Real Climate

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

While temperatures provide a measure of the Earth’s climate, it is even better to use the global sea level , which provides a far more reliable measure. The global sea level acts like the mercury in a thermometer because warmer water expands.

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Our Environment

MAY 21, 2021

Rising sea levels and increased intensity of storm surges are playing a considerable role in the degradation of coastal regions in the Pacific Islands. Illustrating the variation in sea levels from 1993 – 2018. Photo credit. Written by: Jack McCulloch. Shows a generally increasing trend. Source: NASA (August 2018).

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A Greener Life

MAY 20, 2022

The Altiplano plateau in western Bolivia has some of the world’s highest and most consistent levels of solar radiation, creating a high potential for solar photovoltaic power in the region, but structural challenges may prevent scaling. Photo credit: Anyisa / Alamy. By Santiago Espinoza. More small plants and storage.

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Real Climate

AUGUST 9, 2021

Sea level rise is a big deal Use, abuse and misuse of the CMIP6 ensemble The radiative forcing bar chart has gone full circle Droughts and floods are complicated Don’t mention the hiatus. Sea Level Rise: The previous IPCC reports, notably AR4 and AR5 (to a lesser extent) , have had a hard time dealing with SLR.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 10, 2022

metro area in 2014, Dr. Declet-Barreto lived in Phoenix, where the average daily temperature now tops 98 degrees F from late May through mid-September. JDB: Cities have dense concentrations of asphalt, cement and other surfaces that absorb solar heat during the day and radiate it back into the environment.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Wolf, AG Shapiro To Support A Total Ban On Road Dumping Of Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater; 240.4

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ESA

JUNE 28, 2021

The full Committee also approved amendments adding solar radiation management and wildfire science to the list of climate change research topics funded by the bill. He served as NOAA’s chief scientist from 2014 and 2016 and has also led both NOAA’s Office of Atmospheric Research and the National Ocean Service. An amendment from Rep.

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