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2013 is 6th warmest year; climate change contributes
Despite pockets of cold snaps, the world continued to warm and 2013 was the 6th warmest year on record.
Andrea Thompson

Mar 25, 2014

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US govt: Climate change threatens energy infrastructure
Infrastructure that Americans rely on to heat their homes and power their lights are all becoming more exposed to failure in a changing climate.
Bobby Magill

Mar 11, 2014

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Flurry of US coal power plant shutdowns expected by 2016
New US EPA standards mean that 90% of the power plants expected to shut down by 2020 will actually be shut down by 2016.
Bobby Magill

Feb 20, 2014

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Graph of the Day: Are we on the path to peak water?
Are we able to cut back on our usage as we edge nearer to the point of peak water?
Kylie Schultz

Feb 19, 2014

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Climate solutions best found in financial risk management
Climate change will crash head-on with our current investment framework, which biases short-term performance and return. It’s time to play the finance industry on its own turf.
Julian Poulter

Feb 14, 2014

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White roofs could offset summer warming by 2100
White roofs can help residents coping with rising temperatures. New York has mandated them, will others follow?
Brian Kahn

Feb 12, 2014

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Graph of the Day: Winter Olympics in a warming world
Most of the cities that have hosted the winter olympics would not be able to do so again in a warming world.
Climate Central

Feb 7, 2014

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Record number of billion-dollar disasters globally in 2013
Despite the high number of multi-billion dollar disasters last year, the overall loss of life and property were comparatively low to years past.
Brian Kahn

Feb 6, 2014

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Climate change could double likelihood of super El Ninos
Climate change could increase the number of El Niños, and particularly strong “super” El Niños could occur twice as frequently in a warming world.
Brian Kahn

Jan 20, 2014

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Graph of the Day: US energy emissions rise in 2013
For the first time in three years, U.S. carbon dioxide emissions related to energy increased in 2013 as coal replaced gas.
Bobby Magill

Jan 15, 2014

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