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James Hansen will probably go down in history with Isaac Newton as someone who fundamentally changed the way we think about physics and our planet. Hansen has a new paper that makes some dramatic and sobering assertions relating to the high impact extremes we have seen in recent years, and expectations for near future.Mike Mann…
It is time to update the list of recommended books on climate change and global warming. I assume that with the holidays coming, you will want to give some people some science books, and climate change related books should be near the top of the list for you. I'm doing a separate post on evolution related books, and another on bird and nature books, as well. I'm going to keep this short and focus on a small number of books. To get on this list the book has to be good and current, with two notable exceptions (see below).
It was not so long ago that the parts of the globe covered permanently with ice and snow, the Arctic, Antarctic, and Greater Himalayas (“the abode of the snows” in Sanskrit), were viewed as distant, frigid climes of little consequence. Only the most intrepid adventurers were drawn to such desolate regions as the Tibetan Plateau, which, when finally surveyed, proved to have the
3 months ago Despite Obstacles and Dire Predictions, the Annual UKG Post-holiday Report finds 60% of Retail Stores Avoided a Decline in Sales Volume LOWELL, Mass. & WESTON, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#HCM–The versatility and resilience of retailers helped many stores survive 2020’s complicated holiday shopping season, which was plagued by frequent understaffing, high turnover, workplace anxiety, and a host of recruitment challenges, according to the annual end-of-season survey commissioned by UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group). While COVID-19 was undeniably disrupti...