Category Archives: Climate Change

Carbon Dioxide, Part 3: A Global Look

Posted on 08/28/2008 by peggy

The amount of CO2 given off by industry in a year Figure 1 is a diagram of the carbon cycle from the GLOBE Carbon Cycle Project, based at the University of New Hampshire. This diagram shows where the carbon is, … Continue reading →

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Carbon Dioxide, Part 2: Walk, Drive a Car, or Ride a Bike?

Posted on 08/21/2008 by peggy

The blog about carbon dioxide (CO2) produced by our bodies during respiration created so much discussion that I decided to work harder to put the numbers into context. Last time, we calculated an average adult human breathes out between 0.7 … Continue reading →

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Release of carbon dioxide by individual humans

Posted on 08/11/2008 by peggy

This blog was inspired by activities at the 2008 GLOBE Learning Expedition (GLE) in South Africa. As part of their field activities, the students visited the Global Atmosphere Watch station (GAWS) at Cape Point, where carbon dioxide and several other … Continue reading →

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Post-Script to Blog on Trends in the GLOBE Student Network

Posted on 07/21/2008 by peggy

I asked a climate scientist at NCAR, Caspar Ammann, to review the previous blog, and he brought up some interesting points that I thought I would talk about a little bit further. I am hoping this will inspire some of … Continue reading →

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Are there temperature trends in the GLOBE student records?

Posted on 07/15/2008 by peggy

Recently announced at the GLOBE Learning Expedition was the upcoming worldwide GLOBE Student Research Campaign on Climate Change, 2011-2013. This campaign will enhance climate change literacy, understanding and involvement in research for more than a million students around the globe. … Continue reading →

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