Why 2013 will be a year of crisis

Why 2013 will be a year of crisis

  • David Frum: The drought in the U.S., Russia and Australia is driving up food prices
  • He says sharp rises in prices have long been tied to unrest among the world’s poor
  • High prices have been cited as a cause of last year’s upheaval in Egypt and Tunisia, he says
  • Frum: The winner of November election in U.S. will have to deal with the consequences

 

Bill to Shift NOAA Resources to Short-Term Forecasting

Bill to Shift NOAA Resources to Short-Term Forecasting

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Singapore issues national climate change strategy

Singapore issues national climate change strategy

Perhaps Singapore’s plan is something that Puerto Rico could benefit from.

California Hit With Hottest Rain in Recorded History

California Hit With Hottest Rain in Recorded History

Course offerings this semester at UPRM: Ag Hydrology and Agroclimatology (TMAG)

I will be offering the following two courses this semester at UPR-Mayaguez. Please click links for more information.

TMAG 4038 Agricultural Hydrology

TMAG 5017 Agroclimatology

Recursos de Agua de Puerto Rico

Recursos de Agua de Puerto Rico

A great website with tons of information about Puerto Rico’s water resources

http://recursosaguapuertorico.com/

More on Coral Reefs and Resilience or Ruination

More on Coral Reefs and Resilience or Ruination

The climate of the climate change debate is changing

The climate of the climate change debate is changing

Quantifying how greenhouse gases contribute to extreme weather is a crucial step in calculating the cost of human influence

Related Links:

Climate Variability and Climate Change: The New Climate Dice
https://pragwater.com/2012/06/27/climate-variability-and-climate-change-the-new-climate-dice/

Study links global warming to Texas heat waves
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/07/10/4621303/study-links-global-warming-to.html

Scientists attribute extreme weather to man-made climate change
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/jul/10/extreme-weather-manmade-climate-change?CMP=twt_fd

Crazy summer is a result of ‘global weirding’, not warming
http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-1-120738-Crazy-summer-is-a-result-of-%E2%80%98global-weirding%E2%80%99-not-warming

State of the Climate – NOAA’s June Report
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/

A New Climate Science Resource from the National Academies

A New Climate Science Resource from the National Academies

The National Academies, the nation’s preeminent independent scientific advisory body, has released a series of videos building on themes laid out in its America’s Climate Choices reports over the past couple of years. Above, you can watch the material as a single long video. Below you can find links to seven themed sections:

Chapter 1: What is Climate?

Chapter 2: Is Earth Warming?

Chapter 3: Greenhouse Gases

Chapter 4: Increased Emissions

Chapter 5: How Much Warming?

Chapter 6: Solar Influence

Chapter 7: Natural Cycles

There’s plenty more on Dot Earth related to these reports. And of course there’s plenty here on the basic science pointing to a rising human influence on the climate system.

Following the Ice: Is this Global Warming?

Following the Ice: Is this Global Warming?

Good article!