Climate Change
A meme-bucket for the science and understanding it.
Folksonomies: science prediction climate change modeling
Memes
22 JUL 2014
Human Respiration is Carbon Neutral
The very first time you learned about carbon dioxide was probably in grade school: We breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide. Any eight-year-old can rattle off this fact. More specifically, the mitochondria within our cells perform cellular respiration: they burn carbohydrates (in the example shown below, glucose) in the oxygen that we breathe in to yield carbon dioxide and water, which we exhale as waste products, as well as energy, which is required to maintain...
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We exhale carbon and that carbon is sequestered in the next plant we eat.
21 JUL 2014
Climate Forecasts vs Projections
"Projections are essential for giving us information on long-term trends, but the timescale is beyond what many policy makers (and the public) consider to be relevant to their decision-making processes. Climate forecasts seek to address this issue by providing information on a shorter term (decadal) that can be used directly to inform policy," he said.
"As climate forecasts improve, they will become more and more important in providing reliable information on what is likely to happen to the c...Forecasts are short-term predictions intended to inform policymakers because projections, which predict the long-term trend, are beyond political scope.
21 APR 2014
Consensual VS Dissension Approach to Science
The debate surrounding the consensus on climate change is complicated by the complexity of both the scientific and the associated sociopolitical issues. Underlying this debate is a fundamental tension between two competing conceptions of scientific inquiry: the consensual view of science versus the dissension view [24]. Under the consensual approach, the goal of science is a consensus of rational opinion over the widest possible field [25]. The opposing view of science is that of dissensi...Consensus VS debate as it applies to climate change science.
21 APR 2014
The Culture of Climate Change Science and Skepticism
While the IPCC’s consensus approach acknowledges uncertainties, defenders of the IPCC consensus have expended considerable efforts in the ‘boundary work’ of distinguishing those qualified to contribute to the climate change consensus from those who are not [4]. These efforts have characterized skeptics as small in number [13], extreme [50], and scientifically suspect [14]. These efforts create temptations to make illegitimate attacks on scientists whose views do not align with the consensu...The effort on consensus-building in climate change science causes people to over-react to criticisms.
19 JAN 2013
Climate Change Science is Based on an 1896 Paper
Our understanding that increasing carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere could change the climate is not new. The relationship between carbon dioxide, water vapor, and climate was first laid out in detail in 1896 by the Swedish physicist Svante Arrhenius, who estimated that a doubling of carbon dioxide levels would cause global warming of 4.9° to 6.1°C. In his landmark paper, Arrhenius reported that "a simple calculation shows that the temperature in the arctic regions would rise about 8° to...Reference to the original paper that started Climate Change Science.
28 JAN 2012
Deserts Follow Where Man Goes
Very old and wide-spread is the opinion that forests have an important impact on rainfall. ... If forests enhance the amount and frequency of precipitation simply by being there, deforestation as part of agricultural expansion everywhere, must necessarily result in less rainfall and more frequent droughts. This view is most poignantly expressed by the saying: Man walks the earth and desert follows his steps! ... It is not surprising that under such circumstances the issue of a link between fo...Eduard Brückner recognizes the importance of forests in maintaining a healthy climate in the late 1800s.
28 JAN 2012
1890 Statement on Climate Change
The number of hypotheses and theories about climate change are numerous. Quite naturally they have caught the public attention, as any proof of past climactic change points to the possibility of future climate change, which inevitably will have significant implications for global economics. Recognizes it, does not mention Carbon Dioxide, but acknowledges global economic impacts of it.
28 AUG 2011
Evidence of Global Warming in Just the Past 12 Months
Is the climate crisis real? Yes, of course it is. Pause for a moment to consider these events of just the past 12 months:
• Heat. According to NASA, 2010 was tied with 2005 as the hottest year measured since instruments were first used systematically in the 1880s. Nineteen countries set all-time high temperature records. One city in Pakistan, Mohenjo-Daro, reached 128.3 degrees Fahrenheit, the hottest temperature ever measured in an Asian city. Nine of the 10 hottest years in history have ...Al Gore summarizes extreme weather events and other natural phenomena as a result of Global Warming from just the past year.
References
22 JUL 2014
Does breathing contribute to CO2 buildup in the atmosphere?
Electronic/World Wide Web>Internet Article: Climatesight, Kate (09/26/2010), Does breathing contribute to CO2 buildup in the atmosphere?, Retrieved on 2014-07-22Source Material [www.skepticalscience.com]
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21 JUL 2014
Study vindicates climate models accused of 'missing the p...
Electronic/World Wide Web>Internet Article: Hopkin, Michael , Study vindicates climate models accused of 'missing the pause', Retrieved on 2014-07-21Source Material [phys.org]
Folksonomies: climate change
Folksonomies: climate change
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21 APR 2014
Climate change: no consensus on consensus
Periodicals>Journal Article: Webster, P.J. and Curry, J. A. (2013), Climate change: no consensus on consensus, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Retrieved on 2014-04-21
Folksonomies: climate change consensus
Folksonomies: climate change consensus
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08 JAN 2013
Fool Me Twice
Books, Brochures, and Chapters>Book: Otto , Shawn Lawrence (2011-10-11), Fool Me Twice, Rodale Press, Retrieved on 2013-01-08Source Material [books.google.com]
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28 JAN 2012
Eduard Br�ckner
Books, Brochures, and Chapters>Book: Brückner , Stehr , Storch (2000-02-29), Eduard Brückner, Kluwer Academic Pub, Retrieved on 2012-01-28Source Material [books.google.com]
Folksonomies: history
Folksonomies: history
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28 JAN 2012
Klima-Schwankungen seit 1700
Books, Brochures, and Chapters>Book: Brückner , Eduard (1890), Klima-Schwankungen seit 1700, Retrieved on 2012-01-28Source Material [books.google.com]
Folksonomies: climatology
Folksonomies: climatology
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28 AUG 2011
Climate of Denial: Can science and the truth withstand th...
Electronic/World Wide Web>Internet Article: Gore, Al (June 24, 2011), Climate of Denial: Can science and the truth withstand the merchants of poison?, Rolling Stone, issue 1134/1135, Retrieved on 2011-08-28Source Material [www.rollingstone.com]
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