Tag Archives: climate

What’s the Deal?

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Anna

Barack Obama & Xi Jinping have recently struck deals to reduce carbon emissions in the coming decade. But is it just a new name for old targets?

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“Why are you, and people your age, concerned about climate change?”

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Anna

As a 17 year old student there are a variety of things that should concern me – my grades, my friends, my hobbies – but you may not think climate change would be on that list when I have never … Continue reading →

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A Preview of Future Weather

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Toasty

Disastrous flooding in China and Pakistan, drought in Brazil, drought and record heat in Russia, heavy floods in the American Mid-West while the East Coast bakes in record heat and is battered by violent storms, and the Arctic ice continues … Continue reading →

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What is Going on This Winter?

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Toasty

While the winter of 2009/2010 is not yet over, Europe has suffered from record low temperatures and heavy snowfalls, while the Mid-Atlantic United States has experienced record-braking snowfalls, the most recent crippling the Nation’s Capitol city of Washington, D.C.   Meanwhile … Continue reading →

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Terminology – Essential to Understanding Climate Change

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Toasty

Comprehension of a complex process is often aided by a clear, common understanding of the vocabulary.  This is especially true in the study of climatology.  "Global Warming" and "Climate Change" are two terms that are often, and erroneously, used interchangeably.  … Continue reading →

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U.S. Government releases scientific assessment of climate change impacts

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Toasty

  On November 14, 2006 the Center for Biological Diversity, and other parties, filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the Bush Administration charging that it had failed to meet the requirement of the Global Change Research Act of … Continue reading →

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Climate Change and Computer Models

Posted on May 5, 2008 by Toasty

Due to the extreme complexity of Global Climate Change computer models are used to increase understanding and predict future conditions. Continue reading →

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