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Study debunks IPCC report, calls for more severe carbon budget
A new study by an interdisciplinary group of scientists and economists has led to calls for more severe emissions cuts, and a tighter carbon budget.
Andrew Freedman

Dec 5, 2013

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2013 on track to be 7th warmest year since 1850
World Meteorological Organization report says Jan-Sept ’13 tied with 2003 for 7th warmest on record; global average sea level also reached a record high.
Andrew Freedman

Nov 14, 2013

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Ozone treaty accidentally slowed global warming
Study finds the 1987 Montreal Protocol, enacted to protect the Earth’s thinning ozone layer, had the unintended benefit of helping to slow global warming.
Andrew Freedman

Nov 12, 2013

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Super typhoon haiyan: a hint of what’s to come?
Global warming likely had little influence on Super Typhoon Haiyan, but it may lead to more monster storms.
Andrew Freedman

Nov 11, 2013

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Obama administration takes action on climate ‘resilience’
Obama has issued an Executive Order establishing a new task force that will work to make U.S. communities more resilient to climate change-related impacts.
Andrew Freedman

Nov 4, 2013

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Arctic summer temperatures at warmest level for 120,000 years
Average summer temperatures in the Eastern Canadian Arctic are hotter than they’ve been in at least 44,000 years, and possibly as long as 120,000 years.
Andrew Freedman

Nov 1, 2013

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Up to five billion face ‘entirely new climate’ by 2050
A study has found about 5 billion people currently live in areas where the climate will exceed historical bounds of variability by 2050.
Andrew Freedman

Oct 11, 2013

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The 5 most sobering charts from the IPCC report
The IPCC report is loaded with dense terminology, expressions of uncertainty, and nearly impenetrable graphics. Here is a simple guide to the key charts.
Andrew Freedman

Sep 28, 2013

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IPCC report: Explaining the warming hiatus
IPCC says natural climate variability – volcanic eruptions, solar cycles, and “redistribution of heat within the ocean” – are most likely causes of short-term warming hiatus
Andrew Freedman

Sep 28, 2013

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IPCC climate report is more confident, and more dire
IPCC study projects a bleak future of rising sea levels, more intense and frequent heat waves, destructive droughts and floods, as well as more acidic oceans.
Andrew Freedman

Sep 28, 2013

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5 things to watch for in Friday’s IPCC climate report
On Friday morning, the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change will release the first part of its latest study on the state of climate science.
Andrew Freedman

Sep 27, 2013

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Graph of the Day: This is what global warming looks like
Two interactive charts show just how warm average global temperatures have been over the past three decades, based on data from a recent WMO report.
Andrew Freedman

Aug 15, 2013

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