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The Amazon Water Cycle Has Become More Extreme
The Amazon River’s hydrological cycle has become more extreme over the past two decades with increasing seasonal precipitation across much of the basin despite drier conditions in the southern parts of Earth’s largest rainforest, finds a new study published in … Continue reading
Rainforest Dams Need Rainforests For Water
Deforestation may significantly decrease the hydroelectric potential of tropical rainforest regions, warns a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, reports Rhett Butler at Mongabay. The study used climate, hydrological, and land use models to forecast … Continue reading
Climate Change Will Dramatically Reduce Habitat For Much Wildlife
Even as concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere hit 400 parts per million (ppm) for the first time in human history recently, a new study in Nature Climate Change warns that thousands of the world’s common species will suffer … Continue reading
Climate Change, Population Growth and Political Corruption = Social Chaos
When a government develops an unsustainable population that it does not feed nor employ, and climate change worsens the conditions, social chaos ensues, notes Thomas Friedman at the New York Times. He argues that unemployment and food shortages, especially for … Continue reading
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Ancient Records Indicate Present Arctic Will Be 14 Degrees F Warmer
A US government monitoring station shows that we have pushed atmospheric carbon dioxide levels to 400 parts per million for the first time in human existence, reports Joe Romm at Climate Progress. Simultaneously, a truly remarkable set of paleoclimate data, … Continue reading
Climate Change in California Is Behind Early Destructive Wildfires
Large southern California wildfires in early May were an early and ominous start to the state’s fire season, fueled by unusually dry conditions and 25 to 60 mph winds that usually aren’t seen until late fall, reports Katie Valentine at … Continue reading
Oregon Solar Power As Cheap As Dirty Power
The Oregon Solar Energy Industries Association has just published a major new peer-reviewed study, Vision to Integrate Solar in Oregon showing that large scale photovoltaic power plants are cost effective in Portland and elsewhere in Oregon, reports study author Chris … Continue reading
A Buck In Time Saves Ten With EPA Regulations – OMB Study
A new government study shows that investing one dollar in Environmental Protection Agency regulations yields 10 dollars in payoff, in terms of avoided health costs and supplies new jobs, reports Jeff Spross at Climate Progress. Environmental regulations do impose compliance … Continue reading
As Arctic Melts, Its Ocean Is Acidifying Rapidly
As predicted by chemistry, change in the Arctic Ocean is accelerating as temperatures warm faster than the global average, as the sea ice melts, delivering more fresh water farther into the northernmost ocean (which dilutes its ability to neutralize acid), and as … Continue reading
Much of California Could Have Totally Dry Years By 2050, NASA Says
Summer precipitation varies yearly, but by mid-century a new NASA analysis forecasts basically no rain in much of the Southwest and California in some years, reports Climate Progress. And the Amazon will suffer, too. “In response to carbon dioxide-induced warming, … Continue reading
