Evidence Of Warming

Details: Written by: Todd Bates-Rutgers University

"The 20th-century rise was extraordinary in the context of the last three millennia—and the rise over the last two decades has been even faster," says Robert Kopp. (Credit: Lenart Lipovšek/Unsplash) Global sea level rose faster in the 20th century than in any of the 27 previous centuries, a new analysis shows.

Details: Written by: Chris Stokes, Professor in the Department of Geography, Durham University

The Past Provides A Lesson Of How Ice Sheets Collapse Antarctica and Greenland may be two of the most remote places on Earth but what happens in both these vast landscapes can significantly impact on human activity further afield.

Details: Written by: Jim Wild, Lancaster University

Here's Why We Are Not Heading Into A Mini Ice Age Wouldn’t it be great if scientists could make their minds up? One minute they’re telling us our planet is warming up due to human activity and we run the risk of potentially devastating environmental change.

Details: Written by: Jay Lawrimore, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Global Warming Hiatus Appears To Be A Myth National and international studies have shown that the Earth is warming, and with this warming, other changes are occurring, such as an increasing incidence of heat waves, heavy downpours and rising sea levels.

Details: Written by: Kevin Trenberth, National Center for Atmospheric Research

snow storm At first glance, asking whether global warming results in more snow may seem like a silly question because obviously, if it gets warm enough, there is no snow. Consequently, deniers of climate change have used recent snow dumps to cast doubt on a warming climate from human influences. Yet they could not be more wrong.

Details: Written by: James Whitmore, The Conversation

2014 Was Australia's Third-hottest Year On Record

2014 has been confirmed as Australia’s third-hottest year, capping off a record-breaking decade, according to the Bureau of Meteorology’s annual climate statement, released today.

Details: Written by: Steve Early, YES! Magazine

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In the wake of a Missouri grand jury’s decision not to indict Darren Wilson, the police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown, it can be difficult to imagine a place where law enforcement and a racially diverse population work together productively in the United States.

Details: Written by: Edward Hanna, University of Sheffield

Robot Submarine Looks Under Antarctic Sea Ice To Gage It's Thickness

For several years now climatologists have puzzled over an apparent conundrum: why is Antarctic sea ice continuing to expand, albeit at the relatively slow rate of about one to two percent per decade, while Arctic sea ice has been declining rapidly?

Details: Written by: David Waltham, The Conversation

Three Simple Reasons Why Climate Change Is Real, And Humans Are Causing it

Dire warnings of imminent human-induced climate disaster are constantly in the news but predictions of the end of the world have been made throughout history and have never yet come true.

Details: Written by: Brian Kahn, Climate Central

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The newly released National Climate Assessment spans 30 chapters with thousands of references on how climate change is impacting the U.S. The report took more than 300 scientists and 4 years to prepare, including addressing more than 4,000 comments from the public. The message of the report is that climate change is already happening across the country.

Details: Written by: Eric Gershon, Yale University

Antarctica Was Once As Warm As California

Parts of ancient Antarctica were as toasty as today’s California coast, say scientists who used a new method to measure past temperatures. The study focused on Antarctica during the Eocene epoch, 40 to 50 million years ago, a period with high concentrations of atmospheric CO2 and consequently a greenhouse climate.

Details: Written by: Jeff Turrentine, OnEarth

When It Comes To Discussing Climate The Facts Are Not Enough

Can the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change most recent report or a star-studded Showtime mini-series change the way people talk and think about climate change? Katharine Hayhoe urges her fellow climate scientists to ramp up their messaging game.

Details: Written by: Shfaqat Abbas Khan, The Conversation

Greenland Ice Sheet Is Melting At An Accelerating Rate

Warming in the Arctic has now reached the northernmost sections of the Greenland ice sheet. After a long period of stability (more than 25 years), we have found in a new study of the region that the northeast section of the ice sheet is no longer stable. This means global sea levels may rise even faster than was previously anticipated.

Details: Written by: Nathan Schneider, Waging Nonviolense

The Government Shutdown — An Anarchist Dream?

In his complaints against the wing of the Republican Party that engineered the present government shutdown, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid derided his opponents as “Tea Party anarchists.” It’s hard to decide who should be more annoyed — the Tea Party or the anarchists.