Author Topic: Arctic Café (Read 727109 times)

Laurent · « **Reply #300 on:** May 15, 2014, 11:27:44 PM »

When Predators Vanish, So Does the Ecosystem
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/15/science/when-predators-vanish-so-does-the-ecosystem.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

JimD · « **Reply #301 on:** May 16, 2014, 05:55:45 PM »

These people have spent too much time playing the on line computer game EVE.

http://www.popsci.com/article/science/neuroscientist-who-wants-upload-humanity-computer

Laurent · « **Reply #302 on:** May 16, 2014, 10:27:26 PM »

I watched the first one and it is quite professionnal...oh there is nothing to avoid it is too late...but what they propose can be done, has to be done...and more...much more.

The World of 7 Billion contest is a project of the Population Education program, provider of K-12 classroom resources and professional development opportunities.
http://www.worldof7billion.org/student_video_contest/2013_2014_winners#prettyVideo/0/

Laurent · « **Reply #303 on:** May 16, 2014, 10:44:36 PM »

Inmarsat's new network delayed by Proton rocket failure
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-27444664

Laurent · « **Reply #304 on:** May 19, 2014, 10:46:15 PM »

Very nice animation, very informative..memorize the colors before watching.

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Blue swirls show sea salt whipped off the ocean, red is dust, and white is pollution from volcanic eruptions and burning coal. The rod dots that cover the map represent forest fires burning from both natural and human causes.

Dust in the Wind Never Looked So Stunning
http://www.climatecentral.org/news/aeresols-climate-change-ted-talk-17453

The TeD talk of Gavin Scmidt (at the end of the article) is something worth to see...

Laurent · « **Reply #305 on:** May 20, 2014, 12:21:48 PM »

If you want to listen David Susuki...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-moyers/watch-time-to-get-real-on_b_5353876.html?utm_hp_ref=green&ir=Green

Laurent · « **Reply #306 on:** May 22, 2014, 09:13:54 AM »

(Interesting map of temperature in Australia during 2013)
Bees Dying Quickly From Neonics and Climate Disruption
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-reese-halter/bees-dying-quickly-from-n_b_5362425.html?utm_hp_ref=green&ir=Green

Laurent · « **Reply #307 on:** May 22, 2014, 09:20:40 AM »

(That is an article for Ivica (if he is still there ?))
The Stomach Bacteria That Could Prolong Your Life
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/21/microbes-children-health_n_5366066.html?utm_hp_ref=green&ir=Green

Laurent · « **Reply #308 on:** May 23, 2014, 03:46:37 PM »

Greenpeace USA's new leader: 'You don't have to chain yourself to something'

From the Story of Stuff to heading Greenpeace USA, Annie Leonard, talks about the challenges of building the environment movement in America

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/may/23/-sp-greenpeace-usa-leader-annie-leonard

skanky · « **Reply #309 on:** May 23, 2014, 06:42:34 PM »

I've no idea what the novel is like, but as it's based in Nunavik, I thought some might find this interesting:

http://homenormal.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-a-book

Best to just go and read, really. I can't add anything useful.

Pmt111500 · « **Reply #310 on:** May 24, 2014, 01:49:01 PM »

some art for Arctic Café (produced from CT SIA series)

(Modified 20161103: I no longer have a clue what this was about, I though remember I was searching for fastest melt days or slowest growth days or some such obscure measure and this was an initial graph on that, I don't remember if I finished with it.)

Shared Humanity · « **Reply #311 on:** May 24, 2014, 04:29:53 PM »

Awesome sculpture by Cordal in Berlin called "Politicians discussing global warming."

Clare · « **Reply #312 on:** May 25, 2014, 11:43:56 PM »

Great sculpture, S H!

I would have liked to see this:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/10082971/Gate-crashing-polar-bear-locked-out-of-conference

Our current National (right leaning) government is ignoring all the science, elections later this year but I fear they may not get bumped out.
:-(

Laurent · « **Reply #313 on:** May 29, 2014, 09:22:59 AM »

Japanese Oil Tanker Explodes Near Himeji Port
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/29/japanese-oil-tanker-explodes_n_5408255.html?utm_hp_ref=green&ir=Green

Laurent · « **Reply #314 on:** May 29, 2014, 05:27:32 PM »

The Power of Poop: Using Humor to Inspire Kids About Climate Change
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/denis-thomopoulos/kids-climate-change-and-t_b_5406666.html?utm_hp_ref=green&ir=Green

The power of poop poop poop...nive video I like it.

Laurent · « **Reply #315 on:** May 30, 2014, 09:19:56 AM »

Tiny, Risky, Unlabeled and You're Eating it
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/erich-pica/tiny-risky-unlabeled-and-_b_5379589.html?utm_hp_ref=green&ir=Green

Laurent · « **Reply #316 on:** May 30, 2014, 09:29:26 AM »

Climate Change This Week: Religion Gets Climate Change, Undrillable Reserves, and More!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mary-ellen-harte/climate-change-this-week_b_5415270.html?utm_hp_ref=green&ir=Green

One main religion start to "advertise"...well seems a good thing...All the bible religions should change their minds very quickly with the population growth thought...

