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SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

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. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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APRIL 23, 2021

Humans are tribal creatures by nature, as concluded in a 2019 study from the Association for Psychological Science. A look at the current political climate in countries such as the United States and the Philippines would show this. It is then no surprise that tribalism is prevalent everywhere. A Cautionary Tale.

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JANUARY 13, 2017

Unlike other studies of GHG benefits, which relied on forecasts of future ethanol production systems and expected impacts on the farm sector, this study reviewed how the industry and farm sectors performed over the past decade to assess the current GHG profile of corn-based ethanol. Source: USDA. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 27, 2010

The Asian monsoon circulation provides an effective pathway for pollution from Asia, India, and Indonesia to enter the global stratosphere, according to a new international study led by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colo. William Randel.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

Although most countries have already revealed their opening emissions reduction proposals, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer pointed out Thursday that “ we still await clarity from industrialized nations on the provision of large-scale finance to developing countries for immediate and long-term climate action. by Jack Rosebro.

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APRIL 22, 2009

The change in runoff inferred from streamflow records worldwide between 1948 and 2004, with bluish colors indicating more streamflow and reddish colors less. Graphic courtesy Journal of Climate, modified by UCAR.) The results will be published 15 May in the American Meteorological Society’s Journal of Climate. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2009

The research project was undertaken by researchers working at Euromed Management School Marseille, Queen’s University Belfast and IZT—Institute for Futures Studies and Technology Assessment in Berlin. Economic crisis, energy crisis, climate crisis and recent global developments have affected the automobile industry like few other sectors.

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MAY 28, 2009

Permafrost thaw will make potentially significant contributions to atmospheric concentrations of carbon more rapidly that previously thought, according to a new study published in the 28 May issue of the journal Nature. Ted Schuur, University of Florida and lead author of the study. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 2, 2010

The UK Department for Transport has published the findings from the Light Goods Vehicle (LGV or van) CO 2 emissions study completed earlier. The study provides an estimate of sales-weighted new van CO 2 emissions of 207.6 Between 2004 and 2006, while the emissions of CO 2 from passenger cars declined by 3%, that from LGVs grew by 22%.

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OCTOBER 8, 2010

A collaborative, six-year study of CO 2 levels in Beijing and surrounding provinces suggests that combustion efficiency, a component of overall energy efficiency, is improving in the region. and postdoctoral studies at Harvard (EPS and SEAS). —co-author J. She completed her Ph.D. Munger, J. McElroy, M.

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JULY 9, 2009

Until now, the saturation of the carbon sink in the Southern Ocean has not been correctly simulated by the climate models used. The results revealed that, between 1987 and 2004, around 2.3 unit decline in seawater pH during the study period—i.e., billion tons of carbon was not taken up by the oceans.

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OCTOBER 8, 2019

California will meet its 2030 climate targets more than three decades late, in 2061, and could be more than 100 years late in meeting its 2050 target if the average rate of emissions reductions from the past year hold steady, according to a new study tracking more than a decade of environmental and economic indicators in the state.

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OCTOBER 3, 2009

A new study released by Global Forest Watch Canada finds that significant amounts of greenhouse gases are emitted through the disturbance and/or removal of biocarbon (trees, shrubs, peats), which overlay Alberta’s oil sands. megatonnes of CO 2 eq in 2004, 35.8 Tags: Climate Change Emissions Lifecycle analysis Oil sands.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Omni Tech International, Ltd conducted the study for the United Soybean Board. Key findings of the study include: Average soybean yield for the 2004-2007 time period was 42.35 Key findings of the study include: Average soybean yield for the 2004-2007 time period was 42.35 kg (for the 3.36 kg (for the 3.36

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JANUARY 7, 2012

In a study published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology , they found that for global BC emission calculations, 87% and 64% of the variation found in results from earlier studies can be eliminated for diesel and gasoline vehicles by using the new model. An earlier global BC emission inventory by Bond et al.

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MAY 7, 2009

Their study reveals that most of the carbon from lush plankton blooms never reaches the deep ocean. The results weaken the applicability of the simplest version of the Iron Hypothesis as a geo-engineering approach to climate change. Tags: Climate Change Geoengineering.

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JULY 8, 2009

ICESat measurements of winter multi-year ice cover in the Arctic Ocean between 2004 and 2008, along with the corresponding downward trend in overall winter sea ice volume, and switch in dominant ice type from multi-year ice to first-year ice. Jay Zwally, study co-author and ICESat project scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.

