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A distraction due to errors, misunderstanding and misguided Norwegian statistics

Real Climate

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. Hence my friend’s question about COP28.

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How we Conceptualize Security will Shape our Response to Environmental Challenges

HumanNature

As a scholar of political science, this provokes compelling questions about current relationships across states, their governments, and who offers protection. Political Geography 26 (6): 639–655 Browning, C., The Future of Critical Security Studies: Ethics and The Politics OfSecurity. Guest Post by Julie Liebenguth , Ph.D.

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Late 2018 — Bits and Pieces

Smith Enviorment

Also elephants, giraffes, rhinos (of the non-political variety), Cape buffalo, baboons, uninvited monkeys at lunch, hippos, wildebeests, hyenas, warthogs and an unexpected (to me) penguin colony. Reduce energy use per square foot in state-owned buildings by 40% from 2002-2003 levels. Leopards, lions, and zebra – oh my!

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U.N. Human Rights Committee finds that Australia is violating human rights obligations towards Torres Strait Islanders for climate inaction

Law Columbia

Sea level rise has caused saltwater to intrude into the islands’ soil, such that areas previously used for traditional gardening can no longer be cultivated. Ryan [2002] HCA 54). Precipitation, temperature, and monsoon seasons have changed, making it harder for them to pass on their traditional ecological knowledge.

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The Stream, May 31, 2023: Iran and Taliban Exchange Gunfire, Heightening Water Tension

Circle of Blue

Typhoon Mawar, the largest storm to hit Guam since 2002, has left many residents without water or electricity. territory since 2002, Al Jazeera reports. A weak, late rainy season has cut this year’s farming output in Gaza, Palestine, to just one quarter of its usual yields.

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Michael Shellenberger talks with Nick O’Malley, National Editor of Climate and the Environment, Sydney Morning Herald

Environmental Progress

So you say that the 2020 fires burned half as much as the 2002 fires. I checked those figures and the figures that I can see the public figures in Australia are that in 2020, 18 million hectares burned, and in 2002 21 million. Michael: Well, I mean, what — do you think we're helpless to sea level rise? You also cite.

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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The plaintiffs alleged that Peabody (and a number of other fossil fuel companies) caused greenhouse gas emissions that resulted in sea level rise and damage to their property. In March 2011, pursuant to the 2002 Act, the Minister had set a target of 50% reduction from 1990 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions levels by 2050.

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