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The Environment

Climate Change Is Already Affecting the United States

By Stuart Fox Posted on 6.16.2009 18 Comments
For years, scientists have been talking about the future impact of global warming. Well, according to a new government report, the future is now. The report claims that heat waves have increased in the Northeast, droughts have increased in the Southwest, coastline has eroded, and adds that "global warming is unequivocal and primarily human-induced."

6.17.2009 at 04:06pm - Comment by Bud the Chud

@ kstauff. are you kidding, they aren't going to read that (wuwt) if it has actual science involved and actual math and stuff, they aren't interested. they just want to be told that they are bad, and that it is their fault the earth is heating up and to empty their wallets so they can fix it. it is the classic guilt trip.
The Environment

Climate Change Is Already Affecting the United States

By Stuart Fox Posted on 6.16.2009 18 Comments
For years, scientists have been talking about the future impact of global warming. Well, according to a new government report, the future is now. The report claims that heat waves have increased in the Northeast, droughts have increased in the Southwest, coastline has eroded, and adds that "global warming is unequivocal and primarily human-induced."

6.17.2009 at 09:36am - Comment by Bud the Chud

Wow, I feel like I have repeated myself one to many time in saying - once again popsci has been outscienced by it's readers. That is very sad.
The Environment

The Top Ten Greenhouse Gases

By Stuart Fox Posted on 3.17.2009 11 Comments
Despite all the talk about carbon capture, carbon footprints and carbon trading, carbon dioxide only causes nine to 26 percent of the greenhouse effect. That means that the majority of warming results from gases with a much lower media profile than the paparazzi-trailed starlet of global warming, CO₂. In honor of last weeks’ report in the Journal of Geophysical Research, which identified a brand new greenhouse gas, PopSci.com counts down the gases that bring us bikini weather in Antarctica and beachfront property in Montana.

3.18.2009 at 09:44am - Comment by Bud the Chud

Wow, again popsi is "out scienced" by its readers. Bravo New_Ice_Man and Laughingboy. It is too bad that they are to politically motivated to care.
The Environment

The Big Thaw

By SciIll Staff Posted on 9.11.2009 20 Comments
One hundred thirty miles north of Nome, a small coastal village on Sarichef Island is feeling the effects of climate change. Shishmaref, Alaska, is falling into the sea. Rising temperatures are melting the permafrost, the layer of frozen ground beneath the surface. Without this firm base, waves have eroded the land on which Shishmaref’s villagers make their home. They must relocate their houses inland or start all over somewhere else.

2.3.2009 at 09:56am - Comment by Bud the Chud

@ Eruantalon27 Also 31,000 scientist signed this against manmade global warming. http://www.petitionproject.org/ @ m13 Less polution is a great thing, but calling CO2 a pollutant is incorrect. CO2 follows temperature rise. Humans only churn out about 5% of the CO2 that is out there. The rest is done naturally by the planet.
Technology

What's Happening to the Sun?

By Laurie J. Schmidt Posted on 1.27.2009 24 Comments
For about 50 years from roughly 1650 to 1700, the Sun took a break from its typical sunspot activity. That phase of solar rest coincided with what we now refer to as "The Little Ice Age" -- a period of cooling on the Earth that resulted in bitterly cold winters, particularly in Europe and North America. Scientists attribute the Little Ice Age to two main causes: increased volcanic activity and reduced solar activity. Could it happen again? And are we headed there now?

1.28.2009 at 12:48pm - Comment by Bud the Chud

Looks like we better hurry up and pollute more to counteract the effects of the global cooling cycle.
The Environment

Salt Water Rising

By the Editors of E - The Environmental Magazine Posted on 1.5.2009 28 Comments
Dear EarthTalk: With all the talk of rising seas, what could happen to the rivers that flow into the oceans? Will they reverse flow? Will rising seas back up into fresh water lakes? And what happens to our groundwater should saltwater flow backwards into it? -- Sandy Smith, concerned Michigander

1.6.2009 at 09:25am - Comment by Bud the Chud

Have you ever noticed that the people who believe in GW always have to use insults, hate and fear to get their point across, And the people who don't believe in GW use scientific facts?
The Environment

The Other Big Meltdown

By Laura Allen Posted on 12.19.2008 20 Comments
To predict the unpredictable: That’s the goal of a new government initiative on abrupt climate change. As the atmosphere reels under the influence of greenhouse gases, scientists fear the growing risk of dramatic environmental changes occurring within decades—far faster than current computer models predict. Ice sheets might not just melt but collapse wholesale, rapidly raising sea levels and flooding entire coastlines. Regional rain shortages could cause megadroughts that choke our water and food supply.

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12.23.2008 at 04:25pm - Comment by Bud the Chud

We could ask you the same question jward23. Where do you get your info. Probably from pro global warming sources. Oh and by the way wikipedia doesn't count as a source. All of the GOVERNMENT sources that I have kept up with say the temps have steadily decreased over the last 10 years. The hottest year on record hasn't even been in the last 50 years. It peaked sometime in the 40's.
The Environment

The Other Big Meltdown

By Laura Allen Posted on 12.19.2008 20 Comments
To predict the unpredictable: That’s the goal of a new government initiative on abrupt climate change. As the atmosphere reels under the influence of greenhouse gases, scientists fear the growing risk of dramatic environmental changes occurring within decades—far faster than current computer models predict. Ice sheets might not just melt but collapse wholesale, rapidly raising sea levels and flooding entire coastlines. Regional rain shortages could cause megadroughts that choke our water and food supply.

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12.23.2008 at 10:27am - Comment by Bud the Chud

Do you ever wonder why people like Met069 have to insult and hate on every one who has a point that differs from their own? Instead of looking at actual scientific data, they make their point by name calling. They don't want to see the evidence, they just want to spead fear to get their point across. I supprised Met069 didn't say that we all work for the oil company. And we are not a tiny fringe group, more people believe that GW does NOT exist than those who do. Also there are a great many scientist (who don't work for the oil companys) that even sign a pettition to that fact. go here http://www.oism.org/pproject/ and read it. But you won't, your mind has been made up. I used to believe like you, I was brainwashed by the schools that we are killing the planet. Except when they tried to brainwash me it was with global cooling. Look how quickly they changed their mind (or thier plan) just so they could gain more control and raise taxes.
The Environment

The Other Big Meltdown

By Laura Allen Posted on 12.19.2008 20 Comments
To predict the unpredictable: That’s the goal of a new government initiative on abrupt climate change. As the atmosphere reels under the influence of greenhouse gases, scientists fear the growing risk of dramatic environmental changes occurring within decades—far faster than current computer models predict. Ice sheets might not just melt but collapse wholesale, rapidly raising sea levels and flooding entire coastlines. Regional rain shortages could cause megadroughts that choke our water and food supply.

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12.22.2008 at 09:22am - Comment by Bud the Chud

In short, the government has found another way to get the gullible masses to pay higher taxes.
Entertainment & Gaming

Return of the (Televised) Nerds

By Christina Hurtado Posted on 4.2.2009 2 Comments
I love nerds. I loved nerds even when it wasn’t cool, so it’s nice to see them coming into their own on network TV. I remember a time when I was hard pressed to find one real nerd on prime time, never mind a quartet of physics-spouting, Klingon Boggle-playing super brains. Let’s face it: Charlie Epps has nothing on the characters of CBS’s The Big Bang Theory, a show full of loveable (albeit incredibly awkward) nerds. The show glorifies those of us who remember old school Ataris, the Flash, and know exactly how we roll in the Shire.

12.5.2008 at 09:10am - Comment by Bud the Chud

Not many shows have me laughing as much as this one. A great comedy.