Laurent · « **Reply #317 on:** May 30, 2014, 11:17:55 PM »

Plastic rubbish takes egg's place in albatross nest
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn25656-plastic-rubbish-takes-eggs-place-in-albatross-nest.html?cmpid=RSS|NSNS|2012-GLOBAL|environment#.U4j1N4ZJzld

RunningChristo · « **Reply #318 on:** May 31, 2014, 12:07:09 AM »

Horrible Destiny to those birds, eating all that plastic! Those pics ought to be flagged worldwide to show People what happens in the long run....

Laurent · « **Reply #319 on:** May 31, 2014, 09:54:16 AM »

Why These Goalies Are Worried About Unknown Toxins In Artificial Turf
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/30/artificial-turf-cancer-rubber-tires_n_5412140.html?utm_hp_ref=green&ir=Green

Laurent · « **Reply #320 on:** June 06, 2014, 12:01:36 PM »

I don't know if it is good or not...seems promising

http://www.urthecast.com/features#intro

Laurent · « **Reply #321 on:** June 06, 2014, 12:54:05 PM »

Some datas about the climate around the world :
http://en.climate-data.org/location/3575/

Laurent · « **Reply #322 on:** June 07, 2014, 05:32:16 PM »

International team maps nearly 200,000 global glaciers in quest for sea rise answers
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140506120246.htm

Laurent · « **Reply #323 on:** June 08, 2014, 11:31:35 PM »

Orbital Climate Cycles in the Fossil Record: From Semidiurnal to Million-Year Biotic Responses
http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev-earth-120412-145922?journalCode=earth

icefest · « **Reply #324 on:** June 09, 2014, 08:14:31 AM »

Great new xkcd about ice ages (and the lack thereof):

Alt text:
The good news is that according to the latest IPCC report, if we enact aggressive emissions limits now, we could hold the warming to 2°C. That's only HALF an ice age unit, which is probably no big deal.

skanky · « **Reply #325 on:** June 10, 2014, 10:17:33 AM »

Alaskan landslides: http://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2014/06/10/ferebee-glacier-1/

Laurent · « **Reply #326 on:** June 11, 2014, 05:07:43 PM »

FDA Bans Wood Aging Boards for Cheese
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/culture-magazine/fda-bans-wood-aging-board_b_5481885.html?utm_hp_ref=green&ir=Green
I guess the idea is mainly to forbid the french cheeses...rhhaa some "comte" or beaufort...so good...you don't know what you will miss...

Laurent · « **Reply #327 on:** June 11, 2014, 10:32:44 PM »

For those who want to locate the boats when (if) the routes are opened...
https://www.marinetraffic.com

SteveMDFP · « **Reply #328 on:** June 11, 2014, 11:37:05 PM »

Quote from: Laurent on June 11, 2014, 05:07:43 PM

FDA Bans Wood Aging Boards for Cheese
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/culture-magazine/fda-bans-wood-aging-board_b_5481885.html?utm_hp_ref=green&ir=Green
I guess the idea is mainly to forbid the french cheeses...rhhaa some "conte" or beaufort...so good...you don't know what you will miss...

The FDA can be quite annoying at times. Wood is almost certainly a superior surface for aging cheese, compared to impermeable synthetic surfaces. Put a round of cheese on an impermeable surface that can't "breathe" and you'll surely foster (and fester) bacteria on the bottom of the cheese. Sheesh. Didn't they learn anything from the household cutting board research? Wood is anti-bacterial. See:
http://faculty.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/faculty/docliver/Research/cuttingboard.htm

We return you now to your usual cheese-free arctic topics, already in progress.

Laurent · « **Reply #329 on:** June 15, 2014, 09:47:04 AM »

Climate Change This Week: Really Hot Summers, New Global Warming Gases and More!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mary-ellen-harte/climate-change-this-week_b_5495541.html?utm_hp_ref=green&ir=Green

Laurent · « **Reply #330 on:** June 17, 2014, 01:03:48 AM »

Can I trust ?
Ecover pioneers 'synthetic biology' in consumer products
http://www.theecologist.org/News/news_analysis/2439594/ecover_pioneers_synthetic_biology_in_consumer_products.html

Greenpeace loses £3m in currency speculation
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jun/16/greenpeace-loses-3m-pounds-currency-speculation

Laurent · « **Reply #331 on:** June 17, 2014, 01:09:20 AM »

Want a drink ?
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn25737-the-most-polluted-rivers-and-streams-in-europe.html?cmpid=RSS|NSNS|2012-GLOBAL|environment#.U594MVFJzlc

Laurent · « **Reply #332 on:** June 17, 2014, 02:25:57 PM »

Atkins Ciwem environmental photographer of the year 2014 shortlist – in pictures
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jun/17/-sp-atkins-ciwem-environmental-photographer-of-the-year-2014

Laurent · « **Reply #333 on:** June 19, 2014, 05:39:11 PM »

