what does TAU and RE mean in regards to climate and global warming and temperature and such?
I’m working on a lab and it asks me what TAU and RE means and I’m working with minerals and global climate and flux and stuff like that…any clues?
Read MoreIf every country gets serious about curbing climate change, how much money will the oil companies lose?
Does anyone have any good figures on this issue?
Obviously some of the oil companies are quite concerned about debunking the idea of global climate — Exxon Mobil alone has spent millions on the effort.
But just how much oil company investment and/or profit is potentially at stake? First, say, in the US – but then, around the world?
Read Morewhat are the effects of global climate change?
due to several reasons global climate changed enormously. it will make some impacts upon the inhabitants around the world…what are the most important among them?
Read MoreAre there other solar effects on the global climate?
I’m writing the Skeptical Science advanced rebuttal to "it’s the Sun". So far I’ve covered the Sun’s impact on the Earth’s climate via solar irradiance (TSI) and galactic cosmic rays. Are there any other plausible and credible mechanisms by which the Sun could be impacting the global climate that the rebuttal should cover?
Read MoreAccording to one argument, if the atmosphere warmed, the Gulf Stream would be altered and global climate wo?
According to one argument, if the atmosphere warmed, the Gulf Stream would be altered and global climate would cool. Which of the following mechanisms is used to support this argument? The surface of the ocean would become warmer and
a. denser; it would sink, increasing the vertical current, causing the Gulf Stream to speed up.
b. more buoyant; it would stop sinking and shut off the vertical current, causing the Gulf Stream to speed up.
c. more buoyant; it would stop sinking and shut off the vertical current, deflecting the Gulf Stream.
d. denser; it would sink, increasing the vertical current, deflecting the Gulf Stream.