http://www.blueglo.be/ Climate is truly Chaotic: systems within systems, at scales from the local to the global and always overlapping in both cause and effect. Climate Change is a complex subject, where even our broader understanding is constantly being refined and challenged, and detail mechanisms and consequences are being discovered all the time.This area is where we gather news of the advances and refinements and challenges to our knowledge and understanding of Climate Change and its effects. Climate is truly Chaotic: systems within systems, at scales from the local to the global and always overlapping in both cause and effect. Climate Change is a complex subject, where even our broader understanding is constantly being refined and challenged, and detail mechanisms and consequences are being discovered all the time.This area is where we gather news of the advances and refinements and challenges to our knowledge and understanding of Climate Change and its effects. no en-gb Copyright 1999-2008, Richard Harris Wed, 24 Dec 2008 11:26:10 +0100 60 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Understanding http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.two-worlds.com/images/pov_logo_itunes.jpg http://www.two-worlds.com/podcasts.html 150 118 Technology & Ubiquity Podcasts Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100 It may be counter-intuitive, but a global economic slowdown could help the United States and China work together on climate change. After years of very rapid growth, China’s energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions now look to be slowing sharply.... BlueGlobe Editorial Team A "Green Lining" in China's Economic Stimulus Plan It may be counter-intuitive, but a global economic slowdown could help the United States and China work together on climate change. After years of very rapid growth, China’s energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions now look to be slowing sharply.... http://www.blueglo.be/2008/12/a_green_lining_in_chinas_econo.html http://www.blueglo.be/2008/12/a_green_lining_in_chinas_econo.html Climate News Climate News Understanding Understanding Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100 More than two thousand satellites are currently in orbit. They measure the earth's surface characteristics, ocean currents, clouds and the gaseous content of the atmosphere. One of the oldest programs is Landsat. Run by both the National Aeronautics and Space... BlueGlobe Editorial Team Observing Earth from Space: Landsat Data and Applications More than two thousand satellites are currently in orbit. They measure the earth's surface characteristics, ocean currents, clouds and the gaseous content of the atmosphere. One of the oldest programs is Landsat. Run by both the National Aeronautics and Space... http://www.blueglo.be/2008/12/observing_earth_from_space_lan.html http://www.blueglo.be/2008/12/observing_earth_from_space_lan.html Climate News Climate News Understanding Understanding Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Two leading federal climate science agencies released temperature data, which indicate that 2008 is on track to be one of the 10 warmest years on record globally.... BlueGlobe Editorial Team Federal Science Agencies Release Annual Temperature Predictions Two leading federal climate science agencies released temperature data, which indicate that 2008 is on track to be one of the 10 warmest years on record globally.... http://www.blueglo.be/2008/12/federal_science_agencies_relea.html http://www.blueglo.be/2008/12/federal_science_agencies_relea.html Climate News Climate News Understanding Understanding Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Plants and soils act like sponges for atmospheric carbon dioxide, but new research on the cover of this week's Nature finds that one abnormally warm year can suppress the amount of carbon dioxide taken up by some grassland ecosystems for... BlueGlobe Editorial Team Global Warming's Ecosystem Double Whammy Plants and soils act like sponges for atmospheric carbon dioxide, but new research on the cover of this week's Nature finds that one abnormally warm year can suppress the amount of carbon dioxide taken up by some grassland ecosystems for... http://www.blueglo.be/2008/09/global_warmings_ecosystem_doub.html http://www.blueglo.be/2008/09/global_warmings_ecosystem_doub.html Climate News Climate News Understanding Understanding Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 An analysis has been completed of the global carbon cycle and climate for a 70,000 year period in the most recent Ice Age, showing a remarkable correlation between carbon dioxide levels and surprisingly abrupt changes in climate.... BlueGlobe Editorial Team Ice Core Studies Confirm Accuracy Of Climate Models An analysis has been completed of the global carbon cycle and climate for a 70,000 year period in the most recent Ice Age, showing a remarkable correlation between carbon dioxide levels and surprisingly abrupt changes in climate.... http://www.blueglo.be/2008/09/ice_core_studies_confirm_accur.html http://www.blueglo.be/2008/09/ice_core_studies_confirm_accur.html Climate News Climate News Understanding Understanding Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Scientists who have determined how much carbon is stored annually in upper Midwest forests hope their findings will be used to accelerate global discussion about the strategy of managing forests to offset greenhouse gas emissions. In an era of competing... BlueGlobe Editorial Team Scientists Point To Forests For Carbon Storage Solutions Scientists who have determined how much carbon is stored annually in upper Midwest forests hope their findings will be used to accelerate global discussion about the strategy of managing forests to offset greenhouse gas emissions. In an era of competing... http://www.blueglo.be/2008/09/scientists_point_to_forests_fo.html http://www.blueglo.be/2008/09/scientists_point_to_forests_fo.html Climate News Climate News Understanding Understanding Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Contrary to 40 years of conventional wisdom, a new analysis suggests that old growth forests are usually "carbon sinks" -- they continue to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and mitigate climate change for centuries.... BlueGlobe Editorial Team Old Growth Forests Are Valuable Carbon Sinks Contrary to 40 years of conventional wisdom, a new analysis