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History of climate change science - 21Jun2011-page1. Processing - Please Wait. The history of the scientific discovery of climate change began in the early 19th century when ice ages and other natural changes in paleoclimate were first suspected and the natural greenhouse effect first identified. In the late 19th century, scientists first argued that human emissions of greenhouse gases could change the climate. Many other theories of climate change were advanced, involving forces from volcanism to solar variation. In the 1960s, the warming effect of carbon dioxide gas became increasingly convincing, although some scientists also pointed out that human activities, in the form of atmospheric aerosols (e.g., "pollution"), could have cooling effects as well. During the 1970s, scientific opinion increasingly favored the warming viewpoint. Regional changes, antiquity through 19th century[edit] From ancient times, people suspected that the climate of a region could change over the course of centuries.

Paleoclimate change and theories of its causes, 19th century[edit] History of climate change science. Man and nature; or, Physical geography as modified by human action. By George P. Marsh ... Monckton Myth #8: Rising sea levels. Posted on 27 January 2011 by Rob Painting Regular readers will know the drill by now, this is one of a series of posts responding to a number of claims recently put forth by British climate skeptic Chris Monckton, in response to an article in the Australian by Mike Steketee.

So let's begin. Monckton - "In fact, the rate of increase in sea level has not changed since satellites first began measuring it reliably in 1993" Chris Monckton is correct that the rate of sea level rise has not accelerated throughout the 17 year period of satellite altimetry, however it is still rising in a linear fashion at around 3mm per year. His suggestion that the tide gauge data is not reliable isn't borne out by simple fact checking however, the tide guages are still in use and their data overlap the period of satellite observation.

Both satellites and tide guages are in broad general agreement. Figure 1. - Global mean sea level since 1870. Figure 2. Figure 3. - From Verrmer & Rahmstorf 2009. Can adults have ADHD? What is attention deficit hyperactivity disorder? Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common childhood brain disorders and can continue through adolescence and adulthood.

Symptoms include difficulty staying focused and paying attention, difficulty controlling behavior, and hyperactivity (over-activity). These symptoms can make it difficult for a child with ADHD to succeed in school, get along with other children or adults, or finish tasks at home. Brain imaging studies have revealed that, in youth with ADHD, the brain matures in a normal pattern but is delayed, on average, by about 3 years.1 The delay is most pronounced in brain regions involved in thinking, paying attention, and planning.

Treatments can relieve many symptoms of ADHD, but there is currently no cure for the disorder. What are the symptoms of ADHD in children? Inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity are the key behaviors of ADHD. Children who have symptoms of inattention may: Genes. Sugar. Diagnosis of ADHD in Adults (WWK9) Diagnosis of ADHD in Adults (WWK9) Can't find what you're looking for? Our health information specialists are here to help. Contact us at 800-233-4050 or online. WWK refers to the What We Know series of information sheets on ADHD. See the complete list. Individuals wishing to seek an evaluation for ADHD should use this information and resource sheet as a set of guidelines for what to expect from the clinician conducting the evaluation.

This What We Know sheet will describe: the common symptoms of ADHD in adults how professionals evaluate adults for possible ADHD what to expect when consulting a professional for an ADHD evaluation What is ADHD? Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurobiological condition affecting 5-8 percent of school age children,1,2,3,4,5,6,7 with symptoms persisting into adulthood in as many as 60 percent of cases (i.e. approximately 4% of adults). 8,9 Some common symptoms and problems of living with ADHD include: How is ADHD diagnosed?

Conclusion 1. Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) -METHYLPHENIDATE HYDROCHLORIDE. The 1847 lecture that predicted human-induced climate change | Leo Hickman | Environment. When we think of the birth of the conservation movement in the 19th century, the names that usually spring to mind are the likes of John Muir and Henry David Thoreau, men who wrote about the need to protect wilderness areas in an age when the notion of mankind's "manifest destiny" was all the rage. But a far less remembered American - a contemporary of Muir and Thoreau - can claim to be the person who first publicised the now largely unchallenged idea that humans can negatively influence the environment that supports them. George Perkins Marsh (1801-1882) certainly had a varied career. Here's how Clark University in Massachusetts, which has named an institute in his memory, describes him: Throughout his 80 years Marsh had many careers as a lawyer (though, by his own words, "an indifferent practitioner"), newspaper editor, sheep farmer, mill owner, lecturer, politician and diplomat.

