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Americans Don’t Agree About Climate Change

While the United States makes up only about 5% of the worlds population it is one of the largest emitters of greenhouse gases.  While the U.S. emissions of greenhouse gases per capita are greater than for any other nation, a … Continue reading

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MIT Research Shows Greatly Increased Odds of Climate Change

Recently published(1) results from the most comprehensive, predictive computer modeling show that unless rapid and drastic actions are taken, global warming over the next century will be about twice as severe as previously estimated.  Developed at the Massachusetts Institute of … Continue reading

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Fire and Climate Change

A report in today’s issue of the magazine “Science” published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) provides a new prespective on the role of fire in Global Climate Change.  This publication, in the most prestigious U.S. … Continue reading

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System Feedback and Tipping Points

Complex feedback processes increase global warming and may produce climate changes beyond our control. Continue reading

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