Wildfires May Be Linked to Global Warming

The increase in the number of large western wildfires in recent years may be a result of global warming, researchers say. Complete Story

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Museum Highlights Arctic Climate Change

It's becoming harder to find the right snow to build an igloo, and melting permafrost is turning land into mud. With climate change the nature of the Arctic is changing, too, in ways that worry the people who live there.

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Colorado Schools Lobby for Supercomputer

Plans are in the works have the world's fastest computer built in Colorado and use it to calculate global climate models down to the square mile, officials say

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The Source of Europe's Mild Climate

'The notion that the Gulf Stream is responsible for keeping Europe warm turns out to be a myth.'

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Ancient Lake-Burst Flooded Atlantic, Slowed Ocean Currents - Science News

Near the end of the last Ice Age 8,000 years ago, an ice dam on North America's eastern coast broke, releasing a torrent of fresh water seven times more voluminous than all the Great Lakes combined.

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Global warming perk disputed

Buildup of gases won't sharply boost crops, study says Scientists had thought that there was one potential upside to global warming: more food to feed the world.

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Weekly Science News Review (23-30 Jun)

Disclaimer: This is a review of the science news in the last 7 days. It represents my views on what is important and only covers fields I'm interested in. It only contains links to my posts and to posts I have voted on. Consequently this review is neither objective or impartial.

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Catastrophic 'lake burst' chills climate

Ocean circulation changes during the present warm interglacial were more extensive than previously thought, according to new research by the University of East Anglia (UEA) and Cardiff University.

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Global Warming Surpassed Natural Cycles in Fueling 2005 Hurricane Season

From the article: By analyzing worldwide data on sea-surface temperatures (SSTs) since the early 20th century, Trenberth and Shea were able to calculate the causes of the increased temperatures in the tropical North Atlantic.

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Why You Can't Ignore The Changing Climate

"Last year, the world’s leading scientific journal, Science, looked back at all the scientifically credible articles published between 1993 and 2003 that dealt with modern climate change.

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Paleoclimate: On The Pliocene Paradox

The early Pliocene (5 to 3 million years ago) was similar to and also very different from the world of today.... read the article to find out more.

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Sea Level in the Arctic

A recent conference presentation at AGU (reported here) while confirming that global sea level is indeed rising (in line with other estimates), showed that Arctic sea levels may actually be falling.

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An Inconvenient Truth - Interactive Web Page

I discovered this while looking for the companion book to "An Inconvenient Truth". It gives a nice slide display and then displays an interactive educational page. For the interactive page to work your browser must allow java scripts.

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Climate Consensus and the End of Science

A column by Terrence Corcoran, National Post:

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The Change of Winds

By the nature of my business, and the source of power for one of my favorite recreational activities, I think about the wind a lot.

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Scientists respond to Gore's warnings of climate catastrophe

Appearing before the Commons Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development last year, Carleton University paleoclimatologist Professor Tim Patterson testified, "There is no meaningful correlation between CO2 levels and Earth's temperature over this [geologic] time frame.

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Warmer Weather Could Speed Up Speciation

It's not the palm trees and lush terrain that have lured so many different species to habitats along the Earth's equator—it's the temperature.

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Hurricane Season 2006 is Officially Here

And so it begins... The first named storm of the 2006 hurricane season has formed. It's name is 'Alberto'. Named so, I presume, after our equally destructive Attorney General. As of this writing, the storm is tracking toward Florida and is strengthening.

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Pollution From Chinese Coal Casts a Global Shadow

One of China's lesser-known exports is a dangerous brew of soot, toxic chemicals and climate-changing gases from the smokestacks of coal-burning power plants.

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UK appoints 'climate ambassador'

The UK has appointed a special representative on climate change. John Ashton, a career diplomat and government adviser, will be charged with building new international partnerships to tackle climate change ...

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The Four Stages of Global Warming Denial

The Four Stages of Global Warming Denial is a great article I just read on one of my favorite environmental websites, Treehugger. The article discusses the four stances that an individual takes when opposing action to stop global warming. These stages are as follows:

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World's key deserts in danger from climate change

A recent UN's Environment Programme reveals that deserts which occupy one quarter of the earth's land surface and home for rare and useful plants and animals, are at risk from climate change and human exploitation.

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Chill out over global warming

The only inconvenient truth about global warming, contends Colorado State University's Bill Gray, is that a genuine debate has never actually taken place. Hundreds of scientists, many of them prominent in the field, agree.

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Canada's mayors to go it alone on Kyoto agreement

Canada's mayors will not let Prime Minister Steven Harper walk away from Canada's international commitments on climate change without a fight, and like their counterparts in the United States, Canada's mayors intend to work toward the goals of the Kyoto Protocol ...

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Wet, Hot American Summer: What New England will be like in 2106 if we do nothing to stop global warming.

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Inconvenient Truth a Convenient Exageration?

Al Gore, in an interview with Grist Magazine said:

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Global warming may have damaged coral reefs forever

Global warming has had a more devastating effect on some of the world’s finest coral reefs than previously assumed, suggests the first report to show the long-term impact of sea temperature rise on reef coral and fish communities.

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Long History of Southwest Droughts Confirms Looming Water Shortage

A new study comparing the most recent drought in the Southwest United States with other dry periods going back 508 years confirms worries that water shortages will become more common and severe.

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