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So uncool
Eighth warmest June on record means 'Great Ice Age of 2008' is still over |
Joseph Romm |
17 Jul 2008 |
Gristmill |
| I know we're supposed to be going into a period of cooling, at least according to people who don't believe in the scientific method, but for those who do, NOAA's National Climatic Data Center reports in its 'Climate of 2008 June in Historical Perspective': Based on preliminary data, the globally averaged combined land and sea surface temperature was the eighth warmest on record for June and the ninth warmest for January-June year-to-date period. It is pretty darn h ... |
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| Topics: Arctic, climate, climate change impacts, climate science, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (all these topics) |
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Sorry deniers and delayers, part one
Even U.S. government says human emissions are changing climate |
Joseph Romm |
24 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| The U.S. Climate Change Science Program (a.k.a. the Bush Administration) has issued a must-read report, Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate. It wouldn't be must-read or even big news if it weren't for the fact that Many environmentalists stopped talking about the extreme weather/global warming link a decade ago. The deniers, the delayers, and of course the Roger Pielkes of the world have pushed back against any claims that climate change is driving ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change impacts, climate science, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (all these topics) |
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NOAA: Global warming has damaged our weather
Worse heat waves, floods, droughts, hurricanes, and storms to come |
Brad Johnson |
20 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Originally posted at the Wonk Room. The traditional media rarely discusses extreme weather events in the context of global warming. However, as the Wonk Room Global Boiling series has documented, scientists have been warning us for years that climate change will increase catastrophic weather events like the California wildfires, the East Coast heatwave, and the Midwest floods that have been taking lives and causing billions in damage in recent days. Yesterday, th ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change impacts, climate science, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, politics (all these topics) |
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I'm melting
Breaking news: Permafrost loss linked to Arctic sea ice loss |
Joseph Romm |
12 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| A major new study published Friday in Geophysical Research Letters by leading tundra experts has found 'Accelerated Arctic land warming and permafrost degradation during rapid sea ice loss.' The lead author is David Lawrence of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, who I interviewed for my book and recently interviewed again via email about his recent work. The study's ominous conclusion:We find that simulated western Arctic land warming trends during rapid sea ... |
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| Topics: Arctic, climate, climate change impacts, climate science, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (all these topics) |
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