A site I go to on a fairly

Verified Atheist — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 16:06:07 +0000

In reply to Interesting post. If changes

A site I go to on a fairly regular basis is National Snow & Ice Data Center's page on Arctic Sea Ice. We're breaking all kinds of minimum records this year, which is not a good thing™.

Interesting post. If changes

NCD — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 15:47:47 +0000

In reply to Hurricanes and Climate Change

Interesting post. If changes in hurricanes were all we had to confront with climate change we would be lucky. They occur at a particular time of the year, and construction methods can decrease impacts. Of course, Florida, of which a large portion lies just above sea level, also is particularly vulnerable to storm winds blowing sea water inland, which future sea level rise will make worse.

On climate change, James Hansen has a PNAS article online at page link that looks at temperature extremes globally, and he notes the statistically significant increase in extemely hot weather. Hotter air dries out land faster in dry weather, and in wet systems, can hold more moisture causing huge downpours, which may then run off faster due to the desiccated soil. The article was briefly discussed once on NPR.

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A site I go to on a fairly

Interesting post. If changes