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Why Climate Scientists Are Sounding the Alarm on the Ocean Circulation System AMOC

Union of Concerned Scientists

Last month, 44 climate scientists from 15 countries wrote an open letter to the Nordic Council of Ministers highlighting the risk of a potential collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a critical ocean current system in the Atlantic Ocean. Why did this group of scientists suddenly sound the alarm?

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Why Were 2023 and 2024 So Hot?

Union of Concerned Scientists

The year 2023 was by far the warmest in Earths recorded history, and perhaps in the past 100,000 years , shattering the previous record set in 2016 by 0.27C (0.49F). According to recent data from NOAAs National Center for Environmental Information, 2024 is likely to be even warmer than 2023. But why were 2023 and 2024 so warm?

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Soaring Insurance Rates Show Climate Change Is a Pocketbook Issue  

Union of Concerned Scientists

According to his research, homeowners in the US saw their annual insurance premiums increase by an average of 33% or $500 between 2020 and 2023. Further, his work analyzing premium increases at the county level shows a stark correlation with places that are more exposed to climate risks.

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Twenty years of blogging in hindsight

Real Climate

It strikes me that we still have a bad habit of speaking in a code language with confusing phrases and terminology that is only familiar for those already familiar with climate science and who already are persuaded. I wrote a post on the IPCC’s summary for policymakers (SPM) on this in 2023, but without much effect.

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UK farming: Climate change fuels devastating crop yield returns in 2024

A Greener Life

Climate-fueled extreme weather not only resulted in yield decreases of 10% but also 11% in the areas where it was grown, which means that compared to 2023, total wheat output was down by a staggering 20%. The wet winter prevented farmers from establishing and managing winter crops such as winter wheat and barley.

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Trump’s Pick for Energy Secretary, Chris Wright, is Wrong on Purpose. Here are the Facts. 

Union of Concerned Scientists

In videos and Congressional testimony , Wright portrays himself as a truth teller, while falsely claiming that climate scientists and renewable energy advocates are deceptive. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee is expected to hold a hearing on Wrights nomination tomorrow.

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John Kerry – Shame on us for failing to act on climate 

A Greener Life

Shame on us for not heeding climate warnings In a fireside discussion, he told David Haigh that the world needs to take what climate scientists tell us far more seriously, with the evidence coming in far faster than predicted.