The Misuse of RCP4.5
Climate Science,
From Watts Up With That? Originally tweeted by The Honest Broker by Roger Pielke Jr. (@RogerPielkeJr) on April 25, 2023. …
The Misuse of RCP4.5
Iowa Climate,
Originally tweeted by The Honest Broker by Roger Pielke Jr. (@RogerPielkeJr) on April 25, 2023. 🧵 I talk a lot about RCP8.5…
The Misuse of RCP4.5
Whatts Up With That,
Well, according to IPCC AR6 it leads to a central estimate of 2.9C temperature change in 2100, which is not 2.0 or 1.5
The West’s iconic forests are increasingly struggling to recover from wildfires – altering how fires burn could boost their chances
Environewsbits,
by Kimberley Davis, United States Forest Service; Jamie Peeler, University of Montana, and Philip Higuera, University of…
Global Emissions and Local Deforestation Are Combining to Create Dangerous Levels of Heat Stress in the Tropics
World Resources Institute's Insights Blog,
Global Emissions and Local Deforestation Are Combining to Create Dangerous Levels of Heat Stress in the…
State of the climate: How the world warmed in 2021
Forum:Blog,
Climate data for 2021 has shown notable concerns relating to climate change, this relates to ocean heat content, surface…
As temperatures rise, crossing into the U.S. will become even more deadly
Grist,
When undocumented migrants cross the U.S.–Mexico border into southern Arizona, they face a perilous journey through the Sonoran…
One hundred thousand deaths in a year: Europe tops mortality league for extreme heat
PreventionWeb News & Announcements,
As the Lancet study shows, rising temperatures pose a direct threat to human health, especially when considered alongside other…
The role of ‘atmospheric rivers' in UK winter floods
PreventionWeb News & Announcements,
This article unpacks how atmospheric rivers form, what impact their rainfall can have, and how they may change as global…
State of the climate: 2020 ties as warmest year on record
Forum:Blog,
The COVID-19 pandemic may have defined 2020. But the year proved devastating for the world's climate, with several records…
New climate models suggest faster melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet
Forum:Blog,
A new study published in Nature Communications, shows that Greenland’s ice sheet could melt faster than previously thought over…
In tropical areas, increasing heat and humidity will make life almost unbearable
Nuclear News,
Climate explained: will the tropics eventually become uninhabitable? https://theconversation.com/climate-explained-will-the-trop…
Will the tropics eventually become uninhabitable?
SciBlogs,
Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your…
Global warming edges closer to Paris Agreement 1.5C limit
Forum:Blog,
The World Meteorological Organization suggests that over the next five years there is a 24% chance of the global average…
Deep emissions cuts this decade could prevent ‘abrupt ecological collapse’
Skeptical Science,
This is a re-post from Carbon Brief by Daisy…
State of the climate: How the world warmed in 2019
PreventionWeb News & Announcements,
Various climate records were set in 2019, including the warmest year on record for ocean heat, record low sea ice, and highest…
Fact-check: What Greenland Ice Cores Say About Past and Present Climate Change
DeSmogBlog,
Read time: 10 minsBy Zeke Hausfather, Carbon Brief. Originally posted on Carbon Brief. A misleading graph purporting to show…
How a warm Atlantic Ocean caused the record hurricane season
Forum:Blog,
A new study shows that high sea surface temperatures (SSTs) in the Atlantic played a larger role in a record hurricane season…
Coastal flooding in Europe ‘could cost up to €1 trillion per year’ by 2100
Forum:Blog,
The economic damage from coastal flooding in Europe could reach almost €1 trillion per year by 2100 without new investment in…
The Benefits and Vulnerabilities of a Warming Europe
Eos,
Europe is a continent with a wide range of ecosystems, climates, attractions, and different countries that draws tourists in…
70% of king penguins could ‘abruptly relocate or disappear’ by 2100
Skeptical Science,
This is a re-post from Carbon Brief by Daisy…
Rapid CO2 cuts could allow some cool-water corals to adapt to global warming
Skeptical Science,
This is a re-post from Carbon Brief by Daisy…
We can expect more and more extremely hot days if we don’t take drastic climate action
ZME Science,
Things are getting dicey.
