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  • 20 Oct 2021

    Why we need an energy convergence of conception of climate change

    As illustrated by the work of the philosopher Thomas Kuhn, our conceptual models, our paradigms, frame our interpretation of data. Today, it is critically important that we share an “energy convergence” view of climate change[1].Climate change is not a sedate, steady drift towards a slightly warmer planet. Rather, what we know is that – as […]

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  • 11 Mar 2019
    Jonathan Newman

    Grasslands and Climate Change

    Ecologists have fully embraced the study of climate change and grassland ecologists have often led the way in these studies, thanks to the tractability of doing ecological research in such environments, publishing nearly 1000 studies in that time. My colleague, David Gibson, and I decided it was time to take stock of what we have learned, at least for grasslands! This is the first review to focus solely on climate change.

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  • 22 Jun 2017
    Original photo by go_greener_oz Rising sea levels. Creative commons Licence
    Timothy H. Dixon

    Rising Sea Levels – Predicting the Future

    Timothy H. Dixon author of Curbing Catastrophe is a Professor of Geosciences at the University of South Florida, Tampa. In his newest article Tim considers a geological time scale to discuss if we can predict when the world will see a meteoric rise in sea level, or if we are already witnessing the beginning of this rise

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  • 15 Jun 2017
    Original photo by Exile on Ontaria St: Rue Cousineau, Cartierville neighborhood of Montreal, 8 May 2017. Creative commons Licence
    Timothy H. Dixon

    Are Recent Urban Floods Related to Global Warming?

    Are Recent Urban Floods Related to Global Warming? In early May of this year (2017) severe flooding hit parts of the Canadian province of Quebec and adjacent US states of New York and Vermont. A short answer to the title’s question is “Probably” A short answer to the title’s question is “Probably – warmer air […]

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  • 21 Apr 2017
    Wikicommons, Street in Kathmandu photo: Pavel Novak
    Timothy H. Dixon

    #EarthDay2017 Are We Prepared for Overpopulation?

    Timothy H. Dixon author of Curbing Catastrophe is a Professor of Geosciences at the University of South Florida. In his new article he considers the future threat of over-population, the predictions that could have been and presents ideas for an optimistic move forward.

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  • 13 Apr 2017
    Christopher Wright, Daniel Nyberg

    Putting Out Fire With Gasoline!

    Christopher Wright and Daniel Nyberg, authors of Climate Change, Capitalism and Corporations: Processes of Creative Self-Destruction, explore how climate change now represents an existential crisis.

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  • 12 Apr 2017
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    Fred D. Singer

    What is reality? – Why I’m Marching for Science on Earth Day

    On April 22 we march across the globe to celebrate and affirm the reality of our senses, the truth of our observations, and the beauty of our complicated world.

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  • 12 Apr 2017
    [Photo by Jean-Baptiste Gurliat/ Mairie de Paris]

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