Yours truly will be blogging and tweeting from the 2011 AAAS Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. Stay tuned for updates from one of the most exciting events in the world of science!
Posts Tagged ‘science’
10 Feb
Degrees of Risk: Climate Change as a National Security Issue
Climate change is usually thought of as an environmental issue, and sometimes a humanitarian one. But how might the debate change if it were seen as a matter of national security? A new report, “Degrees of Risk: Defining a Risk Management Framework for Climate Security,” by the US-European non-profit E3G says that this is the most appropriate way to think about climate change, and risk management the appropriate framework in which to address it.
28 Jan
The Largest Ecosystem on Earth: Deep, Diverse, and Definitely Different
The Census of Marine Life brought together thousands of researchers to “Make Ocean Life Count.” (I’ve written about it here and here.) But this amazing effort was more than just an enumeration of what lives where. The goal was much greater: to draw detailed seascapes of the many diverse ecosystems that make up the world [...]
24 Jan
Speeding Up Natural CO2 Reduction and Saving the Oceans at the Same Time
The planet is warming. The release of CO2 and other greenhouse gases, from the burning of fossil fuels and other human activities, is causing global temperatures and sea levels to rise, glaciers to melt, and climate patterns to change all over the world. It’s also affecting the oceans. But there may be some good news, a new way to reduce CO2 in the atmosphere AND acid in the oceans. Read on!
14 Jan
Top Ten Extreme Weather and Climate Events (and Related Catastrophes) of 2010
Every year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) asks experts to vote the top ten weather and climate events for that year. Here’s the lista nd some of the impacts that wee faced around the globe in 2010.
7 Jan
An Ocean of Writing: Brave Blue Words in 2010, 2011 and Beyond
Wanna know what you can expect from Brave Blue Words in 2011? As before, many of my posts will come from the science headlines. I love keeping up on the latest research, and starting this year I’ll even have Science delivered to my door (a special offer for non-members who register for the AAAS annual meeting before January 27, 2011). I’ve also come up with a long list of topics that I am itching to learn and write about. Here’s a partial list of what I have on deck…
29 Dec
Brave Blue Word’s End of the Year Ocean Round-up 2010
2010 was a hard year for the oceans. The biggest disaster was, of course, the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which raged on for a mind-boggling, stomach-curdling three months. While BP and the Feds are alternating between pointing fingers, and patting themselves on the back for saving the Gulf, the true impacts of the disaster [...]
21 Dec
Sea-level study of Chesapeake Bay & Evidence of an Impact 35 Million Years Ago
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about sea-level rise. Well, here’s a quick update to start the week (albeit a day or so late) on that same subject, but a little closer to home – for me at least. From ScienceDaily, one of my favorite online new sources, comes good and bad news [...]
17 Dec
Coming soon to a beach near you – the jellyfish blob
The meek shall inherit the Earth – at least the wet parts of it. The lowly jiggly jellyfish, those simple critters that are mostly water and stomach, may be the big winners in the high-stakes gamble we’re playing in the oceans on a global scale. Beautiful and bizarre, jellyfish are on the rise in many [...]
3 Dec
An ocean of ups, downs, and much uncertainty: sea-level rise in the 21st century
One of the oft-cited results of global warming is sea-level rise. But how does it work? Human-induced climate change contributes to sea-level rise in two ways. Almost two-thirds of the predicted rise will be caused by thermal expansion. The ocean is warming, causing the water in it to expand. There’s only one way for this [...]
