What Himalayan glaciers really do: melting – for last 40 years

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Rolf Schuttenhelm

Do you remember that flawed Himalayan glacier melting prediction? Here’s what is truly going on in the world’s highest mountain range – and yes, these figures are science-derived.

IPCC AR5 looks into geoengineering science

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Rolf Schuttenhelm

Next week, Monday till Wednesday, climate experts from IPCC WGI, II & III will get together in Lima to discuss a possible inclusion of geoengineering measures in climate policy. Although intended for participants only, the programme, including abstracts of keynote … Continue reading →

2010 brought CO2 record – 450 Scenario does not allow any further growth

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Rolf Schuttenhelm

We really thought we had all the climate records for 2010 neatly piled, but had all forgotten about this one. Deforestation and other land use changes excluded, simply burning fossil fuels in 2010 we emitted 30,600,000,000 tonnes of CO2. That’s … Continue reading →

Indo-Pacific coral reefs die at pH < 7.7

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Rolf Schuttenhelm

And already suffer biodiversity losses during the decline from pH 8.1 (preindustrial) to 7.8. That latest number is the expected acidification for the end of this century according to IPCC 4AR, a theoretical scenario and a dangerously often quoted underestimation … Continue reading →

Today’s paradox: current Arctic ozone depletion sign of global warming

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Rolf Schuttenhelm

The WMO today reports rapid and record-breaking thinning of the ozone layer over the Arctic region over the course of this winter and early spring – with now 40 percent of it gone. Unusually low temperatures in the stratosphere, even … Continue reading →

Scientist urges colleagues to fight bad media standards

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Bits Of Science Redaction

“Closing the newspaper with a sigh is not enough.” Says Simon Lewis, a Royal Society research fellow and reader in global change science at the University of Leeds.

IPBES to become IPCC on biodiversity?

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Rolf Schuttenhelm

This week the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity gathers in Japan. Under discussion is the formation of a scientific body to assess the threats to biodiversity, much like the IPCC assesses the science behind climate change.

IPCC says yes to reform recommendations

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Rolf Schuttenhelm

All right, to sum everything up: no, in the only scientifically relevant climate report, the 2007 report of IPCC Working Group 1, ‘The Physical Science Basis’, on the fundamentals of climate science – no flaws were observed. Someone did allow … Continue reading →

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