If half of what David Roberts is saying about climate change is true, earth may be uninhabitable in 100 years

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

TALLER: TRANSICION FINCAS CONVENCIONALES A ORGANICAS

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UPRM CASA RADAR

UPRM CASA RADARS

This is very cool!  There are eight radars superimposed on this plot

meteosat-9: saharan air layer tracking product

meteosat-9: saharan air layer tracking product

Animation: http://tropic.ssec.wisc.edu/real-time/sal/splitE/movies/splitE5.html

Smart hand pumps promise cleaner water in Africa

Smart hand pumps promise cleaner water in Africa

“Water does not just save lives in the short term – it is also a cornerstone for delivering economic growth and helping countries to work their way out of poverty,” he said.

“This is why UK aid will give an additional 15 million people access to clean water by 2015 and supporting a number of programmes, like this one, to help the world’s poorest countries harness the full potential of their water resources.”

The technology has other potential benefits. It will allow scientists to compile a real time database of how much water is being used across the continent. Greater predictability of breakdowns could also help drive down the cost of repairs.

Kenya pump mobile
The technology is located inside the pump

Fortuño presents agricultural platform

Fortuño presents agricultural platform

Do you think it is a good plan?

Common bean production in  Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico

Solar market to heat up this summer in Puerto Rico

Solar market to heat up this summer in Puerto Rico

 

 

Countries must fully support right to water at Rio+20 conference, says UN expert

Countries must fully support right to water at Rio+20 conference, says UN expert

Special Rapporteur Catarina de Albuquerque. UN Photo/JC McIlwaine

New Climate research from last week 22/2012

New Climate research from last week 22/2012

“This week we have really cool collection of new papers. We have special section for papers on Greenland ice sheet – past, present, and future. Another special section deals with Arctic affairs – cryosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere. We also have other papers on diverse subjects, such as biomass burning, ENSO, Italian newspapers, Great Cormorants, black carbon, and diurnal temperature range.”  – Skeptical Science

Introducing a farm tech to reduce water and energy needs – hydrogel

Introducing a farm tech to reduce water and energy needs

This is potentially interesting, but like most stuff from private companies, they don’t want people to know how it works.  So we have to trust them!  Seems to me to be a dying paradigm.