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VariationsV6N3 12/9/08 11:56 AM Page 1 us CLIVAR U.S. CLIVAR December 2008, Vol. 6, No. 3 VARIATIONS Drought Reigns Summer Drought and Heat Waves in by David M. Legler, Director Southern Africa: Observations and recent workshop in Lincoln, Nebraska on Drought turned Coupled Model Behavior Aout to be a tremendously interesting and unprecedented gath- Bradfield Lyon ering of the operational modeling International Research Institute for Climate and Society, and forecasting community (e.g. Columbia University, NY, NY NCEP), those who deve lop rou- tine/operational products and out- tively correlated is of course well looks (e.g. NCEP, the National uring the severe summer known with the physical linkage being Drought Mitigation Ce nter), and the drought of 1991-92 in via changes in the surface energy budg- research community who are help- southern Africa it is esti- et. Drier-than-average conditions reduce ing to provide new insight and mated that as much as 3 soil moisture favoring an increase in the deve lop new capabilities. Working Dmillion tons of grain production were surface sensible heat flux and thus high- together and in harmony, these lost in this predominately rain-fed agri- er surface air temperature. In southern groups are mining for improve d cultural region (Dilley and Heyman Africa the tendency for below-average predictability of long-term drought, 1995). The extreme high temperatures rainfall and above-average temperatures exploring the causes of drought, that accompanied the drought not only are often seen, for example, during El and discussing how best to improve contributed to the crop losses but also to Niño events which tend to be associated the products and knowledge that widespread livestock mortality with the near-synchronous occurrence can be conveyed through a suite of (Sivakumar 2006) and stresses on of deficient rainfall and elevated surface services. -
Meet the Man Who Has Exposed the Great Climate Change Con Trick
Meet the man who has exposed the great climate change con trick JAMES DELINGPOLE SPECTATOR.CO.UK 11 JULY 2009 James Delingpole talks to Professor Ian Plimer, the Australian geologist, whose new book shows that ‘anthropogenic global warming’ is a dangerous, ruinously expensive fiction, a ‘first-world luxury’ with no basis in scientific fact. Shame on the publishers who rejected the book. Imagine how wonderful the world would be if man-made global warming were just a figment of Al Gore’s imagination. No more ugly wind farms to darken our sunlit uplands. No more whopping electricity bills, artificially inflated by EU-imposed carbon taxes. No longer any need to treat each warm, sunny day as though it were some terrible harbinger of ecological doom. And definitely no need for the $7.4 trillion cap and trade (carbon-trading) bill — the largest tax in American history — which President Obama and his cohorts are so assiduously trying to impose on the US economy. Imagine no more, for your fairy godmother is here. His name is Ian Plimer, Professor of Mining Geology at Adelaide University, and he has recently published the landmark book Heaven And Earth, which is going to change forever the way we think about climate change. ‘The hypothesis that human activity can create global warming is extraordinary because it is contrary to validated knowledge from solar physics, astronomy, history, archaeology and geology,’ says Plimer, and while his thesis is not new, you’re unlikely to have heard it expressed with quite such vigour, certitude or wide-ranging scientific authority. -
Climate Change and Its Causes a Discussion About Some Key Issues
Climate Change and Its Causes A Discussion About Some Key Issues Nicola Scafetta 1;2 1Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor (ACRIM) Lab, Coronado, CA 92118, USA 2Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA. Abstract This article discusses the limits of the Anthropogenic Global Warming Theory advocated by the Intergov- ernmental Panel on Climate Change. A phenomenological theory of climate change based on the physical properties of the data themselves is proposed. At least 60% of the warming of the Earth observed since 1970 appears to be induced by natural cycles which are present in the solar system. A climatic stabilization or cooling until 2030-2040 is forecast by the phenomenological model. *************************************************************************************** This work is made of • An translation into English of the paper: Scafetta N., “Climate Change and Its causes: A Discussion about Some Key Issues,” La Chimica e l’Industria 1, p. 70-75 (2010); • Several additional supporting notes are added to the paper; • An extended appendix section part is added to cover several thematic issues to support particular topics addressed in the main paper. (not in this preprint) This work covers most topics presented by Scafetta at a seminar at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, DC USA, February 26, 2009. A video of the seminar is here: http://yosemite.epa.gov/ee/epa/eed.nsf/vwpsw/360796B06E48EA0485257601005982A1#video Cite as: arXiv:1003.1554v1 [physics.geo-ph] 8 Mar 2010 Scafetta N., “Climate Change -
Weathering the End Times Donald W
