Tag: Global Warming Effects - Page 4
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Recent Extreme Heatwaves Were Caused by Climate Change - Even Moderate Heat Has Doubled
The European heatwave of 2003, the Russian heatwave of 2010, last year's record-breaking drought and heat in Texas? All climate change.
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Greenland Ice Sheet May Be More Resilient Than We Thought
New research shows that Greenland's ice sheet tends to melt in starts and stops, without regaining ice cover in between.
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64% of US Now in Drought, Yet Most States Don't Consider Climate Change's Effect on Water
Just seven of the states experiencing drought conditions have climate change plans that take into account the effect of warming on water.
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Scientists to Congress: This Summer's Extreme Weather Was Caused by Climate Change
Climate scientists testified before Congress to explain the latest science behind global warming, and how it impacted the summer's wild weather.
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Powerful Storms, Climate Change Linked to Ozone Layer Depletion & Increased UV Radiation
It turns out that more powerful storms inject water vapor high into the atmosphere, causing a chemical change that can result in ozone loss.
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Chronic Drought Will Become New Normal Across Parts of US
In addition to the impact on water availability, vegetation, biodiversity, a new study shows that chronic drought will also decrease carbon storage potential.
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Extreme Drought Areas in US Nearly Triple in One Week
"For myself, studying drought, that's rapid. We've seen a lot of things developing with this drought that were unprecedented, especially the speed." - Brian Fuchs, US Drought Monitor
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70%+ of Arctic Sea Ice Melting Caused by Human Activity
That's at minimum. It may be as high as 95%, a new study says.
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What's the Science Behind the US Drought?
World Resources Institute explains why the current drought is so bad.
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The Calving Glacier Heard 'Round the World (Video)
The 2X Manhattan iceberg made waves in the media. Here's a digest of the best commentary and footage.
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Tree Ring Study Heats Up Battle of Climate Change Skeptics Against Scientists
Can't we all stop fencing for political position and start talking about using the overwhelming amount of data to solve problems?
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Climate Change Drives These Extreme Weather Events
We can't blame each extreme weather event on climate change, but the Union of Concerned Scientists has put together a graph demonstrating which types it is more likely to influence. Memorize it.
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Majority of Tibetan Plateau Glaciers Retreating Increasingly Rapidly
Though there is significant regional variability, the most comprehensive study to date finds that the majority of glaciers on the so-called Third Pole are indeed in rapid retreat over the past 30 years.
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56% of US Now in Drought - Worst Since 1950s
Over 1000 US counties are experiencing drought conditions, with June 2012 being the 10th driest on record.
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Record Highs Outpacing Record Lows 9:1 in First Six Months of 2012
That ratio will balance out over the year some—the past two years have been roughly 2.4:1—but it's both grossly out of whack compared to the historic rate of new record, as well as sign of things to come.
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Snow Leopards May Lose 30% of Himalayan Habitat Due to Climate Change
As emissions keep rising, treelines are likely to rise as the Himalayan climate becomes warmer and wetter, squeezing out the iconic cats.
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Ex-GOP Congressman and Reagan's Economic Adviser Call for a Carbon Tax
Two high-profile Republicans make the case for a conservative approach to addressing global warming.
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La Niña Now 20x More Likely to Cause Record Heat Waves Than in 1960s
Britain's early winter conditions are also far more likely to be warmer than they were 50 years ago...
