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What they found was that in Antarctica, there was indeed a bit of warming that preceded the rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide — but just a little, and only by a couple of hundred years. In the rest of the world, Shakun said, “global temperature clearly lags the CO2 buildup. Cause, in short, really did come before effect.… Read More
The Dallas-Forth Worth area was hit by two tornadoes Tuesday afternoon and there were reports of maybe a dozen more throughout the state, according to the National Weather Service.… Read More
Growing up on a farm near the rural town of Brooklyn, in northwestern Pennsylvania, Kerri Pratt didn’t even know what the initials “Ph.D. stood for. Today, Pratt, AGE TK, not only holds a Ph.D. in atmospheric chemistry from the University of California, San Diego; she’s working on her second postdoctoral fellowship. Since February, Pratt has been … Read More
Support for alternative energy has weakened in the western U.S. as support for oil, gas and coal has risen. Read More
Saturday's symbolic effort to turn off the lights for an hour is gaining traction across the globe except the U.S. Read More
To understand how much the sea is likely to rise in the future, it's important to how understand how ice responded to warming in the past.… Read More
The impacts of climate change are going to fall disproportionately on the poorest. Who doesn’t believe we should take care of the poor and needy? When I start from that place, I’ve seen dramatic shifts. People say ˜what can I do about it?’ … Read More
There has been a long-term increase in economic losses from climate-related disasters, largely driven by the increasing exposure of people and infrastructure, and the report finds that in many regions, socio-economic forces, and not climate change, will continue to be one of the main drivers of future increases in losses. But the combination of cli… Read More
