The Importance of Risk Perception for Effective Climate Change Communication
Risk is subjective. It’s not just a matter of the facts, but how those facts feel. Climate change is a perfect example. The same facts lead to widely different interpretations and opinions.… Read More
Warmest November on Record, NASA Data Shows
NASA data shows that November was the warmest such month on record globally, with 2010 flirting with the title of warmest year.… Read More
Will Clouds Keep a Lid on Climate Change?
The result, described in a paper just published in Science: overall, clouds are likely to amplify warming — or at the very least, to hold it back by the tiniest amount.… Read More
The Sun is Getting Restless
There's all sorts of science in these images, but for climate-watchers the big question — still unanswered — is whether solar cycles have begun to change somehow… Read More
Emissions Reduction Pledges Fall Far Short of Copenhagen Accord Goal, UN Says
Even if the pledges were met, says the report... the amount of greenhouse gases remaining in the atmosphere would “imply a temperature increase of between 2.5 to 5°C [4.5 to 9°F] before the end of the century.… Read More
More Evidence Accumulates of Record Greenhouse Gases and Warming Temperatures
Three seemingly disparate stories in recent days help illustrate what climate scientists keep repeating - that empirical evidence indicating a warming world is widespread and robust… Read More
Energy Outlook Portends High Oil Prices, Low Adoption of Hybrid Vehicles
The WEO points out that an important reason for the escalating oil price in this scenario is that the world’s thirst for oil continues unslaked, and the oil price must rise to keep oil supply in line with demand.… Read More
Natural Disasters with Costly Consequences
With global warming, the unpredictability, frequency, and severity of natural disasters is projected to rise, and so is the cost of picking up the pieces after a natural disaster strikes.… Read More
