Monthly Archives: February 2013

Originally posted on Pollution Free Cities:
Probabilistic cost estimates for climate change mitigation(Abstract, Joeri Rogelj, David L. McCollum, Andy Reisinger, Malte Meinshausen & Keywan Riahi, Nature, Jan. 2, 2013) Also discussed here: Carbon price of $30 needed to avoid 2°C…

Originally posted on The Extinction Protocol:
February 6, 2013 – RUSSIA – The snowiest winter in a century has hit the Russian capital, causing Muscovites to get stuck in traffic jams 3,500km in length on Monday evening – the distance…

Originally posted on My Desiring-Machines:
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The world may be running out of usable topsoil, the layer that allows plants to grow. According to an article that suggest we have only about 60 remaining years of topsoil. Around 40% of the world’s agricultural soil is now … Continue reading →