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James Hansen on why scientists should speak out (podcast)
James Hansen, Earth & Sky
I do think the public, in general, trusts scientists. If we’re careful in explaining things and do a good job at that I think it will help in getting the actions that are needed.” – James Hansen
James Hansen was selected as the EarthSky Scientist Communicator of the Year – the scientist who best communicated with the public on vital science issues or concepts in 2008 – by a panel of over 600 EarthSky Global Science Advisors. Dr. Hansen is the director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York.
In this EarthSky Clear Voices for Science podcast, Dr. Hansen spoke with EarthSky’s Jorge Salazar at a recent scientific meeting, where Hansen warned of Earth’s climate reaching a ‘danger zone.’
(30 December 2008)
American Shores Face Threat of Rising Sea Level
Nitya Venkataraman, ABC News
Report Projects 4-Foot Rise in Global Sea Level by End of Century
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An Iditarod without snow, Florida’s coastal towns lost forever to the Gulf of Mexico, wheat farmers in Kansas without crops.
What sounds like the climatic end of days could be coming a lot sooner than previously anticipated.
A recent report released by the U.S. Geological Survey paints abrupt climactic shifts, including a more rapid climate change with global sea level increases of up to four feet by the year 2100 and arid climatic shifts in the North American Southwest by mid-century.
(26 December 2008)
Faster Climate Change Feared
Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post
The United States faces the possibility of much more rapid climate change by the end of the century than previous studies have suggested, according to a new report led by the U.S. Geological Survey.
The survey — which was commissioned by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and issued this month — expands on the 2007 findings of the United Nations Intergovernment Panel on Climate Change. Looking at factors such as rapid sea ice loss in the Arctic and prolonged drought in the Southwest, the new assessment suggests that earlier projections may have underestimated the climatic shifts that could take place by 2100.
(25 December 2008)
