JUL 2, 2015 ABIGAIL (ABBY) LYNCH This post orginally appeared on The Fisheries Blog on June 22, 2015. Pope Francis cites climate change as an important problem for fish and other natural resources. (Tânia Rêgo-ABr) Though religion may seem an unlikely ally of science, the recent release of Pope Francis’s encyclical letter, entitled Laudato si’ (Praise be with you) on care … Continue reading Pope Francis Uses Faith and Science to Discuss Climate Change (and Fish!)
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Introducing the Revamped Early Career Climate Forum: What, Why, How and Where
JUN 24, 2015 MICHELLE STAUDINGER NE CSC Science Coordinator Michelle Staudinger and UMass Amherst Dept. of Env. Conservation Assistant Professor Ezra Markowitz Welcome to the new and improved Early Career Climate Forum (ECCF)! We (Michelle Staudinger, Science Coordinator of the Northeast Climate Science Center and Ezra Markowitz, Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Conservation at … Continue reading Introducing the Revamped Early Career Climate Forum: What, Why, How and Where
PIPES Interns Tell Their Climate Change Story
JUL 12, 2015 PIPES INTERNS A stone heiau, or temple, at Kahalu‘u Mānowai Education Center, Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i Island. Photo: S. Nash The restored stone walls of two ancient heiau (Hawaiian temples) rise black and strong out of the gentle waves of the Kona Coast. Large rocks sit farther out in the sea, and coastal plants and … Continue reading PIPES Interns Tell Their Climate Change Story
3rd National Climate Assessment Overview
MAY 20, 2014 ROSIE RECORDS Photo credit: ian.umces.edu The third U.S. National Climate Assessment report, released in early May, provides a national synthesis of climate change and its effects that are already being felt across multiple sectors within the U.S., including coastal flooding and extreme heat in the Northeast, shrinking summer sea ice and thawing permafrost … Continue reading 3rd National Climate Assessment Overview
Book: “Climate Change Evidence & Causes”
MAR 4, 2014 TONI KLEMM The U.S. National Academy of Sciences and the British Royal Academy teamed up to write “Climate Change Evidence & Causes – An Overview from the Royal Society and the US National Academy of Sciences”, a new book that gives bite-size answers to common questions about climate change and global warming. Leading climate … Continue reading Book: “Climate Change Evidence & Causes”
Modeling the 2000-2012 Global Warming Hiatus
NOV 12, 2013 TONI KLEMM Global temperature increases have been stalled since 2000. Meanwhile, the extreme summer droughts of 2011 and 2012 left many US farmers in ruins. Most climate models failed to project these phenomena correctly. US researchers now took a new attempt on finding a solution. The hiatus in global warming since the year … Continue reading Modeling the 2000-2012 Global Warming Hiatus
Obama Moves on Adaptation
NOV 4, 2013 CARINA WYBORN Photo: gettyimages.com While the Australian Government is currently denying the links between bushfires and climate change (sigh…), President Obama has just released an executive order titled “Preparing the United States for the Impacts of Climate Change”. It outlines policy objectives, processes to “modernise” Federal programs, directives to Federal agencies who manage land … Continue reading Obama Moves on Adaptation
When Does Synthesizing Begin? Contributing to Broader Theory During Early Career
AUG 13, 2013 WINSLOW HANSEN After getting my undergraduate degrees from the University of Montana, I moved to Alaska to work as a research technician. I was looking for a big adventure and I found it. I spent a year traveling around the state of Alaska to rural indigenous villages. I worked with a post doc … Continue reading When Does Synthesizing Begin? Contributing to Broader Theory During Early Career
Climate Wisconsin Project
AUG 6, 2013 ZACHARY SCHUSTER One of the big challenges with communicating climate change is the perception that the impacts will be far into the future or will affect someone else. These perceptions make it very easy to resist action to mitigate potential future impacts because there are a lot more pressing issues closer to home. … Continue reading Climate Wisconsin Project
Some Say…It’s Just a Hoax!
APR 12, 2013 TONI KLEMM Photo: Getty Images A chat about ice cores and oil business A couple of evenings ago I had an interesting discussion with a friend of my roommate. Let’s call him Pete. Pete, the climate sceptic. Pete and I had never met before, so we started with the usual introduction, and continued … Continue reading Some Say…It’s Just a Hoax!
Early Career Climate Network 