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These are among the key points in the European State of the Climate Report released today. Published each April, the report brings together data from national meteorological bodies and the European Union’s Copernicus climate change service. MORE
West -- The Guardian: Record-Shattering Heat Becoming Much More Likely, Says Climate Study -- NPR: Climate Scientists Meet As Floods, Fires, Droughts, Heat Waves Batter Countries -- AP: Warming Rivers In U.S. MORE
New research by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) climate scientists and collaborators shows that satellite measurements of the temperature of the troposphere (the lowest region of the atmosphere) may have underestimated global warming over the last 40 years. Read more → Climate change PublicationsRead the full story from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. MORE
In the US, many areas have hit continuous days of record-breaking temperatures during a heatwave that climate scientists suggest might be the worst drought to hit in the last 1,200 years. The CDC states that extreme heat is one of the biggest risks climate change poses to human health. MORE
As the world’s top climate scientists released a report full of warnings this week, they kept insisting that the world still has a chance to avoid the worst effects of climate change… That hopeful pathway, in which dangerous changes to the world’s climate eventually stop, is the product of giant computer simulations of the… Read more → Climate changeRead the full story from NPR. MORE
Accurate mid-term weather forecasts, those that extend out a couple weeks and up to a year, are notoriously difficult to achieve, said Jeff Lukas, an independent climate researcher in Colorado who has worked in the basin for 20 years. MORE
As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) last week released the most anticipated and feared climate report; Climate Change: the Physical Science Basis , UN Secretary-General called it a code red for humanity. Most comprehensive climate data. MORE
As climate scientists we tend to look at the IPCC reports a little differently than the general public might. Extremes : Back in 2012, the literature assessed by AR5 connecting changes in extremes to climate change was scant. MORE
The first climate change presentation I saw was back in the 1970s when I was working for the National Weather Service. Murray Mitchell, was the top climate scientist for NWS. Some scientists were interpreting satellite data and were convinced there was no warming. MORE
Last week, the IPCC released their latest climate report – and the findings were serious. The report is the most comprehensive to-date from the international panel of scientists who work on climate change – and shows just how crucial the next couple years are for climate action. MORE
The climate crisis will jeopardize key sources of fresh water and make extreme weather events more severe. These events are unlikely in our current climate—but the warmer Earth gets, the bigger the risk becomes. Graphic courtesy of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. MORE
A new IPCC report also has climate experts calling out for the world to take notice. To help you stay informed, we’ve put together some of our favorite voices in the weather and climate space, to help you know where to turn to for expert insights, commentary, and advice. MORE
I followed with great interest the launch of the sixth assessment report Working Group 1 (The Physical Science Basis) from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on August 9th. There is nevertheless a need to reach policy-makers who are unfamiliar with climate science. MORE
Listen to “Earth911 Interview: Coastal Flooding In 2050 With Climate Scientist James Renwick” on Spreaker. The post Earth911 Podcast: Coastal Flooding in 2050 With Climate Scientist James Renwick appeared first on Earth911. MORE
Global solutions: What physicists can do to tackle the climate crisis. “A It’s easy to ignore such warnings as distant, vague and alarmist, something only of concern to policymakers and politicians at gatherings like next month’s COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. MORE
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has directly blamed climate change and as she visited the trail of devastation left behind at flood sites said Germany must pick up the pace with which it is tackling the impact of the climate crisis. Climate change to blame? MORE
judge has ruled that the conservative think tank the Competitive Enterprise Institute cannot be held responsible for an outside blogger’s 2012 online attack on a prominent climate scientist. MORE
Science Climate Change mosaic Ozone researchWarming of the surface of the Arctic is matched by a colder polar vortex high in the atmosphere, which is speeding the breakdown of the Earth’s shield against ultraviolet rays. MORE
As more high temperatures are forecast in the next few days, two of our climate scientists explain how people of color in four cities--Fresno, CA, Miami, FL, Mobile, AL, and Shreveport, LA--are at risk from the effects of urban heat islands. MORE
Heat waves aren’t just uncomfortable, they’re also deadly to humans, and to animals.” – Nerilie Abram, a climate scientists at Australian National University. YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN. Rare summer floods submerge the famed Piazza San Marco in Venice in up to a meter of water. MORE
Last week, the Nobel physics prize was (half) awarded to Suki Manabe and Klaus Hasselmann for their work on climate prediction and the detection and attribution of climate change. This came as quite a surprise to the climate community – though it was welcomed warmly. MORE
Due to climate change, that drought has been getting progressively worse: warmer winters lead to less precipitation, and hotter summers cause drier conditions, creating a vicious, downward cycle of heat and drought. Posted on August 25, 2021 by Richard M. Frank [1]. MORE
