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UN Review of Recent Climate Research Concludes That Impacts Of Climate Change Coming Faster Than Anticipated

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Significant climate anomalies 2008/2009. Source: Climate Change Compendium. Shifts in the hydrological cycle resulting in the disappearance of regional climates with related losses of ecosystems, species and the spread of drylands northwards and southwards away from the equator. per year from 2000-2007. Click to enlarge.

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NOAA: Warmest Global Ocean Surface Temperatures on Record for July

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The planet’s ocean surface temperature was the warmest on record for July, breaking the previous high mark established in 1998 according to an analysis by NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center. below the 1979-2000 average extent and the third-lowest July sea ice extent on record, behind 2007 and 2006. above the 1979-2000 average.

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NOAA: 2010 So Far Tied with 1998 as Warmest Global Temperature on Record

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The monthly analysis from NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center is based on records going back to 1880. Cooler-than-average regions included Australia, central Russia and southern South America. °C) above the 1971-2000 average and the warmest August since 1961, according to the Beijing Climate Center.

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TOAR shows present-day global ozone distribution and trends relevant to health; public database

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Ozone levels across much of North America and Europe dropped significantly between 2000 and 2014. In some parts of Asia, Africa and South America, the researchers identified data gaps which prevented them from characterizing ozone pollution exposure patterns. Owen Cooper.

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August Set Record for Ocean Surface Temperature; Warmest June-August Ocean Surface Temperature Since 1880

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The world’s ocean surface temperature in August was the warmest for any August on record, and the warmest on record averaged for any June-August (Northern Hemisphere summer/Southern Hemisphere winter) season according to NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) in Asheville, N.C. above the 1979-2000 average. This is 18.4%

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Final session on international mercury convention this week expected to culminate in agreement; UNEP Global Mercury Assessment 2013 finds industrial source Hg emissions may be rising

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Emissions to air are thought to have peaked in the 1970s, declined over the following two decades, and have been relatively stable between 1990 and 2005, despite some indications of slight increases in emissions between 2000 and 2005.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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By about 2000, BYD had become one of the worlds largest manufacturers of cellphone batteries. His people at MidAmerican have studied clean technologies like batteries and wind power for years because of the threat of climate change. " Even before visiting BYD, Sokol believed in electric cars. Electric cars will be one answer.

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