World’s Oldest Living Tree Discovered In Sweden
Posted on April 16, 2008 in Climate changes
The world’s oldest recorded tree is a 9,550 year old spruce in the Dalarna province of Sweden. The spruce tree has shown to be a tenacious survivor that has endured by growing between erect trees and smaller bushes in pace with the dramatic climate changes over time. For many years the spruce tree has been regarded as a relative newcomer in the Swedish mountain region. “Our results have shown the complete opposite, that the spruce is one of the oldest known trees in the mountain range,” says Global Warming:Experts’ Opinions vs Scientific Forecasts Sept. 18, 1924 MacMillan Reports Signs of New Ice Age March 27, 1933 America in Longest Warm Spell Since 1776 May 21, 1974 Scientists Ponder Why World’s Climate Is Changing: A Major Cooling Widely Considered to be Inevitable
Ponder the Maunder
Posted on April 16, 2008 in Climate changes
A scientific response to the Ponder the Maunder web site by the Maine teenage climate change skeptic, Kristine Byrne. It corrects several significant fallacies and inaccuracies in her web site. Don't expect her to correct it anytime soon, though. Looks like her mind is already made up on the issue. SF Mayor Changing Building Codes to Permit Wind Turbines San Francisco’s Climate Action Plan aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 25% of 1990 levels by 2012. To accomplish this goal, Mayor Gavin Newsom is now focusing on small scale wind generation and strengthening local building codes.