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Paul Revere rides again
Hansen marks 20th anniversary of landmark testimony to Congress with renewed call to action |
Kate Sheppard |
23 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| James Hansen. Photo: nasa.govIt was a sweltering June 23 in Washington, D.C., when climatologist James Hansen, head of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, appeared before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to testify about his certainty that the record high temperatures were the result of human activity. That was 20 years ago. 'The earth is warmer in 1988 than at any time in the history of instrumental measurements,' Hansen told s ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate science, James Hansen, Muckraker, news, politics (all these topics) |
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The Weather Aboveground
U.S. federal report details climate change's impact on weather extremes |
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20 Jun 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 6:41 AM on 20 Jun 2008 North America will continue to experience more heat waves, intense rains, increased drought, and stronger hurricanes due to the worsening effects of climate change, says a new report from the U.S. federal government. The report by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program is being billed as the first comprehensive federal review of climate change's effects on weather ex ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate science, news, scientific research, United States (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 |
News |
| 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 |
News |
| 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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Cool as a Still-Warming Cucumber
Next decade could be cooler than expected, says study |
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30 Apr 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 11:56 AM on 30 Apr 2008 Natural shifts in ocean circulation may trump human-caused warming over the next decade, causing global temperatures to cool slightly, says new research published in the journal Nature. But hang on to your pessimism: "Just to make things clear, we are not stating that anthropogenic climate change won't be as bad as previously thought" over the long run, says research ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate science, news (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 |
News |
| 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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Reading, 'Riting, and Roasting
California bill would require climate change to be taught in schools |
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15 Feb 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 10:02 AM on 15 Feb 2008 Science textbooks approved for California public schools would have to cover climate change, and science teachers would be required to put warming in their curricula, under a bill approved by the state Senate and heading to the Assembly. Says state Sen. Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto), who introduced the bill, "This is a phenomenon of global importance and our kid ... |
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| Topics: California, climate, climate science, education, news (all these topics) |
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Insect Aside
Historical warm periods linked to increased insect activity |
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12 Feb 2008 |
News |
| 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 |
News |
| 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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| Topics: climate, climate change impacts, climate science, news, severe weather (all these topics) |
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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 |
News |
| 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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We've Got to Do Something About That, Stat!
NASA declares 2007 second-warmest year on record, NOAA says it's fifth-warmest |
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17 Jan 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 10:37 AM on 17 Jan 2008 NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies has declared 2007 the second-warmest year on record, tying with 1998 for the title. 2005 remains the hottest, according to the agency. Researchers said, to no one's surprise, that the greatest warming occurred in the Arctic. "As we predicted last year, 2007 was warmer than 2006, continuing the ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate science, news, scientific research (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 |
News |
| 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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| Topics: climate, climate change impacts, climate science, news (all these topics) |
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They've Got It Down to a Science
House report condemns |
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11 Dec 2007 |
News |
| "systematic" Bush admin climate-science manipulation Posted at 7:28 AM on 11 Dec 2007 "The Bush administration has engaged in a systematic effort to manipulate climate change science and mislead policymakers and the public about the dangers of global warming," concludes a report from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. The report, written by the Democratic majority, is the product of a 16-month investiga ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate science, Congress, news, United States (all these topics) |
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So Take Off All Your Clothes
2007 likely to be sixth warmest year on record, say researchers |
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28 Nov 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 10:09 AM on 28 Nov 2007 The year 2007 is likely to tie with 2006 as the sixth warmest year on record, say British researchers who provide data to the World Meteorological Association. The researchers had predicted a year ago that 2007 might be the hottest evah, but it's instead likely to come in behind 1998, 2005, 2003, 2002, and 2004. Hey, those are all so recent! Wonder if that means somethin ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate science, news (all these topics) |
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Policy Academy 4: Citizens on Petrol
IPCC to hammer out summary of climate science for policymakers |
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12 Nov 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 6:03 AM on 12 Nov 2007 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is meeting this week in Valencia, Spain, to distill the panel's three massive scientific climate-change reports released earlier this year into a concise 25-page summary for the world's governments. Expect environmentalists and others concerned about climate-change's effects to lobby for strong language clearly spelli ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate science, news, politics, United Nations (all these topics) |
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Everything But the Ocean Sink
World's oceans sequestering less CO2 than expected |
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22 Oct 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 11:55 AM on 22 Oct 2007 The world's oceans appear to be sequestering far less carbon dioxide than one would hope, says a new study. CO2 soakage by the north Atlantic Ocean has lessened dramatically in the last decade. "The speed and size of the change show that we cannot take for granted the ocean sink for the carbon dioxide," says one researcher. What we can take for granted: a continuing slew o ... |
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| Topics: carbon sequestration, climate, climate science, greenhouse-gas emissions, news, oceans (all these topics) |
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It's the Heat and the Humidity
Climate change will bring more humidity and heat-related deaths |
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10 Oct 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 12:31 PM on 10 Oct 2007 Climate change is increasing global humidity, according to a new study in Nature. If the globe heats as projected, air stickiness could increase globally by up to 24 percent by 2100. Says study coauthor Katharine Willett, "Although it might not be a lethal kind of thing, it's going to increase human discomfort." For a lethal kind of thing, we turn to a study ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate science, New York City, news, severe weather (all these topics) |
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Science Friction
U.S. climate-change research found inadequate in many ways |
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13 Sep 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 1:24 PM on 13 Sep 2007 The good news: the National Research Council finds that the U.S. Climate Change Science Program, started in 2002, has gathered some useful climate data. The bad news: well, where do we start. Less than 2 percent of the money spent by the program has gone to studying how climate change will affect humans. The NRC finds that the 13 federal agencies involved in climate research have been &q ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate science, news, politics (all these topics) |
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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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| Topics: climate, climate change impacts, climate science, news (all these topics) |
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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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| Topics: climate, climate change impacts, climate science, news (all these topics) |
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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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Their Bark Is Worse For Our Blight
Decade-long study says trees may not be good at offsetting carbon |
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10 Aug 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Their Bark Is Worse For Our Blight Decade-long study says trees may not be good at offsetting carbon Step away from the vegetation, treehuggers, and find something else to embrace. New research finds that when it comes to offsetting greenhouse gases, trees may not be up to the challenge. For 10 years, Duke University researchers plied a stand of North Carolina loblolly pines with ... |
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| Topics: carbon offsets, climate, climate change mitigation, climate science, news (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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It's Not the Sun
Sun is not causing current global warming, researchers confirm |
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11 Jul 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| It's Not the Sun Sun is not causing current global warming, researchers confirm Attention all ye who think the sun might be a primary cause of climate change, and all ye who know someone who thinks that: No. It's not the sun. Researchers have published a study of the last century of solar activity, finding that the sun's output has actually declined over the last 20 years. (And yes, they did brain ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change skepticism, climate science, news (all these topics) |
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Get Your Vacuum Cleaner Ready
Southern Ocean losing ability to soak up carbon dioxide, researchers say |
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18 May 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Get Your Vacuum Cleaner Ready Southern Ocean losing ability to soak up carbon dioxide, researchers say If you're counting on the seas to soak up excess emissions and get us out of this climate mess, you might need a new plan. Scientists say Antarctica's Southern Ocean, a whopper of a "carbon sink," is losing its ability to absorb more carbon dioxide. The findings, published in the journal Science, suggest ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate science, news, oceans (all these topics) |
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