Category Archives: Climate

Casual Friday

Posted on 2 November, 2007 by admin

Luckily, I don’t wear a hat… Continue reading →

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Global climate change — the risk management approach

Posted on 15 October, 2007 by admin

Here’s another interesting take on climate change — and it doesn’t even require any background in climatology (although around here, you really have no excuse for that):http://view.break.com/381084So, what do you think about this approach? Continue reading →

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Blog carnivals du jour

Posted on 18 September, 2007 by Sam Wise

This week’s crop of good sciencey blog carnivals… Continue reading →

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Blog carnivals du jour

Posted on 3 September, 2007 by Sam Wise

Today’s a holiday in the U.S., but that doesn’t mean folks don’t want a little “sciencey” reading to go along with their hamburgers and potato salad (and of course, folks in other countries need a break from their daily labors as well). Continue reading →

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Everybody loves a carnival…

Posted on 21 July, 2007 by Sam Wise

And you’ve got plenty to choose from this week. Continue reading →

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The week in carnivals

Posted on 22 June, 2007 by Sam Wise

As usual, you’ve got a good selection of science-related blog carnivals for your reading pleasure this week… Continue reading →

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If only it were this easy

Posted on 18 March, 2007 by admin

Brewster Rockit: Space Guy deals with global warming Continue reading →

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Episode 2 — Climatology Basics

Posted on 4 March, 2007 by Sam Wise

A few weeks ago, the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) released the executive summary of its fourth assessment report (FAR). Since (at least in the U.S.) this will soon be the core of a number of political arguments, but many folks probably don’t study climatology in their spare time, I thought a little background would be helpful. So this episode is devoted to the basics of climate science, as well as a very brief history of the field… Continue reading →

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Good "Sciencey" Blog Carnivals

Posted on 16 February, 2007 by Sam Wise

There are some good blog carnivals available for your reading pleasure this month, I thought I’d take a moment to talk about them…For those new to the idea, blog carnivals are like traveling road-shows of blogging goodness — each has a given subject area, and each moves from blog to blog on a weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly basis. This gives readers a bit more variety in their “fodder” than they’d normally see, and it gives bloggers a chance to show their work before a variety of new (to them) readers… Continue reading →

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