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How statistics lost their power
“In theory, statistics should help settle arguments. They ought to provide stable reference points that everyone – no matter what their politics – can agree on. Yet in recent years, divergent levels of trust in statistics has become one of the key schisms that have opened up in western liberal democracies. Shortly before the NovemberContinue reading “How statistics lost their power”
China positions itself to assume the mantle of global leadership on climate
This is something which came up at yesterday’s teach-in. It’s as much (or more) hard-nosed political calculus as altruism: if the future is to be one of “Green Economies” the choice is a simple one. The Guardian: China’s Xi Jinping says Paris climate deal must not be allowed to fail. http://google.com/newsstand/s/CBIwn_KoqTk
UCLA Geography teach-in on the subject of the new US Administration
UCLA Geography professors Eric Sheppard and Helga Leitner organised a diverse group of senior professors to discuss the impacts of the new Administration on geopolitics and the environment. Discussants were: John Agnew (meaning from inconsistent statements from the POTUS-elect, decline of American image abroad); Helga Leitner (immigration and sanctuary cities); Eric Sheppard (globalization, nationalism); GlenContinue reading “UCLA Geography teach-in on the subject of the new US Administration”
From the frying pan, to the fire
We did it. NOAA agrees that 2016 was the hottest year on record [1]. Not a good race to be in, though, let alone to “win”. I recently watched a departmental colloquium from an hydrologist in Dennis Lettinmeier’s lab detailing just how anomalous the 2016 climatologies were for the Western US. That was the “strongest”Continue reading “From the frying pan, to the fire”
Climate, education, incarceration
Just before AGU, my wife and I had the opportunity to be guest speakers in a special education initiative at the Alameda County Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, California. My wife is an expert on trauma psychology and spoke to inmates in this capacity. I addressed 2 classes of inmates regarding global warming, how weContinue reading “Climate, education, incarceration”
Stupidity: Wisconsin censors climate science on DNR webiste
MPR News: Wisconsin censors accepted climate science on DNR webiste. http://google.com/newsstand/s/CBIwvurXgzM
Statistical study offers evidence of warning signs before Neolithic community collapse
Anyone who knows the Southwest knows these lands require federal protection
“For the first time in history, a president has used the Antiquities Act to honor the request of Tribal Nations to protect our sacred sites. In doing so, he has given the opportunity for all Americans to come together and heal,” said David Filfred, a Navajo Nation Council Delegate, in a statement. http://www.theverge.com/2016/12/28/14108232/obama-national-monuments-utah-nevada-native-tribes-controversy
2000 years of drought variability in Europe
The animation shows rolling standard deviation for an 11 year window (evaluated at its 6th year midpoint). Source: Cook, E.R., Seager, R., Kushnir, Y., Briffa, K.R., Büntgen, U., Frank, D., Krusic, P.J., Tegel, W., van der Schrier, G., Andreu-Hayles, L. and Baillie, M., 2015. Old World megadroughts and pluvials during the Common Era. Science advances, 1(10),Continue reading “2000 years of drought variability in Europe”
Marcus James Thomson, Ph.D. 