Tag: Global Warming Effects - Page 6
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Last 60 Years In Australia Have Been Warmest in Past Millennium
Natural factors alone cannot explain the warming, "suggesting a strong influence of human-caused climate change" in the region.
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Nearly 10% of Western Hemisphere's Animals Won't Be Able to Outrun Climate Change
In some places 40% of animals will be unable to migrate quickly enough, with primates being particularly hard hit.
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Extreme Rainstorms in Midwest Double Over Past 50 Years
In brief: Extreme storms have increased in number, with the most extreme storms increasing more than less extreme storms and both more than average storms.
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Statistical Analysis Shows 2 Degree Temperature Rise Zones in North America
Analysis bridges differences between various climate change models to predict North American climate change with high certainty. Will skeptics finally be convinced?
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NASA Discovers Yet Another Terrifying Global Warming Feedback Loop
As if the melting methane-packed permafrost and shrinking Arctic ice sheets weren't enough.
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Expect 2°C Temperature Rise by Mid-Century, Club of Rome Report Says
On a more positive note, the report also notes that population growth with stabilize sooner than expected, at about 8 billion people by 2042.
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Last 12 Months Were Hottest on Record for US
For this year so far, the US is running 5.4°F above the long-term average.
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Antarctic Octopus Genes Contain Clues About Ancient Catastrophic Ice Sheet Collapse
If the West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapsed, it could raise seas by 16 feet (5 meters), which would be disastrous. Thankfully, we're not at that point yet, but if the Earth's climate keeps warming, we could eventually get there.
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1,000 Rallies in 100 Countries 'Connect the Dots' on Extreme Weather & Climate Change
From Pakistan to Colorado to Mongolia, concerned citizens gathered to 'Connect the Dots' in a series of creative protests last Saturday. The event yielded some amazing photos—take a look:
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"Charles Manson Still Believes in Global Warming. Do You?" Dumbest Anti-Climate Campaign. Ever.
The Heartland Institute, a conservative think tank, buys a series of billboards that compares people who believe in climate change to mass murderers. Stay classy, HI.
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Let's Go Beyond Weather and Climate, Let's Connect the Economic Dots Too
Climate change is really a symptom of a much bigger problem, and unless we address the economic underpinnings of it, we won't create an accurate sketch of the situation.
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Greenland Glaciers Now Moving to Sea 30% Faster Than 10 Years Ago
It sounds bad, but actually it's not a worst case scenario...
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Citizens Contribute Over 1 Million Observations to National Nature Database
The one millionth observation was registered on the US National Phenology Network today. What's phenology? So glad you asked ...
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See How Climate Change & Rising Sea Levels Plague American Cities Right Now (Video)
Rising sea levels caused be global warming are impacting communities across the nation right now.
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Particulate Pollution Delayed Climate Change Over Eastern United States
It's important to clean up the air because of things like acid rain and respiratory diseases, but under certain conditions, particulate matters in the air can reflect some heat back into space and create a regional cooling effect.
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Seven Out of Ten Americans Agree: Climate Change Leads to Extreme Weather
A new Yale study shows that Americans are "connecting the dots" between extreme weather and climate change.
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With 13% of World's Undiscovered Oil, Nations Continue Resource Scramble in Arctic
There are eight nations making claims in the region, attempting to define boundaries now that those boundaries increasingly have serious financial implications.
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10 or So Things You Should Know About the Future of Feeding the World
Experts weigh in on how to feed 7 billion people in a warming world.
