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Podcast: What To Do With CO2

Published: March 1st, 2011
Last revised: March 1st, 2011

Podcast: Grappling with America’s Difficult Climate Choices

Published: July 29th, 2010
Last revised: July 29th, 2010

What are the advantages of observations of Earth from space?

Published: November 7th, 2009
Last revised: May 17th, 2010

If we can’t predict weather two weeks ahead, how can we predict climate fifty years from now?

Published: November 7th, 2009
Last revised: July 31st, 2010

What is the greenhouse effect?

Published: November 7th, 2009
Last revised: May 12th, 2011

What is the difference between global warming and climate change?

Published: November 7th, 2009
Last revised: May 12th, 2011

How do we know global warming is not a natural cycle?

Published: November 7th, 2009
Last revised: May 12th, 2011

Is there disagreement among scientists about climate change? Is it caused by humans?

Published: November 7th, 2009
Last revised: May 12th, 2011

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May 24th, 2013 - Weather Satellite Outage Points to Larger Problems
May 23rd, 2013 - Optimism for Crops in Midwest; Dire Straits in the West
May 23rd, 2013 - 2013 Hurricane Season Could Be Extremely Active: NOAA
May 23rd, 2013 - Oklahoma Tornado Shows Progress in Weather Warnings
May 22nd, 2013 - NOAA Satellite Malfunctions, May Affect Forecasts

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Renewable Fuel Standard

The federal Renewable Fuel Standard encourages U.S. corn ethanol producers to boost production to 9 billion gallons by 2008.