Archive for February 22nd, 2008
Carbon Dioxide versus Temperature
Posted by Paul, February 22nd, 2008 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Climate & Climate Change
Comments: 51
According to Lance Endersbee:
The CO2 levels in the atmosphere are damped by the oceans.
The oceans are a huge source and sink for volatile gases.
The surface area of the oceans is vast in relation to the depth of the oceans and the atmosphere.
Thus we are dealing with a surface phenomenon.
The above chart is an actual [...]
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Is Recent Major Hurricane Activity Normal? Comment and Reply in Nature
Posted by Paul, February 22nd, 2008 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Climate & Climate Change
Comments: 5
The debate over whether there is an observable link between global warming and hurricanes rumbles on.
In this week’s Nature journal there is a comment and reply arising from Nyberg et al, Nature 447, 698-701 (7 June 2007):
Low Atlantic hurricane activity in the 1970s and 1980s compared to the past 270 years:
Hurricane activity in the North [...]