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Current Events from a Science Perspective.

Climate Change

  • Dr. Heidi Cullen, noted climatologist and author of The Weather of the Future, explains how we are changing our climate and how climate change is making our current weather more extreme. She explained that we will not like the weather of the future as it will become increasingly extreme if we do not reduce our… Read more

  • These pictures and graphs show that the Arctic sea ice has declined about 40% over the last 30 years. Read more

  • Global Warming in Pictures

    This article gives the basic data in pictures showing how man’s carbon emissions are affecting the Earth. Read more

  • This article shows the basic data for global warming in pictures and graphs. It covers from the ice ages to current changes in the Earth. Read more

  • Pictures of the polar region from 1979 and 2003 clearly show that about 30% of the Arctic ice has melted. This has greatly affected the way of life of the native Inuit who live and hunt on the Polar Ice. While some may adapt, their way of life and culture, which sustained them for centuries,… Read more

  • In 1998 the US refused to ratify the Kyoto Treaty which would have limited the release of CO2 into the atmosphere. The increasing CO2 may be leading to extreme weather, crop failures, droughts and wildfires. The recent heat waves, droughts, and wildfires in Oklahoma should bring home to us what our failure to ratify the… Read more

  • Though there is a scientific consensus on global warming, the public is confused about the issue. There exists an misinformation pipeline that speedily takes misinformation from skeptics journal articles and delivers it to major news outlets before the information can be debunked. The solution to this problem is for those who report the news to… Read more

  • Sen. Jim Inhofe is pushing for an investigation of the research of Dr. Charles Monnett, who he blames for the Polar bear being put on the threatened species list. The investigation seems to be a politically inspired as the polar bears were put on the threatened species list because of their declining habitat, not because… Read more

  • Senator Jim Inhofe claims global warming is a hoax and is writing a book he claims will prove it. However, climate scientists and large insurance companies say that global warming is occurring and is the cause of the extreme weather events we have been experiencing. Read more

  • Sen. James Inhofe (R –OK) is famous for his statement, “Global warming is a hoax”. If Senator Inhofe bases his position on “facts” such as those listed by one of his supporters, it is easy to see why he incorrectly thinks global warming is a hoax. Read more