https://simpleclimate.wordpress.com Straightforwardly explaining climate change, so you can read, react and then get on with your life. Sat, 01 Jan 2022 11:14:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ https://s0.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png https://simpleclimate.wordpress.com https://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/2022/01/01/what-is-the-gender-and-ethnic-balance-of-the-science-stories-i-write/ https://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/2022/01/01/what-is-the-gender-and-ethnic-balance-of-the-science-stories-i-write/#respond Sat, 01 Jan 2022 10:56:55 +0000 http://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/?p=5784 https://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/2022/01/01/what-is-the-gender-and-ethnic-balance-of-the-science-stories-i-write/feed/ 0 andyextance Claire Murray challenged me by asking what I would do about gender bias in science Source analysis 2020-2021 https://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/2021/12/29/new-year-new-ideas/ https://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/2021/12/29/new-year-new-ideas/#respond Wed, 29 Dec 2021 08:40:42 +0000 http://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/?p=5774 https://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/2021/12/29/new-year-new-ideas/feed/ 0 Me, Andy Extance (centre front) and ECOE Operations and Maintenance Co-ordinator Margaret Pickering (left) with SOL Electrical Director Simon Lord (centre rear), who put up the panels, and Westbank’s Operations Manager Justin Milton. who represents the building, (right) celebrating installation of 46kW of solar panels at a safe social distance. andyextance https://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/2019/04/22/why-we-should-be-wary-of-12-years-to-climate-breakdown-rhetoric/ https://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/2019/04/22/why-we-should-be-wary-of-12-years-to-climate-breakdown-rhetoric/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2019 13:01:15 +0000 http://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/?p=5763 https://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/2019/04/22/why-we-should-be-wary-of-12-years-to-climate-breakdown-rhetoric/feed/ 1 andyextance safe_image The Conversation https://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/2019/03/11/can-we-fight-climate-change-on-our-own/ https://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/2019/03/11/can-we-fight-climate-change-on-our-own/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2019 19:08:27 +0000 http://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/?p=5761 https://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/2019/03/11/can-we-fight-climate-change-on-our-own/feed/ 1 andyextance https://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/2018/11/22/becoming-more-than-an-old-gasbag-climate-chemistry-on-youtube-cryogenic-energy-storage-and-community-renewable-energy/ https://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/2018/11/22/becoming-more-than-an-old-gasbag-climate-chemistry-on-youtube-cryogenic-energy-storage-and-community-renewable-energy/#comments Thu, 22 Nov 2018 12:28:56 +0000 http://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/?p=5759 https://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/2018/11/22/becoming-more-than-an-old-gasbag-climate-chemistry-on-youtube-cryogenic-energy-storage-and-community-renewable-energy/feed/ 1 andyextance https://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/2017/05/03/how-does-carbon-dioxide-cause-global-warming/ https://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/2017/05/03/how-does-carbon-dioxide-cause-global-warming/#comments Wed, 03 May 2017 14:51:28 +0000 http://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/2017/05/03/how-does-carbon-dioxide-cause-global-warming/ A tang of science:
Every sixth grader today knows that carbon dioxide causes global warming. Or at least every sixth grader outside the United States knows this. But why is carbon dioxide a green house gas? I tried to answer this question with the help of an infographic (see above). From a…]]> https://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/2017/05/03/how-does-carbon-dioxide-cause-global-warming/feed/ 2 Featured Image -- 5757 andyextance https://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/2016/07/03/australian-rodent-first-mammalian-victim-of-climate-change/ https://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/2016/07/03/australian-rodent-first-mammalian-victim-of-climate-change/#respond Sun, 03 Jul 2016 08:07:27 +0000 http://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/2016/07/03/australian-rodent-first-mammalian-victim-of-climate-change/ Good Night Earth:
Tucked away on a small island off the coast of Queensland, Australia, the rat-like animal would have stared up at you with dark, beady eyes from the safety of some scattered shrubs.  No more than 15 centimeters long, the rodent would have been covered with light red fur, its tiny ears…]]> https://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/2016/07/03/australian-rodent-first-mammalian-victim-of-climate-change/feed/ 0 andyextance https://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/2016/06/20/modern-mussel-shells-much-thinner-than-50-years-ago/ https://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/2016/06/20/modern-mussel-shells-much-thinner-than-50-years-ago/#respond Mon, 20 Jun 2016 16:07:42 +0000 http://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/2016/06/20/modern-mussel-shells-much-thinner-than-50-years-ago/ https://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/2016/06/20/modern-mussel-shells-much-thinner-than-50-years-ago/feed/ 0 Featured Image -- 5748 andyextance https://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/2016/04/24/a-very-beautiful-and-unusual-animal-in-danger/ https://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/2016/04/24/a-very-beautiful-and-unusual-animal-in-danger/#respond Sun, 24 Apr 2016 08:17:34 +0000 http://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/2016/04/24/a-very-beautiful-and-unusual-animal-in-danger/ Good Night Earth:
“We are tied to the ocean.  And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch – we are going back from whence we came.” — John F. Kennedy Coral reefs across the world could vanish within this century.  This is a warning…]]> https://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/2016/04/24/a-very-beautiful-and-unusual-animal-in-danger/feed/ 0 andyextance https://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/2015/12/05/eyes-on-environment-the-many-stories-of-climate-change/ https://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/2015/12/05/eyes-on-environment-the-many-stories-of-climate-change/#respond Sat, 05 Dec 2015 09:24:05 +0000 http://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/2015/12/05/eyes-on-environment-the-many-stories-of-climate-change/ Good Night Earth:
Over 40,000 delegates from 195 countries meet in Paris this week to legally commit to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prevent global temperature increases above 2 degrees Celsius. Although the prevention of 2 degree warming may not be possible, such emissions reduction agreements are a crucial step to stop…]]> https://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/2015/12/05/eyes-on-environment-the-many-stories-of-climate-change/feed/ 0 andyextance