Natural Climate Change – Part 3 – April 13, 2022

Natural Climate Change – Part 3 – April 13, 2022

This week, we explore the Earth’s oceans and natural ocean-atmosphere interactions. Chapter 3: Natural Climate Change: The Oceans and Internal Variability When the air temperature starts to warm and it’s time to open up the backyard pool and go for a swim, it’s...
Natural Climate Change – Part 2 – April 6, 2022

Natural Climate Change – Part 2 – April 6, 2022

Chapter 2: Natural Climate Change: Volcanoes and the Sun So, we’ve established that orbital parameters, like eccentricity of Earth’s orbit and the magnitude of the tilt of the planet are not responsible for the current and rapid climate change that we are seeing. What...
Natural Climate Change – Part 1 – March 30, 2022

Natural Climate Change – Part 1 – March 30, 2022

In the lead-up to our “Climate Solutions Days” summit/virtual conference at the North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center during “Earth Week” 2022, Science Wednesdays are going to focus on climate change these next few weeks, starting with natural climate change...
Origins of SARS-CoV-2 – March 23, 2022

Origins of SARS-CoV-2 – March 23, 2022

In order to prevent future pandemics, it is important to understand the circumstances that led to past ones. This includes looking at all hypotheses in detail and trying to discern the origin from a complex array of data. Did the COVID-19 outbreak originate at a...
Staying Afloat – March 16, 2022

Staying Afloat – March 16, 2022

It’s the year 2022. Despite scientific progress in many realms, there’s still a stubborn persistence of pseudoscience, irrational beliefs and even downright science denial. There are many ways we can and do deceive ourselves on a day-to-day basis. When we want...