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Tag Archives: climate change
Germany Feels the Heat
Don’t we all. A brief list from Germany. Tick invasions.Rising oceans. Shrinking rivers.Fish migrations. Earlier springs. Dying forests. Northbound climate zones. Tropical diseases. More to the point, Germany is actually doing something about these. Hot Times in Germany
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The Health Of Earth’s Systems
NASA — December 18, 2009, marks the tenth year since the launch of Terra, one of NASA’s “flagship” Earth observing satellites. But the decade is more than just a mechanical milestone. With each additional day and year that the satellite monitors Earth, scientists achieve a lengthened record of Earth’s vital signs. It’s that record that [...]
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Wake-up Call On Water Crisis
A growing number of people, inclouding Bill McKibben of 350.org, are raising awareness that the reality of climate change is being seen in drinking water supplies around the world. “Within a decade there are likely to be 150 million restive climate migrants roaming the globe. They won’t go quietly, wherever they go. Many of them [...]
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NOAA On Climage Change
Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D., under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator, will be in Copenhagen as part of the U.S. Delegation from Dec. 13-16. As a member of the president’s science team and head of NOAA, Lubchenco is one of the senior administration officials attending the conference, including President Barack Obama and [...]
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Environmental Protection Agency: Climate Change Danger!
The EPA announced: “After a thorough examination of the scientific evidence and careful consideration of public comments, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that greenhouse gases (GHGs) threaten the public health and welfare of the American people.” [view the whole statement at http://worldcitizen.net/green/2009/12/08/epa-greenhouse-gases-threaten-public-health-and-the-environment/] The timing of this announcement at the opening of the [...]
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Response To EPA On Climate Change
From Wit’s End (in response to http://buylow.com/environment/2009/12/11/environmental-protection-agency-climate-change-danger/) My understanding is that in addition to Obama and Lisa Jackson, most activists would prefer congressional action rather than having to fall back on the EPA regulations, because that will get bogged down by infinite lawsuits and wind up being less effective. Did you read this?? http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091206183705.htm I [...]
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Visualizing Climate Change Risk
The state of California has teamed up with Google.com to create a Google Earth picture website that will synthesize existing California climate change scenarios and climate impact research and… encourage its use in a way that is beneficial for local decision-makers. The Climate Change Risk and Adaptation Options in the CalAdapt Prototype Project allow you [...]
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Scientists Fly to the Ends of the Earth
Broomfield, Colo. – NOAA scientists took off Saturday on the second phase of a mission that, when complete, will provide a detailed view of how carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are distributed globally. Monitoring the increasing levels of greenhouse gases and black carbon aerosols in the atmosphere is crucial to understanding human-caused climate change. [...]
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Is The World Cooling?
WASHINGTON – Have you heard that the world is now cooling instead of warming? You may have seen some news reports on the Internet or heard about it from a provocative new book. Only one problem: It’s not true, according to an analysis of the numbers done by several independent statisticians for The Associated Press. [...]
Fighting Over Windmills