In other words, he kept himself busy. Jane McGonigal: Gaming can make a better world. The environmental Nazi hunter - The Drum Opinion. Find More Stories The environmental Nazi hunter Graham Readfearn As a sort of "grand finale" to a presentation at a conference earlier this month in Los Angeles, climate "sceptic" Lord Christopher Monckton displayed on the giant conference screen a large Nazi swastika next to a quote from Adolf Hitler. A few seconds later came another quote, next to another large swastika – an emblem still offensive to most people seven decades after the end of WWII. Professor Garnaut's opinion was, according to the presiding hereditary peer, a "fascist point of view". The conference was organised by the American Freedom Alliance, a think-tank which is currently involved in a long-running legal battle with a California science education centre.

One of Lord Monckton's fellow speakers at the Los Angeles conference was Wesley J. So how did Lord Monckton manage to grab a spot at an Australian mining conference to present for an hour longer than any other speaker? Email Share x del.icio.us Digg Kwoff StumbleUpon. Kgnwnvlj Shared by readfearn. Climate-change suits blocked The Republican-American. UPDATE 3-US top court rejects global warming lawsuit | Energy & Oil. * US states argue their citizens harmed by global warming * Utilities say lawsuit raises issues beyond court's power * Obama administration backed private power companies (Adds reaction from company lawyer, American Electric Power) By James Vicini WASHINGTON, June 20 (Reuters) - The U.S.

Supreme Court on Monday rejected a global warming lawsuit against five big power companies, its most important environmental ruling since 2007 and a victory for the utilities and the Obama administration. The justices unanimously overturned a U.S. appeals court ruling that the lawsuit now involving six states can proceed in an effort to force the coal-burning plants to cut emissions of gases that contribute to climate change. In a defeat for environmentalists, the Supreme Court agreed with the companies that regulating greenhouse gases should be left to the U.S. The ruling stemmed from a 2004 lawsuit claiming the five electric utilities have created a public nuisance by contributing to climate change.

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Federated Social Web Summit 2011 | groups.drupal.org. Start: 2011-06-03 15:30 - 2011-06-05 15:00 Europe/Berlin I would like to invite you to join us for the upcoming Federated Social Web Summit 2011 - June 3-5 20 in Goals and Scope: This workshop intends to bring together communities building federated social networking code-bases with those involved in privacy and identity. It will be the second conference, following up on the original Federated Social Web Summit in Portland in 2010, but now with a focus on privacy protection in the social web and the cloud.

As it is a W3C Workshop, it will have one day for position papers and discussion. To continue the tradition of the Federated Social Web Summit in Portland in 2010 and attract more developers, the summit will also have a open-space, including opportunities for collaborative coding and open talks, for an entire day. [*] And also consider joining W3C Federated Social Web Incubator Group (soon changing into community group)

Web 3.0 Could Lead to E-Government That Anticipates Citizens’ Needs. “Web 3.0” is an IT buzzword that’s appearing with greater frequency among the state and local government IT community. Explanations differ as to what it means in terms of implementation, but the overarching concept is “machine-to-machine” communication on the Internet. This means that in a growing number of instances, software applications — not the human end-users — will evaluate the usefulness of Web page content, online data and sensor information. Where Web 2.0 was about users contributing data manually and interacting with one another regarding that data, Web 3.0 is focused on applications that search on behalf of users for data that’s likely to be of interest.

For instance, imagine Person A reveals his favorite recording artists on his Facebook account. Person B becomes a Facebook friend of Person A and later listens to one of those recording artists on Internet radio website Pandora.com. Having combed Facebook, Pandora alerts Person B that Person A likes that recording artist. Internet Identity System Said Readied by Obama. 8 Stupid Mistakes Smart People Make « HawaiiToday. I bet you know quite a few capable people who are staggeringly unproductive. They work long hours, stress themselves out and never seem to make any significant progress, right? Over the course of our lives we all develop unproductive habits that hinder us from gracefully achieving our critical goals. And often, in the fast-paced world in which we live and work we don’t even notice that we’re making the same mistakes over and over again. To live a balanced, beneficial life and engage in a long-term satisfying work, ridding ourselves of these oversights is imperative.

