by Judith Curry
A few things that caught my eye this past week.
U.S. Defense Department redefines climate change [link]
Iceland’s glaciers go into full tilt retreat [link]
Trees deal with climate change better than expected [link]
A new reconstruction of ice sheet dynamics in Europe & the Barents Sea [link] …
The height of the Antarctic ice sheet is mapped using ESA’s CryoSat data
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Scientists are alarmed: When I look at the Feb 2016 temperatures, I feel like I’m looking at something out of a sci-fi movie [link] …
Arctic research vessel to spend entire year studying sea ice decline [link]
The separation between facts & values is a myth. Science can answer moral questions. [link]
The Mattering Instinct: Interview on is/ought, phil & sci, & much else w Rebecca Goldstein [link]
Evidence-based medicine has been hijacked [link] …
An Entire American Community Is Being Relocated Because of Sea Level Rise [link]
There are potent greenhouse gases beyond #CO2: the mystery of the global #methane rise [link]
Some good things in here- we really need to find new ways to talk about #climatechange and comedy is powerful George Marshall added,
the 2016 Inside the Greenhouse climate & comedy challenge winners [link]
This shaken baby syndrome case is a dark day for science – and for justice | Clive Stafford Smith [link]
How carbon farming could reverse climate change [link] …
National Intelligence Council Seeks Input on Climate Security Scenarios [link]…
Trends in Extreme Weather Events since 1900 – An Enduring Conundrum for Wise Policy Advice [link] …
“We like to talk about ‘engaging the public’, but many scientists really just want to talk at them” [link] …
On the intersection between religion and climate in our past: [link]
Bayesian Reasoning in the Twilight Zone [link] …
New study in @nature attributes almost two-thirds of observed #climatechange impacts temperatures to human activity [link]
Promising new research using fractal analysis on climate variations going back five million years [link]
Is it worth trying to “reframe” climate change? Probably not. [link]
Excellent new new paper on recent changes in USA landscape. [link] …
Bolivia’s Second-Largest Lake Dries Up: Is Utah’s Great Salt Lake Next? [link]
New paper: “Delaying future sea-level rise by storing water in Antarctica” [link]
New paper: “ocean dominates the planetary heat budget and takes thousands of years to equilibrate” [link]
Temperate plants love milder temperatures [link]
Warming ocean water undercuts Antarctic ice shelves [link]
New project investigates the global warming hiatus [link]
What drives uncertainties in adaptation to sea level rise? [link] This post at Real Climate is well worth reading.
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