suggests that old growth forests are usually "carbon sinks" -- they continue to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and mitigate climate change for centuries.... http://www.blueglo.be/2008/09/old_growth_forests_are_valuabl.html http://www.blueglo.be/2008/09/old_growth_forests_are_valuabl.html Climate News Climate News Understanding Understanding Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Plant and soil can take up to two years to recover from an exceptionally hot year, according to studies.... BlueGlobe Editorial Team Plants' carbon uptake damaged in hot years Plant and soil can take up to two years to recover from an exceptionally hot year, according to studies.... http://www.blueglo.be/2008/09/plants_carbon_uptake_damaged_i.html http://www.blueglo.be/2008/09/plants_carbon_uptake_damaged_i.html Climate News Climate News Understanding Understanding Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Producing the world's beef and pork intake creates more greenhouse gases than all of the planet's cars, planes and boats combined... BlueGlobe Editorial Team Meat: Making Global Warming Worse Producing the world's beef and pork intake creates more greenhouse gases than all of the planet's cars, planes and boats combined... http://www.blueglo.be/2008/09/meat_making_global_warming_wor.html http://www.blueglo.be/2008/09/meat_making_global_warming_wor.html Climate News Climate News Understanding Understanding Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 First authorThe ocean will no doubt have an important role in global warming. Yet predicting its role remains a challenge without a better understanding of how marine microorganisms interact to drive carbon and nutrient cycles. On page 387, Frede Thingstad,... BlueGlobe Editorial Team Abstractions First authorThe ocean will no doubt have an important role in global warming. Yet predicting its role remains a challenge without a better understanding of how marine microorganisms interact to drive carbon and nutrient cycles. On page 387, Frede Thingstad,... http://www.blueglo.be/2008/09/abstractions_9.html http://www.blueglo.be/2008/09/abstractions_9.html Climate News Climate News Understanding Understanding Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Terrestrial ecosystems control carbon dioxide fluxes to and from the atmosphere through photosynthesis and respiration, a balance between net primary productivity and heterotrophic respiration, that determines whether an ecosystem is sequestering carbon or releasing it to the atmosphere. Global and... BlueGlobe Editorial Team Prolonged suppression of ecosystem carbon dioxide uptake after an anomalously warm year Terrestrial ecosystems control carbon dioxide fluxes to and from the atmosphere through photosynthesis and respiration, a balance between net primary productivity and heterotrophic respiration, that determines whether an ecosystem is sequestering carbon or releasing it to the atmosphere. Global and... http://www.blueglo.be/2008/09/prolonged_suppression_of_ecosy.html http://www.blueglo.be/2008/09/prolonged_suppression_of_ecosy.html Climate News Climate News Understanding Understanding Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Predicting the ocean’s role in the global carbon cycle requires an understanding of the stoichiometric coupling between carbon and growth-limiting elements in biogeochemical processes. A recent addition to such knowledge is that the carbon/nitrogen ratio of inorganic consumption and release... BlueGlobe Editorial Team Counterintuitive carbon-to-nutrient coupling in an Arctic pelagic ecosystem Predicting the ocean’s role in the global carbon cycle requires an understanding of the stoichiometric coupling between carbon and growth-limiting elements in biogeochemical processes. A recent addition to such knowledge is that the carbon/nitrogen ratio of inorganic consumption and release... http://www.blueglo.be/2008/09/counterintuitive_carbontonutri.html http://www.blueglo.be/2008/09/counterintuitive_carbontonutri.html Climate News Climate News Understanding Understanding Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Southeast Asia’s scientists, researchers, and political figures are emphasizing the importance of restoring mangrove forests, one of nature’s strongest defenses against natural disasters. Mangrove forests offer a vast array of ecosystem services, or benefits to people, in tropical and subtropical coastline... BlueGlobe Editorial Team Natural Coastline Defense: Mangrove Forests in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia’s scientists, researchers, and political figures are emphasizing the importance of restoring mangrove forests, one of nature’s strongest defenses against natural disasters. Mangrove forests offer a vast array of ecosystem services, or benefits to people, in tropical and subtropical coastline... http://www.blueglo.be/2008/09/natural_coastline_defense_mang.html http://www.blueglo.be/2008/09/natural_coastline_defense_mang.html Climate News Climate News Understanding Understanding Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Many vulnerable species are facing reduced numbers because the adaptations that have served them for thousands of years make them unable to survive small changes in temperature or precipitation. When faced with climate change and other threats to their habitat,... BlueGlobe Editorial Team Assisted Colonization: Saving Species or Creating New Invasives? Many vulnerable species are facing reduced numbers because the adaptations that have served them for thousands of years make them unable to survive small changes in temperature or precipitation. When faced with climate change and other threats to their habitat,... http://www.blueglo.be/2008/09/assisted_colonization_saving_s.html http://www.blueglo.be/2008/09/assisted_colonization_saving_s.html Climate News Climate News Understanding Understanding Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 A new report evaluates computer models of the Earth's climate and their ability to simulate current climate change.... BlueGlobe Editorial Team Climate Change Science Program Issues Report On Climate Models A new report evaluates computer models of the Earth's climate and their ability to simulate current climate change.... http://www.blueglo.be/2008/08/climate_change_science_program.html http://www.blueglo.be/2008/08/climate_change_science_program.html Climate News Climate News Understanding Understanding