Half the global population could face ‘unknown’ climates by mid-century
The Carbon Brief,
Billions of people across the world could see climates they’ve never experienced before by the middle of the century, a new…
Analysis: Just four years left of the 1.5C carbon budget
The Carbon Brief,
Four years of current emissions would be enough to blow what’s left of the carbon budget for a good chance of keeping global…
Dramatic decrease in ‘mild’ weather for tropical countries by 2100
The Carbon Brief,
While climate change tends to be associated with extreme weather events or the long-term rise in global average temperature, a…
Warming of 2C will push Mediterranean habitats into ‘unprecedented situation’
The Carbon Brief,
The Paris Agreement, slated to come into force on the 4 November, contains a two-pronged, long-term goal for limiting global…
Hurricane Sandy-sized floods up to 17 times more likely by 2100
The Carbon Brief,
As the remnants of Hurricane Matthew recede into the Atlantic Ocean, the warnings and evacuations in the Caribbean and US east…
Papers of Climatic Change
AGW Observer,
Below are listed all the papers in journal Climatic Change between years 1977 and 2012. Climate and energy: A scenario to a…
Climate Change to Widen Range of Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes
EcoWatch: Cutting Edge Environmental News Service,
Infectious diseases, such as dengue and the Zika virus, could spread to new parts of the world as...
Climate change to widen range of disease-carrying mosquitoes, says study
The Carbon Brief,
Infectious diseases, such as dengue and the Zika virus, could spread to new parts of the world as mosquitoes expand their…
‘Disenfranchised’ small islands to become increasingly arid
The Carbon Brief,
Many small island nations will increasingly lose access to fresh water over the course of the century — but their size means…
Sea level research says only a ‘brief window’ to cut emissions
The Carbon Brief,
As global temperatures rise, scientists know that sea levels will follow suit. Today, global sea level is the topic of two new…
Punxsutawney Phil’s Predictions Won’t Matter Much If The Earth Keeps Warming Like It Is
ThinkProgress » Climate Progress,
We're stuck in a movie where it's always the hottest decade on record -- and where eventually, no one is going to care about…
Focus on regional climate impacts to hasten emission cuts, scientists say
The Carbon Brief,
Using global average temperatures to convey the impacts of climate change may not be getting across the urgency of reducing CO2…
Heat and humidity could make parts of the Middle East ‘unbearable’ by 2100
The Carbon Brief,
Conditions in the Middle East could become so hot and humid by the end of the century that being outside for more than six…
Warming tropical oceans could see widespread species loss
The Carbon Brief,
The tropics could see a huge drop in biodiversity as marine life heads for cooler waters, a new study suggests. Rising sea…
UK butterflies could suffer extinction by 2050
The Carbon Brief,
Frequent droughts and habitat loss could push drought-sensitive butterflies in the UK to local extinction by the middle of…
Emissions cuts using biofuels could worsen water stress in US
The Carbon Brief,
Using biofuels as a way to cut greenhouse gas emissions could put US water resources under increasing pressure, a new study…
Climate change could cut growing days of plants and crops by 11 per cent
The Carbon Brief,
The number of days each year when conditions are suitable for plants to grow could fall as the climate warms, according to…
Climate change risks biggest change to marine species in three million year
The Carbon Brief,
A guest post by Dr Grégory Beaugrand, researcher at the University of Lille Laboratory of Oceanography and Geoscience, and Dr…
Warming oceans could mean typhoons are 14% stronger by 2100
The Carbon Brief,
On 7 November 2013, one of the strongest typhoons in human history hit the Philippines. With gusts up to 171 miles per hour (mp…
New study: 99% of Mount Everest’s glaciers could be gone by 2100
The Carbon Brief,
A region of the Himalayan mountain range, home to the iconic peak of Mount Everest, could be almost completely free of…
Climate change could bring new hay fever misery to the UK
The Carbon Brief,
With spring in full swing, there's much to enjoy about sunny days and warmer temperatures. But this time of year also brings…
Hydrofluorocarbon emissions up 54 percent with air conditioning on the rise
The Carbon Brief,
As spring temperatures in the UK inched above 20C in recent weeks, air conditioners in offices across the country will have…
Darkening ice speeds up Greenland melt new research suggests
The Carbon Brief,
Scientists have noticed a curious thing happening as rising temperatures melt the Greenland ice sheet. The ice that's left is…
Rate Of Climate Change To Soar By 2020s, With Arctic Warming 1°F Per Decade
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Earth entering new era of rapid temperature change study warns
The Carbon Brief,
The rate of climate change we're experiencing now is faster than at any time in the last millennium, a new study shows. …
Oceans know there's no escaping climate change
The Carbon Brief,
Humans' greenhouse gas emissions are changing the oceans' chemical makeup - posing risks to wildlife and coastal communities.
IPCC AR5 references – WG1 introduction
AGW Observer,
IPCC reports have extensive reference lists but unfortunately they don’t include direct links to papers. Below are the…
IPCC AR5 references – WG1 introduction
AGW Observer,
IPCC reports have extensive reference lists but unfortunately they don’t include direct links to papers. Below are the…
What the New IPCC Report Means for Europe
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By Freya Roberts, The Carbon…
What the new IPCC report means for Europe
The Carbon Brief,
Europe has been warming faster than the global average over the last 30 years, the UN's new climate report reveals. …