PinnedRob MoirThe Earth and Three Blinkered ScientistsIn the parable of the blind men and the elephant, the identity of the beast must be determined by touch and conjecture. The first person…Mar 64Mar 64
PinnedRob MoirAdaptive Management: the Sea Serpent, Organized Growth and Natural HarmonyIn August 1817, the learned men of the Linnaean Society of New England had studied their Bestiaries, ancient, illustrated volumes of all…Jun 14Jun 14
Rob MoirRight Whales Thrive When We Finally See Climate Change as a Symptom of Place-based ProblemsMy first experience with a right whale was as a college student alone on the deck of a twenty-seven-foot sailboat. Suddenly, beside me was…Sep 10Sep 10
Rob MoirBravo for igniting a global conversation.It's worth noting that the practice of a 'global mobilization of intellect' was prevalent during the Renaissance. Back then, the world's…Aug 271Aug 271
Rob MoirWhy the Gulf of Maine Surface Ocean Waters are Warming Faster than ElsewhereNone of us are strangers to the reports of the Gulf of Maine heating 97% faster than the world’s oceans. However, the actual reasons for…Jul 231Jul 231
Rob MoirEaster Island, Hard Work and Good Cheer for a Changing Climate-Challenged WorldThe anchor chain clinked and clanked through the hawsehole on the Dutch tall ship Oosterschelde until the large anchor set into white coral…Jul 15Jul 15
Rob MoirUnraveling the Mystery: Warmer Sea with Cooler SummerWhy did sea surface temperatures go up when summer air temperatures did not? This perplexing question arose after last summer’s unusual…Jun 261Jun 261
Rob MoirEclipse: We went in three different directions and saw differently.Tahnee and Jesse drove North from Syracuse, NY, beneath cloudy skies. They parked at Salmon River Falls by a steep cliff of shale and…Apr 91Apr 91
Rob MoirLand and Sea Change for Earth Day, Expanding the Climate Change NarrativeHave you ever considered how our perspective of climate change might shift if we focused not just on the sky above us but also on the earth…Apr 2Apr 2
Rob MoirThe Kraken and the Erie CanalWith climate change, a 1% increase in watts per square meter of heat energy is warming the ocean, causing seawater to swell, currents to…Feb 3Feb 3