Hurricanes Pose Major Risk to Wind Energy Industry
Offshore wind farms are sitting ducks to hurricanes, and the study found that the violent winds in a hurricane can cause tall turbines to buckle if their design limits are exceeded. Noting the extensive damage Hurricane Katrina caused to the oil industry in 2005, the study said, “Although no offshore wind turbines have been built in the United Stat… Read More
Heartland Documents Leaked, Climate Skepticism Exposed
Leaked internal documents from U.S. thinktank expose funding and policy strategies to undermine climate science. Read More
A Bittersweet Future for Chocolate and Valentine’s Day
Today, as we indulge in truffles, bonbons, and bars, we’re here to tell you that chocolate may not always be at the heart of this holiday. That’s because over the next 20-40 years, rising temperatures in West Africa — the world’s most important cocoa-growing region — are expected to make the area too hot to grow this key ingredient for chocolate. … Read More
How Much Ice Is Vanishing? You Don’t Want to Know
By measuring tiny changes in gravity, a pair of satellites has made the best measurement yet of how much ice has vanished into the sea over the past decade or so. The answer: enough to make sea-level rise just as worrisome as scientists have been saying … Read More
It’s the Economy. And Politics. And Not Much Else.
Economics and political cues dictate climate change concern for a public that has a remarkably short attention span on the topic, researchers find. Read More
The Week That Was: Floods, Steroids & Hollywood Stars
A summary of the Week That Was at Climate Central. It’s all here for you, the best of the best in a week that featured floods, the climate on steroids and a few Hollywood stars.… Read More
Flood Warnings at Risk as Cuts to Critical Gauges Loom
Cuts to the USGS stream gauge network threaten to undermine the accuracy of flood forecasts and warnings, officials say.… Read More
Bill Gates Backs Scientists Lobbying for Geoengineering
Concern is growing that a small but influential group of scientists, and their backers, may have a disproportionate effect on major geoengineering decisions. Read More
