A video shot during the Gina McCarthy confirmation hearing as the new Adminstrator of the EPA of Senator Bernie Sanders (Independent from Vermont) rebuttal to Senator Inhofe (Republican from Oklahoma) comments that Global Warming a hoax. Sen. James Inhofe took the opportunity to reiterate that he believes that Global Warming is major hoax created by: [Continue]
Climate Change Myth #005: If the polar icecaps were melting there should be a “measurable” rise in ocean levels and so far none have been detected. Findings: According to CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) which is Australia’s national science agency satellite altimeter measurements from the Topex/Poseidon, Jason-1 and now Jason-2 altimetry missions, show [Continue]
Residents of 33 atolls that make up the Kiribati Island nation in the South Pacific ocean have become de facto celebrities for all the wrong reasons. They are being forced to give up their country for a few fleeting moments of fame. While many rich industrial nations continue to subsidized fossil fuels and do little more than [Continue]
The century-old Glacier National Park in Montana has lost 125 Named Glaciers in the last 100 Years (said another way 80% are now gone and only 20% currently remain). For some marketing professionals they might think it seems silly to keep calling a park Glacier National Park when there are no more Glaciers to be [Continue]
In answer to the question: Who is currently responsible for causing Global Warming and Climate Change? The correct answer is…Everyone alive is responsible! However, some people are obviously more guilty than others. Out of 200+ countries here is the list of the top Dirty Thirty by carbon dioxide emissions per capita from 1990-2009 as calculated [Continue]
Just in case you missed it a few days ago and not making much of splash in the news was a massive unnamed storm in the Atlantic that was large enough to cover the entire Atlantic ocean and touch North America, Europe, and Africa coast-to-coast-to-coast. Not only was the storm large but is also just [Continue]
James Balog a photographer for National Geographic deploys time-lapse cameras over a multiple year period to document an Extreme Ice Survey of Arctic glaciers. Chasing Ice is an important movie to see because there is something for everyone. The film is beautifully shot. People that are into photography, nature, and natural science will really enjoy it. [Continue]
Residents and tourists in Mooloolaba, Australia (a beachtown north of Brisbane on the Sunshine Coast) has found parts of their beachfront to be buried in sea foam up to 3 meters (9 feet). Sea foam is naturally caused by the interaction of wind and ocean, in this case just extremely more than normal. The sea [Continue]
According to NOAA 2012 was the third most active year during Hurricane Season in recorded history. Atlantic hurricane season officially starts on June 1st and ends on November 30 and in 2012 was extremely active and tied with 1887, 1995, 2010, and 2011 as the third most active year in recorded history. Just to state [Continue]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) wants to add 66 species to the Endangered Species Act (ESA). In the Pacific ocean NOAA is proposing to add seven coral species to the endangered list and 52 as threatened. In the Caribbean, five species need to be listed as endangered and two as threatened. Also the [Continue]