Did you know that 2011 is the UN International Year of Forests? There are so many years of this and that these days, you would be forgiven to have missed this one. But there are good reasons the UN is highlighting the importance of forests; Millions of people depend directly on forests for their livelihood,… Continue reading »
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Why do we need snow and ice?
Guest Post by Dr. Pål Prestrud, Director of CICERO, the Centre for International Climate and Environmental Research Outside my office building here in Oslo, the capital of Norway, the ground and the roofs of the buildings are still covered with half a meter of white snow now in mid March. It has been like this for… Continue reading »