Friday Video: EARTH: THE OPERATORS’ MANUAL

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

EARTH: THE OPERATORS’ MANUAL (Program 1: premiered 2011, re-run 2012) We have manuals for the things we value, like our cars and computers. So why not a manual for the most complex operating system of all—the Earth? Is the planet due for an oil change? Why are fossil fuels unsustainable? …

Irreversible warming will cause sea levels to rise for thousands of years to come, new research shows

kristyEarth Systems Science

Irreversible warming will cause sea levels to rise for thousands of years to come, new research shows Posted: 01 Oct 2012 04:15 PM PDT Greenhouse gas emissions up to now have triggered an irreversible warming of Earth that will cause sea levels to rise for thousands of years to come, …