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Chair of IPCC Review Panel Backs Climate Science Assessment Process, Despite Flaws

In an interview with Climate Central, Harold Shapiro, chair of a group that reviewed the U.N. IPCC, cautioned against overstating the IPCC's flaws.… Read More

Warmest Summer on Record for DC and New York

It's official: Washington, D.C. and New York, N.Y. both sweated through their warmest summers on record this year.… Read More

Climate in Context: West Antarctic Melting, Flying Over Hurricane Earl

New clues emerge about Antarctica's role in sea level rise; NASA investigates Hurricane Earl.… Read More

A Tale of Two Coasts: The East Roasts While the West Shivers

During June and July, record heat gripped the eastern U.S., while cities along the West Coast from San Diego to Seattle shivered.… Read More

Climate in Context: Review Panel Calls for IPCC Fixes; Hurricane Earl Strengthens

Review finds IPCC's climate science reports are sound, but calls for numerous changes to the organization; Hurricane Earl strengthens, is poised to threaten the US East Coast.… Read More

The Effect of Clouds on Climate: A Key Mystery for Researchers

YALE E360 - As climate scientists wrestle with the complexities of how the planet will react to rising greenhouse-gas levels, no variable is more difficult to decipher than the impact of clouds. New satellite data and other technologies may provide clues to help solve the puzzle.… Read More

Climate in Context: August 27, 2010

New Study Detects Familiar Behavior in Distant Star; Scenes from an Antarctic Ice Core Drilling Project.… Read More

In New Orleans: Recovering From a Post-Katrina ‘Brain Drain’

CLIMATE CENTRAL - After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, New Orleans lost many experts who could have helped the city recover from the storm. Five years later, has the "brain drain" been plugged?… Read More

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