Friday, March 29, 2013

Q&A: Europe's freezing Easter and global warming
One study by scientists at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany showed European cold snaps could become three times more likely because of shrinking sea ice.
Venice High grad Derek Pirozzi wins award for structure meant to reverse global warming | HeraldTribune.com
[caption] His "Polar Umbrella" would be a moveable research facility that restores the polar ice caps.
New Beginnings | NoFrakkingConsensus
This Easter weekend I see promising signs that we may be on our way to becoming more sophisticated in how we think about environmental issues. Below, therefore, is a bouquet of reasons from the UK to feel hopeful
Space tourists could speed up global warming
A new study, accepted for publication in Geophysical Research Letters, predicts that soot emitted by rockets in the upper atmosphere would lead to significant disruption to the world's climatic system resulting in a net increase in temperatures.
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The resulting computer models predict that the resulting stratospheric layer of rocket soot would remain relatively localised in latitude and altitude, meaning that the earth's surface could cool by as much as 0.7 degrees Celsius in some areas, while other areas would warm with Antarctica expected to see temperatures rise by up to 0.8 degrees Celsius.

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