Archive for the ‘Atmospheric science’ Category

  • Glaciers Melting

    Glaciers are melting in the tropics, in Africa, Asia and South America. Read the mock-Hemingway version of this ongoing tragedy.


    Friday, February 23rd, 2001
  • Shipwreck Mystery on Lake Superior

    The Edmund Fitzgerald went down in 1975 with barely a trace, and no warning call whatsoever. New evidence pins the blame on terrible weather.


    Thursday, November 9th, 2000
  • Climate: Fast Change Is Real. Deal with It!

    New research shows that climate of the entire North Atlantic region cooled abruptly and repeatedly during the Holocene period. Drill hole reveals rapid temperature change during past few thousand years. If climate could change so much back then, what about today?


    Monday, July 10th, 2000
  • Global Warming Gets Started

    Global warming, greenhouse effect, rising temperatures and temperature anomalies. Early evidence for the coming storm.


    Friday, February 5th, 1999
  • Climatologist’s Toolbox

    How climatologists know about past and present climates. What role do pollen, ice cores, computer models, archeology and tree rings play in the effort to explore ancient climates?


    Thursday, November 6th, 1997
  • Air Pollution: The Problem of Fine Particles

    Environmental Protection Agency proposes tighter rules on air pollution; do they make sense? How many people die during an outbreak of air pollution? What is PM 2.5, and why do your lungs care about it?


    Thursday, December 19th, 1996


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