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Impressions from National Academies Climate Summit: I just returned from the 2-day climate summit at the National Academies sponsored by our America’s Climate Choices study. Here are some of the take-away ... by erica — last modified Apr 09, 2009 09:53 AM — filed under: heat waves, climate change, global warming, emission targets, adaptation, climate disruption, floods, international, drought, carbon dioxide emissions — Relevance: 1%
Staring Down the Double-Barrel Climate Shotgun: Surprises in the climate system can very quickly make global warming a whole lot worse than predicted. One such surprise could come from a sudden release of ... by erica — last modified Apr 29, 2009 04:22 PM — filed under: wetlands, climate change, oceans, Pulse of the Planet, global warming, research, climate disruption, science, carbon dioxide emissions, permafrost, methane — Relevance: 1%
National Academies Kick Off Climate Study with Summit: Scientists, policy makers, and corporate execs are descending on Washington, D.C., to discuss America’s long-term response to climate change. What to expect? by erica — last modified Mar 31, 2009 12:36 PM — filed under: cap and trade, America’s Climate Choices, carbon tax, global warming, adaptation, climate disruption, climate change, policy, National Academy of Sciences — Relevance: 1%
Day After Tomorrow Not Any Time Soon: Model simulations predict a global warming-induced ice age is not in the cards this century. Cool ... or should I say, "Neat"? by erica — last modified Jun 04, 2009 07:59 AM — filed under: abrupt climate change, climate, Geophysical Research Letters, oceans, Pulse of the Planet, ice, research, ice sheets, ice age, Younger-Dryas, climate disruption, Amy Bower, climate change, Susan Lozier, science — Relevance: 1%
Two Bits of Good News on the Climate Front: Some encouraging developments: lower carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and a chance for coral reefs. by erica — last modified May 27, 2009 02:20 PM — filed under: Caribbean, climate change, oceans, American Samoa, global warming, coral reefs, United States, paper, ocean acidification, climate disruption, science, carbon dioxide emissions, research — Relevance: 1%
Climate Science Flurry: Cooling vs. Warming et al. Hot Items: This past week has been chock-full of new stuff on climate change. Let’s take a gander at a few. by erica — last modified May 05, 2009 03:47 PM — filed under: cap and trade, climate, greenhouse gas emissions, legislation, climate change, greenhouse gases, Jim Hansen, climate disruption, policy, research — Relevance: 1%
Pulse of the Planet: Drier Summers (Even With More Rain)?: Does this make sense to you? It's been raining more but summers have been getting dryer. by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 02:21 PM — filed under: rainfall, Pacific Northwest, Oklahoma, Pulse of the Planet, North Carolina, Arkansas, global warming, climate disruption, climate change, drought, Great Lakes, Texas — Relevance: 1%
U.S. Climate Bill Part of Solution but Not the Whole Solution: The climate deniers have a new argument: don’t pass climate legislation because it doesn’t cut emissions <em>enough</em>. by erica — last modified Jun 15, 2009 03:13 PM — filed under: cap and trade, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, global warming, Waxman-Markey climate bill, China, temperatures, climate disruption, carbon dioxide emissions — Relevance: 1%
Living on the Edge: Are there limits to how much we can grow as a society and survive? by erica — last modified Sep 28, 2009 03:39 PM — filed under: social science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, climate change, nutrient runoff, water pollution, climate disruption, agriculture, Anthropocene, The Limits to Growth, boundaries, particulate matter, ocean acidification, carbon dioxide emissions, oceans, global warming, water, chemical pollution, Holocene, climate, biodiversity, Thomas Malthus, ozone hole, Club of Rome, pollution — Relevance: 1%
Warmer Climate May Depress Crop Yields: Will corn and soybeans wilt as temperatures rise due to global warming? by erica — last modified Sep 22, 2009 01:45 PM — filed under: crops, climate change, corn, global warming, soybeans, temperatures, climate disruption, population, agriculture, cotton — Relevance: 1%
450 or 350 -- Choose One and Go: Thousands demonstrated around the globe on Saturday for 350 parts per million (ppm) while world leaders are still focused on 450 ppm. by erica — last modified Oct 26, 2009 04:15 PM — filed under: UNFCCC, COP-15, greenhouse gas emissions, policy, climate change, legislation, Gavin Schmidt, Jim Hansen, United States, 450 ppm, Bill McKibben, climate disruption, global warming, Copenhagen, carbon dioxide emissions, 350 ppm, temperatures — Relevance: 1%

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