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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
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
White House 2B Warned Of Earth’s Disappearing Heat Shield
Senior officials from NASA, the National Science Foundation, the Department of Homeland Security and the Pentagon are to be briefed at the White House soon on the danger of a summer ice-free Arctic by 2015. This indicates that they are … Continue reading
US Seeing Whiplash Weather Extremes Predicted Under Climate Change
North American weather has been lurching from one extreme to the next in a pattern that is consistent with global warming, reports Andrew Freedman at Climate Central. Climate studies have warned us to expect more frequent and intense extreme events, … Continue reading
National Parks Threatened by Oil, Gas Drilling – Report
The National Parks Conservation Association released a new report warning of the risks that oil and gas drilling pose to national parks, reports Jessica Goad at Climate Progress. Drilling already occurs in 12 parks, is planned for 30 more, and … Continue reading
