#global warming


# science    

egads! an actual, scientific climate change debate!

Massive volcanic eruptions leave their mark on the climate record we can gleam from tree rings. And some scientists have new ideas for how to best track them...
egads! an actual, scientific climate change debate!

# science    

why heat waves do matter in the end

An individual heat wave may not mean much. But we're not seeing the occasional heat wave, we're seeing a disturbing pattern of them.
why heat waves do matter in the end

# politics    

why you can't tax your way to a greener world

Carbon taxes may prompt companies and people to switch to cleaner. But incentives, rather than punishments, may be a better approach.
why you can't tax your way to a greener world

# science    

when a heat wave is just a heat wave

Sometimes it's hot for a couple of weeks. But sometimes, that heat wave is part of a pattern that hints at bad things to come...
when a heat wave is just a heat wave

# oddities    

the return of the earth hour conspiracy

Clean air, clean water, and sustainable, renewable energy are apparently just tools of the New World Order to enslave you and set up a planet-wide communist gulag.
the return of the earth hour conspiracy

# science    

can global warming really stop an ice age?

Have we pumped enough greenhouse gases into the air to stop the next ice age? Some researchers think so but their models are inconclusive.
can global warming really stop an ice age?

# science    

an anecdotal example of denialist logic

Playing peekaboo with weather and mistaking it for climate across the entire planet is really not something to advertise publicly...
an anecdotal example of denialist logic

# science    

why global warming is so cold, revisited

Another year, another mandatory post about how global warming actually works and why a warm planet can still have snow and ice.
why global warming is so cold, revisited

# science    

why don't we just keep our code to ourselves?

Releasing climate change modeling code to people who can't run it, don't understand it, and are paid to disagree with it and libel you a fraud doesn't do computer scientists any favors.
why don't we just keep our code to ourselves?

# space    

when science fiction invades global politics

The UN is musing about a giant sunshade to cool the planet by reflecting 1% of the light that reaches us. They really don't want to know the price tag...
when science fiction invades global politics

# politics    

at this rate, forget about fixing global warming

It's awfully hard to come up with ways to combat global warming when politicians are harassing climatologists for daring to conduct their research and find proof that the planet is heating up.
at this rate, forget about fixing global warming

# science    

why it's so hard to argue with a famous crank

In response to a lengthy presentation debunking his claims, Christopher Monckton did the only thing he knows how to do: throw a massive tantrum.
why it's so hard to argue with a famous crank

# science    

making climate research a risky proposition…

Hyperventilating right wing conspiracy theories about climate science have inspired their less stable listeners to send a constant barrage of death threats and hate mail to climatologists.
making climate research a risky proposition…

# science    

media to climate researchers: oops, our bad

The media's mea culpa for their rampant journalistic malpractice during Climategate comes way too late, is far too little, and has long ago accomplished denialists' goals.
media to climate researchers: oops, our bad

# oddities    

futurama's solution to global warming

Futurama might have an unorthodox but workable solution to solving the woes of global warming. Minus the flaming robot farts, of course.
futurama's solution to global warming

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