The Conversation We Ought to be Having – A Report from SXSW Eco 2012 | Planet3.0

Mike [Mann] says he is accused of having “an agenda”, but insists that he has no agenda beyond “making sure that the necessary information reaches the public so we can have the conversation we ought to be having” about climate. This is commendable. It’s is the right way for most prominent scientists to construe their roles.

Twitter / RogerPielkeJr: Mark Serreze from @NSIDC gave ...

Mark Serreze from @NSIDC gave a nice talk today at our Center on challenges of communicating Arctic science in politicized context - Thanks!

The Tides They Are A-Changin’ - The Equation

The letter notes that the eight-inch rise in sea level over the twentienth century “is now resulting in the flooding of city streets and parking areas at seasonal high tides, the abandonment of drinking water wells in coastal communities due to salt water intrusion, and the failure of flood control structures to operate during high tides.”

By 2020, Indonesian Palm Oil Plantations Will Release More CO2 Than Canada | ThinkProgress

Palm oil plantation expansion in Indonesia is set to release more than 558 million metric tons of carbon dioxide by 2020, according to a report published Sunday in Nature Climate Change. That’s more than Canada’s yearly CO2 emissions.

First snow in October in Australia in more than 100 years

An unusually cold storm in southern Australia has dumped a blanket of snow on Mt Lofty near Adelaide, the first October snowfall in more than a century.