Rainfall maps for June 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 are shown below. Rainfall for June this years is well below normal. El Yunque appears to have received only about 1/3 of the rainfall that it received in each of the previous three years. I am not a forest ecologist, but this seems like a very bad situation to me.
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Researchers Find Americans’ Misconceptions on Solar Installation Cost
Solar data available for the northern Caribbean
Solar data available for the northern Caribbean
Daily and hourly data are available for download. The download site also includes images of yesterday’s solar radiation for Puerto Rico (INSOLRICO.JPG) and Hispaniola (INSOLCARB.JPG). Some example data are given below.
Climate Change is Simple
Climate Variability and Climate Change: The New Climate Dice
This peer-reviewed paper, which has been submitted to a leading scientific journal and made available to Time.com prior to publication, can be downloaded at the following website: http://ecocentric.blogs.time.com/2012/05/10/global-warming-an-exclusive-look-at-james-hansens-scary-new-math/#ixzz1z1Yv5dJP
[Notice that the date on the New York Times article is May 10, 2012 and the date on the journal article is November 10, 2011. Given humanity’s urgent need for scientific information, we need to speed up the scientific journal publication process, without compromising the quality of the publications.]
Global Warming: An Exclusive Look at James Hansen’s Scary New Math
A new analysis by the NASA climatologist for the first time ties specific weather events to human-induced climate change
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Lone tourists walk along Red Square in heavy smog, caused by peat fires in nearby forests, in central Moscow, Aug. 9, 2010.
SEGURIDAD ALIMENTARIA
SEGURIDAD ALIMENTARIA by Dra. Gladys M. González Martínez
This article by Dra. González (page 103) is excellent. Although she speaks in general terms about food security, she provides a detailed analysis of the situation in Puerto Rico. For years I have heard that we import around 85% of our food from outside the island, but I had never seen an official statement. Dra. González provides it in this paper along with other critically important data about our agriculture and food security.
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TEDxTheEvergreenStateCollege – David Roberts – Climate Change is Simple
This is a must see video. If you are skeptical about what he is saying, then dig into the data and prove him wrong. I hope you will leave a comment on this page with your findings. The point is that we, as a society, can’t ignore the potential implications for our children and their children. Please share this with everyone you know.
TEDxTheEvergreenStateCollege – David Roberts – Climate Change is Simple
U.S. Daily Highest Max Temperature Records set Yesterday
Out of a possible 4,627 records: 75 (Broken) + 32 (Tied) = 107 Total
Droughts in the US are widespread
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