Global Warming

There are many causes of the European refugee crisis, but one thing is certain despite headlines to the contrary: Climate change is not the dominant factor. The refugees fleeing war torn nations like Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya, as well as those seeking economic opportunities lacking in Africa…

What the science says Select a level Basic Intermediate Empirical measurements of the Earth s heat content show the planet is still accumulating heat and global warming is still happening. Surface temperatures can show short-term cooling when heat is exchanged between the atmosphere and the ocean, which…

Despite reports of a global warming hiatus,a new study shows that the number of areas being affected by extreme heat are on the rise and that the hottest temperatures on the planet are also increasing. The idea of a hiatus comes from reports of recent slowing in the rise of the globe’s average temperature…

Has burning natural gas instead of coal helped the U.S. economy decarbonize? It s complicated By David Biello | August 3, 2015 Is natural gas enough to combat climate change? A drop in U.S. carbon dioxide pollution in recent years stems from burning natural gas instead of coal. Or does it? Given that…

| Imagine if the world s two largest polluters unilaterally decide to cut emissions of carbon dioxide, the ubiquitous gas responsible for the bulk of global warming. At the same time, a major developing country admits that future growth will have to be balanced with CO2 pollution limits. Meanwhile, an…

Warning signs today: The number of category 4 and 5 storms has greatly increased over the past 35 years, along with ocean temperature. Hurricane Katrina of August 2005 was the costliest and one of the deadliest hurricanes in U.S. history and caused economic losses in the order of $125 billion. Drought…

Global warming is a natural event and the effects are not all bad, two respected researchers claimed yesterday. Authors Dennis Avery and Fred Singer looked at the work of more than 500 scientists and argue that these experts are doubtful the phenomenon is caused by man-made greenhouse gases. Climate…

Owen Paterson s comments came after the IPCC found that within two or three decades the world will face nearly inevitable warming of more than 2 degrees. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA The cabinet minister responsible for fighting the effects of climate change claimed there would be advantages to an…

Chlorofluorocarbons are to blame for global warming since the 1970s and not carbon dioxide, according to new research from the University of Waterloo published in the International Journal of Modern Physics B this week. This graph shows the predicted path of global temperatures is set to continue their…