Study shows summer climate change, mostly warming

Contact: Irina Mahlstein, CIRES, 303-497-4746Jane Palmer, CIRES science writer, 303-883-4398 13 November 2012 (UC Boulder) – Analysis of 90 years of observational data has revealed that summer climates in regions across the globe are changing – mostly, but not always, warming – according to a new study led by a scientist from the Cooperative Institute […]

Video: Science Girl talks climate change and dirty energy

  The Science Girl takes a comedic look at the differences between climate and weather. Created for the live broadcast of 24 Hours of Reality: The Dirty Weather Report. Climate Reality Technorati Tags: global warming,climate change,oil production,coal,alternative energy,wildfire,flood,heat wave,drought

Obama under pressure to show Doha he is serious on climate change

Suzanne Goldenberg US environment correspondent 23 November 2012 (guardian.co.uk) – Barack Obama is being pressed for proof of his intent to act on climate change ahead of next week’s United Nations global warming summit in Doha. The proof might boil down to just two words: two degrees. An early statement at Doha that America remains […]

World Bank report warns of dramatically warmer world this century

Media Inquiries: 202.473.7660, media@worldbank.org18 November 2012 (World Bank) – Like summer’s satellite image of the melting Greenland ice sheet, a new report suggests time may be running out to temper the rising risks of climate change. Turn Down the Heat: Why a 4°C Warmer World Must be Avoided, [pdf, eBook] warns we’re on track for […]

Carbon tax percolates through U.S. political system – Washington state representative introduces Managed Carbon Price Act

By Kevin G. Hall20 November 2012 WASHINGTON (McClatchy Newspapers) – The president downplays it. Insiders insist it doesn’t stand a chance. Yet as negotiations between the Obama administration and Congress take form over a deal on taxes and budgets, the idea of a carbon tax is discussed with greater frequency. Oddly enough, there’s no high-profile […]

Iowa scientists: Climate change caused the drought

DES MOINES, Iowa, 19 November 2012 (CBS/AP) – Scientists are saying that due to climate change caused by greenhouse gases, Iowans should brace themselves for more bad weather like the 2012 drought. More than 130 scientists from Iowa colleges and universities said in a statement on Monday that this year’s drought is consistent with a […]

As coasts rebuild and U.S. pays, repeatedly, the critics ask why

By JUSTIN GILLIS and FELICITY BARRINGER18 November 2012 DAUPHIN ISLAND, Alabama (The New York Times) – Even in the off season, the pastel beach houses lining a skinny strip of sand here are a testament to the good life. They are also a monument to the generosity of the federal government. The western end of […]

Graph of the Day: Total Annual Inflow to Perth Dams, 1911-2012

This graph shows how the average amount of water received into Perth dams has dropped dramatically in recent times. In order to provide an accurate comparison Stirling, Wokalup, and Samson Brook Dams are not included in this data, as these Dams only came online in 2001.  Inflow is therefore simulated based on Perth dams pre […]

88 percent of Americans say the U.S. should try to reduce global warming: Yale survey

By Larry O’Hanlon 15 November 2012 (Discovery News) – A large majority of Americans now say global warming should be a priority for the president and Congress, according to a new report by the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication. The report is based on a national survey conducted in early September – well before […]

World cereal production in 2012 down 2.7 percent from the 2011 record

8 November 2012 (FAO) – This season’s world cereal supply and demand balance is proving much tighter than in 2011/12 with global production falling short of the projected demand and cereal stocks declining sharply. However, the tightening is not uniform across all cereals. While this season’s maize and wheat supplies are compromised by disappointing harvests, […]

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