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Black carbon shown to be major cause of climate change
Black carbon is the second largest man-made contributor to global warming and its influence on climate has been greatly underestimated.
Joe Romm

Jan 17, 2013

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Climate assessment warns of devastating warming
Top climate experts in the US suggest the country is headed towards devastating warming if it continues on its current emissions trajectory.
Joe Romm

Jan 13, 2013

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333 months in a row of above average global temperatures
NOAA report says November 2012 the 36th consecutive November and 333rd consecutive month with global temperature higher than the long-term average.
Joe Romm

Dec 19, 2012

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Obama to name climate hawk John Kerry as Secretary of State
By nominating one of the Senate’s leading climate hawks, Obama gives his first serious indication of a focus on climate change in his second term.
Joe Romm

Dec 18, 2012

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Leaked IPCC report: Warming is manmade, inaction is suicidal
Ultra-conservative report still concludes sea level rise could reach 6 inches a decade by century’s end. Deniers duped by leaker’s blunder.
Joe Romm

Dec 17, 2012

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IPCC’s fifth assessment will ignore crucial permafrost factor
The world’s rapidly melting permafrost contains 1.5tn tonnes of CO2, much of which would be released as methane. So why is the IPCC ignoring it?
Joe Romm

Dec 3, 2012

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Sea levels rising 60% faster than projected: study
New study confirms climate change is happening as fast – sometimes faster – than climate models had projected. Not so for sea-level rise.
Joe Romm

Nov 29, 2012

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Seven reasons why climate change is ‘even worse than we thought’
New Scientist magazine’s dedicated issue on climate change makes the New York Times’ recent apocalyptic article look positively Pollyanna-ish.
Joe Romm

Nov 27, 2012

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NY Times warns on climate change: “Fear death by water”
The New York Times finally goes apocalyptic on climate change.
Joe Romm

Nov 26, 2012

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Turn Down the Heat: The World Bank’s shocking climate report
Another day, another staid international organisation reviews the latest climate science and rings the loudest possible alarm.
Joe Romm

Nov 20, 2012

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Grantham urges climate scientists: Be aggressive, be brave, be arrested
The seriousness of climate change is not appreciated by politicians and the public. Scientists must speak out, leading funds manager says.
Joe Romm

Nov 19, 2012

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World headed to 6°C warming: study
And according to a new PwC report, even 4°C would require ‘nearly quadrupling the current rate of decarbonisation.’ Business-as-usual – not an option.
Joe Romm

Nov 7, 2012

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