October 16, 2019

The Blob Returns

In the autumn of 2013, Nicholas Bond, who was then the State Climatologist for the state of Washington, first detected a large (500 miles wide x 300 feet deep), circular body of sea water which had not cooled as expected and was 2 to 3 degrees warmer than the rest of the surrounding Pacific Ocean.
May 6, 2019

Climate Change is Removing the ‘Perma’ from Permafrost

Permafrost is a layer of soil beneath the Earth’s surface which has remained frozen for at least two years. Varying in depth from one meter to more than 1,000 meters, permafrost accounts for almost a quarter of all Northern Hemisphere landmass.