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A CERES of fortunate events…

Real Climate

The CERES estimates of the top-of-atmosphere radiative fluxes are available from 2001 to the present. that you remember that post, but the simple model has an albedo and an atmospheric absorption that together control the surface temperature. The simplest model for the greenhouse effect. Two layers, albedo, and one LW absorber.

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Tornadoes and More: What Spring Can Bring to the Power Grid 

Union of Concerned Scientists

Heightened flood risk The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said in a recent outlook that about 44 percent of the United States is at risk of floods this spring, equating to about 146 million people. This includes most of the eastern half of the country, the federal agency said.

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Chesapeake Bay Journal: Volunteer Laurie Barr Leads Hunt For Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In Pennsylvania

PA Environment Daily

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, estimated to be 80 times more damaging to the atmosphere than carbon dioxide but not as long lasting. But nobody was talking about abandoned wells in 2011. But people need to see things. You can’t just tell people about things. They won’t listen.” Yes, I get very frustrated,” she said.

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Old habits

Real Climate

When it retreats, it opens up for more heat and moisture exchange between the ocean and the atmosphere, and the strongest warming can be found where the sea-ice has retreated (Isaksen, et al., 2659-2673, 2011. In other words, there is no albedo effect that can explain this exceptional warming because of the lack of sunlight.

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Wetland Protections Remain Bogged Down in Mystery 

Union of Concerned Scientists

A 2011 study in the journal Asthma and Allergy , said the parallel increase of global asthma and carbon dioxide emissions is “remarkable.” million jobs in 2022, according to a report last year by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. That is despite studies tying carbon dioxide to skyrocketing rates of childhood asthma.

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The 5th International Conference on Regional Climate

Real Climate

The hybrid set-up, with video links between the two hubs and digital attendence through zoom, was a change from previous ICRCs held in ICTP (2011) , Brussels (2013) , Stockholm (2016) , and Beijing (2019). It worked impressively well, and the CORDEX ICRC 2023 streaming is available from the WCRP CORDEX YouTube channel.

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PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - April 26 to May 2: Contaminated Livestock Water Supply; Ruptured Gathering Pipeline; Failure To Comply With Shale Gas Well Plugging Order

PA Environment Daily

Well was drilled in 2011. Shale Gas Well Venting Gas LPR Energy LLC - Violation: Defective Casing/Cementing, Venting Gas April 23, 2025 inspection of the Snow Shoe 4 8HG shale gas well in Snow Shoe Township, Centre County found the well venting natural gas to the atmosphere. Well as drilled in 2011. Violation continued.

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