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How Will We Know if 2010 Was the Warmest Year on Record?

How Will We Know if 2010 Was the Warmest Year on Record?

Researchers using different techniques have arrived at a similar conclusion: 2010 was a remarkably warm year. But did it set a new record?… Read More

A 25-Year-Old Prediction of Water Scarcity in the Southwest Holds True, Study Finds

A 25-Year-Old Prediction of Water Scarcity in the Southwest Holds True, Study Finds

Armed with modern data, a team of scientists has revisited the Cadillac Desert and found the Southwest's water woes are as bad as ever.… Read More

Top Ten Climate Events of 2010

Top Ten Climate Events of 2010

A number of extreme and record breaking climate events took place in 2010. Here's our list reviewing the ten biggest newsmakers.… Read More

Clean Air Laws Helped California Reduce Key Player in Global Warming, Study Says

Clean Air Laws Helped California Reduce Key Player in Global Warming, Study Says

According to a new study, California's clean air laws cut soot concentrations, a key cause of global warming, by about 50 percent.… Read More

Tidal Energy Tests the Waters

Tidal Energy Tests the Waters

Tidal power is garnering increasing attention as a niche supplier of renewable alternative energy in several coastal states.… Read More

Got A Computer? Do Some Climate Science

Got A Computer? Do Some Climate Science

By getting the public to join their modeling efforts, researchers hope to overcome future climate and weather uncertainty.… Read More

Feds Understate the Cost of Climate Disruption, Critics Contend

Feds Understate the Cost of Climate Disruption, Critics Contend

The total cost of climate change seems impossible to pin down, given the uncertainties. But climate researchers and economists are chasing after that sum.… Read More

How La Niña May Affect Your Ski Vacation

How La Niña May Affect Your Ski Vacation

A strong La Niña event may give some ski areas, particularly in the Pacific Northwest, bonus snowfall this year.… Read More

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