Category Archives: Atmosphere

What Causes Hurricane Damage?

Posted on 10/08/2008 by peggy

Since we’ve had another bad hurricane season for the United States and the islands in the Caribbean, this topic seemed timely. Figure 1. Hurricane Ike over Western Cuba 9 September 14:45 UTC as seen from space. Source http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/flt/t4/vis-l.jpg. Ike later … Continue reading →

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Climate-Change Misconceptions, Part II: Partial Misconceptions

Posted on 09/24/2008 by peggy

Understanding something as complicated as climate change is really tough. So it’s easy to understand why people don’t always get things right. But it’s much easier to explain why the term “global warming” is misleading than it is to explain … Continue reading →

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Climate-Change Misconceptions

Posted on 09/16/2008 by peggy

As noted in previous blogs, many of us don’t understand the terms people use in describing climate change; nor do we always understand how ideas related to global climate change relate to everyday life. So I decided it would be … Continue reading →

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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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