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Posted by Charlotte Ramotswe, November 15th, 2008 - under News.
Show your support for this blog by clicking ‘+’ where you see the nomination for best community blog [scroll to 7am on November 14].
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Scientists have discovered the Arctic ocean seabed is leaking huge amounts of methane into the atmosphere. The research published in the journal Science shows the permafrost under the East Siberian Arctic shelf, which was thought to be a barrier sealing methane, is perforated. Read more here. (1)
NYT: Pachauri Faces Credibility Siege
The New York Times is reporting that: Dr. Pachauri and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change are now under intense scrutiny, facing accusations of scientific sloppiness and potential financial conflicts of interest from climate skeptics, right-leaning politicians and even some mainstream scientists. More here. (1)
Phil Jones Guilty, But
The university at the centre of the climate change row over stolen e-mails broke the law by refusing to hand over its raw data for public scrutiny. B ut… Read more here. (0)
Banks Leave Carbon Market
Banks and investors are pulling out of the carbon market after the failure to make progress at Copenhagen on reaching new emissions targets after 2012. Read more here. (0)
UK Met Office Can't Forecast Weather
The UK Met Office is debating what to do with its long-term and seasonal forecasting after criticism for failing to predict extreme weather. It was predicted that this winter would be warmer than average – yet it has been unusually cold. Read more here. (2)
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Posted by Charlotte Ramotswe, November 15th, 2008 - under News.
Show your support for this blog by clicking ‘+’ where you see the nomination for best community blog [scroll to 7am on November 14].
Last time I looked we had just over 60 votes, if you added up the core group and the additional comments which didn’t actually mention the blog only the name Jennifer. This puts us in first place for now – in the preliminaries. But there are a couple of days of voting remaining. So, if you haven’t vote yet – please do. It might be your vote that keeps us just ahead. Vote here: http://2008.weblogawards.org/nominations/best-online-community/ … you need to scroll down.