Global Warming- Microsensing: Air Pollution Measurements In The Palm Of Your HandBy Elena Craft, PhDThe science behind air pollution in urban areas is clear: smog has been linked to premature deaths, increased asthma attacks and breathing problems, and increased hospital visits. But most of us have no way of knowing about the pollutants that we’re exposed to on a daily basis. Expressways, waste facilities, and dry cleaners create highly […]
- Take Action: Stand Up for Gulf WildlifeSpecial interest groups are clamoring to use BP's fines to build highways and other coastal developments, instead of environmental restoration. […]
- 3 Vital Takeaways for Business from the New 3% Solution ReportBy Tom MurrayHat's off to the World Wildlife Fund and CDP for an important new study, released this week, about the potential to drive significant financial benefits, higher return on investment, and increased capital expenditure by pursuing a goal to reduce carbon emissions by 3% annually across the U.S. corporate sector. The new report shines a spotli […]
- Microsensing: Air Pollution Measurements In The Palm Of Your Hand
- State Of The Climate
- May 2013 National OverviewNot Available […]
- May 2013 DroughtWeather systems moving in an active jet stream flow propagated several upper-level troughs and ridges across the country during May. Cold fronts and warm fronts moving with these upper-level systems brought migrating spells of cooler-than-normal and warmer-than-normal weather to parts of the country. Some of the systems tapped Gulf of Mexico moisture, result […]
- May 2013 WildfiresFor May 2013, 6,331 fires (3rd most on record) burned 106,243 acres (2nd most on record) , which is 16.8 acres burned/fire (4th most on record). For March-May, 15,700 fires (the most on record) burned 226,782 acres (the most on record) , which is 14.4 acres burned/fire (the most on record). For January-May, 18,004 fires (the most on record) burned 247,787 ac […]
- May 2013 National Overview
- Global Climate Change – Vital Signs of the Planet – News RSS Feed
- A better eye on reefsFrom NASA's Earth Observatory The concept behind Landsat is to gather images of Earth’s land surfaces. But in four decades of service to science, the satellites have proven to themselves quite useful for observing some blue parts of the planet, too. The study of coral reefs has been particularly enriched by Landsat. Scientists used earlier generations o […]
- A better eye on reefs
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Ice Mass Loss Mounting
from NASA PASADENA, Calif. – An international team of experts supported by NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) has combined data from multiple satellites and aircraft to produce the most comprehensive and accurate assessment to date of ice sheet losses in Greenland and Antarctica and their contributions to sea level rise. In a landmark [...]
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Iceberg B-15J Breaks Up
acquired December 2, 2011 download large image (2 MB, JPEG, 2400×2400) acquired December 2, 2011 download GeoTIFF file (7 MB, TIFF) Ice shelves are thick slabs of ice that stretch from land over nearby ocean water. The world’s largest ice shelves are in Antarctica, and the biggest of these is the Ross. As part of [...]
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Warming Global Temperatures
Global temperatures 8th warmest on record for October Global warming models suggest increased volatility including: Strengthened La Niña conditions expected through winter Global surface temperature Anomalies – October 2011. High Resolution (Credit: NOAA) The globe experienced its eighth warmest October since record keeping began in 1880. Arctic sea ice extent was the second smallest extent [...]
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Australia — Island at Risk from Climate Change
Since Australia has more coastline relative to land mass, the impact of global warming is more pressing. Adapting to climate change 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 [...]
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Climate Change
Part of the membrane.com study: Human Induced Climate Change National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration A Climate Service in NOAA NOAA’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 Budget Request includes a reorganization that brings together its existing widely dispersed climate capabilities under a single line office management structure, the Climate Service. The principal goal of this reorganization is [...]
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Flooding 2011
Spring Flooding Underway, Expected to Worsen through April With spring flooding already underway over portions of the U.S., NOAA forecasters are warning the worst is yet to come. Almost half the country – from the North Central U.S. through the Midwest and the Northeast – has an above-average risk of flooding over the next few [...]
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Climate Understanding
To better understand the effects of the ocean on global climate and weather, scientists from NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, or PMEL, deployed an Ocean Climate Station mooring — an anchored buoy —on the edge of the warm Agulhas Return Current (ARC) southeast of South Africa. Although there is an array of climate buoys positioned [...]
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Sea Level Rise
Scientists Find 20 Years of Deep Water Warming Leading to Sea Level Rise Scientists analyzing measurements taken in the deep ocean around the globe over the past two decades find a warming trend that contributes to sea level rise, especially around Antarctica. Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, such as carbon dioxide, cause heating of the [...]
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West Antarctica Melting