Just As Climate Change Becomes a Dirty Word In Washington, Natural Disasters Strike
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La Niña Resurfaces; More Extreme Weather?
NOAA said on Sept. 8, 2011, that the La Niña weather pattern has returned already, after the last La Niña cycle ran from June 2010-May 2011, causing extraordinarily frequent and damaging extreme weather. If typical patterns pan out in the new cycle, that could lead to more drought and fires in the south, and blizzards and flooding in the north.
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Proposed Rule To Target Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Mileage
By Sept. 28, 2011, EPA and the US Dept. of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration say they will jointly release proposed standards designed to significantly increase fuel mileage and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from passenger cars, light trucks, and medium-duty passenger vehicles in model years 2017-2025.
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"Summer Arctic Sea Ice Melt At Or Near Record"
"Arctic sea ice this summer melted to a record low extent or will come a close second, two different research institutes said on Tuesday, confirming a trend which could yield an ice-free summer within a decade."
Source: Reuters, 09/14/2011
"Al Gore Is Back"
"Five years after the release of An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore returns to the world stage with an updated slide show. Can his message be any more successful this time around?"
Source: Daily Climate, 09/13/2011
"Ancient Incan Agriculture Revived Due To Climate Change"
"Ancient Andean crops and farming methods are revived as Peruvians struggle to deal with the effects of climate change."
Source: PRI/The World, 09/12/2011
"Board Game Brings the Difficulties of Climate Negotiations Home"
"The colorful, six-sided tiles with pictures of trees, rocks, and landscapes formed larger hexagons, creating islands across six tables in the second-floor gallery of the Goethe-Institut in Washington, D.C. On a recent Friday evening, more than 60 people gathered to play a game that has sold 15 million copies worldwide since 1995. The tiles were part of 'The Settlers of Catan,' a game where players trade and compete for resources while constructing cities."
Source: ClimateWire, 09/08/2011
"Research Skewers Claim That Clouds Cause Climate Change"
"Taking on controversial claims that clouds are a main driver of temperature changes across the globe, a Texas A&M University atmospheric scientist finds evidence of cherry picking and errors. New findings published Tuesday appear to undermine a controversial study - oft-cited by those who downplay the human impacts of climate change - that claimed variations in cloud cover are driving temperature changes across the globe."
Source: Daily Climate, 09/07/2011
"Total Arctic Sea Ice At Record Low In 2010: Study"
"500 MILES FROM THE NORTH POLE -- The minimum summertime volume of Arctic sea ice fell to a record low last year, researchers said in a study to be published shortly, suggesting that thinning of the ice had outweighed a recovery in area."
Source: Reuters, 09/06/2011
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