Recent content by Davy_Crockett

Less than 0.1% chance seas will rise more than 8.6 feet by 2100 based on current trajectory (report, pp.vi, 21, 29). Keep Probabilistic Risk Assessment ink wet and cask powder dry, and don't discount greater tidal surge (https://arxiv.org/abs/1705.10585) and especially overland flooding due to...

So I think the upshot is that Nuclear Power generation is unreasonably feared by the public. It is largely safe. It was a beneficial move at the time and we can support the good people who manage it. The nuclear waste is not such a great volume compared with all the power it has made and; it...

I do not need to reference the minutes of some obscure meetings, if that’s what you mean. 1) Team knew about the high water markers 2) Team did not know about the high water markers: Both indicate negligence Prima Facie. OR/ Team considered the evidence of high water markers and...

But to answer your question as I see it: "Pardon my ignorance, but why would nuclear energy be a better option, I hear a lot of fears from the general public of why it is not safe?" You mean a better option than the wood, coal, oil and natural gas burning...? Primarily, there are scientists...

Some discussion above about judgment and risk: “Somebody uncovered evidence of huge tidal waves within recorded history…” Indeed. As ol' jim reminds us, stone tablets designed as permanent structures and labeling high water marks, detail the levels of previous floods in Japan. These markers...

To approach this topic one must first be familiar with the IPCC findings. IPCC is the gold standard. When you take time to digest and dig into these results and the process, you will know why. If you have any gut-willies, you will need to tamp these down and begin. Since we are amateur...

"It seems odd to me that something like a 3 C shift would be so traumatic... is a 3 C rise so awful? ...I am just curious about this specifically." ...Why are you curious about this number specifically?

Agreed. That calculation should be included when solving for the weight of fuel vs. the weight of battery. While this is a good physics problem, it specs gasoline vs. a lead-acid accessories battery for an EV application. Fine if your class of '78. But it would leave today’s classroom with a...

...And include the battery's 500 discharges vs. the 16 gallons of gasoline once only discharge (the question doesn't specify over what period the effective mechanical energy must be delivered)

Thank you XKCD for the fun Climate Change timeline. "No one is interested in climate change since the singularity happened." This sounds so interesting. What on Earth does it mean?@NTL2009 I suggest observing averaged temp anomalies at: http://cci-reanalyzer.org/wx/DailySummary/#T2_anom...

You may still be interested to read a recent Penguin book: "A Farewell to Ice: A Report from the Arctic" by Peter Wadhams, Published 1st September 2016