Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Solar Cycle 24 has ended according to NASA « Watts Up With That?
Solar Cycle 24 has ended according to NASA. Yes you read that right. Somebody at NASA can’t even figure out which solar cycle they are talking about. - Anthony
 European cities sign climate change agreement, pledges to go beyond the 20% agreement
The German city Hamburg plans to reduce emissions by 40 percent by 2020.
Although you'd think that algae would grow better in a warmer, more CO2-enriched environment: Climate change allegedly reduces nutritional value of algae
...it is already clear that the effects can become more pronounced as a result of higher water temperatures.

1 comment:

April E. Coggins said...

Amazing about the algae. Just today was this article in the Seattle Times:

UW aquatic ecologist Daniel Schindler has tracked the impact on Lake Washington, where records go back 50 years. The lake's spring cycle of warming and algae growth now start three weeks earlier than it used to. That's bad news for water fleas that miss out on food because the timing of their hatch is now often out of sync with the algae bloom. The water fleas help keep the lake clear by consuming algae and also serve as food for fish, Schindler said.