Global Warming- Major Reform of Texas Oil and Gas Rules Wins Favor from Environmental GroupsNewly Revised Rule 13 Signals Progress Being Made to Address Safety Concerns with Hydraulically Fracked Wells Newly Revised Rule 13 Signals Progress Being Made to Address Safety Concerns with Hydraulically Fracked Wells Fri, 2013-05-24 Contact: Lauren Whittenberg, 512-691-3437, lwhittenberg@edf.org Scott Anderson, 512-691-3410, sanderson@edf.org Cyrus Reed, […]
- Groups urge Restore Council to focus on ecosystem restorationDraft plan outlining objectives and criteria for implementing RESTORE ACT released, is a step forward but should prioritize large-scale conservation Draft plan outlining objectives and criteria for implementing RESTORE ACT released, is a step forward but should prioritize large-scale conservation Fri, 2013-05-24 Contact: Molly Moore, Environmental Defense F […]
- Press Release: Groups Urge Restore Council to Focus on Ecosystem RestorationFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Molly Moore, Environmental Defense Fund, 240.393.0686, molly@sandersonstrategies.com Erin Greeson, National Audubon Society, 503.913.8978, egreeson@audubon.org Lacey McCormick, National Wildlife Federation, 512.203.3016, mccormick@nwf.org Heather Layman, The Nature Conservancy, 703.841.3929, hlayman@tnc.org Shelley Sparks, Oce […]
- Major Reform of Texas Oil and Gas Rules Wins Favor from Environmental Groups
- State Of The Climate
- April 2013 WildfiresFor April 2013, 4,754 fires (2nd most on record) burned 48,419 acres (the most on record) , which is 10.2 acres burned/fire (the most on record). For January-April, 11,673 fires (the most on record) burned 141,544 acres (the most on record) , which is 12.1 acres burned/fire (the most on record). […]
- April 2013 Global AnalysisThe combined average temperature over global land and ocean surfaces for April 2013 was the 13th warmest on record, at 0.52°C (0.94°F) above the 20th century average of 13.7°C (56.7°F). The global land surface temperature was 0.71°C (1.28°F) above the 20th century average of 8.1°C (46.5°F), marking the 17th warmest April on record. For the ocean, the April g […]
- April 2013 TornadoesJanuary–April tornado counts According to data from the Storm Prediction Center, during April, there were 83 preliminary tornado reports. This is well below the 1991-2010 average of 155 for the month, and marked the slowest April in terms of tornadoes since 1992. The last April with fewer than 100 tornadoes was in 1993. April is typically one of the more act […]
- April 2013 Wildfires
- Global Climate Change – Vital Signs of the Planet – News RSS Feed
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Food Price Spikes Due to Climate Change
The charitable organization OxFam reports: Climate change is making extreme weather much more likely. As the 2012 drought in the USA shows, extreme weather means extreme food prices. Our failure to slash greenhouse gas emissions presents a future of greater food price volatility, with severe consequences for the precarious lives and livelihoods of people living [...]
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Adapting To Climate Change
Is is possible for humans to adapt to global warming? Probably not; however, we must try. Australia is leading the way. It is important that Australia reduce its carbon pollution to minimise the severity of climate change. However, because some greenhouse gases stay in the atmosphere for about 100 years after they are first [...]
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Update: Greenhouse Gases
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released the 17th annual U.S. greenhouse gas inventory. The final report shows overall emissions in 2010 increased by 3.2 percent from the previous year. The trend is attributed to an increase in energy consumption across all economic sectors, due to increasing energy demand associated with [...]
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Plan For Global Warming
U.S. Scientists Call for Integrated Study of Carbon Cycle Print E-mail The carbon cycle science community in the United States has just finished its planning process for carbon cycle research for the upcoming decade. This reassessment of the U.S. carbon cycle science priorities was initiated by the U.S. Carbon Cycle Interagency Working Group (CCIWG) and [...]
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Greenhouse Gases Still Increasing
NOAA’s updated Annual Greenhouse Gas Index (AGGI), which measures the direct climate influence of many greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane, shows a continued steady upward trend that began with the Industrial Revolution of the 1880s. Started in 2004, the AGGI reached 1.29 in 2010. That means the combined heating effect of long-lived [...]
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The World Bank and UN Security Council on Global Warming Threat