Monthly Archives: October 2014
Death by Degrees
A common refrain in the climate change literature, both popular and professional, is the impending doom of human society by human-induced global warming. A temperature threshold is even suggested that will tip the world into “dangerous climate change”: 2°C (3.2°F) … Continue reading
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The Goldilocks Effect and Megalopolization: Part II, Losing a Paleoclimate Legacy
While driving along I-15 through the Wasatch Front Megalopolis (see previous post), there are some interesting features. The most obvious is the steep front of the Wasatch Range to the east. This mountain range was uplifted along a large, active … Continue reading
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The Goldilocks Effect and Megalopolization: Part I, Modern Climate
I recently drove through the Wasatch Front Urban Corridor (figure below), on my way from western Montana to southern Utah. This roughly 120-mile long corridor is a spectacular example of an emerging megalopolis and the power of humans to modify … Continue reading
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Normal vs. Normals
We hear it all the time, but do we really know what it means? The news anchor pans to the meteorologist/weather person and says something like, “Well, Dana, what is the weekend weather hold for us? Will this rain continue? … Continue reading
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Warming Complexities in the News
Winds of Warming September has been a great month for climate science in the news. Many major news media noticed a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) by Drs. James A. Johnstone and Nathan J. Mantua titled, … Continue reading
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