10 Q&A Videos with Lead Author of ‘Global Weirdness’
Senior science writer Mike Lemonick and main author of Global Weirdness sat down to discuss Climate Central's first book project. … Read More
‘Global Weirdness,’ Climate Central’s Book Debut
There’s a lot of debate about climate change, but not in the scientific community. People who actually study the climate overwhelmingly agree that greenhouse gases generated by human activity are pushing Earth’s climate into a state the world hasn’t seen for many tens of thousands of years. These experts don’t know to the last detail what will … Read More
Africa’s Great Green Wall Against Climate Change Begins
Senegal's capitol city Dakar sticks out into the Atlantic Ocean on a peninsula. It's at least a thousand miles to the Sahara desert yet the air today is so thick with sand that the tops of buildings disappear in a sandy haze. It's the worst sand storm in a year and people here are worried thatclimate change will cause these events to be more… Read More
Drought Has Ties to La Niña, with Global Warming Assist
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) already ranks this drought as one of the worst such events on record, comparable to the drought events of the 1950s. The last time there were such widespread drought conditions in the corn-growing region of the country was in 1988, and that drought cost at least $40 billion.… Read More
Drought in U.S. Worsens, With No Relief in Sight
According to the July 19 edition of the U.S. Drought Monitor, a whopping 81 percent of the lower 48 states were experiencing “abnormally dry to “exceptional drought conditions, and about 64 percent of the contiguous U.S. was experiencing moderate to exceptional drought conditions, a record high for the 12-year history of Drought Monitor data.… Read More
Dry Weather Boosts Odds of Extreme Heat, Study Finds
“Predicting the exact number of hot days would be difficult, Mueller said, “because dry conditions can lead to both a high number of hot days or a low number of hot days... However, the prediction could include a probability for a high number of hot days.… Read More
U.S. Drought is Most Severe Since 1950s, Report Says
There is recent scientific evidence showing that global warming tilted the odds in favor of one of the most recent and costliest droughts on record in the U.S.. A report released on July 10 found that global warming boosted the odds that the 2011 Texas drought and heat wave would occur.… Read More
Global Fight For Natural Resources ‘Has Only Just Begun’
Business & academic leaders gathered at the Resource 2012 conference to discuss the growing battle for natural resources.… Read More
