CAN SPECIFIC EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS BE TIED TO CLIMATE CHANGE – RESEARCHER THINKS YES

Climate Variability and Climate Change: The New Climate Dice

How your smartphone could one day predict the weather

How your smartphone could one day predict the weather

The article suggests that with humidity and barometric pressure measurements alone, it would be possible to predict the weather using a network of cell phones.  I guess this approach would have to filter out data from a cell phone, for example, in an air conditioned building where the air is essentially dehumidified in the cooling process, or a cell phone in in an oil heated building during the winter in the northern U.S., where the air becomes extremely dry.  Anyhow, the idea is  interesting and might be applicable for many other types of sensors that could estimate, for example, solar energy, air quality, human stress levels, traffic patterns, etc..

 

El Yunque and PR in general received significantly less rainfall this June compared to previous three years

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.



Climate Change is Simple

Gobernador de Puerto Rico: Veto de la RCS 1053, NO AL TRASPASO DE TERRENOS AGRÍCOLAS.

Gobernador de Puerto Rico: Veto de la RCS 1053, NO AL TRASPASO DE TERRENOS AGRÍCOLAS.

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