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In San Francisco Bay, A Question Whether to Build or Retreat
A California project foreshadows hard choices for coastal cities weighing benefits and costs of new development.
New (Indirect) Evidence for a Cooling Sun?
CLIMATE CENTRAL - Some physicists suspect the Sun could be starting to cool off — but if so, it would only mask global warming for a while.
Arctic Sea Ice Looks to be the Third Lowest on Record in 2010
CLIMATE CENTRAL - Arctic sea ice appears to have reached its minimum extent on Sept. 10, the third lowest on record.
True to Forecast, Atlantic Hurricane Season Kicks into High Gear
CLIMATE CENTRAL - The Atlantic Hurricane season is running above average in the number of storms, but the US has been spared a direct hit so far.
Group Finds Health Savings in Emissions Cuts
DAILY CLIMATE - Your doctor would approve: €30.5 billion extra in avoided health care costs if Europe shifts emissions reduction target to 30 percent by 2020, according to a new analysis
Tomorrow’s Infrastructure Poses Greater Climate Threat than Today’s, Study Finds
CLIMATE CENTRAL - What would happen to the climate if we stopped building carbon dioxide-emitting devices, but existing ones lived out their typical lives?
Carbon Trade or Carbon Con?
DAILY CLIMATE - In the carbon market, a good deal for the environment needs to also be a good deal for the bottom line. Vouching for environmental credibility isn't easy: Who verifies the verifiers?
Selling the Blue Sky
DAILY CLIMATE - The market for greenhouse gas emissions is essentially a bazaar selling various types of pollution, dependent entirely on government regulations. But does it actually reduce emissions?