Real Climate

In all the internet hubbub about climate change - a most heated topic in the pop culture, right/left, republican/democrat doubling mess - it is of some interest to follow the mass media hype in regards to Hollywood depictions. One could remember Waterworld (1995) that posited a watery planet when the ice caps melted, leaving only the Himalaya peaks exposed. Then came Day After Tomorrow (2004) that depicted the shutdown of the North Atlantic conveyor, bringing an instantaneous ice age to the northern hemisphere.

May I suggest a reasoned approach to climate apocalype? Bookmark Real Climate, a site from climate scientists who lay it all out in dizzying complexity and rarely leap to hasty conclusions. A check every other week or so will keep your in tune with such matters, if they really interest you.