Climate

  1. Climate

    Historical events linked to changes in Earth’s temperature

    Ozone treaty, wars and Great Depression influenced global warming rate, scientists find.

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  2. Climate

    Natural aerosols confound climate predictions

    Natural aerosol emissions complicate scientists’ attempts to predict future climate change.

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  3. Earth

    Greenhouse gas injections may unleash earthquakes

    Plans to pump carbon dioxide into the ground to mitigate climate change could create other problems.

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  4. Climate

    Tiny shells hint at hidden ocean warming

    Pacific waters are heating up 15 times faster than in earlier eras.

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  5. Earth

    Pressure patterns could portend heat waves

    High-pressure systems may help scientists forecast temperature hikes 15 to 20 days out.

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  6. Climate

    Tropics to launch into uncharted climate territory by 2038

    Global temperatures will take a permanent leap above historical bounds by 2047 if greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated, a simulation suggests.

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  7. Climate

    Humans found guilty in climate change

    International panel’s confidence increases that society is responsible for global warming.

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  8. Climate

    Slashing greenhouse gas emissions could save millions of lives

    Simulations suggest reduced air pollution would improve public health.

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  9. Climate

    No more Superstorm Sandys expected for a long time

    Future conditions less likely to steer hurricanes directly into the East Coast, analysis suggests.

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  10. Climate

    Global warming hiatus tied to cooler temps in Pacific

    Average air temperatures' rise has paused, but not stopped, because of normal variation in ocean temperatures.

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  11. Climate

    Flood damage to cost up to $1 trillion per year by 2050

    Coastal cities with growing populations will be inundated by sea level rise.

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  12. Climate

    Climate change carved canyons in Andes

    Erosion came thanks to cooling and more rain, not tectonic activity.

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