Archive for March 2009

The Siberian Tundra melt – why this matters to you

Why the Siberian permafrost melt is bad news for you

Why we love snowboarding

Seriously, we really, really, REALLY love snowboarding.
Is there anything better than lining up something you’ve never done before, in front of the day lodge, at lunchtime, and smacking the cbox down.
The nervousness. Strapping in. “Oohhhhh”, the quick ducking of the head up and down. Psyche, psyche.

Climate change trajectory – very fast

Thanks for checking back, we really appreciate it.Not scared? Think the cold weather means “dude global warming is a hoax dude”.
Dead wrong. Key word there is dead.
This is not a test on a test planet. Below are 4 links detailing why we’re in deep pooh, basically.
Most climate models have been underestimating the rate of [...]

Is climate change adaptation expensive?

Why acting on climate change won’t prove expensive.

Read why Global Cooling does not exist

Read why global cooling is a furphy.

How to snowboard in summer

Going through some photos the other day – these were from before I had my super-crazy digital SLR, so they’re scanned and shot on black and white film, but you get the idea…fun.

How to make a difference lists

Normally, I don’t like “How to make a difference lists” as they seem a little twee to me, and for most people, it’s really hard to imagine that making changes like suggested below, can really make a difference.

Why Obama winning was a relief

Good lord, can you image a world where McCain had won?
This is either going to:
a) gain their conservative supporters back, or (and I favour b)
b) as we see a worsening in the ecosystems, they’re going to make themselves irrelevant.
And that’s a good thing.

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Global Warming, here, now

Sometimes the climate change problem seems so overwhelming that many of us feel there’s little one person can do. After all, it’s caused in large part by huge power plants burning tonnes of coal per hour, hundreds of millions of cars and billions of tonnes of CO2, so how does changing my light bulbs help?

Australian heatwave – linked to climate change?

Australian heatwave linked to climate change?