Alert: Global sea level is projected to rise by 0.9–1.6 m by 2100
AMPA: Latest science supports an unprecedented rate of change in the Arctic. The observed changes in sea ice on the Arctic Ocean, in the mass of the Greenland Ice Sheet and Arctic ice caps and glaciers...
View Article25 years since global temps were below average
State of the Climate in 2010 In the news: msnbc.com It’s been more than 300 months since the average global average temperature was below average, scientists and the U.S. government said in the annual...
View ArticleState of the Climate in 2010
Several large-scale climate patterns influenced climate conditions and weather patterns across the globe during 2010. The transition from a warm El Niño phase at the beginning of the year to a cool La...
View ArticleU.S. experiences second warmest summer on record
Texas has warmest summer on record of any state The blistering heat experienced by the nation during August, as well as the June through August months, marks the second warmest summer on record...
View ArticleCalcutta, Dhaka, Jakarta and Manila rated ‘extreme risk’ in study of climate...
The fourth release of Maplecroft’s Climate Change and Environment Risk Atlas includes a new Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI) that analyses and maps climate change vulnerability down to 25km²...
View ArticleWMO: 2001-10 the warmest 10-year period on record.
(Reuters) – The world is getting hotter, with 2011 one of the warmest years on record, and humans are to blame, a report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday. It warned...
View Article2011 Year in Review (part 1)
Skeptical Science : Dramatic events grab headlines, and in the 2011 weather & climate sections of newspapers we’ve seen walls of fire burn across the American south, heartbreaking stories of Texan...
View ArticleThe concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere in 2011 was 390 parts per million...
State of the Climate – 2012 Fast Facts Climate change is continuing Warming has been measured around Australia and globally during recent decades 2010 Global temperatures were the warmest on record...
View ArticlePolicies not adequate to limit warming to 2 degrees
AlertNet: The planet is now heading toward an average temperature increase of at least 3.5 degree Celsius as a result of inaction on reducing climate-changing emissions, experts say More Climate...
View ArticleExtreme heat becoming more likely under climate change
UK Met Office: 10 July 2012 – Groundbreaking research has shown how climate change significantly increased the odds of some recent extreme weather events. This latest science is featured in a companion...
View ArticleState of the Climate in 2011: Highlights
NOAA Interactive Major Climate Events in 2011 Global Climate Indicators Double-dip La Niña Polar Opposites: Climate & Sea Ice in the Arctic and Antarctic The Arctic’s First Ozone Hole The Making of...
View ArticleHello Climate Change
On April 16, 2012, speakers and attendees gathered at TEDxTheEvergreenStateCollege: Hello Climate Change to reflect on the ability — and responsibility — of formal and informal education to inspire and...
View ArticleExtreme weather adds urgency for action on climate change
State of the Planet 2012 Guardian: The recent rash of extreme weather and climate events — droughts, heat waves, extreme precipitation — has provided a greater impetus for taking action to reduce...
View Article2012: Record Arctic Sea Ice Melt, Multiple Extremes and High Temperatures
WMO: The years 2001–2011 were all among the warmest on record, and, according to the World Meteorological Organization, the first ten months indicate that 2012 will most likely be no exception despite...
View Article98% of all displacement in 2012 was related to climate- and weather-related...
IDCM: The Global Estimates report reveals that 32.4 million people were forced to flee their homes in 2012 by disasters such as floods, storms and earthquakes. While Asia and west and central Africa...
View ArticleGlobal Analysis – May 2014
May 2014 Selected Climate Anomalies and Events Map NOAA: The combined average temperature over global land and ocean surfaces for May 2014 was record highest for this month, at 0.74°C (1.33°F) above...
View ArticleDecember 2014 was warmest December on record for globe
NOAA: The December 2014 globally-averaged temperature across land and ocean surfaces was 0.77°C (1.39°F) above the 20th century average of 12.2°C (54.0°F), the highest on record for December since...
View Article
