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Is Global Warming Real?

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I gave this homework assignment to my Agroclimatology class today.  Perhaps you would like to try it?

Homework Problem:  Do you believe that global warming is real?

Please read the articles and watch the YouTube video at the following links and provide me with a 1 page argument either for or against man-made global warming. (If you are not in my class, you don’t have to submit the 1 page argument, however, you may want to leave a comment below.)

Climate Change: ‘Hoax’ Or Crime Of The Century?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/markhendrickson/2012/09/16/climate-change-hoax-or-crime-of-the-century/

Most Used Climate Myths and what the science says….
http://www.skepticalscience.com/

TEDxTheEvergreenStateCollege – David Roberts – Climate Change is Simple
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=A7ktYbVwr90

Coffee Harvest in Vietnam Set to Drop From Record on Weather

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Coffee Harvest in Vietnam Set to Drop From Record on Weather

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image from http://yourviet.blogspot.com/2012/04/singapore-indonesian-roasters-seek.html

Why 2013 will be a year of crisis

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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

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Bill to Shift NOAA Resources to Short-Term Forecasting

Click here for more information…

Singapore issues national climate change strategy

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Singapore issues national climate change strategy

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

Groundwater over-exploited in agricultural regions, study finds

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Groundwater over-exploited in agricultural regions, study finds


Groundwater footprints of aquifers that are important to agriculture are significantly larger than their geographic areas. Higher footprint values indicate widespread stress. (Nature Publishing Group)

http://www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-aquifers-overexploited-20120808,0,2504177.story

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

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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

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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

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More on Coral Reefs and Resilience or Ruination

The climate of the climate change debate is changing

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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/