The record-setting Atlantic hurricane season of 2005, which included Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, sparked a lot of debate over whether global warming was in part responsible for all of the records, including the way the hurricane season lasted five weeks longer than normal, finally ending Jan. 6, 2006.
Archive for October, 2007
‘Storm World’ examines hurricanes and global warming
Published October 31st, 2007 in Hurricanes, Science, Oceans, Earth, Climate & Weather and Global Warming. 3 CommentsWhy the world is getting wetter
Published October 31st, 2007 in Science, Earth, Climate & Weather and Global Warming. 2 CommentsAt an October 29 seminar on Capitol Hill, scientists explained how and why the world is getting wetter as the globe gets warmer.
Right whales getting wronged?
Published October 22nd, 2007 in Science, Oceans and Animals. 3 CommentsThere’s a good plan to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale, but the government is not implementing it. A recent Washington Post article explains why.
Arctic sea ice melts to record low
Published October 8th, 2007 in Arctic, Science, Oceans, Earth, Climate & Weather and Global Warming. 6 CommentsThe National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) announced October 1 that the summer melting of the sea ice at the North Pole hit a new record this year, shrinking to its lowest extent since satellite records started being kept in 1979. The big melt left 23 percent less ice than in 2005, the previous […]