Real Climate
NOVEMBER 11, 2023
are used all over the world, based on calculations that quantify the effects of physical mechanisms and the way different parts of the atmosphere are connected to each other. The physics-based models describe how energy flows through the atmosphere and ocean, as well as how the forces from different air masses push against each other.
Physics World
APRIL 27, 2021
Scientists already knew that since 2005 glacier melting has affected the location of the poles and this latest study suggests that the trend began a decade earlier. Part of this movement is an oscillation on a timescale of about a year – caused by short-term fluctuations such as changes in ocean currents and atmospheric pressure.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
JANUARY 20, 2023
Their internal research estimated that scientists would be able to link rising temperatures to the burning of fossil fuels sometime between 1995 and 2005. degrees Fahrenheit) above preindustrial levels that a carbon budget of 251 to 716 gigatonnes of carbon between 2015 and 2100 would be the limit.
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 19, 2022
For 2022, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicted a season with above normal activity on its August 4 updated forecast , calling for 14-20 named storms. .” After all, we hardly had storms or hurricanes in the news for the past 3 months. The city of Fort Myers was hit by a record 7.26-foot
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 29, 2024
There is, in fact, substantial scientific evidence that there’s a strong link between global warming and heat waves and coastal flooding from sea-level rise,” I said. But before he was able to do that in my imaginary scenario, I corrected the record. The 28 extreme weather events collectively caused nearly $93 billion in damage.
Law Columbia
MAY 7, 2021
The County asserted that the defendants were “directly responsible for a substantial portion of the climate crisis-related impacts in Anne Arundel County,” including sea level rise, storm surge, and flooding, as well as more frequent, longer-lasting, and more severe extreme weather events.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 29, 2023
The most devastating, Hurricane Katrina in 2005, was the costliest natural disaster in US history, killing nearly 1,200 Louisianans and causing more than $160 billion in damage. Between 1990 and 2016, the sea level off its 2,876-mile coast rose 6 inches , at least partly because the land is sinking.
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