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I'll Huff and I'll Puff ...
Warming seas make strong storms stronger, says new study |
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03 Sep 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 1:39 PM on 03 Sep 2008 As Gustav, Hanna, Ike, and Josephine become household names, more research has been added to the ongoing debate over the impact of climate change on hurricanes. A new study published in Nature indicates that warming seas have not increased the intensity of your everyday hurricane, but have made the mightiest storms even mightier. In essence, "if the seas continue to warm, w ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change impacts, climate science, news, severe weather (all these topics) |
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At Least Buy Us All Umbrellas
Science orgs plead for more funding for severe-weather preparation |
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21 Aug 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 8:30 AM on 21 Aug 2008 More floods, storms, and droughts are a-comin', and the U.S. lacks funding to predict and prepare for 'em, say eight scientific organizations. The groups, including the American Geophysical Union and American Meteorological Society, made a plea Wednesday for Congress and the next U.S. president to double the current budget for climate research and forecasting between ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change adaptation, climate change impacts, climate science, news, severe weather (all these topics) |
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Getting a Rise Out of You
Oceans warming faster than thought, says research |
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18 Jun 2008 |
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| Posted at 3:39 PM on 18 Jun 2008 The world's oceans have warmed 50 percent faster over the last four decades than what was previously thought, according to a new study published in Nature. The new research helps to explain recent sea-level rise that climate models weren't accounting for; melting ice gets all the press, but since heat expands, hotter water also contributes to rising seas. The research gives ''significant ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change impacts, climate science, news, oceans (all these topics) |
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Well, You Don't Say
White House admits humans causing climate change |
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29 May 2008 |
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| Posted at 3:00 PM on 29 May 2008 The White House has begrudgingly admitted that "most of the recent global warming is very likely due to human generated increases in greenhouse gas concentrations." In a 271-page report -- court-ordered and four years late -- federal scientists have created a "one-stop shop" summary of potential climate impacts on the U.S. environment, economy, and public health. The report ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change impacts, climate science, news, progress, White House (all these topics) |
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What's Your Hurricane?
Link between climate change and stronger hurricanes becomes fuzzier |
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14 Apr 2008 |
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| Posted at 3:24 PM on 14 Apr 2008 Climate change may not in fact make hurricanes more frequent and intense, says new research published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. While other climate models have reached similar conclusions, this study is notable for having as its lead author atmospheric scientist Kerry Emanuel, who was one of the first to suggest a link between warming and stro ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change impacts, climate change skepticism, climate science, news, severe weather (all these topics) |
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Insect Aside
Historical warm periods linked to increased insect activity |
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12 Feb 2008 |
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| Posted at 3:26 PM on 12 Feb 2008 This news has us buggin': Historical warm periods have been linked with an explosion of insect activity, and not-so-distant future warm periods may very well see the same, says new research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Not only that, but elevated carbon dioxide levels may cause plants to produce fewer nutrients, so insects must gobble more foliage to mit ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change impacts, climate science, news (all these topics) |
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The Spin on Hurricanes
Warming oceans lead to more frequent hurricanes, says study |
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31 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 3:22 PM on 31 Jan 2008 A new study published in Nature weighs in on the effect-of-climate-change-on-hurricanes debate, postulating that a warming north Atlantic has made hurricanes stronger and more frequent. sources: The Guardian, Associated Press, Reuters, CBC News From the Archives Punt and Center. Super Bowl to be powered by renewable energy. The Consent of the Governator. ... |
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Coming to Blows
Global warming will reduce U.S. hurricane landfall, says controversial new research |
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23 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 9:57 AM on 23 Jan 2008 The argument over whether climate change is real has largely subsided -- and, as nature abhors a vacuum, another tiff has risen to fill its place. What effect will global warming have on hurricanes? Them's fightin' words! Various studies have suggested that climate change will increase hurricane frequency and intensity, but new research by the National Oceanic and ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change impacts, climate science, news, severe weather (all these topics) |
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Did You Want Rise With That?
Sea-level rise this century could be twice IPCC's predictions, says research |
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17 Dec 2007 |
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| Posted at 11:32 AM on 17 Dec 2007 If you thought the predictions of sea-level rise by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change were bad, you should probably stop reading. Researchers publishing in brand-new journal Nature Geoscience say the oceans could surge twice as high this century as the IPCC's predictions, or some 64 inches. So, um, let's hope they're wrong. source: Reuters < ... |
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Sorry, Grandchildren
Climate tipping points could happen sooner than expected, says research |
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17 Aug 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Sorry, Grandchildren Climate tipping points could happen sooner than expected, says research You thought the predictions of climate chaos by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change were scary? You ain't seen nothin' yet. The IPCC predicted that the massive Greenland ice sheet could completely melt in 1,000 years, raising sea levels by almost 23 feet. But in a new study, British researcher Tim L ... |
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Dust to Dust
NASA recalculates, 1998 becomes second-hottest year in U.S. |
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16 Aug 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Dust to Dust NASA recalculates, 1998 becomes second-hottest year in U.S. The year 1998 has dropped from the hottest-year-ever-in-the-U.S. throne after NASA revised calculations, allowing Dust-Bowl-affected 1934 to claim the title. Despite triumphant cackling from climate skeptics, the rejiggering does not affect global climate records, and really is, for all intents and purposes, a technicality -- gl ... |
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Shrinky-Dinky Do
Great Lakes, Arctic sea ice shrinking to record lows |
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14 Aug 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Shrinky-Dinky Do Great Lakes, Arctic sea ice shrinking to record lows It could be a summer of record lows in two of the world's iconic places: the Great Lakes and the Arctic seas. Water levels in Lakes Huron, Michigan, and Superior are well below normal, and Superior could soon hit a record low set in 1926. The U.S. and Canada have undertaken a five-year study that c ... |
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| Topics: Arctic, Canada, climate, climate change impacts, climate science, news, United States (all these topics) |
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Just Call Us the Rainmakers
Study confirms connection between human activity and increased rainfall |
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24 Jul 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Just Call Us the Rainmakers Study confirms connection between human activity and increased rainfall A study led by Canadian scientists shows that peeps have an effect on precip: "For the first time, climate scientists have clearly detected the human fingerprint on changing global precipitation patterns over the past century," the team says. Comparing rainfall records from 1925 to 1 ... |
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| Topics: Canada, climate, climate change impacts, climate science, news (all these topics) |
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The Polar Excise
U.S. Interior edited document relating climate change to polar-bear fate |
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16 Apr 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| The Polar Excise U.S. Interior edited document relating climate change to polar-bear fate Remember when U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne announced that the agency would propose listing polar bears under the Endangered Species Act? And he said that, while the bears' home was indeed melting, "that whole aspect of climate change is beyon ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change impacts, climate science, Department of Interior, endangered species, news, Russia (all these topics) |
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