When Will Polar Ice Melt Be a Burning Issue?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-getty/when-will-polar-ice-melt-_b_5510218.html?utm_hp_ref=green&ir=Green

Laurent · « **Reply #334 on:** June 20, 2014, 02:17:31 PM »

Last news of the magnetic field of the earth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UUIBaDdAbGlFDeS33shmlD0A&feature=player_embedded&v=uLXQp3evFds#

3 recent solar flares (one more since)

Laurent · « **Reply #335 on:** June 24, 2014, 12:42:16 PM »

Parts Of America Will Be 'Unsuited For Outdoor Activity' Thanks To Climate Change, Report Finds
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/24/with-heat-and-humidity-a_n_5524219.html?utm_hp_ref=green&ir=Green

Laurent · « **Reply #336 on:** June 24, 2014, 05:02:46 PM »

Study attacking genetically modified food republished
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn25777-study-attacking-genetically-modified-food-republished.html?cmpid=RSS|NSNS|2012-GLOBAL|environment#.U6mRPFFJzlc

icefest · « **Reply #337 on:** June 25, 2014, 01:59:06 AM »

It seems that New Scientist thinks very little of the science presented in that GM-study.

Laurent · « **Reply #338 on:** June 25, 2014, 11:13:38 AM »

indeed, there is a lot to argue in favor of the Seralini study. When they say there is not enough data to prove something...All the studies that have allowed GMO in Europe were based on the same statistal flow...the main reason is it is very expensive to have enough rats...Seralini admit that there is a problem with these statistics, he is saying that we should invest more in studies...do you see anything coming

? Seralini did not get the money from the government but from a supermarket chain if I remember well...

Laurent · « **Reply #339 on:** June 25, 2014, 12:42:40 PM »

An other point of view...
Seralini republished: Roundup-ready GMO maize causes serious health damage
http://www.theecologist.org/News/news_analysis/2451921/seralini_republished_roundupready_gmo_maize_causes_serious_health_damage.html

Laurent · « **Reply #340 on:** June 25, 2014, 12:44:51 PM »

To target Greenpeace's flying director is to miss the point
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jun/25/greenpeace-flying-director-green-charity

icefest · « **Reply #341 on:** June 26, 2014, 07:06:23 AM »

Another take on the Seralini study:
http://theconversation.com/an-anti-gmo-article-rises-from-the-grave-28421

"High levels of GMO corn and high levels of roundup both reduced spontaneous mortality and pushed back the onset of death in male rats."

Laurent · « **Reply #342 on:** June 26, 2014, 01:19:08 PM »

Ice sheets may have already passed point of no return
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22229752.600-ice-sheets-may-have-already-passed-point-of-no-return.html?cmpid=RSS|NSNS|2012-GLOBAL|environment#.U6v_kFFJzlc

Laurent · « **Reply #343 on:** June 26, 2014, 09:34:57 PM »

That's not usual to see climate scientist in the street...

Australian scientists take to the streets to protest job cuts
http://news.sciencemag.org/asiapacific/2014/06/australian-scientists-take-streets-protest-job-cuts

Laurent · « **Reply #344 on:** June 27, 2014, 10:56:02 AM »

An answer from Seralini himself...

Biosafety and the 'Seralini affair' - scientific and regulatory reform are essential
http://www.theecologist.org/blogs_and_comments/commentators/2452325/biosafety_and_the_seralini_affair_scientific_and_regulatory_reform_are_essential.html

Laurent · « **Reply #345 on:** June 27, 2014, 11:01:37 PM »

Don't know what it is worth but it seems interesting
http://www.ecolise.eu/

Anne · « **Reply #346 on:** June 28, 2014, 02:49:56 AM »

Some impressive pictures of life in eastern Greenland.

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“The people of Ittoqqortoormiit truly live a life on the edge. The town is at the edge of the settled area of the thinly populated eastern Greenland. The closest inhabited area is 800km to the south. To the north of Ittoqqortoormiit lies the world’s largest national park. But residents of the isolated Ittoqqortoormiit are also living at the edge of what is humanly possible. Shipments of outside goods are few and far between, and traditional hunting plays a larger role in people’s lives than it does elsewhere in Greenland.”

http://arcticjournal.com/culture/729/where-words-are-inadequate

Laurent · « **Reply #347 on:** June 30, 2014, 04:24:44 PM »

NASA Launching Satellite to Track Carbon
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/30/science/nasa-launching-satellite-to-track-carbon.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Laurent · « **Reply #348 on:** July 02, 2014, 07:16:50 PM »

A Cuisine for the Age of Us – the Anthropocene
http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/07/02/a-cuisine-for-the-age-of-us-the-anthropocene/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Outstanding in the Field is Truly Outstanding in their Field
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nile-cappello/outstanding-in-the-field-_b_5549786.html?utm_hp_ref=green&ir=Green

Laurent · « **Reply #349 on:** July 02, 2014, 07:27:26 PM »

Tuberculosis threat requires mass cull of cattle, not badgers, study reveals
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jul/02/tuberculosis-tb-threat-mass-cull-cattle-not-badgers-study

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