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Climate change, global warming, weather extremes

2010 Diary week 42 Climate Change Book Review These are some snippets from Foreword by Dr Pachauri, Chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change from the review of Climate Change: Turning up the Heat by A. Barrie Pittock. “An extremely eloquent statement is conveyed in the title of Chapter 4, which states ‘Uncertainty is inevitable, but …

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Predicting the future

2010 Diary week 41 Predicting the future Book Review These are some snippets from the review of Useless Arithmetic: Why Environmental Scientists Can’t Predict the Future: “The mother of all environmental impact predictions is the required assurance of 10,000 years of safety from the Yucca Mountain repository of the nation’s radioactive waste.” “Agencies that depend …

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Climate change

2010 Diary week 40 Climate Change Education Book Review These are some snippets from the review of Degrees That Matter: Climate Change and the University by Ann Rappaport and Sarah Hammond Creighton: “Global warming poses a threat to every institution in society, including colleges, universities, and their host communities. How we address the issue will …

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