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97 out of 100 climate scientists agree: humans are responsible for warming
2013-05-16 16:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: The Earth revolves around the sun. Also, it`s overheating because we`re burning fossil fuels. Can you guess which of those two long-established facts just received an additional jolt of publicized near unanimity among scientists? It was, of course, the latter. (The oil industry has no economic interest in attempting to debunk the former, and you can no longer be persecuted for claiming it.) An international team of scientists analyzed the abstracts of 11,944 peer-reviewed papers published...
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How climate scientists are being framed
2013-05-02 11:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Have you seen the spirited new game being played by a few right-wing columnists in high profile media outlets of late? The game is called "You've been framed" and it's available at a toyshop or conservative-leaning news outlet in an alternative reality near you. Another name for this game might be "What's the most offensive and ridiculous thing we can get away with saying about climate scientists?" To play, you need to first pretend thousands of studies, inquiries and reports into climate change...
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Scientists expect Arctic shrubs to spread fast amid climate change
2013-04-14 06:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Alaska Dispatch: A new study suggests the shift in Arctic vegetation due to climate change is underestimated. The studys lead author used a new method of computer analysis and determined tree and shrub cover in the far north, including woody shrubs in Alaska, will spread faster than previously expected. Related: More robust shrubs transform Arctic tundra, studies sayIn a big blow to Arctic exploration, Conoco's offshore-drilling program on hold Richard Pearson, a research scientist at the American Museum of...
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New Zealand: Kiwi scientists rally against climate change sceptic
2013-04-02 07:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Zealand Herald: New Zealand's top climate change scientists have rallied together to slam a visiting sceptic who is touring the country to proclaim global warming as a myth that should be ignored. Lord Christopher Monckton, a former advisor to Margaret Thatcher, says human-induced climate change is not happening. The British aristocrat, the 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley, is on a 16-venue nationwide speaking tour telling New Zealanders they shouldn't be worried about rising temperatures or sea levels....
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Top scientists agree climate has changed for good in Australia
2013-04-02 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: The nation's top climate scientists and science bodies have for the first time endorsed a major report that says Australia's climate has shifted permanently in some cases. The peer-reviewed assessment notes that there is "strong consensus" around this central finding, and in some cases the weather has changed for good. Last summer was by all means a record breaker, with 123 weather records broken in 90 days. As well as heat waves and unprecedented temperatures, there was heavy rainfall and...
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