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As expected, La Niña — which is a natural climate phenomenon characterized by an area of cooler-than-average water temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean — is really showing off its ability to cool things down. … Read More
"Meteorologists focus on the atmosphere, whereas climatologists focus on everything that influences the atmosphere," Cullen told members of the subcommittee.… Read More
This research is among the first to clearly predict a continual decrease in wind energy as average global temperatures go up, but the reasons why wind energy potential might change is not yet entirely clear. … Read More
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
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
What makes all of this — and especially the U.S. temperatures — so significant is that we’re now under the influence of the cool Pacific ocean and atmospheric cycle known as La Niña.… Read More
Ecologist Robert Whittaker's detailed data on herb species in the Siskiyou Mountains of Oregon is helping scientists understand how plants are responding to climate changes at very fine scales.… Read More
Even if temporarily geoengineering the climate to create a bridge to more acceptable levels of atmospheric carbon proved technically possible, there might still be legal, political, and ethical reasons not to do it… Read More
A mix of new electricity sources by 2050 could reduce CO2 emissions by 83 percent.