View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Liberty University Digital Commons Eruditio Ardescens The Journal of Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary Volume 2 | Issue 2 Article 2 February 2016 Weathering the End Times Donald W. Holdridge Sr. Liberty University School of Divinity, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/jlbts Part of the Biblical Studies Commons, and the Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology Commons Recommended Citation Holdridge, Donald W. Sr. (2016) "Weathering the End Times," Eruditio Ardescens: Vol. 2: Iss. 2, Article 2. Available at: http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/jlbts/vol2/iss2/2 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@Liberty University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Eruditio Ardescens by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@Liberty University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Weathering the End Times Cover Page Footnote The uthora has been teaching graduate courses in the area of OT Studies for LU's School of Divinity since 2009. This article is available in Eruditio Ardescens: http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/jlbts/vol2/iss2/2 WEATHERING THE END TIMES Donald W. Holdridge Sr.1 Today’s scientists disagree over what the earth will look like in the centuries to come. Some seriously doubt whether there will be much of a future if civilization’s industrial activities continue to increase the temperature of the planet. Where do Christians line up on the future global climate debate and how do the prophetic Scriptures contribute to this discussion? Introduction: What’s all the Fuss About? One cannot turn on the evening news without hearing something alarming about the effects of Anthropogenic (man-generated/caused) Climate Change (ACC) impacting one part of the earth or another. -
For Bibliography by Year, See the Website)
THIS IS THE TEXT OF A BIBLIOGRAPHY IN THE WEB SITE “THE DISCOVERY OF GLOBAL WARMING” BY SPENCER WEART, HTTP://WWW.AIP.ORG/HISTORY/CLIMATE. FEBRUARY 2014. COPYRIGHT © 2003-2014 SPENCER WEART & AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS Bibliography by Author (for Bibliography by Year, see the Website) This bibliography may seem long (more than 2500 items), but it has a great many omissions. Please see the discussion of sources in the “Method” essay. Note in particular that the IPCC reports have by far the most complete bibliography for recent scientific work. Abbreviations used in the notes: AIP: Niels Bohr Library at the American Institute of Physics, College Park, MD LDEO: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, NY SIO: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Archives, La Jolla, CA Abarbenel, Albert, and Thomas McCluskey (1950). “Is the World Getting Warmer?” Saturday Evening Post, 1 July, pp. 22-23, 57-63. Abbot, Charles G., and F.E. Fowle, Jr. (1908). “Income and Outgo of Heat from the Earth, and the Dependence of Its Temperature Thereon.” Annals of the Astrophysical Observatory (Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC) 2: 159-176. Abbot, Charles G., and F.E. Fowle, Jr. (1913). “Volcanoes and Climate.” Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 60(29): 1-24. Abbot, Charles G. (1967). “Precipitation in Five Continents.” Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 151(5). Abelmann, Andrea, et al. (2006). “Extensive Phytoplankton Blooms in the Atlantic Sector of the Glacial Southern Ocean.” Paleoceanography 21: PA1013 [doi:10.1029/2005PA001199, 2006]. Abelson, P.H. (1977). “Energy and Climate.” Science 197: 941. Abe-Ouchi, Ayako, et al. (2013). “Insolation-Driven 100,000-Year Glacial Cycles and Hysteresis of Ice-Sheet Volume.” Nature 500: 190-93 [doi:10.1038/nature12374]. -
Download the Entire Fall 2013 Issue
american fall 2013 The Long Ride The Tour DiviDe is 2,800 miles of ruggeD foresT Terrain, unforgiving weaTher anD enDurance pusheD To The limiTs, all from The saDDle of a bike. Vol 119 No 2 CONTENTS Fall 2013 Departments 2 Offshoots A word from our CEO 4 Tree Doctor Advice from tree care experts 6 Treelines Alligator juniper, longleaf pine and post-Irene reforestation in 24 44 Vermont, plus: FOREST FRONTIERS: Meet Phil Radtke, a member of the Big Tree Program’s new Measuring Guidelines Working Group. PARTNERS: Bank of America e. L Charitable Foundation partners with us for Community ReLeaf easda t in five cities. Plus, join our exclusive trip to Mexico to meet aron the monarchs. a y B FROM THE FIELD: American Forests staffers report on proj- ects happening in Wyoming and Tennessee and share exciting oute. Photo oute. Photo r news of an award. 38 People and Trees By Ruth Wilson Muse upon our connection to trees and the many ways they bring ivide Mountain Bike ivide Mountain d meaning into our lives. 44 Earthkeepers A WILD CROP AND BACKYARD HARVEST 16 By Jack Wax Meet the man who turns a wild crop into the nuts in your snack drawer. Features 48 Last Look By Tatiana Boyle ed Meadow Pass in Montana on the Great on the Great in Montana Pass ed Meadow 16 24 32 r The Long Ride Aspen in a Reintroducing By Bob Marr Changing Elk to the es toward es toward CL Join us on a bike ride along the y CORRECTIONS C continental divide from Canada to World Great Smoky Spring/Summer 2013, cover and “Islands By Tyler Williams in the Balance,” p. -
