Tag: CO2
The 350 Climate Conference
by Jim on Apr.27, 2009, under Science Event, Science Life
Recent research by keynote speaker Dr. James Hansen, Director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, suggests the need to reduce atmospheric levels of CO2 concentrations from the current 385 parts per million (ppm) to 350 ppm or lower in order to avoid climate change. The question of “the safe upper limit” is perhaps the most important research question of the century.
We need a carbon tax NOW
by Greg on Mar.27, 2009, under Science Life
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Nasa's Image of the Day
Panorama of the East Coast
This Jan. 29 panorama of much of the East Coast, photographed by one of the Expedition 30 crew members aboard the International Space Station, provides a look generally northeastward: Philadelphia-New York City-Boston corridor (bottom-center); western Lake Ontario shoreline with Toronto (left edge); Montreal (near center). An optical illusion in the photo makes the atmospheric limb and light activity from Aurora Borealis appear "intertwined." Image Credit: NASA
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