The Anthropocene epoch
There is an interesting piece in this week’s Science regarding the discussions that geologists are having at their meeting this week, as to whether the epoch we are in right now should be officially...
View ArticleAll of this has happened before
Although summers are quite busy, usually I try to find the time to read several books that have been occupying the corner of my desk during the academic year. I have finally read a book on my “meaning...
View Article30 years in the blink of an eye
Time, NASA, USGS and Google have joined forces to create a stunning tool to visualize the extensive change that has occurred on our planet at human hands. Dubbed “Timelapse“, millions of Landsat...
View ArticleThe price of gold and the loss of forests
“Everything is connected” is something we say so often in ecology that it often loses its meaning. However, this new study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences really...
View ArticleNational Climate Assessment rolling out now
Ignore the beautiful but dysfunctional interactive website, and instead go straight to downloading the highlights or the full report. The documents are a treasure trove of data, documenting all of the...
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Goodbye glaciers
The US-IALE conference in Anchorage was short but sweet — great science, wonderful colleagues, and new ideas. However, as picturesque as the setting was, it was deeply unnerving. This winter was one of...
View ArticleAdiós, ancient coastal cities
Global sea level rise has long been a predicted consequence of global warming, as massive ice sheets at the poles and on mountaintops pour their melted water into the sea. (Pumping groundwater out of...
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