It Still Gets Cold
If the Earth is warming, why does it still get so cold? When winter comes in the north, the Sun goes down over the Arctic and the North Pole. That region cools. It might take a little longer to cool than it [...]
Modeling Introduction
My friends who are expert in education tell me that models, modeling, and the use of models are among the most difficult concepts to both grasp and teach. I wrote a series of blogs based on my class presentations to introduce modeling. [...]
2016 Trump Transition
This is a collection of blogs and editorials that I wrote at the time of the transition to President Trump Richard B (Ricky) Rood. November 5, 2016 (WU): Salience: On the Eve of the 2016 Election December 1, 2016 (EOS, AGU): Take [...]
Temperature Updates: Monitoring
This is a collection of websites and services that monitor or analyze the temperature of the Earth with regular, public updates. Data Collectors and Analysis: NASA: Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) Surface Temperature Analysis (GISTEMP) Make your own GISTEMP Plot NOAA: [...]
What Can I Do?
This is a collection of blogs and resources about what individuals can do about climate change. From The Complete List; What Can I Do? (4) (20130421) 1. Efficiency 2. Food 3. Alternative Energy 4. Waste Management 5. Behavior, Conservation and Reduced Use [...]
Climate Change News Websites
This is a collection of climate change web sites collected by me, Richard B (Ricky) Rood. It is by no means comprehensive. Plus, as climate is of growing concern, there are many other news sources arriving and a few that leave or [...]
Climate Change Advocacy and Information
I am asked about different climate change advocacy and information organizations. The ones listed below are ones that I have used their materials or to which I have contributed. This is collection by Richard B (Ricky) Rood. All links checked on 20201227 [...]
Syllabus CLIMATE / EAS 480
Climate Change: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Problem Solving (3 Credits) Instructor: Richard B. (Ricky) Rood email: rbrood@umich.edu phone: 734-647-3530 (office) office: email for appointment Meeting Time and Location: Tuesday and Thursday 10:00 - 11:30 For Winter 2023 the course is remote and [...]
Lecture: Adaptation and Mitigation Need to be Unified
This lecture was presented at the Biennale di Venezia, Italian Pavilion, on October 5, 2021. The lecture strives to make several points. As a species we have adapted to large climate change, especially at the end of the ice age. Compared to [...]
Organizational Change and Management (Short Course)
Early in my career, at NASA, I became a manager of organizations that employed scientists and computational specialists. I did not aspire to management. In fact, among my friends, management was looked down upon; it was not "science." My recruitment into management [...]