Environment

Possibly some of the more hotly contested fishing grounds in the world occur around the Falkland Islands, just off the Atlantic coast of South America. The islands themselves are a point of…

Arctic Tipping Points - #4: The Broken Bridges Of Nares This series is a follow-on to my 3-part series Arctic Ice 2010.  It began with part #1: Background And Recent History.  In Arctic…

Arctic Tipping Points - #3: More About Feedback This series is a follow-on to my 3-part series Arctic Ice 2010.  It begins with part #1: Background And Recent History.  In Arctic Tipping…

Well, so much to add. CERP is going on the web. Soon you will be able to see what it is without having to wade through a few hundred pages :) When it comes online I will post a link, probably will be…

Arctic Tipping Points - #2: Some Feedback Mechanisms In part #1: Background And Recent History I wrote: The global warming trend observed in direct measurements and a very wide range of proxy data…

Well Done, My Old China In London, U.K. 'my old china' is a friendly term for 'friend'.  It originated in the rhyming slang expression: 'china plate', rhyming with 'mate'. Edit: a reader has…

Arctic Tipping Points - #1: Background And Recent History It is Spring, and with each passing day a greater area of Arctic sea ice has 24 hours of - albeit weak - sunshine every day. It is not…

CO2 As A Greenhouse Gas A greenhouse keeps an air volume warm mainly by enclosing it as fixed volume of air.  From that perspective, the term 'greenhouse gas' is a somewhat unfortunate choice of…

Understanding Climate : #6 - Hypsography I am trying to explain in this series the most important aspects of the sciences most relevant to climate as a cross-disciplinary study.  My intention is…

Understanding Climate : #5 - Variations In Sunshine Insolation variation I am trying to explain in this series the most important aspects of the sciences most relevant to climate as a cross-…