Atmospheric Science… Tornado Quest Top Ten Science Reads For January 31 – February 7, 2020 #science #weather #meteorology #climate #climatechange #antarctica #australia #brushfire #environment #droughtmonitor #histsci 7 Feb 2020 Greetings once again to one and all! Plenty of interesting topics to cover this week. The Australian brushfires are still a big story if for no other reason that it…
Atmospheric Science… Tornado Quest Top Ten Science Reads For January 24 – 31 , 2020 #science #weather #meteorology #climate #climatechange #australia #brushfire #environment #wintersafety #scicomm 31 Jan 2020 Greetings once again to one and all! Plenty of interesting topics to cover this week. The Australian brushfires are still a big story if for no other reason that it…
Atmospheric Science… Tornado Quest Top Ten Science Reads For December 27, 2019 – January 3, 2020 #weather #climate #winter #weather #hurricane #australia #brushfire #science 3 Jan 20203 Jan 2020 Greetings once again to one and all! If you celebrated the holidays, I hope all went well for you and the new year is off to a good start. In…
Atmospheric Science… Tornado Quest Top Ten Science Reads For December 6 – 13, 2019 #weather #climate #climatechange #environment #pollution #publichealth #wintersafety 13 Dec 2019 Greetings once again to one and all! Here’s a more concise overview of my intro from the last few weeks. After a few months on hiatus for health reasons, I’ve…
Atmospheric Science… Tornado Quest Top Ten Science Reads For November 29 – December 6, 2019 #science #weather #climate #climatechange #environment #COP25 #wildfire #drought #movember 6 Dec 2019 Greetings once again to one and all! Here’s a more concise overview of my intro from the last few weeks. After a few months on hiatus for health reasons, I’ve…
Atmospheric Science… Tornado Quest Top Ten Science Reads For November 9 – 15, 2019 #science #climate #weather #climatechange #environment #pollution #wildfire #windchill #astronomy #movember 13 Nov 201915 Nov 2019 Greetings once again to one and all! Here’s a more concise overview of my intro from the last few weeks. After a few months on hiatus for health reasons, I’ve…
Atmospheric Science… Tornado Quest Top Ten Science Reads For October 12 – 19, 2019 #science #climate #weather #climatechange #environment #hurricaneprep 19 Oct 2019 Greetings to one and all! Here's a review of my intro from last week. After a few months on hiatus for health reasons, I’ve decided to resume the weekly blog…
Uncategorized Very thought provoking read. “Key concepts for making informed choices.” #science #criticalthinking 1 Oct 2019 Teach people to think critically about claims and comparisons — they will make better decisions. www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02407-9
Atmospheric Science… “Humans Produce 100x More CO2 Than All Volcanoes Combined.” (The total amount emitted by volcanoes is only about 0.3 gigatons a year — a tiny fraction of the 37 gigatons humankind produced in 2018 alone.) @futurism #climate 1 Oct 2019 The total amount emitted by volcanoes is only about 0.3 gigatons a year — a tiny fraction of the 37 gigatons humankind produced in 2018 alone. futurism.com/study-human-emissions-volcanoes
climate This is a lot of ice! “315 billion-tonne iceberg breaks off #Antarctica.” (Scientists say while there’s much to be concerned about in Antarctica, there is no cause for alarm yet for this particular ice shelf.) @BBCNews #climate 30 Sep 2019 "While there is much to be concerned about in Antarctica, there is no cause for alarm yet for this particular ice shelf." www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-49885450
Uncategorized Fascinating read. “Confirmed. Fossils That Formed 3.5 billion Years Ago, Really are Fossils. The Oldest Evidence of Life Found So Far.” via @UniverseToday #science 30 Sep 2019 New research has confirmed the presence of organic matter in ancient stromatolite fossils. The discovery could point the way to finding the same on Mars: www.universetoday.com/143561/confirmed-fossils-that-formed-3-5-billion-years-ago-really-are-fossils-the-oldest-evidence-of-life-found-so-far/
climate… “These scientists are trying to save melting #Arctic ice.” @Grist #climate #climatechange 30 Sep 2019 Their plan is costly and controversial, but we may be running out of choices. Tiny glass beads might seem an unlikely hero in the fight against climate change, but they…
Atmospheric Science… “They Survived #Dorian but Wonder How Many More Hurricanes They Can Withstand.” #ncwx #hurricane #flooding 8 Sep 2019 Most residents in eastern North Carolina, where people rattle off the names of storms like old enemies, were spared the worst from Dorian. But they haven’t all recovered from last…
Atmospheric Science… Our existence is going to be more fleeting than we’d care to admit. “Opinion: Earth Has Survived Extinctions Before, It’s Humans Who Are Fragile.” via @nprscottsimon & @NPR #environment #climate 7 Sep 2019 Opinion: Earth Has Survived Extinctions Before, It's Humans Who Are Fragile: www.npr.org/2019/09/07/758448991/opinion-earth-has-survived-extinctions-before-its-humans-who-are-fragile
Atmospheric Science… Years of recovery ahead. “’What death smells like’: #Dorian’s toll expected to soar in #Bahamas.” @Reuters #hurricanedorian 6 Sep 2019 The smell of death hangs over parts of Great Abaco Island in the northern Bahamas, where relief workers on Friday sifted through the debris of shattered homes and buildings in…
Uncategorized Good read on uncertainty…which exists everywhere from the possible paths of a #hurricane to economic predictions. “How to Get Better at Embracing Unknowns.” @SciAm #scicomm 5 Sep 2019 www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-to-get-better-at-embracing-unknowns/
Atmospheric Science… Amazing view of the eyewall structure. “@NASA Astronauts Snap Terrifying Photos of Hurricane #Dorian.” @futurism #hurricanedorian 3 Sep 2019 NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Christina Koch took to Twitter to share terrifying photos of Hurricane Dorian that they'd snapped from the ISS. futurism.com/the-byte/astronauts-photos-hurricane-dorian
Atmospheric Science… If you thought nuking a hurricane was bizarre, check out some other ideas that are (almost) laughable. “Beyond Trump’s nuclear bomb idea: how scientists dream of killing hurricanes.” @NatGeo #hurricane #weirdscience 29 Aug 2019 There are even stranger ideas for how to take down a tropical cyclone than bombing it with a nuclear warhead, as President Trump suggested. www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/08/beyond-nukes-how-scientists-dream-of-killing-hurricanes/
Atmospheric Science… As our climate warms, even in traditionally hot regions, the ‘silent killer’ is taking its toll. “Heat Deaths Jump in Southwest United States, Puzzling Officials.” @nytimes #climate #heat #azwx #nvwx 28 Aug 2019 The number of heat-related deaths has more than tripled in Arizona and Nevada since 2014, new data show, raising concern about the limits of adaptation. www.nytimes.com/2019/08/26/climate/heat-deaths-southwest.html
Atmospheric Science… Important climate read. “@IPCC_CH land report showed we’re entering an era of damage control.” @skepticscience #climate #climatechange #IPCC 27 Aug 2019 The IPCC has published a new report on climate and land. The report includes chapters on land-climate interactions (land use changes are accelerating global warming, which is causing more extreme…
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