The Sacramento Bee is starting a major new series coodinated by veteran writer Tom Knudson on the effects of global warming on the Sierras. They are putting very serious resources into this (and getting a flood of naysayer comments, which sound more and more pathetic but are a reminder of… Continue reading
Times Online The Sunday Times August 3, 2008 Oak and ash in retreat as UK hots up Brendan Bourne and Jonathan Leake Britain’s woods and forests face their greatest disruption since the last Ice Age with native species such as oak, beech and ash under threat from climate change, according… Continue reading
Climate chill came exactly 12,679 years ago: study Fri Aug 1, 2008 1:04pm EDT .OSLO (Reuters) A drastic cooling of the climate in western Europe happened exactly 12,679 years ago, apparently after a shift to icy winds over the Atlantic, scientists said on Friday, giving a hint of how abruptly… Continue reading
————————————————————- “Catchments around dams require a certain amount of dampening before surplus run-off begins to enter storages….Spring rains this year will need to contend with drier catchments.” —————————————————- The Age (Melbourne, Australia) August 2, 2008 – 12:00AM Some rain tumbled down in July, but it’s not dam good enough Peter… Continue reading