by David Randall (Colorado State University) As a climate scientist myself, I was excited to learn that Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi have been awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize for Physics. MORE
Climate scientists have long predicted that the Mediterranean will be hit hard by rising temperatures and changes in rainfall, driven by human emissions. climate change impacts Mediterranean Weather climate impacts climate inaction Extreme weather Turkey wildfires MORE
Climate science is having its moment. With the recent administration changes, climate change is getting attention at the national level through much-needed bold and ambitious federal policy developments. “We MORE
A significant body of research suggests that the likelihood and impact of wildfires today may be greater as a result of climate change. How Climate Change Will Impact Future Heat Waves. Climate scientists around the globe are banding together in a desperate attempt to raise the alarm. MORE
Climate scientists are inordinately excited by the release of a new IPCC report (truth be told, that’s a bit odd – It’s a bit like bringing your end-of-(seven)-year project home and waiting anxiously to see how well it will be received). MORE
The world’s top climate scientists have today released their first major review in eight years on the physical science of climate change, in a report approved by 195 countries MORE
Failing to connect the climate dots. Commentators have since argued that the US’s infrastructure is not able to handle the impacts of climate change. Many news networks have been criticised for not including reference climate change in their coverage of Ida. MORE
Our climate scientists are facing unprecedented levels of stress and depression. Our children are scared and anxious. The future appears a dark and scary place. Sometimes, it seems like the only sensible engaged response is to pour all energy and MORE
Their results could provide important guidance for climate models that include the influence of aerosols in the atmosphere. They cool Earth’s climate by reflecting sunlight back into space and by accelerating the formation of water droplets in clouds, which can also have a cooling effect. MORE
The White House has announced that Allison Crimmins will lead a major government report on climate change after the Trump-era pick for the job was removed earlier this year. Crimmins, a climate scientist who spent almost a decade working at the Environmental Protection Agency, is now the director… Read more → Climate change Federal governmentRead the full story at The Hill. MORE
C of global warming – the “safe” limit for temperature rise outlined in the Paris Agreement – as soon as the early 2030s, according to a landmark report by the world’s most senior climate scientists. by Keith Baker (Glasgow Caledonian University) Earth could exceed 1.5°C MORE
Like other volunteers on the steamy Friday afternoon last week, the Wilders were twisting and turning through the streets of Kansas City in the name of a project coordinated by Fengpeng Sun, a climate scientist and assistant professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Read the full story at Flatland. MORE
Like other climate scientists, he knew from research papers and worldwide storm patterns that a warming atmosphere is thirstier and sops up more moisture from oceans and the land. Science Climate Change Drought heat NERN - Mountain West MORE
NewsClips: -- StateImpactPA - Susan Phillips: Climate Activists Set Their Sights On Naming Members To PA PUC -- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Climate Scientist Says State, Country Should Take The Lead On Solutions Related Articles - Community Solar: -- Rep. MORE
Climate adaptation steams forward with an accelerated speed that can be seen through the Climate Adaptation Summit in January (see previous post ), the ECCA 2021 in May/June, and the upcoming COP26. The role of climate information. Regional climate information for society. MORE
Rural, low-income towns across America suffer the most from climate disasters. The New York Times found that climate disasters like floods and wildfires are causing rural and low-income towns like Fair Bluff, North Carolina, to unravel. YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN. MORE
Former NASA climate scientist James Hansen urged Congress decades ago to act on climate change. Science aerosols Climate Change James HansenNow he says he expects reduced aerosol pollution to lead to a steep temperature rise. MORE
According to Reuters, in late July scientists noted the third-largest loss of ice in Greenland in a single day. government scientists just declared as the hottest on record. The 1,300-page paper is the most comprehensive, up-to-date survey of the physical science of climate change. MORE
Senate returns to session September 20, 21, 22 -- Committee Schedule House returns to session September 27, 28, 29 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events TODAY 9:00: DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting. MORE
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JUNE 23, 2021
Climate science is having its moment. With the recent administration changes, climate change is getting attention at the national level through much-needed bold and ambitious federal policy developments. “We
Inside Climate News
JULY 27, 2021
judge has ruled that the conservative think tank the Competitive Enterprise Institute cannot be held responsible for an outside blogger’s 2012 online attack on a prominent climate scientist.
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Earth 911
AUGUST 10, 2021
Listen to “Earth911 Interview: Coastal Flooding In 2050 With Climate Scientist James Renwick” on Spreaker. The post Earth911 Podcast: Coastal Flooding in 2050 With Climate Scientist James Renwick appeared first on Earth911.