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MARCH 24, 2010

Ice loss from the Greenland ice sheet, which has been increasing during the past decade over its southern region, is now moving up its northwest coast, according to a new international study. This is a phenomenon that was undocumented before this study. John Wahr, CU-Boulder physics professor and study co-author.

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JUNE 26, 2009

The declining increase in China’s emissions fits the trend since 2004, when its emissions increased by 17%. These changes reflect the large economic development in China, structural changes in national and global economies, and the impact of climate and energy policies. Tags: Climate Change Emissions. and from 19.5 respectively.

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OCTOBER 7, 2009

The average ice extent during September, a standard measurement for climate studies, was 2.07 feet between 2004 and 2008. A lot of people are going to look at the graph of ice extent and think that we've turned the corner on climate change. We still expect to see ice-free summers sometime in the next few decades.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

DNS is a tool for fundamental studies of the micro-physics of turbulent reacting flows and provides full access to time-resolved fields and physical insight into chemistry turbulence. —Chen et al. Growth of DNS capabilities. Sankaran et al. Click to enlarge. Hawkes, Obulesu Chatakonda, Hemanth Kolla, Alan R. Kerstein, Jacqueline H.

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JUNE 8, 2015

Emission reductions produced by the project are verified by an approved third party and registered with the Climate Action Reserve (Project ID CAR102 ). TCF acquired the 23,780-acre tract in 2004 for $18 million ($10 million California Coastal Conservancy, $3.5 Garcia River Forest. million The Nature Conservancy, $2.5

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JANUARY 18, 2011

An Atmospheric River originating over the central Pacific on 16 February 2004. The project also resulted in the first physics-based coastal storm modeling system for analyzing severe storm impacts (predicting wave height and coastal erosion) under present-day scenarios and under various climate-change and sea-level-rise scenarios.

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OCTOBER 12, 2009

Studies show that customers park their car for more than 16 hours in a row only in 12% of cases. This method of maintaining temperatures is equally suited for all kinds of vehicles and in all climate zones, although it is somewhat more effective at low temperatures. for each extra degree of temperature (in °C).

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AUGUST 30, 2009

The first such vehicles were introduced by Volkswagen in 2003, and by 2004, they accounted for more than 17% of the Brazilian auto market. It is possible to use gasoline C made with hydrated ethanol (AEHC) with minimum risk of phase separation due to Brazilian climate conditions. Conclusion.

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APRIL 3, 2015

The study can inform future efforts to model aircraft emissions changes as the aviation fleet gradually begins to transition toward low-aromatic, low-sulfur alternative jet fuels from bio-based or Fischer–Tropsch production pathways. Understanding these impacts is important for assessing the effects of aviation on air quality and climate.

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JUNE 27, 2009

Other studies have shown the ability to convert CO 2 primarily to methane with a distribution of other hydrocarbons ( earlier post as one example). World-wide “peak oil” production is expected to occur from 2010 to 2025+ (by some experts estimate that we have already reached peak production since 2004). Dorner et al.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Until then, we also recommend you look at the FAQ at the Climate Progress Blog and the FAQ by Hybrids-Plus , an after-market converter of hybrid cars, for answers to many questions! Power and Associates 2004 report ]. At the moment, only 2004-2007 Priuses , and to a limited extent, the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner Hybrids.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2015

The concept study offers sports car-like performance. Introduced last year at the LA Auto Show, the technology study Audi A7 h-tron quattro fuel cell vehicle sprints from 0 to 100 km/h (62.1 The first technology demonstrator was the compact A2H2 in 2004, which was already equipped with a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEM).

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Several dozen prototypes on 15-passenger van since 2004; now in second generation development; no production plans. 9/28/06 "We are also studying plug-in hybrids, and will have more to say about those soon." (Bob Daimler/Mercedes Took over Daimler/Chrysler Sprinter PHEV program. GM Press Release ). Bloomberg ). and General Motors Corp.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Oceans, already expanding from warmth and melting glaciers, would rise, increasing coastal flooding; a chain reaction of climate changes is projected to lead to harsher, more widespread droughts and more powerful storms. Lomborg estimates that for every dollar spent, the world will avoid only about two cents of climate damage.

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