Tag Archives: thermodynamics

Northeast India Flood

2012-7-9 – 8:32 pm

“Twenty-six of the 27 districts in the tea-and-oil-rich state have been hit by flash floods since June 24 as a result of the torrential rains while the Brahmaputra river has breached its banks in at least nine places.”

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Ocean Heat Flux

2012-7-4 – 4:17 pm

From the Arctic Sea Ice Blog… There are many factors involved in the current long-term decline of Arctic sea ice. From relatively small ones like river discharge, precipitation and soot, to bigger factors like atmospheric patterns and air temperatures. The possibly biggest factor of all is also the factor that is the most unknown and [...]

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How We Know We Are Causing Global Heating

2011-8-14 – 6:48 pm

And the CO2 meter tells us so

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Mexican ISCC

2011-6-17 – 10:30 am

Places where solar thermal are most indicated also may be more susceptible to water shortages, which is a disadvantage of this form of Concentrated Solar Power compared with photo voltaic systems.

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Sitting On Top Of The World

2011-6-4 – 10:18 am

So, do you think that Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton brought these concerns to add the Arctic Council agenda on behalf of President Obama?

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An Ice Free Planet

2011-1-23 – 1:15 pm

Hansen and Sato warn that increasing forcing and amplifying feedbacks could mean “doubling time for the rate of mass disintegration, [and not] a linear rate of mass change.”

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Let’s Do The Arctic Death Spiral

2011-1-6 – 9:49 am

As the Zombie Congress attacks the EPA, it’s the new dance craze. “It’s got a back beat, you can’t lose it, any old time you use it.” It’s Back, Back, Back to the Future Again. It’s Bad Science, Man.

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The term ‘100-year event’ really lost its meaning this year

2010-12-25 – 7:37 am

Hell & High Water indeed

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Your BASIC Kick Ass

2010-12-19 – 8:25 am

Oh, Archie, that was our Sputnik Moment

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Southwestern Solar Farms

2010-12-2 – 1:14 pm

“Theoretically deserts of the Southwest could power the entire nation.” But, Stacy, that would require sharing!

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