Inside Climate News
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
Former NASA climate scientist James Hansen urged Congress decades ago to act on climate change. Science aerosols Climate Change James HansenNow he says he expects reduced aerosol pollution to lead to a steep temperature rise.
Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 13, 2021
As more high temperatures are forecast in the next few days, two of our climate scientists explain how people of color in four cities--Fresno, CA, Miami, FL, Mobile, AL, and Shreveport, LA--are at risk from the effects of urban heat islands.
Environmental Law Prof Blog
OCTOBER 15, 2021
Our climate scientists are facing unprecedented levels of stress and depression. Our children are scared and anxious. The future appears a dark and scary place. Sometimes, it seems like the only sensible engaged response is to pour all energy and
New Scientist
AUGUST 9, 2021
The world’s top climate scientists have today released their first major review in eight years on the physical science of climate change, in a report approved by 195 countries
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 9, 2021
C of global warming – the “safe” limit for temperature rise outlined in the Paris Agreement – as soon as the early 2030s, according to a landmark report by the world’s most senior climate scientists. by Keith Baker (Glasgow Caledonian University) Earth could exceed 1.5°C
Inside Climate News
JULY 2, 2021
Like other climate scientists, he knew from research papers and worldwide storm patterns that a warming atmosphere is thirstier and sops up more moisture from oceans and the land. Science Climate Change Drought heat NERN - Mountain West
Inside Climate News
JUNE 23, 2021
Science Climate Change mosaic Ozone researchWarming of the surface of the Arctic is matched by a colder polar vortex high in the atmosphere, which is speeding the breakdown of the Earth’s shield against ultraviolet rays.
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 27, 2021
As the world’s top climate scientists released a report full of warnings this week, they kept insisting that the world still has a chance to avoid the worst effects of climate change… That hopeful pathway, in which dangerous changes to the world’s climate eventually stop, is the product of giant computer simulations of the… Read more → Climate changeRead the full story from NPR.
Environmental News Bits
JUNE 4, 2021
New research by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) climate scientists and collaborators shows that satellite measurements of the temperature of the troposphere (the lowest region of the atmosphere) may have underestimated global warming over the last 40 years. Read more → Climate change PublicationsRead the full story from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 26, 2021
Like other volunteers on the steamy Friday afternoon last week, the Wilders were twisting and turning through the streets of Kansas City in the name of a project coordinated by Fengpeng Sun, a climate scientist and assistant professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Read the full story at Flatland.
Physics World
OCTOBER 6, 2021
Their results could provide important guidance for climate models that include the influence of aerosols in the atmosphere. They cool Earth’s climate by reflecting sunlight back into space and by accelerating the formation of water droplets in clouds, which can also have a cooling effect.
Real Climate
AUGUST 9, 2021
Climate scientists are inordinately excited by the release of a new IPCC report (truth be told, that’s a bit odd – It’s a bit like bringing your end-of-(seven)-year project home and waiting anxiously to see how well it will be received).
Breezometer
JULY 12, 2021
A significant body of research suggests that the likelihood and impact of wildfires today may be greater as a result of climate change. How Climate Change Will Impact Future Heat Waves. Climate scientists around the globe are banding together in a desperate attempt to raise the alarm.
A Greener Life
AUGUST 19, 2021
As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) last week released the most anticipated and feared climate report; Climate Change: the Physical Science Basis , UN Secretary-General called it a code red for humanity. Most comprehensive climate data.
Academy of Natural Sciences
JULY 21, 2021
The first climate change presentation I saw was back in the 1970s when I was working for the National Weather Service. Murray Mitchell, was the top climate scientist for NWS. Some scientists were interpreting satellite data and were convinced there was no warming.
A Greener Life
JULY 19, 2021
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has directly blamed climate change and as she visited the trail of devastation left behind at flood sites said Germany must pick up the pace with which it is tackling the impact of the climate crisis. Climate change to blame?
A Greener Life
AUGUST 5, 2021
Climate scientists have long predicted that the Mediterranean will be hit hard by rising temperatures and changes in rainfall, driven by human emissions. climate change impacts Mediterranean Weather climate impacts climate inaction Extreme weather Turkey wildfires
Environmental News Bits
JULY 13, 2021
The White House has announced that Allison Crimmins will lead a major government report on climate change after the Trump-era pick for the job was removed earlier this year. Crimmins, a climate scientist who spent almost a decade working at the Environmental Protection Agency, is now the director… Read more → Climate change Federal governmentRead the full story at The Hill.
