Monthly Archives: January 2018

Impact of Climate Change on Human Evolution: The Odyssey from Africa

Posted on January 25, 2018 by curryja | 77 comments

by Phil Salmon

How a small group of people from Africa changed the world. Continue reading →

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Posted in Climate change impacts

Sea level rise acceleration (or not): Part II – The geological record

Posted on January 24, 2018 by curryja | 107 comments

By Judith Curry

Part II of the Climate Etc. series on sea level rise –the geological record provides context for the recent sea level rise.

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Posted in Oceans

Nature Unbound VII – Climate change mechanisms

Posted on January 21, 2018 by curryja | 68 comments

by Javier

Climate variations that alter the angular momentum of the atmosphere modify the speed of the Earth’s rotation, which affects the length of day (LOD). Alterations in LOD integrate different climate-affecting phenomena, and can anticipate turning points in climate.

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Posted in Attribution, Solar

Sea level rise acceleration (or not): Part I – Introduction

Posted on January 16, 2018 by curryja | 349 comments

by Judith Curry

Introduction and context for a new Climate Etc. series on sea level rise.

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Posted in Attribution, Climate change impacts, Oceans

Manufacturing consensus: the early history of the IPCC

Posted on January 3, 2018 by curryja | 385 comments

by Judith Curry

Short summary: scientists sought political relevance and allowed policy makers to put a big thumb on the scale of the scientific assessment of the attribution of climate change.

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Posted in Attribution, Consensus, IPCC, Sociology of science