From FishOutofWater’s diary Global ocean surface temperatures broke all time highs for August and the northern hemisphere summer. • The June-August worldwide ocean surface temperature was also the warmest on record at 62.5 degrees F, 1.04 degrees F above the 20th century average of 61.5 degrees F. ….. • The worldwide ocean surface temperature of …
(crossposted at Daily Kos) After news this week that the Arctic is Warmer than it has ever been in the past 2000 years, and that quote How much energy we’re getting from the Sun is no longer the most important thing governing the temperature of the Arctic. I was glad to hear about the following …
from the BBC’s Richard Black Arctic temperatures are now higher than at any time in the last 2,000 years, research reveals. Changes to the Earth’s orbit drove centuries of cooling, but temperatures rose fast in the last 100 years as human greenhouse gas emissions rose. Scientists took evidence from ice cores, tree rings and lake …
Arctic has the warmest temperatures in past 2000 years. Read More »
From the San Francisco Chronicle‘s Jennifer A. Dlouhy Carbon dioxide will soon be declared a dangerous pollutant – a move that could help propel slow-moving climate-change legislation on Capitol Hill, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency said Monday. View Larger Image Spacewalkers tackle hefty tank removal in space 09.01.09 EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson told …
From the BBC’s: David Shukman One of the largest glaciers in Antarctica is thinning four times faster than it was 10 years ago, according to research seen by the BBC. A study of satellite measurements of Pine Island glacier in west Antarctica reveals the surface of the ice is now dropping at a rate of …
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From: Sydney Morning Herald Brendan Nicholson and Hamish McDonald in Cairns August 7, 2009 THE world has fallen well behind in the race to find a formula to deal with global warming in time for December’s Copenhagen summit, regional leaders have warned. After their two-day summit in Cairns, 15 Pacific Islands Forum leaders issued a …
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