Global Warming- California's Cap and Trade Program After Six Months: Three Reasons the Momentum is Here to StayBy Emily ReynaSix months ago, California launched the largest economy-wide cap-and-trade program in the world, in what many have deemed a grand experiment. Many people watched nervously as the market unfolded, despite California having applied the lessons learned from the growing pains of the EU ETS and from six years of crafting the market rules in consul […]
- Heat Without Fire: Geothermal For A Cleaner, Sustainable Future In New York CityBy EDF BlogsBy: Mark Franks, EDF Energy Research Intern Source: Achrnews.com Hurricane Sandy proved that New York City’s energy system is not up to the challenges of the present day. And, as we have highlighted before, the city faces some major challenges to reducing dangerous air pollution caused by heavy heating fuels. One promising solution seeking to s […]
- Latest Mississippi River Delta News: May 21, 2013Live chat Tuesday: Talk to Bob Marshall about challenges facing coastal Louisiana By Steve Myers, The Lens (New Orleans). May 20, 2013. "Last week, WWNO-FM started to air a series on the crisis facing the Louisiana coast, reported by The Lens’ Bob Marshall and produced by WWNO’s Fred Kasten. The stories lay out the causes of Louisiana’s coastal loss and […]
- California's Cap and Trade Program After Six Months: Three Reasons the Momentum is Here to Stay
- 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
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Land and Water Degradation Lead to Food Shortages
Scarcity and degradation of land and water: growing threat to food security New FAO report profiles the state of the natural resource base upon which world food production depends Prime farmland in Madagascar. Healthy agricultural ecosystems are the foundation of food security. 28 November 2011, Rome – Widespread degradation and deepening scarcity of land and [...]
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Food Vs. Climate Change
“Energy-smart” agriculture needed to escape fossil fuel trap FAO paper published during UN Climate Change Conference highlights how food sector can tackle energy challenges to safeguard a food-secure future A Malinese woman uses a low-cost, fuelwood-efficient mud stove to prepare a family meal. 29 November 2011, Durban, South Africa/Rome – The global food system needs [...]
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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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Extreme Events
Human Induced Climate Change Experiment Baptised By Fire by the EPA: Abrupt Climate Change Climate is defined not simply as average temperature and precipitation but also by the type, frequency and intensity of weather events. Human-induced climate change has the potential to alter the prevalence and severity of extremes such as heat waves, cold waves, [...]
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Iceberg B-15J Breaks Up