So, you’ve decided you want to lead a greener life? That’s great! As someone who also cares about the planet and the living conditions we are creating for our future generations (of humans and other sentient beings) I sincerely thank you.
This posting should help you to better understand how our everyday choices and habits affect what we generally call “ecological and carbon footprints”.
The...
It’s a hazy Thursday afternoon. I’m sitting in my car at the Physical Sciences parking lot, impatiently waiting for my husband. The campus is empty and quiet. At the bus stop, an undergrad listens to his iPod.
From my window, I see another soul approaching but it is not my husband. This one, I can tell by the look, is also a scientist, but a much more seasoned one. He carries an old leather briefcase...
Maybe that title is a little misleading…
This post is about a speech given by climate scientist Richard Alley. There is no evidence that Richard Alley himself has any influence on climate, nor would I ever refer to him as a “knob” of any sort.
Penn State Cryosphere expert and Two-Mile Time Machine author Richard Alley gave the esteemed “Bjerknes” keynote address at the December...
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As part of our new “Journal Club” feature series, we’ll be highlighting a scientific journal article and explaining a major concept in Earth science. This week we start with a recent publication on white roofs by Oleson, et al., from Geophysical Research Letters:
Oleson, K. W., G. B. Bonan, and J. Feddema (2010), Effects of white roofs on urban temperature in a global climate model, Geophys....
The blog 'EARTHactually' was started by a group of young scientists, teachers and activists who study the state of our planet and ways to live in harmony with it. Our mission is to create a lively forum for the discussion of all things Earth related without censoring, editing or peer-review.