Here are eight mistakes smart people often make and how to avoid them: 1. In his book, The 4-Hour Workweek , Tim Ferris says, “Slow down and remember this: Most things make no difference. Just take a quick look around. Busy people are rushing all over the place, and running late half of the time. Their busy schedule gives them an elevated sense of importance. The solution: Slow down. 2. Personal growth is healthy. 3. 4. 5. . Judicial Authority in Sweden v Assange. Australian Floods. In the Wake of Severe Floods in Australia, Political Irony and Fresh Contention | SolveClimate News. Home Page Title: Australia Debates the Floods: Climate or Coincidence? Australia's record flooding creates a space for climate change scientists and skeptics to fight it out afresh The flood-ravaged Australian state of Queensland faces a rebuilding task of "post-war proportions," with swathes of it still underwater. But floating on the surface of the catastrophe is a refreshed debate about climate science and a government response that some say is nothing short of ironic.

Observers note that Prime Minister Julia Gillard has decided to divert climate-mitigation money to pay for the damage, and the country's clean energy industry is reeling from the blow to its potential finances. State Premier Anna Bligh has described the flooding as the worst natural disaster in the state's history. Scientists say that man-made global warming is one likely cause of the extreme weather that pounded the country. Old Debate Gets New Life The skies opened on December 10. Climate Skeptics Unswayed Image: NZRico. How Cyclone Yasi compares around the world | Latest news on the Queensland Floods. YokosoNews on USTREAM: YokosoNews is an online social media about travel, lifestyle, study and entertainment in Japan. Watch without ads Ustream © Search Log in / Sign up With Facebook (faster) Log in or sign up with Facebook See what your friends like and watch, get awesome recommendations Instant login, no passwords or With email or username Forgot your password?

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Read More Upcoming Shows English. ABC News - Cyclone Yasi Live. Al Jazeera English - Watch live TV channel in high quality | Livestation. Now Al Jazeera World This film follows four of the millions of Egyptians invisible to the state, unable to access basic benefits - and one man's fight to regain his self-respect.

Next Newshour Live, breaking and in-depth news from Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas. Al Jazeera English is a 24-hour English-language news and current affairs channel headquartered in Doha, Qatar. Al Jazeera English broadcasts news features and analysis, documentaries, live debates, current affairs, business, technology, and sports. Pop-out Player ↑ The Age of Unreason. The Australian newspaper TheAge has an article titled Climate change adding to severity written by a Birdie Smith. Obviously this is a piece written about some new peer reviewed scholarly work done by climate researchers....not.

In the article Birdie does everything possible to tie cyclone Yasi to global warming/climate change while simultaneously destroying the foundation for that assertion. All emphasis are mine, remember the title of the article is "Climate change adding to severity" which leads immediately to the opening sentence: Yasi may be Queensland's third cyclone in five weeks but it is not a symptom of a warming planet. Well OK then, end of story, right? Nope What can be attributed to global warming are some of the conditions that have contributed to the cyclone's severity - namely the record-high sea surface temperatures.'' Far be it of me to question how something which can potentially cause severer cyclones can actually be attributed to doing so.

Are you following this? Climate change adding to severity. Yasi may be Queensland's third cyclone in five weeks but it is not a symptom of a warming planet. What can be attributed to global warming are some of the conditions that have contributed to the cyclone's severity - namely the record-high sea surface temperatures. ''Extremely warm waters are potentially fuelling those cyclones,'' said Andrew Ash, director of CSIRO's Climate Adaptation Flagship. ''The conditions are there to potentially make these events more extreme or more intense.'' The Coral Sea, where cyclone Yasi formed, is about 28.5 degrees.

The high ocean temperatures, which generate more evaporation and a better source of energy for cyclones, coincide with a very strong La Nina event - part of natural climate variability - bringing moisture to north-eastern Australia. Advertisement ''This [La Nina] event is close to the strongest on record,'' Dr Ash said yesterday. Table of Contents. Sustainable Population Strategy - Publications and Resources. Sustainable Population Strategy - Public Consultation. Organizing for America | Kass Bessert: You’re Invited: OFA’s Community Action Night. You’re Invited: OFA’s Community Action Night. Help.

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