Ocean Acidification Summary
Table of Contents View From the Masthead 2 Monterey Bay as a Window to the World 5 5 Towards a global biogeochemical sensor array Establishing a baseline for the bathypelagic community of Monterey Canyon A new coastal pelagic ecosystem paradigm? Persistent ocean presence reveals ecosystem dynamics Expeditions 16 Applying neotectonics to studies of the seafloor Remote detection of microbes in the deep 16 The dual effects of global warming and ocean acidification Seafloor mapping enables detailed seamount study Gauging risks posed by an aging shipwreck Unique AUV aids in assessing Gulf of Mexico oil spill The thawing Arctic seafloor Weird and Wonderful 29 Newly discovered group of algae live in both fresh water and the ocean 29 Submarine canyons provide mixed blessing for seafloor life Jellies eating jellies Spotting a rare sea-toad The longest brooding period On the Horizon 33 Climate change and ocean acidification Welcoming a new player in the ocean sciences 33 Behind the Scenes: Maximizing Sea Time 38 Despite the Challenges Addenda Project Summaries 41 Awards 50 Invited Lectures 51 Mentorships 54 38 Peer-Reviewed Publications 58 Other Publications 63 Board of Directors 64 2010 Annual Report 1 View From the Masthead View From the Masthead wo thousand ten started with the retooling of our strategic plan and an ambitious set of projects that promised to deliver exciting results and showcase our emphasis on merging science, engi- neering, and marine operations. What we did not anticipate, however, was working in the Gulf of Mexico! The explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil platform in late April quickly set us on a new course. -
It's God's World: Christians, Care for Creation and Global Warming
It’s God’s World: Christians, Care for Creation and Global Warming Contents Introduction....................................................................................................................................................page 1 Session 1: “And God Saw That It Was Good” ......................................................................................page 2 Session 2: “The Whole Creation Groans”............................................................................................page 4 Session 3: “Standing at the Crossroads” ............................................................................................page 7 Session 4: “Reconciling the World”......................................................................................................page 10 Session 5: “A New Heaven and a New Earth”....................................................................................page 13 This resource, first published in 1997 by the National Council of the I The Global Warming Strategy and Churches of Christ in the USA, was Information Packet contains a written by Vera K. White, a Christian variety of materials you can use in Educator and revised in 2002 by your congregation. Order number members of the Eco-Justice Working EJ9900. Price $3.00. Group of the NCCC. I God’s Creation and Global The Eco-Justice working Group Warming is a 12 minute video consists of representatives of tape on the nature of the problem twenty-three participating Protestant and why people of faith care and Orthodox communions. For -
Oceans and Climate Change, Page 1 13 September 2010
Oceans and climate change, page 1 13 September 2010 Oceans and climate change I. Background II. Impacts of climate change on the oceans III. Climate change and sustainable development IV. Mitigation and adaptation I. Background The oceans play a vital role in the global climate system, generating oxygen and absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, while also providing essential goods and services for sustaining life on Earth. Changes to the climate, brought about by increasing levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, will thus lead to changes in the oceans, including sea-level rise and ocean acidification, which will put marine ecosystems and coastal communities at risk. The General Assembly has reiterated its serious concern over the current and projected adverse effects of climate change on the marine environment and marine biodiversity, and it has emphasized the urgency of addressing this issue (see resolution 64/71, preamble). It has also expressed its concern over the current and projected adverse effects of climate change on food security and the sustainability of fisheries (see resolution 64/72, preamble). More specifically, the General Assembly has reiterated its deep concern over the vulnerability of the environment and the fragile ecosystems of the polar regions, including the Arctic Ocean and the Arctic ice cap, particularly affected by the projected adverse effects of climate change (see resolution 64/71, preamble). It has also expressed concern that climate change continues to increase the severity and incidence of coral bleaching throughout tropical seas, and weakens the ability of reefs to withstand ocean acidification, which could have serious and irreversible negative effects on marine organisms, particularly corals, as well as to withstand other pressures, including overfishing and pollution (see resolution 64/71, preamble). -
IFM-GEOMAR Annual Report 2009 Appendices
