matter, ocean acidification, carbon dioxide emissions, oceans, global warming, water, chemical pollution, Holocene, climate, biodiversity, Thomas Malthus, ozone hole, Club of Rome, pollution — Relevance: 1%
Arctic Plankton Sing the Global Warming Blues: The canary in the climate change mine is singing a new and slightly different tune. by erica — last modified Oct 28, 2009 03:26 PM — filed under: climate change, Arctic, oceans, Pulse of the Planet, global warming, research, phytoplankton, science — Relevance: 1%

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