This move is from NOAA and embedded in their page Trends in Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide where you can download a full resolution version of this animation. There is a lot of information in this video and simply reading the information could be a challenge for students.
Read More »A Record Warm March
A NOAA news report, Global Climate Report – March 2017 Monthly temperature anomalies versus El Niño, provides us with the graph here of monthly temperature colored coded by ENSO events. The report notes that March 2017 marks the first time since April 2016 that the global land and ocean temperature departure …
Read More »Atmospheric CO2 growth
According to the NOAA report Carbon dioxide levels rose at record pace for 2nd straight year (graph here from their report). “The rate of CO2 growth over the last decade is 100 to 200 times faster than what the Earth experienced during the transition from the last Ice Age,” Tans said. “This …
Read More »Data Spotlight: Employment and Wages by Race and Gender
The Economic Policy Institute has a State of Working America Data Library. Here you will find downloadable excel files on employment and wages by race and gender. For example, you might be interested in the median hourly wages for men and women over time (see the graph – you can guess …
Read More »Kevin Drum – Lead Crime Update
Kevin Drum keep us updated on the lead crime hypothesis. His latest post on this topic: Lead Update: White Folks and Alabama Prisoners. The lead hypothesis predicts that young cohorts are less crime prone than older cohorts, so their share of the jail and prison population should decline. It predicts that …
Read More »EU Coal Use
According to Climate Policy Observer EU electricity companies to cut investment in coal plants after 2020. While this is good news there is still a long way to go. However, coal remains an important energy source for many European member states. According to the most recent EURACOAL data analysis, in 2014 …
Read More »The Great Barrier Reef Under Stress
The ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies released the statement Two-thirds of Great Barrier Reef hit by back-to-back mass coral bleaching today (graphic here from them). “The bleaching is caused by record-breaking temperatures driven by global warming. This year, 2017, we are seeing mass bleaching, even without the assistance of …
Read More »New Arctic Ice Project for Calculus
I have just posted a new project in the calculus section dealing with arctic ice and feedback loops. To go along with that here is quick tutorial on the ice albedo feedback loop.
Read More »Energy Data
If you are looking for U.S. energy data then visit the EIA’s Monthly Energy Review. If you are interested in coal or renewable energy, nuclear or natural gas, or consumption by sector, the data is there. You can choose from pdf files or excel files and each data set has …
Read More »Changes in the Jet Stream
The Washington Post article, One of the most troubling ideas about climate change just found new evidence in its favor, summarizes a recent study on the possible impact to the jet stream due to climate change. The Northern Hemisphere jet stream flows in a wavy pattern from west to east, driven …
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