How ‘Warmest Ever’ Headlines and Debates Can Obscure What Matters About Climate Change
The complex calculations behind federal scientists’ conclusion that 2014 was “easily” the warmest since records began in 1880.
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Where Terrorism is Normal (Nigeria) and News (France)
Where terror is normal (Nigeria) and news (France).
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What Science Can, and Can’t Do, to Cut Losses from the Next Tsunami
Ten years after 230,000 died in the world’s first hemisphere-scale geo-catastrophe, a tsunami expert looks ahead.
Continue ReadingWith Warming, ‘The Future’ Isn’t What it Used to Be
An ice sculpture that melted during a global warming demonstration last fall is now preserved in time-lapse video.
Continue ReadingWith a Holiday Break, Seeking Issues and Opportunities to Explore in 2015
A brief break from blogging and a call for ideas to explore in 2015.
Continue ReadingA Postcard from the Western Amazon, on Peril and Hope
A longtime resident of Brazil’s westernmost Amazon state reflects on forests, martyrs and the future.
Continue ReadingHow a Porcupine and YouTube Helped Save the Bronx Zoo’s Budget
How a century-old conservation group chose YouTube and a porcupine to fight budget cuts in the depth of the recession.
Continue ReadingWarming Trend and Variations on a Greenhouse-Heated Planet
A fresh review of research and graphics showing the difference between the global warming trend and short-term variations in conditions.
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