Monthly Archives: July 2012

Extraordinary, unprecedented – but still not newsworthy?

Posted on July 27, 2012 by John Gibbons

Earlier this month, something quite extraordinary and unprecedented occurred in Greenland. The satellite image on the left above shows (in red) the area of Greenland which was experiencing summer melt on July 8th. It amounts to around 40% of the … Continue reading →

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It’s a race to the bottom – we’re winning as the oceans die

Posted on July 9, 2012 by John Gibbons

To me, nothing says summer down-time quite like finding a shady spot on a warm day and settling in for a great read. This year, I had the good fortune of picking two exceptional books – ‘The Ocean of Life’ … Continue reading →

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