From the Shadow of the Tetons

The National Snow and Ice Data Center just announced a news release, that the winter of 2014-15 had the lowest maximum sea ice extent since ...

It's late January in eastern Idaho - the heart of winter.  Historically this meant snow, ice, and COLD.  My first experience with Idaho ...

Every year in October the National Snow and Ice Data Center ( www.nsidc.org ) releases a report on the minimum sea ice extent for the curren...

We are near the traditional end of the Arctic sea ice melt season, so I thought I'd check in and post a quick update.  Two years ago, 2...

I haven't posted anything about much here lately, though there has been a lot going on.  For example the launch of the Carbon Observato...

Every summer some of the sea ice in the Arctic Ocean melts.  And, it's once again that time of year.  The Arctic sea ice melt is on!  ...

There is a new statement from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, also known as the AAAS, on what we know about climate...

I live in Rexburg, Idaho.  For anyone who has lived here, gone to school here, or maybe even just visited, the word Rexburg often elicits a ...

It's been a while since I posted anything about the state of the Arctic, but when I checked the National Snow and Ice Database website ...

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a draft of its Summary for Policy Makers report on Friday 9/28/2013. This posting i...

I know I just posted on the Arctic Ocean sea ice melt, but, well, that was three days ago.  And three days ago it looked like an accelerati...

Lots of people have the idea that idling a vehicle for a few minutes here and a few minutes there actually helps the environment by using l...

This posting to "That Videosite.com" attempts to spoof the British Government's commitment to mitigating climate change, but i...

The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC.org) just posted data on the 2012 Greenland ice cap melt.  It smashed all previous satellite re...

Many people (almost entirely non-scientists or non-climatologists) inaccurately claim that the scientific community either has not or cannot...

 It's been quite a while since I gave you an update on what's happening in the Arctic. First of all, the Arctic Oscillation shifte...

The western United States experienced an extremely mild, dry winter during 2011-12.  This year (2012-13), however, things are different - it...

Every month or so I get a weather summary/update from our local weather guru, Lee Warnick.  He enjoys tracking the weather...I enjoy trackin...

Welcome to Rexburg, Idaho, 12-12-2012.  See anything strange?  Well, if you know anything about this part of the country there are all kind...

Oxygen Signals and Paleoclimates (Reading #7 for my course on Climate Change, Alan Holyoak, PhD) Note: This is the last reading...