Six to See: Slideshow of Week’s Top Climate News
Crazy, unseasonable weather, air travel, and Obama's budget request all in this week's slideshow of top climate news. … Read More
Study: Arctic Summers Warmest in 600 Years
Scientists have already shown that a warming climate will automatically generate more high-temperature records than a stable one. That’s because individual temperature measurements in a given location form a bell curve, with the greatest number of readings falling into the “normal” range for that location.… Read More
Charting the Arctic’s Future With Logbooks from the Past
Figuring out the future of the rapidly warming Arctic is crucial for climate scientists, largely because changes in the region’s ice — both on land and at sea — can have major consequences for the rest of the planet. Sea ice declined to a record low in September 2012, and scientists have projected that the region will become seasonally ice-free by … Read More
Spring Blizzard to Dump Heavy Snow, Spark Severe Storms
This storm will be notable for its broad geographic reach and multiple hazards, ranging from blizzard conditions with heavy snow and powerful winds, to severe thunderstorms containing large hail, damaging winds, and potentially tornadoes. … Read More
Antarctic Sea Ice Grows as Result of Warming
The Arctic may be shrinking as the world warms but Antarctic sea ice is expanding. Blame global warming for that, too, say Dutch scientists. The paradox is that increasing temperatures have set in motion a chain of events in the southern seas that have the opposite effect. Engineers call this negative feedback. So do Richard Bintanja and colleague… Read More
Clouds Helped Enhance Greenland’s Record Melting
When scientists saw melting across a whopping 97 percent of Greenland’s icy surface last summer, they were quick to note that such an event is rare, but not unprecedented. The last time it happened was in 1889, so while manmade global warming is clearly involved it isn’t necessarily the entire story. A new new report in Nature on Wednesday has now… Read More
Shorter Winters Chip Away at a Logging Town’s Future
Scott Lizotte was hopeful as he pulled his iPhone out of the breast pocket of his flannel shirt. "It's going to be six degrees tonight," he said, studying the 10-day forecast. It's mid-March, and he's standing between a skidder and a log loader in a snowy clearing of a 12,000-acre private forest near Tupper Lake, a former lumber town in New York's … Read More
Six to See: Slideshow on Week’s Top Climate News
Arctic sea ice stats, volcanic eruptions, polar bears, pollen and more in a slideshow of the week's top climate news. … Read More
