In Svalbard where global warming is in full view on your doorstep – The Irish Times
Svalbard sits about halfway between Norway’s most northern point and the North Pole. Surrounded by the Arctic Ocean and covering an area similar to the Republic of Ireland, the archipelago ranges from 74 to 81 degrees north latitude. Longyearbyen, Svalbard’s…
Hints of a derecho-climate change link, ten years after 2012 storm – The Washington Post
Placeholder while article actions load A decade ago, “derecho” — the term used to describe a fast-moving, extensive, enduring and violent complex of thunderstorms — was launched into the national spotlight when destructive storms swept from the Midwest to the…
Editorial: Facing climate change, we must resist the quick fix on oil prices – Boulder Daily Camera
Why is it that climate-change deniers are so quick to speak up when the weather is cold and icy, but become as mute as a mime when America is suffering from record heat? The first three weeks of June saw…
Media Cling To False Claim Climate Change Is Making Heatwaves Worse
Citing research from the group World Weather Attribution, New Scientist, Reuters, The Guardian, and other media outlets have published stories claiming climate change is making heatwaves and other extreme weather events more severe. Data falsifies this claim. Attribution studies based…
How Does Climate Change Affect Hurricanes? – The New York Times
Researchers are unsure about whether human-caused climate change will mean longer or more active hurricane seasons in the future, but there is broad agreement on one thing: Global warming is changing storms. Scientists say that unusually warm Atlantic surface temperatures…
Extreme weather events can have chain reactions, studies show – Axios
Two new studies shed light on the increasing risks the world faces from global warming and how such dangers can escalate in a cascading fashion. Why it matters: One study published this week in the journal Geophysical Research Letters warns…
Ozone layer damage due to rocket launches?
A new study by NOAA says that with the increase in rocket launches over the next 20 years, the soot emitted from these launches could damage the ozone layer.
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G-7 forms climate club to combat global warming – India Today
Leaders from the Group of Seven (G7) have committed to forming a new “climate club” for countries that want to take a more active stance to combat global warming. The G7 is a club of the world’s major economies, who…
Letter: Focus on global warming has led to pollution rise – Financial Times
Your article on the recent heatwaves in New Delhi (Opinion, June 22) raises the question as to how to protect vulnerable inhabitants of cities from the effects of global warming. With our understandable focus on heatwaves, it is not widely…
Analysis reveals how climate change is influencing extreme weather – CBC News
Extreme weather events, from scorching heat waves to unusually heavy downpours, have caused widespread upheaval across the globe this year, with thousands of people killed and millions more displaced. In the last three months, monsoon rains unleashed disastrous flooding in Bangladesh, and…
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