Saturday, August 16, 2014

Simulation using google mapa

Gizmodo Australia: A Street View Mashup Shows Your Suburb After Sea Levels Rise. http://google.com/newsstand/s/CBIw2PSrsBo

Friday, August 15, 2014

Limits of language in climate change debate

Yes. Leads to gaming??

http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/03/are-words-worthless-in-the-climate-fight/

Death of Enviornmentalism

http://thebreakthrough.org/archive/the_long_death_of_environmenta

Assign reading?

Reframing, rewording

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/02/us/politics/02enviro.html?_r=0

reading assignment

Fear tactic failing

http://www.globalchangeblog.com/2010/03/climate-communication-is-fear-collective-action-a-winning-strategy/

Reading assignment idea.

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Threats to Norfolk

Quartz: The ocean is swallowing up Virginia so rapidly that its leaders are forgetting to bicker about climate change. http://google.com/newsstand/s/CBIw6-ndnx8

Great stats summarizing threats to Norfolk VA, indicating it's one of the most threatened in the US.

Both sides have their faults

http://m.washingtonexaminer.com/timothy-p.-carney-yes-the-climate-is-changing.-now-shut-up-and-be-reasonable/article/2549273

Doesn't explain the claims it forwards but adequately shows gaps in claims made on each side of the debate.