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The familiar click of the alarm, whistling, ukulele, violin, … “Oh well in five...
Air

Clouds, aerosol particles, and Research Flight 10 over the southeast Pacific

Author Chris Terai Date June 15, 2014
Chris Terai
Tagged aerosols, Climate, clouds, observations, Precipitation | 2 Comments |
Our ability to predict future climate changes relies heavily on the goodness of physical...
Air

What can paleoclimate archives tell us about the timing of events during rapid climate shifts?

Author Francesco Muschitiello Date June 13, 2014
Francesco Muschitiello
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If we bulldoze a hill to make way for a road or a house,...
Ice, Land

Glaciers bulldozing the landscape the slow way

Author Iselin Medhaug Date June 11, 2014
Iselin Medhaug
Tagged Climate, glacier, landscapes, melt water, sediment coring, sediments | Leave a comment |
Last year Dallas Murphy published To The Denmark Strait, the story of the discovery...
People

Dallas Murphy: Science story-teller (part 2)

Author Mathew Stiller-Reeve Date June 5, 2014
Mathew Stiller-Reeve
Tagged Ben Harden, Dallas Murphy, Knorr, Multimedia, oceanographic observations, Rachel Fletcher, scicomm, Sindre Skrede, To The Denmark Strait, Woods Hole Oceanographic | 1 Comment |
The IPCC’s Working Group II report published in March this year gave centre stage...
Land, Life, People, Sea

What price ecosystem services?

Author Andrew Papworth Date May 28, 2014
Andrew Papworth
Tagged Animals, Australia, Biodiversity, Climate change, Ecosystems, Food Production, Gila Monster, greenhouse gases, Health, India, IPCC, Labour Productivity, Mangroves, Plants, Seas, Services, Sherman's Lagoon, Shrimp, TEEB, Thailand, Toomey, USA, Vultures, Waves | Leave a comment |
“Climate change is the greatest challenge currently faced by mankind”. This quote or one...
Air, Systems

Sulphate Aerosol Geo-engineering: A simple solution?

Author Mike Newland Date May 21, 2014
Mike Newland
Tagged Geo-engineering, Global warming, Solar Management, Sulphate aerosol | 1 Comment |
Featured Video Play Icon The success of writing groups depends on effective feedback discussions. Structuring these feedback discussions is far...
News

Funneling group discussions

Author SciSnack Date May 12, 2014
SciSnack
Tagged climatesnack, David Schultz, discussion, feedback, Funnel Model, writing group, Writing skills | 1 Comment |
Many Asian countries, including China and India, are facing a major problem of urban...
Air

Urban air pollution and its effect on fog occurrence: a view from Northern India

Author Dr Ajit Singh Date April 15, 2014
Dr Ajit Singh
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After the set up of a small pilot group and a very productive advertising...
News

ClimateSnack Norwich blossoms

Author Céline Heuzé Date April 14, 2014
Céline Heuzé
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Journal editors have a key role in the scientific process. By having the final...
People

The dispatchers of knowledge

Author Clemens Spensberger Date April 11, 2014
Clemens Spensberger
Tagged bamos, Duncan Ackerley, editors, peer-review, Scientific journals, scientific legacy | Leave a comment |
  While reading reports from various international organisations in the early stages of my...
Culture, People

Where is the World Environment Organization?

Author Lucien Georgeson Date April 2, 2014
Lucien Georgeson
Tagged Climate change, environmental governance, sustainable development, unep, united nations, World Environment Organization | 2 Comments |
Forecasting the weather is very difficult, but the concept itself is simple. If we...
Air

Forecasting the present

Author Andrew McRae Date March 17, 2014
Andrew McRae
Tagged 3D-Var, 4D-Var, Adjoint method, Data assimilation, Forecast initialisation, Weather forecasting | 1 Comment |
Coastal erosion by wind and rain is a phenomenon which occurred even before humans...
Land, Sea

Room with unexpected view: when coastal erosion strikes

Author Céline Heuzé Date March 11, 2014
Céline Heuzé
Tagged cliff, coastal erosion, Dieppe | 1 Comment |
During the Ocean Sciences Meeting in Honolulu late last month, ClimateSnack and Resclim held...
News

Discussing science writing and communication

Author SciSnack Date March 10, 2014
SciSnack
Tagged Christie Wilcox, Christina Schallenberg, Heather Galindo, Kim Martini, Ocean Sciences, scicomm, science communication, Writing skills | Leave a comment |
I find myself often shying away from conversations about my research for the fear...
People, Sea

Dallas Murphy: Science story-teller (part 1)

Author Mathew Stiller-Reeve Date March 3, 2014
Mathew Stiller-Reeve
Tagged Ben Harden, Dallas Murphy, North Icelandic Jet, Science stories, To The Denmark Strait, Woods Hole Oceanographic | 1 Comment |
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 |
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