Archive for the ‘Energy in the earth system’ Category

  • Fertilizing the ocean
    Fertilizing the ocean

    As Earth warms, should we try huge geoengineering projects to cool the climate? Would adding iron to fertilize ocean plants withdraw enough carbon dioxide to slow warming — or backfire?


    Thursday, August 6th, 2009
  • Ultimate Storm: What are hurricanes?
    Ultimate Storm: What are hurricanes?

    How do they form? How do we predict their paths? How can we improve predictions?


    Thursday, August 23rd, 2007
  • Winter’s Weird Weather: What’s the Cause?

    Some call it Fall. Some call it spring. But nobody in the Midwest, East Coast or Northern Europe is calling it “winter.” What’s up with our weather?


    Thursday, January 11th, 2007
  • Volcanic Violence

    How do we forecast or predict volcanoes? How do volcanoes change the landscape? How does life return after an eruption?


    Thursday, October 21st, 2004
  • Tornadoes: Power & Fury

    Tornadoes kill 60 Americans each year. How do we predict tornadoes? How do we make houses safer? Where do tornadoes get their energy?


    Monday, May 12th, 2003
  • Global Warming and Carbon

    Amazon study changes picture of global carbon budget.


    Thursday, April 11th, 2002
  • 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
  • Polar Science

    What’s new in polar science? What do seals do under the ice? How did humans cross the Bering Strait to reach North America? What does ancient metal tell us about ancient people?


    Saturday, April 4th, 1998
  • 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


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