NASA’s New Carbon Counter Collects Its First Data
As NASA’s first spacecraft dedicated to studying atmospheric carbon dioxide, OCO-2 will produce the most detailed picture to date of the manmade and natural sources of carbon dioxide, as well as their natural “sinks”—places on Earth’s surface.
Climate Effects Of Keystone XL Significantly Underestimated
The U.S. State Department’s final environmental review of the Keystone XL Pipeline may have underestimated carbon dioxide emissions associated with the pipeline by as much as four times, according to a new study.
Atlantic Warming Turbocharges Pacific Trade Winds
Rapid warming of the Atlantic Ocean, likely caused by global warming, has turbocharged Pacific Equatorial trade winds. This has caused eastern tropical Pacific cooling, amplified the Californian drought, accelerated sea level rise three times faster than the global average in the Western Pacific…
Arctic Melt Pond
From above, Arctic ice looks quite different in summer than it does in winter. As temperatures rise in the summer, turquoise splotches of color begin to speckle the ice surfaces. The splashes of blue are melt ponds, areas where snow has melted and pooled in low spots on glaciers and sea ice.
Huge Waves Measured For First Time in Arctic Ocean
A University of Washington researcher made the first study of waves in the middle of the Arctic Ocean, and detected house-sized waves during a September 2012 storm.
Venice Is At The Heart Of Climate Change Debate
Venice – which is already fighting sea level rise – is a city which is extremely threatened by climate change. For the people who live there and the millions who visit every year, we have this message: Save the Climate, There is no Planet B.
India To Fund Renewable Projects By Doubling Tax On Coal
India’s new finance minister, Arun Jaitley, has announced plans to increase funding on India’s vast clean energy and environmental projects, by doubling the tax on every metric tonne of coal.
World Breaks Monthly Heat Record 2 Times in a Row; NOAA Report
According to NOAA scientists, the globally averaged temperature over land and ocean surfaces for June 2014 was the highest for June since record keeping began in 1880.
Climate Data From Air, Land, Sea And Ice In 2013 Reflect Trends Of a Warming Planet
In 2013, the vast majority of worldwide climate indicators, greenhouse gases, sea levels, global temperatures, etc., continued to reflect trends of a warmer planet, according to the indicators assessed in the State of the Climate in 2013 report, released today. These findings reinforce what scientists for decades have observed.