1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1822+ words) Modern warming is likewise'not unprecedented, in fact global average temperatures are still lower today than there were during the Holocene Climate Optimum. Gradual retreat of glacier ice can destabilize valley walls like those of the Tracy Arm fjord, but whether…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (120+ words) Natural atmospheric circulation patterns (like the Western Tibetan Vortex, or WTV) drive total cloud cover (TCC) change, which, in turn modulate the the amount of downward solar radiation reaching the surface. Over southwest Asia, or the Tibetan Plateau, scientists (Wang…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (226+ words) This matters because the language used, "has not happened to this level before," suggests observational certainty. Yet the claim rests on model-adjusted statistical reconstructions, not centuries of thermometer data. The models may indicate increased probability, but models are not thermometers....