Breezometer
JULY 7, 2021
In the US, many areas have hit continuous days of record-breaking temperatures during a heatwave that climate scientists suggest might be the worst drought to hit in the last 1,200 years. The CDC states that extreme heat is one of the biggest risks climate change poses to human health.
Circle of Blue
AUGUST 11, 2021
Heat waves aren’t just uncomfortable, they’re also deadly to humans, and to animals.” – Nerilie Abram, a climate scientists at Australian National University. YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN. Rare summer floods submerge the famed Piazza San Marco in Venice in up to a meter of water.
Circle of Blue
AUGUST 11, 2021
The climate crisis will jeopardize key sources of fresh water and make extreme weather events more severe. These events are unlikely in our current climate—but the warmer Earth gets, the bigger the risk becomes. Graphic courtesy of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Circle of Blue
AUGUST 16, 2021
According to Reuters, in late July scientists noted the third-largest loss of ice in Greenland in a single day. government scientists just declared as the hottest on record. The 1,300-page paper is the most comprehensive, up-to-date survey of the physical science of climate change.
Breezometer
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
A new IPCC report also has climate experts calling out for the world to take notice. To help you stay informed, we’ve put together some of our favorite voices in the weather and climate space, to help you know where to turn to for expert insights, commentary, and advice.
A Greener Life
SEPTEMBER 6, 2021
Failing to connect the climate dots. Commentators have since argued that the US’s infrastructure is not able to handle the impacts of climate change. Many news networks have been criticised for not including reference climate change in their coverage of Ida.
Real Climate
JULY 25, 2021
Climate adaptation steams forward with an accelerated speed that can be seen through the Climate Adaptation Summit in January (see previous post ), the ECCA 2021 in May/June, and the upcoming COP26. The role of climate information. Regional climate information for society.
Physics World
OCTOBER 1, 2021
Global solutions: What physicists can do to tackle the climate crisis. “A It’s easy to ignore such warnings as distant, vague and alarmist, something only of concern to policymakers and politicians at gatherings like next month’s COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.
Real Climate
AUGUST 9, 2021
As climate scientists we tend to look at the IPCC reports a little differently than the general public might. Extremes : Back in 2012, the literature assessed by AR5 connecting changes in extremes to climate change was scant.
Real Climate
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Last week, the Nobel physics prize was (half) awarded to Suki Manabe and Klaus Hasselmann for their work on climate prediction and the detection and attribution of climate change. This came as quite a surprise to the climate community – though it was welcomed warmly.
Acoel
AUGUST 25, 2021
Due to climate change, that drought has been getting progressively worse: warmer winters lead to less precipitation, and hotter summers cause drier conditions, creating a vicious, downward cycle of heat and drought. Posted on August 25, 2021 by Richard M. Frank [1].
Physics World
APRIL 22, 2021
These are among the key points in the European State of the Climate Report released today. Published each April, the report brings together data from national meteorological bodies and the European Union’s Copernicus climate change service.
Circle of Blue
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
Accurate mid-term weather forecasts, those that extend out a couple weeks and up to a year, are notoriously difficult to achieve, said Jeff Lukas, an independent climate researcher in Colorado who has worked in the basin for 20 years.
Enviromental Defense
AUGUST 18, 2021
Last week, the IPCC released their latest climate report – and the findings were serious. The report is the most comprehensive to-date from the international panel of scientists who work on climate change – and shows just how crucial the next couple years are for climate action.
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 24, 2021
Senate returns to session September 20, 21, 22 -- Committee Schedule House returns to session September 27, 28, 29 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events TODAY 9:00: DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting.
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 27, 2021
NewsClips: -- StateImpactPA - Susan Phillips: Climate Activists Set Their Sights On Naming Members To PA PUC -- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Climate Scientist Says State, Country Should Take The Lead On Solutions Related Articles - Community Solar: -- Rep.
Circle of Blue
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
Rural, low-income towns across America suffer the most from climate disasters. The New York Times found that climate disasters like floods and wildfires are causing rural and low-income towns like Fair Bluff, North Carolina, to unravel. YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN.
Real Climate
AUGUST 12, 2021
I followed with great interest the launch of the sixth assessment report Working Group 1 (The Physical Science Basis) from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on August 9th. There is nevertheless a need to reach policy-makers who are unfamiliar with climate science.
PA Environment Daily
JULY 27, 2021
West -- The Guardian: Record-Shattering Heat Becoming Much More Likely, Says Climate Study -- NPR: Climate Scientists Meet As Floods, Fires, Droughts, Heat Waves Batter Countries -- AP: Warming Rivers In U.S.
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