Earth’s vegetation responds to increasing CO2
Photosynthesis, a process that had its beginnings about 2.5 billion years ago, has an awesome responsibility; it keeps us breathing. […]
Climate Change; a Geological Perspective
Which satellite is that? What does it measure?
Space may well be the final frontier (there are one or two on earth that still require some work), but
So, adding CO2 does increase surface heating; how science has filled another gap in our knowledge
Read any scientific paper or blog on climate and you’re bound to come across the phrase radiative forcing. Radiative forcing
Volcanism does not cause glaciations; let’s turn this statement on its head
Is there a relationship between volcanism and glaciation? It is almost a truism that volcanic eruptions influence climate. Cold winters
A burp and a hiccup; the volcanic contribution of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
Of the two certainties in life, volcanoes offer the most excitement (death and taxes are basically the same thing). They
Contrails, analogues, and visualizing groundwater flow
How to picture groundwater flow beneath the surface. Analogues and analogies. Standard dictionaries define these as a comparison, correspondence, or
A misspent youth serves to illustrate groundwater flow
The mystery of groundwater flow solved! Groundwater is always on the move. Under some conditions, in fractures or other large
Climate Change; a Geological Perspective, Interpreting ancient environments, SciComm, Science in Context
Peer review, scientific integrity and community; a comment
A rite of passage for many scientists is their elevation to some kind of editorial board, usually associated with a
The (not so) Great Dying; Permian extinctions
The great end of Permian extinction It seems that global catastrophes and the ensuing mass extinction of all manner of
The Greenhouse Advantage
Venus and Mars. Popular mythologies aside, neither planet has a particularly hospitable temperament. Both are rocky planets, like earth, and