It’s surprisingly difficult to predict the time for ice to melt. You can try a simple demonstration. Take a few ice cubes and put them on your desk or table. If you need to protect furniture you can put them on a dish, but the melting ...
July 15th, 2019 Category: Sea Level Rise
“The Gray Rhino” is a fascinating book by Michelle Wucker that I have just read. The subtitle tells the thesis: How to Recognize and Act on the Obvious Dangers We Ignore. Not only does it apply to climate change, she specifically uses it as a ...
July 8th, 2019 Category: Sea Level Rise
A new interview I did with Alex Smith of Radio Ecoshock may be my new favorite. It was just posted; the link is below. Often, after interviews I wish the host had pushed further or understood the issues better. Or I wish that I had ...
July 1st, 2019 Category: Sea Level Rise
“Rising sea level is a real problem for Florida” is something I hear often. It surprises people when I push back on that. Of course, many low-lying parts of Florida are vulnerable to the rising waters. We all think immediately of Miami, but the Florida Keys, ...
June 24th, 2019 Category: Sea Level Rise
Mitigation is a term we often hear regarding climate change. Rather than helping to inform and clarify, it may be part of the confusion. Mitigation has two very different meanings, even in the field of climate policy. Also, it is not a word in common ...
June 17th, 2019 Category: Sea Level Rise
Saturday, June 8 was World Oceans Day – an annual event started in 1992. It might seem silly that we need a day to honor and remind us of the importance of the sea, but the fact is that most people take it for granted ...
June 10th, 2019 Category: Sea Level Rise
https://youtu.be/MvqY2NcBWI8 A few months ago, I was privileged to be invited to give a lecture at the legendary Royal Institution in London. On Thursday the video was posted online and to my surprise has been going viral with over 60,000 views in less than five ...
June 3rd, 2019 Category: Sea Level Rise
Greenland is the Key to Global Sea Level Rise – Part 3 of series In this third and final part of a short series on Greenland, the focus is on why Greenland is now the most important factor for sea level rise worldwide. Part 1 ...
May 27th, 2019 Category: Sea Level Rise
A steep rocky shoreline on much of Greenland means that rising sea level is not a big threat. Note the gigantic icebergs floating out to sea; only 10% above the surface.Surprising Ways That Climate Change Affects Greenland – #2 of 3 Part Blog SeriesLast week ...
May 20th, 2019 Category: Sea Level Rise