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The climate of the climate change debate is changing

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The climate of the climate change debate is changing

Quantifying how greenhouse gases contribute to extreme weather is a crucial step in calculating the cost of human influence

Related Links:

Climate Variability and Climate Change: The New Climate Dice
https://pragwater.com/2012/06/27/climate-variability-and-climate-change-the-new-climate-dice/

Study links global warming to Texas heat waves
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/07/10/4621303/study-links-global-warming-to.html

Scientists attribute extreme weather to man-made climate change
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/jul/10/extreme-weather-manmade-climate-change?CMP=twt_fd

Crazy summer is a result of ‘global weirding’, not warming
http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-1-120738-Crazy-summer-is-a-result-of-%E2%80%98global-weirding%E2%80%99-not-warming

State of the Climate – NOAA’s June Report
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/

A New Climate Science Resource from the National Academies

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A New Climate Science Resource from the National Academies

The National Academies, the nation’s preeminent independent scientific advisory body, has released a series of videos building on themes laid out in its America’s Climate Choices reports over the past couple of years. Above, you can watch the material as a single long video. Below you can find links to seven themed sections:

Chapter 1: What is Climate?

Chapter 2: Is Earth Warming?

Chapter 3: Greenhouse Gases

Chapter 4: Increased Emissions

Chapter 5: How Much Warming?

Chapter 6: Solar Influence

Chapter 7: Natural Cycles

There’s plenty more on Dot Earth related to these reports. And of course there’s plenty here on the basic science pointing to a rising human influence on the climate system.

Global food crisis looms as grain prices soar

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Global food crisis looms as grain prices soar

Following the Ice: Is this Global Warming?

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Following the Ice: Is this Global Warming?

Good article!

DAILY, MONTHLY AND ANNUAL MAPS FOR 23 HYDROCLIMATE VARIABLE FOR PUERTO RICO

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DAILY, MONTHLY AND ANNUAL MAPS FOR 23 HYDROCLIMATE VARIABLE FOR PUERTO RICO

Example results: Actual Evapotranspiration for the June 2012 over Puerto Rico.  Units are in millimeters/month.

Hydrologic Information and Data for Puerto Rico

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Hydrologic Information and Data for Puerto Rico

Additional Information:

GOES-Puerto Rico Water and Energy Balance (GOES-WEB) Algorithm

Hydrology for Puerto Rico

USGS – Island hydrology: Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

Hydrogeology of the Karst of Puerto Rico

HYDROGEOLOGY OF THE PRINCIPAL SPRINGS IN PUERTO

HYDROLOG – Gobierno de Puerto Rico

Tropical cyclones and the flood hydrology of Puerto Rico

2010 Summer Specialty Conference on Tropical Hydrology

Hydrology Puerto Rico

New Climate research from last week 22/2012

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New Climate research from last week 22/2012

“This week we have really cool collection of new papers. We have special section for papers on Greenland ice sheet – past, present, and future. Another special section deals with Arctic affairs – cryosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere. We also have other papers on diverse subjects, such as biomass burning, ENSO, Italian newspapers, Great Cormorants, black carbon, and diurnal temperature range.”  – Skeptical Science

10 Scientific Laws and Theories You Really Should Know

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10 Scientific Laws and Theories You Really Should Know

Boletín digital del Frente de Rescate Agrícola

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Boletín digital del Frente de Rescate Agrícola

El Frente de Rescate Agrícola ha elaborado un Boletín Informativo para continuar la difusión masiva y educación ciudadana en relación a la seguridad alimentaria, la pérdida acelerada de terrenos agrícolas y los efectos adversos de la construcción e instalación del parque industrial de 44 molinos de viento en el municipio de Santa Isabel. Exhortamos a darle [mas]

Renewable energy growth helps offset greenhouse gas increases

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Renewable energy growth helps offset greenhouse gas increases

The strong growth in renewable energy sources has helped offset an increase in greenhouse gas emissions, according to official figures released today by the European Environment Agency (EEA).  more