As world leaders gather in the Danish capital Copenhagen to negotiate a successor to the Kyoto Agreement , it’s probably worth pondering on what happened last time temperatures were at levels predicted for the end of this century. In 1874, a scientist called Pieter Harting took a number of cores ... keep reading
Written by Chris Turney in December 2009, about Children and Families, Climate Change, Design, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Water, Weather
I’ve just returned from fieldwork in Svalbard, the island archipelago situated halfway between Norway and the North Pole. Straddling 81˚ to 74˚N, this near-pristine environment is a haven for researchers interested in Arctic environments. I’ve been extremely privileged to visit some beautiful places in the world but ... keep reading
Written by Chris Turney in September 2009, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Emissions, Environment & Wildlife, Politics & Government, Poverty & Development, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans (1 comment)
By Chris Turney, author of Ice, Mud and Blood: Lessons from Climates Past As with all great stories it began with a potato. Longer ago than I care to admit, there was a time when I was a young and foolish teenager. Left at home on one of the rare ... keep reading
Written by Chris Turney in October 2008, about Carbon Sequestration, Clean Technologies (6 comments)
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