Global dynamics – Jet Stream kinks when sun power is low
Jet Stream kinks when sun power is low – graphic. Read the rest of this entry »
Global dynamics – ocean currents mapped by satellite gravity recording
Ocean currents mapped by satellite gravity recording. Read the rest of this entry »
Global dynamics – plankton off coast of Ireland
Global dynamics – plankton off coast of Ireland (coloured blue). Read the rest of this entry »
Global dynamics – the Gulf Stream
Global dynamics – the Gulf Stream. Read the rest of this entry »
Global dynamics Amazon ‘tipping’ point gets closer as 2010 drought causes mass deaths of trees
Amazon ‘tipping’ point gets closer as 2010 drought causes mass deaths of trees. Manaus, Brazil. Read the rest of this entry »
Global dynamics Amazon drought 2010 Rio Negro
Amazon drought 2010 Rio Negro. 2010 drought worse than 2005 which was ‘one in hundred year’ extreme. Read the rest of this entry »
Global index and world map of vulnerability to climate change
The Climate Change Vulnerability Index was produced by Maplecroft, a British risk analysis firm. Read the rest of this entry »
Global Map of ecological footprints
World Wildlife Fund – A global map of the relative ecological footprint per person in 2007. The darker the colour, the higher the footprint. Read the rest of this entry »
Global map of ocean salinity
Global map of ocean salinity Read the rest of this entry »
Global Thermohaline Circulation
Global Thermohaline Circulation. Read the rest of this entry »
Global Travel time to nearest city
Vast majority of world’s population could travel to the nearest city in a few hours/days. Read the rest of this entry »
Global Water shortage
Graphic of countries mots at risk from serious water shortages. Read the rest of this entry »
Himalayas melting glaciers
Himalayas melting glaciers – 1921 compared with recent photographs of the same scene Read the rest of this entry »
Ice melt – ‘Calving’ from Brynmawr Glacier Alaska
Ice melt – ‘Calving’ from Brynmawr Glacier Alaska. Read the rest of this entry »
Ice melt – Ayles ice shelf breaks off Canada
Ice melt – Ayles ice shelf breaks off Canada 2005. Read the rest of this entry »
Ice melt – Boulder Glacier retreating
Ice melt – Boulder Glacier retreating. Read the rest of this entry »
Ice melt – Everest glacier retreat
Ice melt – Everest glacier retreat. Read the rest of this entry »
Ice melt – French Alpes
Ice melt French Alpes. Read the rest of this entry »
Ice melt – Glacier in Peru
Ice melt – Glacier in Peru. Read the rest of this entry »
Ice melt – Himalayan glaciers are moving faster
Himalayan glaciers are moving faster because of melt lubrication on bedrock. Read the rest of this entry »
Ice melt – Himalayan ice cap feeding summer melt water to Asia
Graphic of Himalayan ice cap feeding summer melt water to the major river systems across Asia. Read the rest of this entry »
Ice melt – iceberg breaks off the Ross Ice shelf
Ice melt – iceberg breaks off the Ross Ice shelf Antarctica. Read the rest of this entry »
Ice melt – Iceland mid Atlantic drift visible
Iceland mid Atlantic drift visible. Read the rest of this entry »
Ice melt – Imja Himalayan glacier 1950 to 2009
Photograph from 1950 showing deep ice on this Himalayan glacier. Second photo from same place 2009. Ice covering gone and 1km long lake. See the News List post for 5/6/2009 Ice on Imaja Glacier etc. Click the ’Read more to see the photos. Read the rest of this entry »
Ice melt – Mertz glacier east Antarctica breaks off.
Ice melt – Mertz glacier east Antarctica breaks off (map and 2 images). Read the rest of this entry »
Ice melt – moulins which carry melt water to base of glacier
Ice melt – moulins which carry melt water to base of glacier. Read the rest of this entry »
Ice melt -Ecrinsmassif glacial retreat is 3 times faster than Mont Blanc.
Ecrinsmassif glacial retreat is 3 times faster than Mont Blanc. Read the rest of this entry »
Ice melt Greenland 1992 and 2002
Graphic of Greenland ice extent 1992 and 2002. Read the rest of this entry »
Ice melt tipping point process.
Graphic of the ice melt tipping point process eg for Arctic sea ice which is floating on water. Read the rest of this entry »
Ice melt- La merde de Glace satellite image
La Merde de Glace Read the rest of this entry »
Iceland threat of major volcano eruption
Iceland threat of major volcano eruption. Read the rest of this entry »
James Hansen on Durban Cop17.
