The debate over climate change is so contentious that it’s a little daunting even to write about. The issues are complex. There is vast…
Mauna Loa on the island of Hawaii is the largest volcano on Earth. It is 13,678' (4,169 m) high, and out in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, far from any densely populated areas. At night, the ocean is warmer than the…
James Hansen visited MIT on April 15 and April 16 and gave two public talks. One was for Fossil Free MIT (http://www.fossilfreemit.org), a new student group concerned with divestment, on the politics of climate change, “Combatting the Climate Crisis: the Path from Science to Action,” and the…