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Last year was the fourth hottest on record, behind only the prior three years

Feb 10, 2019

Global temperatures last year were the fourth highest on record, surpassed only by the preceding three years, according to federal climate scientists with NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administr...

New research warns feedback loops may lead to “hothouse” earth, even if Paris targets are met

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Aug 7, 2018

Environment, Science

A new paper by top climate scientists suggests that the interaction of various climate feedback loops could make it impossible to stabilize at the 2-degree Celsius target outlined in the Paris agreement, accord...

Climate sensitivity study projects more limited range of climate change outcomes

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Jan 24, 2018

Environment, Science

For 25 years, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has discussed global warming in terms of a range of temperature increases, ranging from 1.5C to 4.5C by 2100. A new climate sensitivity study, pu...

New Yale survey shows record number of Americans concerned about climate change

West Side Story

Nov 22, 2017

Environment, Science

A new survey on climate change, from Yale and George Mason Universities, shows that concern is rising among Americans, while many are still misinformed about the nature and cause of climate change. Only 54 p...

Scientists issue second “warning to humanity” over ecological crises

West Side Story

Nov 18, 2017

Environment, Science

A letter published in the journal BioScience on Monday warns of a grave global ecological crisis in progress, CNN reported Wednesday. The “warning to humanity” follows up on a similar letter published in 1992. ...

New study indicates 1 in 3 parasite species could go extinct as a result of climate change

West Side Story

Sep 18, 2017

Environment, Science

A new study has found that 1 in 3 of the world’s parasite species could go extinct over the next century, as a result of climate change. The research found that rising temperatures could cause many species, alo...

Cooling paint could help cities like LA to combat rising temperatures

West Side Story

Sep 11, 2017

Environment, Innovation, Science

The city of Los Angeles is trying a new tactic to address rising temperatures, painting streets with a grey paint specially designed to reflect heat. Called CoolSeal, the paint was originally created to help re...

2017 heat already set to top records from recent record-breaking years

West Side Story

Aug 24, 2017

Environment, Science

2014 was the hottest year on record – until 2015 became the hottest year on record. 2015 didn’t get to hold the title long either; 2016 quickly displaced it with new record-setting temperatures. And now, it app...

Nasa scientists report 2016 may already be locked in as hottest year on record

West Side Story

Oct 19, 2016

Environment, Science

With more than two full months still left in the year, Nasa officials have indicated that 2016 may already be locked in as the hottest year on record. According to an analysis by researchers at Nasa’s Goddard I...

Antarctica records 17 degrees Celsius temperature, could be its hottest day ever

Amanda

Mar 30, 2015

Innovation

The frozen, barren continent of Antarctica may have experienced its hottest day ever earlier this week as the mercury hit 17 C (or 63.5 degrees Fahrenheit) on March 24. This could be the hottest ever for the co...

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