A 23-year experiment finds surprising global warming impacts already underway
Posted on 9 February 2015 by dana1981
"A new paper published in Global Change Biology summarizes the results of a 23-year experiment monitoring how global warming is impacting certain ecosystems.
At the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, the scientists have monitored ten 30-square meter plots of meadowland since 1989. Above five of those plots, overhead infrared radiators have been on constantly since January 1991, while the other five were used as the controls for comparison. The study reports,
The microclimatic effect of experimental heating throughout the growing season has been to warm the top 15 cm of soil by ~2 °C and dry it by 10–20% (gravimetric basis) during the growing season, and to prolong the snow-free season at each end by an average of ~2 weeks.
Ecosystem Changes Amplifying Global Warming"
http://www.skepticalscience.com/23-year ... erway.htmlGood news;
Burlington, Vermont Becomes First U.S. City to Run On 100% Renewable Electricity
Anastasia Pantsios | February 10, 2015
"Burlington, Vermont is that state’s largest city, with a population of 42,000 people. It describes itself as “forward-thinking” which is what you’d expect from a city that once elected Senator Bernie Sanders as its mayor. So it’s no surprise that it recently became the first U.S. city of any decent size to run entirely on renewable electricity."
http://ecowatch.com/2015/02/10/brlingto ... 3-85901709Clean coal??? How idiotic!
Funding canceled for clean coal plant
Feds back out of $800 million remainder, citing doubts on ability to meet spending deadline
https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/scienc ... coal-plantWasted a lot of money trying.....