From “David Attenborough Fans”: 150 ft. Iceberg passing through Iceberg Alley near Ferryland, Newfoundland, Canada. Only a few of us live around see in-your-face evidence of glaciers calving and floating around in our front yards. Yikes.
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Provocative, But Unanswerable Question: What will California look like if a massive glacier melts? Here’s your answer.
What will California look like when a massive glacier melts? Well, it depends on which one, doesn’t it? In truth, the melting of each of our glaciers is a dynamic affair, one we’re learning more about each year. Nothing about …
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New Google Earth Feature: Understanding Climate Change
A new feature of Google Earth enables the user to compare Earth’s surface in 1984 to what it looks like today. If you’re up for it, check out melting glaciers, disappearing forests, and land mass loss due to sea-level rise. …
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More on Melting Glaciers
In response to my post on the disappearing glaciers in the eponymous national park, family friend Shawn Price (pictured with his adorable daughter Annie) writes: It does seem odd that a glacier that has been around for 10,000 years suddenly …
Top Five College Degrees in Today’s World
A reader just sent me this excellent infographic on the top five college degrees for the 21st Century. No surprise here: environmental sciences is right up there. I’ve spoken with hundreds of young people – including my own two children – …
Time-Lapse Photography Shows Environmental Challenges
I thought readers might appreciate this collection of time-lapse images assembled by Time, NASA and the United States Geological Survey. One can debate the meaning and ultimate effects of the sprawling growth of a single city like Las Vegas, Nevada, …
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When Does the Future Begin for Renewable Energy?
Duke Brooks asks: Renewable/green energy without question is the future; the question is: When, exactly, does that future begin? Here are a few ways I would choose to frame this: The vast majority of our scientists tell us that climate …
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