Climate News: Weekend of 26 September 2010
This is the next in a series of diaries on the state of Arctic sea ice (and other topics as warranted) in memory of Johnny Rook, who passed away in early 2009. He was the author of the Climaticide...
View ArticleClimate Change News Roundup: 10|10|10
We apologize for this being two days late, but hopefully not a dollar short :-/.Same as last time, I'll multitask with the usual Arctic Sea Ice diary, with Climate Change news links appearing...
View ArticleMy Very Own Hate Mail on the Environment
Well, leaving a version without the @ sign of my e-mail apparently can get you hate mail. I suppose it was in response to my post for the Patriot News Clearinghouse last night. For what it's worth:...
View ArticleEarly Voting in Maryland Today
Well, I did my patriotic duty this evening after a decent workout at my local Bally's. The location was a bit difficult to find, but once I saw all the candidates' signs for the local and state-wide...
View ArticleRobocalls in MD to Suppress Dem. Turnout
Hi all. I'm a bit of a newbie when it comes to political activism beyond voting for every election. But today I did the GOTV thing (maybe too late) in Northern Virginia for Gerry Connolly and then...
View ArticleClimate Change News Roundup: 14 November 2010
What's been going on in the Arctic? First I'll show a picture from Barrow AK's Arctic sea ice webcam as I often do. This one is from 9:18 a.m. Alaska time on 13 November 2010. Snow on the ground of...
View ArticleNews from the Arctic: 21 November 2010
This is the next in a series of diaries on the state of Arctic sea ice (and other topics as warranted) in memory of Johnny Rook, who passed away in early 2009. He was the author of the Climaticide...
View ArticleClimate Change News Roundup: 28 November 2010
Looks like a duality of riches: CCNR#1What elements of climate result in drought? And how is drought impacted by global warming? Here's a diary on surface water balance, and then some recent findings...
View ArticleClimate News: It's 2011 Edition
My goodness, the weather surely has been weird of late. Worst November and December weather in decades in Europe, and a very cold December here in much of the continental U.S. (fondly known to us...
View ArticleClimate Change News Roundup: 23 January 2011
Welcome to the Climate Change News Roundup for 23 January 2011. I didn't get around to diarying the December 2010 arctic sea ice report, though others did (h/t FishoutofWater). The diary section of...
View ArticleNews From the Arctic: January Summary
Inspired by the late Johnny Rook's Climaticide Chronicles, this is an occasional series on the state of Arctic sea ice. The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) issued its January 2011 report on...
View ArticleClimate Change News Roundup: 13 March 2010
Welcome to the Climate Change News Roundup for 13 March 2011. The political world wasn't the only thing in turmoil this week. It seems Gaia has been raising a ruckus as well, much to our detriment....
View ArticleFood Prices May Be Adversely Affected by Climate Anomalies
Let's start with a picture.Those who know better than we do have been telling us that inflation is under control. Yeah, unless you spend most of your money on food, like the poor in this country do,...
View ArticleClimate Change News Roundup: Delayed til tomorrow
Guys and gals ... I've had difficulty getting this done. Nothing in particular beyond life getting in the way. I'll have it done in time for tomorrow night. I apologize for the delay ... and hope...
View ArticleClimate Change News Roundup: 15 May 2011
Welcome to the Climate Change News Roundup for 15 May 2011. My upfront diary tonight will be an update on Arctic sea ice and some comments on short-term observed climate. Note that I started this...
View ArticleNews from the Arctic: 29 May 2011
Inspired by the late Johnny Rook's Climaticide Chronicles, this is an occasional series on the state of Arctic sea ice.The Arctic sea ice melt season has begun to pick up in pace the last couple of...
View ArticleNOAA State of The Climate: 2010 Report Released
NOTE: I've been scarce on writing diaries, I know. It's weird how I've been feeling about politics since Rep. Weiner essentially lied to us about those pictures, and then was forced to resign while...
View ArticleSpeaking My Mind to the Democratic Party
This won't be a long diary. But I've been feeling a great deal of frustration, as many of us have, about that trajectory of the Democratic Party over the last 10 years, to the corporatist side....
View ArticleShared sacrifice
Every time I hear this, it grates on me. So I thought I'd do a few graphs that show how those of us being called on to sacrifice have already done so ... actually for a long time. Funny how the...
View ArticleNews from the Arctic: Anticipating the 2011 sea ice minimum
Inspired by the late Johnny Rook's Climaticide Chronicles, this is an occasional series on the state of Arctic sea ice.HeadlinesJuly 2011 mean sea ice extent was lowest in the satellite record (since...
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