May 15
In the early 1960s, the Soviet government devised a plan to boost its agricultural output by irrigating large parcels of land that lay along two major rivers in Central Asia, the Amu Darya and Syr Darya. Along with growing food crops such as grains and fruits, the Soviets planned to drive their economic engine by …
Nov 01
We have to give credit to Bloomberg Businessweek for coming up with such a provocative headline in the post-Hurricane Sandy aftermath. Pulling no punches, today’s article titled, “It’s Global Warming, Stupid,” took on the storm that ravaged the Mid-Atlantic earlier this week and challenged readers to use critical thinking when it comes to considering the …
Sep 20
It’s tough to wrap our heads around the seriousness of climate change, especially when our only usual context is the change (or lack thereof) in local weather patterns. But technology has a way of putting science into terms that we can understand and process. Check out the following video from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric …
Aug 04
University of California, Berkeley professor of physics Richard Muller has long been considered a “global warming skeptic” because of his stance on several key climate positions that are widely agreed upon by many in the scientific community. The issues? Muller was unconvinced by data in the controversial “hockey stick graph” that is used by scientists …
Jun 07
A startling report released this week by a group of the world’s most prominent biologists and ecologists said the strain on the Earth due to over-exploitation of fossil fuel resources and unchecked population growth could push our planet toward runaway destruction of our planet’s environment. According to a report in Nature via New York Times, we could …
Apr 27
Just when you thought the news about global warming couldn’t get any worse comes a disturbing new finding: Scientists have determined that Antarctica’s massive ice shelves are shrinking much faster than first thought, thanks to warm ocean currents that eat away at the ice from below. This suggests that future sea levels could rise faster …
Apr 23
It’s difficult to see what impact humans are having on Earth unless you have a satellite view. A new app called Fragile Earth “gives a bird’s-eye view of natural and man-made locations from around the world as they undergo dramatic changes through climate change, urbanization and nature’s raw power.” With just a quick finger swipe, …
Mar 14
The upsides to global warming keep on coming. PhysOrg.com, a science news site, reports that “Russian and South Korean scientists have signed a deal on joint research intended to recreate a woolly mammoth, an animal which last walked the earth some 10,000 years ago.” Scientists are placing their hopes on the remains of an animal …
Mar 05
Global warming is now a spectator sport: And why do Americans continue to deny its existence? Why Do Americans Continue to Deny Climate Change? from California Academy of Sciences on FORA.tv