王貞儀 老师 – Search on the web or here: Wáng Zhēnyí . Our logo/avatar begins this physical science-based discussion of the simplest approach to understanding our Universe. Its creation, evolution, and Phoenix-like rebirth in a new epoch. [photo: Coast Douglas fir variant of Douglas fir, Pacific Spirit Regional Park], Vancouver, British Columbia CANADA. These are the second tallest conifers in the World, after Redwoods. They range from 70-75 metres tall. Thank you Coast Salish Peoples and Musqueam First Nation for allowing us to enjoy these unceded Endowment Lands.]
“Sustainable development and a 1.5°C warmer world is noted with high confidence that ‘equity is an integral dimension of sustainable development’ and that ‘mitigation and adaptation measures can strongly affect broader sustainable development and equity objectives’ (Fleurbaey et al., 2014) My translation: The appearance of equal treatment in any development billed as sustainable must be integral …
Global Warming of 1.5 °C an IPCC special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty. Headline Statements A. Understanding …
Continue reading "*Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – Summary and Report*"
First Man, the poster, at IMAX. Go see it. It makes Space flight; Lunar flight, greasy again. Greasy wrenches, dirty re-entry vehicles. It's loud. If you see it in our IMAX, its LOUDER like a Seattle Seahawks Game. The 10:00 PDT show was the only show on 11OCT18. The film opens tomorrow night everywhere, but it …
From The Weather Channel 11:48AM PDT. It's a Category 4 at 155 mph winds, just short of a Category 5. Landfall at Mexico Beach, FL. The Weather Channel
FIFTH ASSESSMENT REPORT Concept notes on Cross-Cutting issues Consistent Evaluation of Uncertainties and Risks (CCM) Background and scope The quality of the uncertainty guidance notes for AR4 was recognized, but it was noted that their application has been uneven across and within Working Groups. Aspects of risks have not been treated consistently among Working …
Remember when reading this, President Trump's team had to sign off on it for it to be published. This report is about as non-partisan as it gets, I guess. Words are easy. The tasks ahead may seem insurmountable. But not impossible. I write these words at Hurricane Michael takes out the panhandle of Florida, 10OCT18... …
New Technologies to Corral Global Warming - IEEE Sinking Cities in the Wake of Global Warming - Prevention By Bob Ward for The Guardian 09OCT18 "A report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change confirms the enormous wisdom that governments showed in Paris in December 2015, when they agreed to the goal of “pursuing efforts” to …
If you look at the spectrum of the Sun, you see there are black bands in the image. These gaps in the spectrum where there is no light emitted are called absorption lines. Other astronomical sources (and also light sources you can test in a lab) are found to create spectra that show little intensity at …
“The Nobel Prize in Physics 2018 was awarded “for groundbreaking inventions in the field of laser physics” with one half to Arthur Ashkin “for the optical tweezers and their application to biological systems”, the other half jointly to Gérard Mourou and Donna Strickland “for their method of generating high-intensity, ultra-short optical pulses” Nobel Prize in …
