Archive for 'West Antarctic'
Rapley Gets Specific - Sea Likely to Rise 1 Meter by 2100, 1% Chance It Will Be 2 Meters
This is the third time in as many days that the Climate Seminar in Ny Alesund, Norway has made the headlines; and I still don’t see the sponsor named in any of the articles; but I think I have cracked this mystery. I just discovered that the Ny Alesund Seminars are frequent occurrences and appear to be referred to […]
Posted: August 23rd, 2007 under Climate Change, Quotes, West Antarctic, Sea Level Rise.
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IPCC Accused of Being “Seriously Misleading” about Melting Antarctica
Dr. Christopher Rapley, Director of the British Antarctic Survey, told a seminar being held in Ny Alesund, Norway on August 20 that the IPCC was “restrained to the point of being seriously misleading” with regard to the risk posed by a melting Antarctica.
Dr. Rapley has repeatedly warned that the IPCC has seriously underestimated the impact that […]
Posted: August 21st, 2007 under West Antarctic, Sea Level Rise.
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Today’s News
Live Earth News- The concert and its news are over and so is this section after today. With all the news about the lousy audience numbers I wanted to know: What were the Nielsen Numbers for Live Earth?
This is what I found out. According to Reuters:
NBC - Live Earth primetime telecast (2.7 million viewers, 0.9/3).
Bravo […]
Posted: July 12th, 2007 under CO2 Emissions, Live Earth 2007, Global Warming Insurance, Today's News, Carbon Trading, Sea Level Rise, West Antarctic, China, Global Warming.
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“The Big Thaw - Ice on the Run, Seas on the Rise”
“Meltwater drains from the Greenland Ice Sheet”, Cover Photo by James Balog for June 2007 issue of National Geographic Magazine
Few institutions are held in higher regard than the National Geographic Society. Founded in Washington, DC in 1888, it is one of the world’s largest not-for-profit educational and scientific organizations. That is why I believe […]
Posted: June 4th, 2007 under West Antarctic, Greenland, Sea Level Rise, Global Warming.
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