James Hansen on Durban Cop17. Read the rest of this entry »
Pollution – air pollution reiver Thames London
Air pollution river Thames London Read the rest of this entry »
Pollution – artist creates plastic waste monster
Artist creates plastic waste monster. Read the rest of this entry »
Pollution – Asia’s rapidly growing pollution from road traffic
Asian road traffic pollution. Read the rest of this entry »
Pollution – Beijing smog
Beijing smog. Read the rest of this entry »
Pollution – bleached coral
Pollution – bleached coral. Read the rest of this entry »
Pollution – Canada tarsands operations
Canada tarsands operations Read the rest of this entry »
Pollution – China heavily polluted
Air pollution in Beijing. Read the rest of this entry »
Pollution – China is the now biggest polluter
China is the now biggest polluter. Read the rest of this entry »
Pollution – China old and new
China old and new. Read the rest of this entry »
Pollution – China plans environmental tax on heavy polluters
China plans environmental tax on heavy polluters. Read the rest of this entry »
Pollution – Garbage pollution – 7 pictures
Garbage pollution. Read the rest of this entry »
Pollution – human destruction of many ecosystems
The human impact on ecosystems goes back tens of thousands of years but is now threatening our own survival. Read the rest of this entry »
Pollution – London 19th century
Pollution – London 19th century. Read the rest of this entry »
Pollution – London smog 2011
London smog 2011.. Read the rest of this entry »
Pollution – London smog 2011
London smog 2011. Read the rest of this entry »
Pollution – map of Europe
Pollutants map Europe. Read the rest of this entry »
Pollution – Mexico City garbage mountain
Mexico City garbage mountain. Read the rest of this entry »
Pollution – nitrate pollution in river Thames London
River Thames nitrates pollution graph Read the rest of this entry »
Pollution – severe or hazardous record air pollution in Shanghai
Severe or hazardous record air pollution in Shanghai 2011.
Pollution – smog in Linfen China
Smog in Linfen China caused by burning fossil fuels. Read the rest of this entry »
Pollution – trash dumps in the Himalayas
Trash dumps in the Himalayas – Read the rest of this entry »
Pollution – UK air pollution caused by traffic
UK air pollution caused by traffic. Read the rest of this entry »
Pollution Canada tar sands chemical tailings Fort McMurray
Canada tar sands chemical tailings Fort McMurray. Read the rest of this entry »
Pollution killing forests
Pollution killing forests. Read the rest of this entry »
Pollution: Sand storm in Beijing
Sand storm in Beijing. Read the rest of this entry »
Pollution: Sand storm in Sydney Australia
Air pollution Sydney Australia Read the rest of this entry »
Population – aging projection
Population – aging projection. Read the rest of this entry »
Population – world projections to 2050
Graphic of population world wide showing %ages of younger age groups. Read the rest of this entry »
Temperature – extreme global temperatures 100 million years ago
Temperature – extreme global temperatures 100 million years ago. Read the rest of this entry »
Temperature – Geographic temperature increases if global average temperature rises 4C
Geographic temperature increases if global average temperature rises 4C. Read the rest of this entry »
Temperature – Global temperature rise of 4ºC means more than that nearer the poles.
Global temperature rises which are higher nearer the poles. Read the rest of this entry »
Temperature – global warming 1850 to present
Temperature – global warming 1850 to present. Read the rest of this entry »
Temperature – global warming if Cop-15 implemented
Temperature – global warming up 3.9ºC by 2100 even if Cop-15 implemented. Read the rest of this entry »
Temperature – indicators of global warming/cooling from 800 thousand years ago
Graphic of indicators of global warming and cooling from 800 thousand years ago. Read the rest of this entry »
Temperature -Graph of temperatures over past 1000 years
from Science journal – for text see News List for 2/4/2009. Read the rest of this entry »
Temperature by 2300 parts of Earth so hot humans would die (on present course)
Year 2300 – Parts of Earth too hot for humans (if you continue on present course) Read the rest of this entry »
Temperature global land-ocean rises since 1880
Temperature global land-ocean rises since 1880. Read the rest of this entry »
Temperature rise -what chance of keeping below 2°C?
°Graphic of actaul and predicted temperature rise. Read the rest of this entry »
What you can do – the planet is in your hands
What you can do – the planet is in your hands. Read the rest of this entry »