We are planning on interviewing Don Harman, morning meteorologist at Channel 4, next week about his thoughts on climate change. So look out for our soon-to-come interview post!
Also, on March 28th at 8:30pm, Earth Hour is happening. What is Earth Hour? It is simply an hour that the World Wildlife Fund is asking everyone (you, me, businesses, governments, other organizations) to turn their lights off for an hour (EarthHourUS.org). It is happening in cities all over the world. Time zone by time zone. By doing this, we will demonstrate our concern for climate change and willingness to find solutions.
Visit EarthHourUS.org or WWF.org for more information.
February 19, 2009
February 1, 2009
A Little Background Info
According to ClimatePrediction.Net, the purpose of modelling the earth's climate is simple. They say that "Climate change, and our response to it, are issues of global importance, affecting production, water resources, ecosystems, energy demand, insurance costs and much else. There is a broad scientific consensus that the Earth will probably warm over the coming century; climateprediction.net should, for the first time, tell us what is most likely to happen"(ClimatePrediction.Net).
Helping predict the earth's climate over the next so many years is important to multiple aspects of our lives. ClimatePrediction.Net uses General Circulation Models/ Global Climate Models (GCMs) to simulate as many variables of the climate. It takes into account things like amount of precipitation, the way the air moves, how ice forms, and circulation of radiation (ClimatePrediction.Net). By using a GCM, grid computing takes the power of thousands of linked computers to complete mathematical equations that pay attention to the smallest details of the climate's ever changing behavior.
One unique aspect about this model, is that it simulates past climate observations as well as ones of the present. This way it is more capable of predicting better future climate observations. By predicting what Earth's climate will be like in the future, perhaps we can better prepare for natural disasters or even how and where to grow crops.
Helping predict the earth's climate over the next so many years is important to multiple aspects of our lives. ClimatePrediction.Net uses General Circulation Models/ Global Climate Models (GCMs) to simulate as many variables of the climate. It takes into account things like amount of precipitation, the way the air moves, how ice forms, and circulation of radiation (ClimatePrediction.Net). By using a GCM, grid computing takes the power of thousands of linked computers to complete mathematical equations that pay attention to the smallest details of the climate's ever changing behavior.
One unique aspect about this model, is that it simulates past climate observations as well as ones of the present. This way it is more capable of predicting better future climate observations. By predicting what Earth's climate will be like in the future, perhaps we can better prepare for natural disasters or even how and where to grow crops.
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