Georgia Weather Examiner: Cold as ice
With each weather event being dubbed "The Worst Winter Weather Event of the Season", it's hard to buy this cock-and-bull story about global warming.Journalist Revkin: The Greenhouse Effect and the Bathtub Effect - Dot Earth Blog - NYTimes.com
Basically, the atmosphere is like a bathtub with a partially opened drain. Carbon dioxide from burning fuels and forests is flowing in twice as fast as it is being absorbed by plants and the ocean, and some of those “sinks” are in fact getting saturated, it appears, meaning that the “drain” is clogging a bit.March '08: University of Delaware
In a tub, this is a recipe for a flood. In the climate system, Dr. Sterman says — echoing many climate scientists — it is a loud message that a prompt start is needed in curbing and then cutting emissions if you want to cut the chances of passing dangerous thresholds.
Speaking at the University of Delaware, New York Times environment writer Andrew Revkin explores the role of the media in influencing the global debate over climate change.I still don't see a Revkin post about Hansen's former boss coming out as a skeptic. Why not? - Dot Earth Blog - NYTimes.com
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