All around Washington, D.C. a deluge of evidence runs through the streets and buildings, and you would think that the U.S. Senate's Committee Environment and Public Works would stop denying the scientific evidence of global warming. Yes, there is debate within the...
I was struck by the breadth with which Elizabeth Kolbert approached the evidence to evaluate the issue of global warming. In her book, one chapter is entitled The Butterfly and the Toad. What could butterfly's and toads have to due with global warming. Here the story...
We just returned from a trip to the Rockies, and spent several days in the Rocky Mountain National Park, hiking, watching wildlife, and simply enjoying the majestic scenery of these western mountains. A million years ago, these mountains were covered with glacial ice,...
If you live in Florida, one word you don't want to hear on the evening news is "hurricane." I lived in Florida in 1972 and 1975, and I don't recall a concern about hurricanes. But now, friends that I have that do live in Florida have been affected for the past...
One on the things that Al Gore's book has done is to bring the issue of climate change (global warming) to the surface via his book/film/appearances/interviews, and also independent reviews and discussions in local neswspapers. In the Atlanta Journal today, there was...
No. That's the short answer. No one factor causes hurricanes, cyclones or tornadoes. However, global warming, (especially the warming of ocean surface temperature) could contribute to an increase the frequency and intensity of hurricanes. Recent studies suggest that...
