Clyde Burnett


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Climate Conversations: After the virus

Clyde Burnett, Peak to Peak. Will climate change disappear? Will Earth or Human response change? Will family structure change after nine months?   Some of the social isolation practices will live on after the virus. The clear air after the transport minima will continue to aid renewable energy use. Good! Cooperative grocery shopping will be encouraged by neighbors. Perhaps a... READ MORE >

Climate Conversations: The bottom line

Clyde Burnett, Peak to Peak. Our parents told us that the bottom line is what we get with monthly income, household expenses, and intelligent investments.  So, let us analyze. Our scientists spend time with computers and the universal laws of Nature and warn us to stop CO2 emissions from burning fossil fuels. Politicians and commentators imagine economic injury. But the... READ MORE >

Climate Conversations: Our response will be the final chapter

Clyde Burnett, Peak to Peak. We are now finally becoming aware of the chapter of climate change with extreme weather, floods, and damaging winds. It has occasioned political and social discussions like Climate Action of needs to understand and respond. This story began centuries ago when humans and our life supporting plants and animals began to evolve to the stable... READ MORE >

Climate Conversations: The science of climate change

Clyde Burnett, Peak to Peak. This will be a reminder of the basic science of climate change. These facts should be useful in convincing political candidates and other voters that you have good advice about climate change. We need to have our planet home in energy balance. The radiation physics for the Earth’s outward radiation to balance that from the... READ MORE >

Climate Conversations: Fast track to game over

Clyde Burnett, Peak to Peak. Our slight taste of extreme weather was the weekend windstorm with extensive loss of electric power. That warm air mass to the south and the winter air mass to north produced a strong jet stream generating and driving storm systems to the east. The lower reaches of the jet at my house at 9,000 ft... READ MORE >

Climate Conversations: It’s the science

Clyde Burnett, Peak to Peak. We find more agreement of real climate change, but also more discussions of how not to worry. We find more evidence that fossil fuel industries (not just the oil companies, but the coal industry too) knew the science but tried to convince us that money was more important. Climate Science quiz: Do you understand these... READ MORE >

Climate Conversations: Abrupt climate change

Clyde Burnett, Peak to Peak. Atmospheric Scientist Katherine Hayhoe, in a New York Times column, explains that she believes in God, although there is no body to see or touch. But with climate change there are melting glaciers, rising sea levels, and extreme weather. Not a question of belief, there is solid evidence. The Weather Channel special “Race to Save... READ MORE >

Climate Conversations: Climate urgency

Clyde Burnett, Peak to Peak. Check NASA/vital signs/NOAA Climate Change Report. The northern hemisphere land-sea temperature for September was 1.24 C above the 20th century average.  And the warmed Gulf of Mexico is responding to 539 cal/gm of trapped heat producing water vapor that traps more heat before fueling storms like Michael and dropping rain and flooding or destroying homes... READ MORE >

Climate Conversations: Continuing problems

Clyde Burnett, Peak to Peak. Our recent extreme weather has made believers of the young folks in Climate Strikes. But do they understand all the other science fundamentals of global warming?  And that 400+ ppm in the atmosphere isn’t going away before they become retired senior citizens?   That FEMA support for hurricane Michael is our tax payments. Rebuild like... READ MORE >

Our Climate Summit

Clyde Burnett, Peak to Peak. Our slow-moving disaster of climate change has progressed to a new stage. The predicted extreme weather has become real. Our next generation has realized that climate change is here. They see their future to be in jeopardy. Parents’ monetary support won’t compensate for a life of tornadoes and floods. Our next generation will inherit an... READ MORE >