Re: [geo] Re: We are top story on BBC environmental news

2012-03-18 Thread John Nissen
Hi Josh, Before commenting on your question, I need to explain the recent activities of AMEG, a group whose position Professor Salter supports. Professor Peter Wadhams and I gave evidence, on behalf of AMEG, to the first of two hearings of the Environment Audit Committee (AEC) inquiry Protecting

RE: [geo] Re: We are top story on BBC environmental news

2012-03-18 Thread John Latham
] Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2012 12:40 PM To: joshuahorton...@gmail.com Cc: geoengineering; John Nissen; P. Wadhams; Stephen Salter; JON HUGHES; Albert Kallio Subject: Re: [geo] Re: We are top story on BBC environmental news Hi Josh, Before commenting on your question, I need to explain the recent

Re: [geo] Re: We are top story on BBC environmental news

2012-03-18 Thread Stephen Salter
Josh My source is figure 2b of Jones Hayward Boucher Kravtitz and Robock of June 2010 in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics They reckon 5 million tonnes year will do a general world-wide coolling of 1.1 watt/m2 but will work the wrong way over the Arctic giving a warming of 4 to10 watts/m2

Re: [geo] Re: We are top story on BBC environmental news

2012-03-18 Thread John Nissen
...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2012 12:40 PM To: joshuahorton...@gmail.com Cc: geoengineering; John Nissen; P. Wadhams; Stephen Salter; JON HUGHES; Albert Kallio Subject: Re: [geo] Re: We are top story on BBC environmental news Hi Josh, Before commenting on your question, I need to explain

RE: [geo] Re: We are top story on BBC environmental news

2012-03-18 Thread David Keith
...@gmail.com; joshuahorton...@gmail.com; geoengineering; P. Wadhams; Stephen Salter; JON HUGHES; Albert Kallio Subject: Re: [geo] Re: We are top story on BBC environmental news Dear John, How I wish we had the time. We should have been doing what you suggest immediately after the crash in sea

Re: [geo] Re: We are top story on BBC environmental news

2012-03-18 Thread Alan Robock
, 2012 11:24 AM To: John Latham Cc: johnnissen2...@gmail.com; joshuahorton...@gmail.com; geoengineering; P. Wadhams; Stephen Salter; JON HUGHES; Albert Kallio Subject: Re: [geo] Re: We are top story on BBC environmental news Dear John, How I wish we had the time. We should have been doing

RE: [geo] Re: We are top story on BBC environmental news

2012-03-18 Thread John Latham
...@gmail.com; joshuahorton...@gmail.com; geoengineering; P. Wadhams; Stephen Salter; JON HUGHES; Albert Kallio Subject: Re: [geo] Re: We are top story on BBC environmental news Dear John, How I wish we had the time. We should have been doing what you suggest immediately after the crash in sea ice extent

[geo] Re: We are top story on BBC environmental news

2012-03-17 Thread Josh Horton
The idea of putting dust particles into the stratosphere to reflect sunlight, mimicking the cooling effect of volcanic eruptions, would in fact be disastrous for the Arctic, said Prof Salter, with models showing it would increase temperatures at the pole by perhaps 10C. That's a pretty strong