IFM-GEOMAR Annual Report 2009 Appendices From the Seafl oor to the Atmosphere - Marine Sciences at IFM-GEOMAR Kiel - IFM-GEOMAR Report 2009 - Appendices Editor: Andreas Villwock Leibniz-Institut für Meereswissenschaften / Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences IFM-GEOMAR Dienstgebäude Westufer / West Shore Campus Düsternbrooker Weg 20 D-24105 Kiel Germany Leibniz-Institut für Meereswissenschaften / Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences IFM-GEOMAR Dienstgebäude Ostufer / East Shore Campus Wischhofstr. 1-3 D-24148 Kiel Germany Tel.: ++49 431 600-2800 Fax: ++49 431 600-2805 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.ifm-geomar.de Cover: Autonomous Underwater Vehicle ABYSS (ABYSS Team, IFM-GEOMAR). Table of Contents: RV METEOR under rough conditions (A. Körtzinger, (IFM-GEOMAR). Appendices 1. Management and Organization 1 1.1 IFM-GEOMAR Overview 1 1.2 Organizational Structure 2 2. Human Resources 5 3. Budgets and Projects 9 3.1 Budget Tables 9 3.2 Projects 14 4. Ship statistics and Expeditions 2009 43 5. Publications 45 5.1 Books (Authorship) 45 5.2 Books (Editorship) 45 5.3 Book Contributions 45 5.4 Peer-reviewed Publications 49 5.5 Other (non-reviewed) Publications 68 5.6 University Publications 71 6. Scientifi c and Public Presentations 73 6.1 Invited Scientifi c Presentations 73 6.2 Other Scientifi c Presentations 77 6.3 Poster 94 6.4 Public Lectures 102 6.5 Radio & TV Interviews 104 7. Scientifi c Exchange and Cooperation 107 7.1 Visitors at IFM-GEOMAR 107 7.2 Visits by IFM-GEOMAR staff 108 7.3 Conferences & Meetings (organized by IFM-GEOMAR staff) 109 7.4 Colloquia & Seminars at IFM-GEOMAR 110 7.5 Expert Activities 116 7.6 Editorial Boards 119 7.7 Honors and Awards 120 7.8 Patents 121 8. -
Annual Report 2009
2009 ANNUAL REPORT Cover Photo and above © Giles Winstanley / pelagicon.com CONTENTS ARC CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR CORAL REEF STUDIES 09 ANNUAL REPORT 2 4 16 Vision 2 Director’s Report 4 Research 16 Aims 2 Management Structure 6 Researcher Profile: Overview 3 Governance 7 Professor Peter Mumby 33 Hon Virginia Chadwick 9 Graduate Training 34 Membership 10 Media and Public Outreach 44 Program Leaders 12 Business Leaders 15 47 56 66 International Coral Reef Publications 56 Performance Measures 66 Symposium 2012 47 Recognition of Excellence by Financial Statement 70 Symposium 2010 49 Centre Members 64 Acknowledgements 72 National Benefit Case Study 1 50 National Benefit Case Study 2 53 2009 ANNUAL report 1 Vision Global leadership in the provision of scientific knowledge necessary for sustaining the ecosystem goods and services of the world’s coral reefs. Aims The aims of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies are: Research The Centre’s research is world-best, innovative, and highly relevant to coral reef management and policy. Research Training and Professional Education The Centre attracts and trains outstanding coral reef scientists at all stages of career, to build human capacity and expertise in coral reef science world-wide. End-user and Community Linkages Transfer and exchange of knowledge, technologies and research outcomes by the Centre to end-users, industry and the wider community promotes co-operation and improves the management of coral reefs. National and International Linkages The ARC Centre, through its networks and activities nationally and internationally, represents a global hub for coral reef science collaborations. Management and Governance Centre management is collaborative, co-operative, multi-institutional, communicative and continuously improving. -
Earth and Beyond in Tumultous Times: a Critical Atlas of the Anthropocene
Gál, Löffler (Eds.) Earth and Beyond in Tumultous Times EARTH BEYOND GÁL LÖFFLER Earth and Beyond in Tumultuous Times Future Ecologies Series Edited by Petra Löffler, Claudia Mareis and Florian Sprenger Earth and Beyond in Tumultuous Times: A Critical Atlas of the Anthropocene edited by Réka Patrícia Gál and Petra Löffler Bibliographical Information of the German National Library The German National Library lists this publication in the Deutsche Nationalbibliografie (German National Bibliography); detailed bibliographic information is available online at http://dnb.d-nb.de. Published in 2021 by meson press, Lüneburg, Germany www.meson.press Design concept: Torsten Köchlin, Silke Krieg Cover image: Mashup of photos by Edgar Chaparro on Unsplash and johndal on Flickr Copy editing: Selena Class The print edition of this book is printed by Lightning Source, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom. ISBN (Print): 978-3-95796-189-1 ISBN (PDF): 978-3-95796-190-7 ISBN (EPUB): 978-3-95796-191-4 DOI: 10.14619/1891 The digital editions of this publication can be downloaded freely at: www.meson.press. This Publication is licensed under the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International. To view a copy of this license, visit: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. Contents Series Foreword: Future Ecologies 9 Caucho 13 Mátyás Sirokai [ 1 ] Introduction 15 Réka Patrícia Gál and Petra Löffler Plant-time 45 Kornélia Deres [ 2 ] Memory Regimes and the Anthropocene: Tracing Causes and Responsibilities under Flood Risk Scenarios in Ancash, Peru 47 Tomás J. Usón Archipalego 73