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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Arctic Sea Ice Volume Losses
By George Hale, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center New research using combined records of ice measurements from NASA’s Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite (ICESat), the European Space Agency’s CryoSat-2 satellite, airborne surveys and ocean-based sensors shows Arctic sea ice volume declined 36 percent in the autumn and nine percent in the winter over the [...]
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One of the Most Extreme Years on Record
2012 National Events Map Click for more information Issued January 8, 2013: The data presented in this report are final through July and preliminary from August-December. Ranks, anomalies, and percent areas may change as more complete data are received and processed. National Temperature and Precipitation Analysis 2012 National Temperature Rank Map 2012 National [...]
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West Antarctica Melting
by Eric Steig Regular followers of RealClimate will be aware of our publication in 2009 in Nature, showing that West Antarctica — the part of the Antarctic ice sheet that is currently contributing the most to sea level rise, and which has the potential to become unstable and contribute a lot more (3 meters!) to [...]
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Which Witch?
USA, EARTH — Can you remember which witch said, “I’m melting”? A: That would be the Wicked Witch of the West Do you know which witch said, “I’m melting Twice as Fast as Previously Thought”? A: That would be you and me. On December 24, 1968 the first color photograph of the world was seen. [...]
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Global Warming Gets Cold Reception
(DOHA/ WASHINGTON – Dec. 8, 2012) After another marathon negotiating session, countries at the UN climate talks in Doha managed to scrape together minimal progress on its scope of work and agreed to begin addressing the hardships that climate change is already inflicting on the most vulnerable countries, but left a number of lingering issues [...]
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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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WMO: Climate Change is of Great Concern
The World Meteorological Organization is cautioning humanity against global warming: Climate change and its impacts is of great concern to humanity and is one of the most serious problems facing sustainable development worldwide. Through the network of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services of its Members, WMO plays an important role in weather and climate observation [...]
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Another Record Warm Month Leading to Record Warm Year
State of the Climate National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Climatic Data Center Summary Information Global temperatures were fifth highest on record for Ocotber Arctic sea ice doubles from last month, yet remains second lowest on record for October The globally-averaged temperature for October 2012 was the fifth warmest October since record keeping began in [...]
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Future Climate Projections
by NOAA Due to the enormous complexity of the atmosphere, the most useful tools for gauging future changes are ‘climate models’. These are computer-based mathematical models which simulate, in three dimensions, the climate’s behavior, its components and their interactions. Climate models are constantly improving based on both our understanding and the increase in computer power, [...]
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The World Bank and UN Security Council on Global Warming Threat