James Hansen: Why I Must Speak Out About Climate Change
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Hat tip to Climate Adaption, a wonderful source fo climate change related news and thoughts on Tumblr. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}Hat tip to Climate Adaption, a wonderful source fo climate change related news and thoughts on Tumblr. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet

Jane Lubchenco’s message to scientists
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My second week at UC Davis, and I’ve already met Jane Lubchenco. Last night the NOAA administrator gave a public lecture to a packed auditorium here on campus. Although her talk wasn’t particularly beefy, I captured a few interesting tidbits: It was refreshing to hear a government official state her steadfast optimism, and urge scientists . . . → Read More: Jane Lubchenco’s message to scientists

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Confronting Climate Contrarianism III: Data Realism and the Rabbit Hole
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A new addition to my Confronting Climate Contrarianism series, much too long in waiting. Found this interesting animated gif on Andre Nantel’s G+ stream. He found it with no attribution on Reddit (UPDATE: graph from an excellent post on Skeptical Science). Gernot commented on that stream with a link to a Sydney Morning Herald piece . . . → Read More: Confronting Climate Contrarianism III: Data Realism and the Rabbit Hole

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Global Warming Science and Denialism
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This morning I had the great pleasure of being a guest on Atheist Talk Radio, hosted by Minnesota’s AM 950, along With John Abraham and Greg Laden, hosted by Mike Haubrich, discussing global warming science and denialism. Greg and Mike already posted wonderful background for the show, so go read them there. The program is . . . → Read More: Global Warming Science and Denialism

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The Circle of Life (and how Jellyfish screw it up)
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Mufasa was right.  We’re all intertwined.  Whether we humans like to admit it or not, every action by a living organism on Earth has repercussions.  (And yes, you can lump in viruses and prions because I’m not getting into a philosophical debate about what constitutes ‘living’). Run, Harry! You don't want to catch Irukandji syndrome!!! . . . → Read More: The Circle of Life (and how Jellyfish screw it up)

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From the Editor’s Desk: The Giant Squid Can Be A Panda For The Ocean
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How many of you see a panda and automatically think of conservation and the World Wildlife Fund?  The well-known panda logo was designed by the famous conservationist Sir Peter Scott. one of the founding members of WWF.  The idea originated from a panda named Chi Chi transferred into the London Zoo in the same year . . . → Read More: From the Editor’s Desk: The Giant Squid Can Be A Panda For The Ocean

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Climate Change and the Deep Sea
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Over at Uncharted Atolls there is nice primer on the biodiversity of the deep and climate change.  Add it to you “to do” list for today. Despite the isolation experienced by the deep-sea, the climate does have an effect in this seemingly remote environment. via Frontiers: The deep sea and climate | Uncharted Atolls. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}Over at Uncharted Atolls there is nice primer on the biodiversity of the deep and climate change.  Add it to you “to do” list for today. Despite the isolation experienced…

How microscopic plankton explain the opening of the Northwest Passage
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For centuries, mariners sought the Northwest Passage, a route through the Canadian ice that connected the North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans. Today, the Arctic ice has melted so much that the Northwest Passage exists – there’s already multinational wrangling over shipping rights. Why is the Arctic melting so fast? There are a number . . . → Read More: How microscopic plankton explain the opening of the Northwest Passage

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Climate Ninjas Wanted
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Photo credit: Joey Gannon During the Science Online conference, Chris Mooney said that the response to Climategate should be to train and pay “deadly ninjas of science communication.” If you are a citizen of Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala or Honduras, here’s a chance at a fellowship in climate ninjutsu. The Climate Change Professional Fellows . . . → Read More: Climate Ninjas Wanted

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From the Editor’s Desk: The Grand Challenge of Ocean Acidification and Fisheries
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Anthropogenic climate change has been hypothesized for centuries (discussed in Le Treut 2007) before the careful measurements of scientists in the mid-20th century. From 1833 to 1997, Stanhill (2001) calculated that the climate change science doubled every 11 years. The impact of carbon dioxide concentrations in the ocean was recognized early on with measurements and . . . → Read More: From the Editor’s Desk: The Grand Challenge of Ocean Acidification and Fisheries

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