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Brian Magi
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Geography and Earth Sciences
UNC Charlotte
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Tag Archives: carbon
Climate change and 400 ppm carbon dioxide
In the great carbon cycle that is at work on our planet, carbon dioxide (CO2) gas concentration in our atmosphere, as measured in the most famous observation site in the world (Mauna Loa, Hawaii, home of the Keeling Curve), has … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptation, carbon, climate, CO2, data analysis, data visualization, global warming, mitigation
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Voting for action on global environmental change
As real as global warming (figure above from NOAA NCDC) is, and as much as we expect that the science has done enough, one US lawmaker recently said I am for global action on climate change. I am a proud … Continue reading
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Tagged carbon, climate, coal, global environmental change, global warming, teaching
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Charlotte Citizens Hearing on EPA Proposal to Regulate Carbon Emissions
Real conversations about how we can act on climate change (#ActOnClimate) seem to be happening right now. Environment North Carolina published their tabulated emissions from state power plants, and even highlighted North Carolina’s role in this.To offer public support for … Continue reading
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Tagged carbon, Charlotte, coal, EPA, north carolina, USA
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Tracking and targetting emissions from power plants
As my students probably know by now, I think an important point when discussing or even thinking about how to deal with the combination of our hunger for energy and global warming is to remember the scales of the problem. … Continue reading
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Global carbon emissions increased in 2012
Unlike the somewhat misleadingly rosy picture painted by President Obama about (USA) carbon emissions in his Inaugural Address and his State of the Union speech in 2013, the global carbon emissions are what matter. So if the USA continues to … Continue reading
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CO2 time line for May 2013
The month of May is officially over, and perhaps the Earth is about to take a big breath in and begin to draw down CO2 from its year 2013 peak. The last tweets by @Keeling_curve showed a relatively (emphasis on … Continue reading
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Tagged carbon, CO2, data visualization, global environmental change, global warming, NOAA
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CO2 in the very merry month of May
The whole month has been an edge-of-your-seat wait-and-see when CO2 will stop hovering above and below 400 ppm and just stay above. Unlike Miguel Cabrera‘s triple crown of 2012 or the thoughts that he could repeat that feat in 2013 … Continue reading
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CO2 and climate sensitivity
On Thursday, May 16, 2013, the official daily-averaged CO2 concentration in the atmosphere was reported by Scripps as (drumroll please)Like I pointed out, 400 ppm is inevitable because CO2 increases by 2 ppm every year, but to actually see a … Continue reading
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Another week of CO2 from Scripps
An update to my update from the original post. CO2 is rising 2 ppm/year and has been for about the last decade (see graph here). So the daily ups and downs and pretty miniscule. 2 ppm/year is 0.0055 ppm/day, or … Continue reading
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CO2 hovering above and below 400 ppm
An update from the measurements being reported from Scripps that I discussed earlier. Here’s the screen shot when I checked the “box scores” for our favorite greenhouse gaswhew! I know if I patiently wait, the CO2 concentration will rise above … Continue reading
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