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Showing posts with label hockey stick graph. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hockey stick graph. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

An Emerging Hockey Stick: Sea Level Rise

This video, which I first saw posted on Climate Denial Crock of the Week, discusses the emerging opinion that sea level rise is experiencing a sharp increase that is similar to the recent rise in temperatures (see the infamous "hockey stick" temperature graph below).

Similar to the recent rise of global average temperatures (see above), scientists are beginning to describe a sharp, "hockey stick"- like increase in sea level rise.


For more on sea level rise, check out this earlier post: The Rising Sea.


Wednesday, December 14, 2011

TEDxPSU: Dr. Michael Mann - A Look Into Our Climate: Past To Present To Future


TEDx events are independently organized TED events that follow the general TED format, but are organized locally. I came across Dr. Michael Mann's presentation at TEDxPSU on twitter (follow him: @MichaelEMann). Dr. Mann is known for his extensive research in paleoclimatology- including the Hockey Stick Graph that displays recent, rapid global warming.