Just watched Hurricane on the Bayou, a simple yet poignant look at Hurricane Katrina through the eyes of two musicians. The documentary tells the story of these two individuals, a man who lives in the wetlands and a teenage girl from New Orleans, who got together to raise awareness of the importance of the wetlands [...]
Archive for December, 2009
Hurricane on the Bayou
Posted in Uncategorized on 2009/12/30 | 2 Comments »
Coral Reef Adventure — More Damage From Global Warming
Posted in Uncategorized on 2009/12/20 | Leave a Comment »
Just finished watching the 2003 documentary, Coral Reef Adventure, featuring experienced divers Howard and Michele Hall. The film is an enjoyable, if somewhat simple, documentary about the Halls’ 10-month long expedition to study coral reefs, with a particular eye toward determining why some reefs have experienced significant declines in health in recent years. In an [...]
Is it Fraud?
Posted in Uncategorized on 2009/12/11 | 3 Comments »
Thus far, I have purposely avoided entering into the recent discussions on Climategate, but there has been a lot of ink spilled on the question of whether or not the individuals in question (primarily Michael Mann, Phil Jones, et al.) engaged in “fraud,” as evidenced in the now-famous email about the desire to “hide the [...]
The Precautionary Principle: A Precautionary Note
Posted in Uncategorized on 2009/12/07 | Leave a Comment »
In response to a post by William Briggs at: http://wmbriggs.com/blog/?p=1390#comments I got to thinking about the so-called “precautionary principle.” The precautionary principle is one of the most common fallback positions advanced in support of the idea that we should pursue (mandatorily or otherwise) dramatic cuts in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, even if there is a [...]
NOAA Climate Services Portal – Climate Change Toolkit #1
Posted in Government, Impacts, NOAA on 2009/12/04 | Leave a Comment »
This is the first in a series of posts examining NOAA’s Climate Change Toolkit for educators. The toolkit is located on NOAA’s Climate Services Portal, at www.climate.gov, under the Education tab. Climate Change Wildlife and Wildlands. Ecoregions. Case Study – Western Coastline. The Climate Services Portal contains material geared toward educators. This post will examine the [...]
Glossary
Posted in Glossary on 2009/12/03 | Leave a Comment »
This is a glossary of climate-related terms, and is very much a work in progress. It will be updated every few days until it is relatively complete, but if you see something missing, please feel free to let me know. AGW. Anthropogenic Global Warming (see CAGW, Global Warming, NAGW). The proposition that a significant portion [...]
NOAA Climate Services Portal
Posted in Government, NOAA on 2009/12/03 | Leave a Comment »
NOAA has launched a new website at www.climate.gov, which provides access to NOAA’s climate services. This is billed as NOAA’s “Climate Services Portal” and has a number of interesting tools and resources. A couple of quick questions that jump to mind, as we review the portal: Antarctic Sea Ice. One question that immediately arises on the [...]
Welcome to Climate Reflections!
Posted in Administrative on 2009/12/03 | Leave a Comment »
The topic of climate and climate change is one of the most interesting and controversial issues of our time. It touches on questions of science, politics and psychology, and cuts across political, national and cultural lines. It has the ability to impact, and is impacted by, our individual philosophical and ethical worldviews. Much ink has [...]
