Another Week of GW News, February 26, 2012

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P.S. Recent postings can be found in the week archive and the ancient postings can be accessed here, which should open to this.

I notice moyhu has set up a monster index to old AWoGWN on AFTIC.

"Virtually all of us are now convinced that global warming poses a clear and present danger to civilization. That bold statement may seem like hyperbole, but there is now a very clear pattern in the scientific evidence documenting that the earth is warming, that warming is due largely to human activity, that warming is causing important changes in climate, and that rapid and potentially catastrophic changes in the near future are very possible. This pattern emerges not, as is so often suggested, simply from computer simulations, but from the weight and balance of the empirical evidence as well." -Lonnie Thompson

Another Week of GW News, February 26, 2012

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Sipping from the Internet Firehose...

February 26, 2012

Here's a wee chuckle for ye:

And for those interested in exploring the nether reaches of Poe's Law:

The European cold spell has broken:

The Weaver & Swart paper got a lot of attention because it was interpreted as defending the tar sands:

The World Bank has launched a Global Partnership for Oceans:

The Blue Planet Prize was awarded this week:

Late comment on the AAAS meeting:

The Equinox Blueprint: Energy 2030 conference released a report thsi week:

Late comment on the coalition [C, CH4 & HFC] project:

HeartlandGate, DenialGate, HI Gate...call it what you will...a major blogostorm erupted this weekFirst, the docs:

Heartland Leak: Document provenance:

Heartland Leak: Gleick:

Heartland Leak: Legalities:

Heartland Leak: Ethics:

Heartland Leak: Funding:

Heartland Leak: Media & Framing:

Heartland Leak: Education:

Heartland Leak: Miscellaneous:

Who's getting the subsidies?

Delving into the laws of thermodynamics this week:

The world inches toward creating a global legal framework for ecological crime:

John Cook and friends continue their point-counterpoint articles:

Post CRU-Two ... boredom:

A note on theFukushima disaster:

Not much good news coming out of Fukushima:

Post Fukushima, nuclear policies are in flux around the world:

There has been a lot of speculation about where the tsunami debris is headed:

The Arctic melt continues to garner attention:

As for the charismatic megafauna:

Permafrost is thawing:

That Damoclean sword still hangs overhead:

While in Antarctica:

The food crisis is ongoing:

The state of the world's fisheries is a concern:

Food Prices are still problematic:

The conflict between biofuel and food persists:

So, are these land grabs Colonialism V2.0?

Regarding the genetic modification of food:

And how are we going to feed 9 billion, 10 billion, 15 billion?

As for GHGs:

And in the carbon cycle:

Yes we have feedbacks:

Aerosols are making their presence felt:

Clouds are one of the major uncertainties in climate. Much research revolves around them:

While in the paleoclimate:

In the attribution debate:

While on the ENSO front:

Dealing with uncertainties:

And the State of the Oceans:

What's new on the extinction front?

What's new in proxies?

What's up with volcanoes this week?

Meanwhile in near earth orbit:

More GW impacts are being seen:

And then there are the world's forests:

This week in the New Normal -- extreme weather:

As for heatwaves and wild fires:

Corals are a bellwether of the ocean's health:

Acidification is changing the oceans:

Glaciers are melting:

Sea levels are rising:

As for hydrological cycle disruptions [floods & droughts]:

First, stop subsidizing fossil fuelsSecond, put a price on carbonLet the markets work from thereThird ... <your suggestion here>And elsewhere on the mitigation front:

Consider transportation & GHG production:

While in the endless quest for zero energy, sustainable buildings and practical codes:

As for carbon sequestration:

Large scale geo-engineering keeps popping up:

Meanwhile in the journals:

And other significant documents:

As for miscellaneous science:

What's new in models?

What developments in the ongoing struggle for Free Science?

Regarding Wegman:

There is a steady dribble of Rio+20 Conference news:

While at the UN:

HeartlandGate, DenialGate, HI Gate...call it what you will...a major blogostorm erupted this week
First, the docs:

A note on the Fukushima disaster:

First, stop subsidizing fossil fuels
Second, put a price on carbon
Let the markets work from there
Third ... <your suggestion here>
And elsewhere on the mitigation front:

Who's fielding the FAQs?