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CO2 countdown – where are we at, 385 or 395ppm?

By On September 23, 2009 · Leave a Comment

There’s been a bit of debate as to the accuracy and validity of the CO2 Countdown clock here at Climate Shifts, so I thought i’d answer a few questions and set the record straight. The code for the original countdown was from the CO2 Clock website, which puts the current atmospheric CO2 concentration [...]

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Where would you want to live under sea level rise? Interactive floods maps

By On September 5, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Ever wondered where the wise investment in the property market is going to be under the IPCC projected scenarios? Check out the Sea Level Rise Explorer over at Global Warming Art:

During the twentieth century, sea level rose 20 cm. It is predicted that sea level rise [...]

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Sarychev volcano

By On June 27, 2009 · Leave a Comment

This incredible photograph was  taken from the International Space Station and captures the eruption of the Sarychev Volcano, Kuril Island chain, Japan. From the NASA’s Earth Observatory:

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Could coral reefs close to seagrass be buffered from ocean acidification?

By On June 20, 2009 · 1 Comment

Seagrass meadows have long been known to be highly productive habitats, and as a result producing oodles of oxygen in the midday sun. Anyone who’s ever snorkelled over a seagrass meadow on a sunny day will have seen seagrass leaves furiously bubbling away. This photosynthetic productivity can result in an increase in the pH of [...]

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Biogeochemists Map Out Carbon Dioxide Emissions In The U.

By On June 11, 2009 · 1 Comment

I stumbled across this great mapping system of CO2 emmisions over at Science Daily. Whilst previous estimates of CO2 levels have been calculated per capita in the US, a new map called ‘Vulcan’ created by biogeochemists at Purdue University shows the top local and regional carbon dioxide producers in high resolution.

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