National Parks Traveler

-- sleeping under a Giant Sequoia

Just continue visiting as many of the parks I have not already visited as I can and enjoy the diversity and wonders found in them -- along with meeting and learning to appreciate all the good people who work in and visit them. And to share as many of those experiences as possible with my grand daughters.

Two things have been on my list: 1) visit 50 National Parks (the capital N / capital P ones) by the end of the year I turn 50 (I'm very close) 2) live within a national park - made that goal as of last October (the town of Beverly Shores is located within the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore).

My husband and I have a bucket list of visiting all 400+ National Parks. So far, we've gotten about 120 of them in the past 7 years. Personally, I'm really excited about the Redwoods and the other parks in that area.

Only focusing on air temperature is also leaving out the other important global effect...ocean temps. and large bodies of water temps. It was interesting to look through the link that ec put there yesterday pertaining to the syllabus. I also enjoyed the comic strip at the end.

For what it's worth, this just in from the University of Alabama: Global Temperature Report: May 2013 Global climate trend since Nov. 16, 1978: +0.14 C per decade May temperatures (preliminary) Global composite temp.: +0.07 C (about 0.13 degrees Fahrenheit) above 30-year average for May.

A good teacher will present points from both sides and let you make an educated evaluation. So it is important to have workshops like this so our teachers have the latest info. I would not be so quick to say it is biased unless you have been to it or are already biased and not open to actual science.

Take another look at NY Times article; it supports the basic science of heat/temperature I pointed you to. As for this list of scientists, it would seem to support the 97/3 ratio of consensus/dissensus.

EC, again, I disagree with your interpretation of the ppt. It casts no "blame," though it does, in a draft footnote, point to GHG levels produced by different parks in the system. And unless there's another hidden footnote I haven't seen, it doesn't encourage "government intervention" outside of leading by example. What's wrong with government agencies trying to reduce their GHG footprint?

Teaching about Climate Change is important no matter whether your part of the 97% or 3% on the cause. The only constant on earth is change. Our Earth has gone through many climate changes, and teaching the young to consider how to best deal with the changes is important no matter if it is caused by us or mother nature.

So Justin, perhaps you would like to explain the lack of warming despite ever increasing CO2 emmissions.

well balanced presentation

Your source is an article from 2010 looking at one particular survey. Since 2010 there have been numerous surveys, all with the same conclusion. The 97% number doesn't solely come from there. http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2010/06/04/1003187107.abstract

And best yet Kurt (and Lee), please explain if CO2 causes global warming, why have temperatures not risen over the last 16 years despite record levels of CO2 output? No doubt, there are differing opinions about CC and AGW. All those opinions should be presented in our educational system because the science isn't settled.

Now, now everybody. One of the world's foremost self proclaimed experts on everything has just told us that climate change is bunk. Who are we to question him and his infinite wisdom?

http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2010/12/30/lawrence-solomon-75-clima... One of many.

it has been frequently stated by the IPCC And many of you believe if you say it enough it is true.

New policies in place, larger closures, and less beach. The numbers aren't in your favor:

Beachdumb, if you've been a long-time reader, you might recall that back in 2010 I wrote about record turtle nesting at Cape Hatteras and the whims of population swings. The experts I talked with back then said yearly swings aren't unusual, so yes, I'm aware of cycles. /2010/09/record-summer-turtle-nesting-cape-hatteras-national-seashore-spawnsdebate6809

THE WORLD IS ABOUT TO END! I just agreed with a post by ec! Have a great day, friend. I hope the hiking weather is as good in your territory this morning as it in mine.

Hatrasfevr, did those groups also cite Sen. Hagan's motivations for introducing the bill? Also, visitation to Cape Hatteras National Seashore last year was 2.30 million, an increase of nearly 400,000 from 2011, when visitation was 1.96 million. If the Park Service is trying to remove folks from the national seashore, they don't seem to be doing a very good job...

I think it means the Chamberlain ranch had some good lawyers. You get the crooked county commision to approve "ranchettes" so your property increases in value a thousand fold over night. Then you threaten to develope it. You then sell the develomental rights for millions but still get to keep your property.The tax-payers are left holding the developemental "bag".