Category Archives: climate science

Volcanoes: our noble allies in the battle against export productivity

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Chris Rowan

Finally, a blogospheric spat that actually matters. Craig McClain over at Deep Sea News has accused volcanoes of being the implacable enemies of marine life, based on new research linking them to some bouts of extreme ocean anoxia (where the … Continue reading →

Categories: climate science, environment, geology, tectonics, volcanoes

Why you can get ‘500 year floods’ two years in a row

Posted on June 19, 2008 by Anne Jefferson

A timely guest post from hydrogeologist Anne Jefferson.
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Categories: by Anne, climate science, environment, geohazards

Update: Arctic Ice

Posted on April 3, 2008 by Chris Rowan

When the observed Arctic ice cover hit a record low last summer, I reviewed the last 20 years or so of ice coverage data, which showed a clear long(ish)-term decrease in both winter and summer ice cover, and concluded: At … Continue reading →

Categories: climate science

Behold, a new sunspot…

Posted on January 23, 2008 by Chris Rowan

The little fellow circled here (in the solar sense of “little” – it’s probably a few thousand miles across) appeared on the 4th January, and probably marks the start of Solar Cycle 24. A slight dent in those bold predictions … Continue reading →

Categories: climate science, planets