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 6Mar 6
PinnedRob 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…3d ago3d ago
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 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
Rob MoirA new species of whale hiding in plain sightThe scale and depth of the world’s oceans mean it sometimes takes a very long time before a new species comes to light — even when it’s…Jan 311Jan 311
Rob MoirFallen Forests and Rising Ocean FuryThe Let Forests Grow and Slow Water Carbon Offset Funds restore the natural cycles of water and carbon to advance responsible stewardship…Jan 181Jan 181
Rob MoirLost Forests and Soils Would Store Carbon and Slow Water DownLast summer, Boston suffered more than 20 inches of rain. This record, set when the weather service began rainfall records in 1872, was…Dec 5, 20231Dec 5, 20231
Rob MoirWild Goose Chase | Global Warming SolutionsOn January 1, the Sunday morning paper reported a white-fronted goose was seen off Argilla Road in Ipswich, and I was on my way on the…Sep 1, 2023Sep 1, 2023