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Monthly Archives: February 2014

Africa is arguably the most diverse continent on Earth. This incredible land stretches across...
Culture, People, Society

Africa’s Climate Challenges

Author Rachel White Date February 26, 2014
Rachel White
Tagged adaptation, Africa Climate Conference, Climate change, forecasting, policy, Rachel White, social challenges | Leave a comment |
News from another country Watching from the comfort of a European city, the images...
Sea

Does a warming world increase the risk of North Atlantic tsunamis?

Author Matt Owen Date February 21, 2014
Matt Owen
Tagged Gas hydrates, Matt Owen, North Atlantic, Submarine landslides, Tsunami | Leave a comment |
Wind energy assessment is a bit of a gamble. Companies use a global wind...
Air, Systems

Improving the odds with my LiDAR

Author Valerie Kumer Date February 20, 2014
Valerie Kumer
Tagged LiDAR, turbulence, wind energy | Leave a comment |
Climate change is a major threat to humanity, on a health, economic and social...
Systems

Climate Extremes – Why the past is just as important as the future

Author Gabriele Messori Date February 19, 2014
Gabriele Messori
Tagged Climate change, extreme events, forecasting, North Atlantic Oscillation | Leave a comment |
Wally Broecker is a climate researcher who has had so much impact in his...
People, Systems

Captain Climate (part 2) – Wally Broecker on CO2 and Global Warming

Author Hella Wittmeier Date February 17, 2014
Hella Wittmeier
Tagged CO2 | Leave a comment |
Making a timely weather forecast, or running a high-resolution global climate model, requires the...
Air, Systems

Supercomputer says no: gridding the Earth in next-generation weather and climate models

Author Andrew McRae Date February 10, 2014
Andrew McRae
Tagged Climate Models, Modelling, Weather | 2 Comments |
Last Wednesday marked the birth of ClimateSnack at Stockholm University (SU). Eleven enthusiastic ‘snackers’...
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ClimateSnack at Stockholm University

Author SciSnack Date February 5, 2014
SciSnack
Tagged climatesnack, Stockholm, writing group | Leave a comment |
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Paragraphs: A Manual for the Idea Machine

Author SciSnack Date February 3, 2014
SciSnack
Tagged Daniel Soule, Grammatology, Message, Paragraphs, Science, writing | Leave a comment |
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