Tuesday, September 21, 2010

The psych of climate change (Science Alert)
Numbers and units of measurement used to convey the statistics can also have a major impact on interpretation of the severity of the problem. The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere seems tiny when it is expressed as 0.0384% by volume, or 390 parts per million – yet if it was collapsed into a single layer, it would be a substantial eight metres deep.
Arctic Minimum Occured On September 8 | Real Science
Joe Romm pictures the Arctic melting at -20ºC, but that only occurs in the world of global climate disruption.
Veil Lifted on French Academy Debate on Climate - ScienceInsider
PARIS—The French Academy of Sciences finally produced a statement after a full day of debate on climate change Monday that had been shrouded in secrecy.
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In a front-page editorial, the paper lambasted a total blackout on the debate, the identity of the participants and their submissions. "What is it (that the Academy is) afraid of," it asked. The secrecy "arouses suspicion."

According to the statement, participants in the debate concluded that links between solar radiation variations and the earth's orbit are not contested, but that the jury is still out on the importance of the impact of solar activity cycles.

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