Academy scientists take a closer look at the news and stories surrounding the hot topic of climate change.
April 22, 2009
Peter Roopnarine
Sung to the tune of Happy Birthday (of course):
Happy Earth Day to you,
May you live in a zoo.
We descended from monkeys,
Bacteria and goo.
February 1, 2009
Peter Roopnarine
Ocean acidification is once again in the news, with the Monaco Declaration.
February 1, 2009
Peter Roopnarine
I stumbled across a blog posting two days ago that was quite interesting: CO2, Temperatures, and Ice Ages. The analysis as presented contains some serious errors and misconceptions.
December 25, 2008
Peter Roopnarine
It came upon a midnight clear,
That glorious scent of coal,
With sooty air and greenhouse gas,
From fossil bodies so old.
December 16, 2008
Peter Roopnarine
Feeling a bit under the weather (pun intended!) these days, so this post will be short. I caught a report on the local news a few nights ago, warning of a cooling trend here in northern California. I...
November 4, 2008
Peter Roopnarine
A recent visitor to the Academy brought this article from the National Post to my attention.