Global Warming tag:global-warming.accuweather.com,2009://1 2009-11-20T18:16:18Z The AccuWeather.com Global Warming Blog - an unbiased, scientific look at Global Warming, Climate Change, and our roles and responsibilities. Movable Type 3.33 Speak Your Mind tag:global-warming.accuweather.com,2009://1.1259 2009-11-20T13:01:05Z 2009-11-20T18:16:18Z Open forum on climate change today. Feel free to speak your mind on anything that is related to the science of climate change or policies. Keep in mind, name calling and obscenities will not be tolerated. The floor is yours... Open forum on climate change today. Feel free to speak your mind on anything that is related to the science of climate change or policies. Keep in mind, name calling and obscenities will not be tolerated. The floor is yours... Mini Ice Ages can happen Fast! tag:global-warming.accuweather.com,2009://1.1256 2009-11-19T13:29:42Z 2009-11-19T13:23:30Z Mini-ice ages can happen fast. Maybe not as extreme as a recent Hollywood movie, but close enough, according to new research. A slowdown of the Gulf Stream led to a sudden "Big Freeze" across Europe about 12,800 years ago. This... Mini-ice ages can happen fast. Maybe not as extreme as a recent Hollywood movie, but close enough, according to new research. A slowdown of the Gulf Stream led to a sudden "Big Freeze" across Europe about 12,800 years ago. This... Greenland Ice Sheet Losing Mass at an Accelerating Rate tag:global-warming.accuweather.com,2009://1.1254 2009-11-18T19:32:13Z 2009-11-18T19:07:11Z The Greenland Ice Sheet is losing mass at an accelerating rate, according to the University of Bristol study which used satellite observations and a regional atmospheric model to come to the conclusion. Greenland from above. Image courtesy of NASA. During... The Greenland Ice Sheet is losing mass at an accelerating rate, according to the University of Bristol study which used satellite observations and a regional atmospheric model to come to the conclusion. Greenland from above. Image courtesy of NASA. During... No Surprise, GISS says October was Relatively Warm tag:global-warming.accuweather.com,2009://1.1257 2009-11-17T13:05:17Z 2009-11-17T13:03:28Z The Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) has just released their combined, global land(actual surface stations)/ocean temperature anomaly data for October 2009. To no surprise, the month was warmer than normal, with a global temperature anomaly of +0.66 C or... The Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) has just released their combined, global land(actual surface stations)/ocean temperature anomaly data for October 2009. To no surprise, the month was warmer than normal, with a global temperature anomaly of +0.66 C or... Ratio between the airborne and the absorbed fraction of CO2 basically constant since 1850 tag:global-warming.accuweather.com,2009://1.1255 2009-11-16T12:27:50Z 2009-11-16T12:14:03Z A new study from the University of Bristol suggests that terrestrial ecosystems and the oceans have a much greater capacity to absorb CO2 than had been previously expected. Popular, scientific opinion has been stating that the capacity of terrestrial ecosystems... A new study from the University of Bristol suggests that terrestrial ecosystems and the oceans have a much greater capacity to absorb CO2 than had been previously expected. Popular, scientific opinion has been stating that the capacity of terrestrial ecosystems... Record Highs Versus Record Lows this Decade in the U.S. tag:global-warming.accuweather.com,2009://1.1253 2009-11-13T13:50:36Z 2009-11-13T14:29:21Z Daily record high temperatures have occurred twice as often as record lows over the last decade across the continental U.S., according to the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and NOAA. NCAR states that the increase in record highs has... Daily record high temperatures have occurred twice as often as record lows over the last decade across the continental U.S., according to the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and NOAA. NCAR states that the increase in record highs has... An October to Remember, At Least in the States tag:global-warming.accuweather.com,2009://1.1252 2009-11-11T20:02:13Z 2009-11-12T03:38:15Z October 2009 will go down as the 3rd coolest October on record for the United States, according to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). Records go back to 1880. October 2009 was also the wettest October in the United States,... October 2009 will go down as the 3rd coolest October on record for the United States, according to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). Records go back to 1880. October 2009 was also the wettest October in the United States,... Time to Paint, as Glaciers Recede tag:global-warming.accuweather.com,2009://1.1250 2009-11-10T12:51:30Z 2009-11-10T12:41:48Z I ran across this small article from Earthweek.com. I have blogged a few times over the past about changing the colors of pavement or roofs to white in order to cool urbanized areas. Now it's rocks. Eduardo Gold, a Peruvian... I ran across this small article from Earthweek.com. I have blogged a few times over the past about changing the colors of pavement or roofs to white in order to cool urbanized areas. Now it's rocks. Eduardo Gold, a Peruvian... Benefits Outweigh Costs of Reducing Emissions, say Economists tag:global-warming.accuweather.com,2009://1.1249 2009-11-09T03:30:19Z 2009-11-09T00:44:11Z A survey by New York University's Institute for Policy Integrity states that 94% of a total of 144 economists that responded to a survey believe the United States should join climate agreements to limit global warming. Many republicans and some... A survey by New York University's Institute for Policy Integrity states that 94% of a total of 144 economists that responded to a survey believe the United States should join climate agreements to limit global warming. Many republicans and some... Positive Climate Feedback from Lightning? tag:global-warming.accuweather.com,2009://1.1248 2009-11-06T17:45:49Z 2009-11-06T18:11:58Z New research from NASA suggests that the bulk of nitrogen oxide (NOx) produced during lightning storms ends up significantly higher in the atmosphere, and thus has a stronger impact on ozone and the climate than previously thought. Photo courtesy of... New research from NASA suggests that the bulk of nitrogen oxide (NOx) produced during lightning storms ends up significantly higher in the atmosphere, and thus has a stronger impact on ozone and the climate than previously thought. Photo courtesy of... Warm Winds in Early October Impacted Sea Ice Extent tag:global-warming.accuweather.com,2009://1.1247 2009-11-05T13:56:11Z 2009-11-05T14:23:52Z The growth rate of Arctic sea ice during the first half of October was slowed due to persistent south winds over central Siberia, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). The winds prevented sea ice from forming... The growth rate of Arctic sea ice during the first half of October was slowed due to persistent south winds over central Siberia, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). The winds prevented sea ice from forming... Second Thoughts? tag:global-warming.accuweather.com,2009://1.1246 2009-11-04T14:20:42Z 2009-11-04T16:46:13Z Dr. Stephen Schneider, a Stanford University scientist inexplicably withdraws from a new climate change documentary. Why is that? Host Katie Fehlinger of AccuWeather.com's Headline Earth tells the story...............Here is the link to the video. Climate Depot also has more on... Dr. Stephen Schneider, a Stanford University scientist inexplicably withdraws from a new climate change documentary. Why is that? Host Katie Fehlinger of AccuWeather.com's Headline Earth tells the story...............Here is the link to the video. Climate Depot also has more on... Impact of Land-Use Changes on Climate tag:global-warming.accuweather.com,2009://1.1245 2009-11-03T14:50:49Z 2009-11-03T15:13:19Z No surprise here........... Research from the Universities of Maryland and Colorado, in addition to Purdue University, has found that a majority of land-use changes in the continental U.S. reduce vegetative cover and raise regional surface temperatures. Satellite views of different... No surprise here........... Research from the Universities of Maryland and Colorado, in addition to Purdue University, has found that a majority of land-use changes in the continental U.S. reduce vegetative cover and raise regional surface temperatures. Satellite views of different... Status of Global Sea Ice Concentration tag:global-warming.accuweather.com,2009://1.1243 2009-11-02T19:50:48Z 2009-11-02T19:57:19Z Thanks to the University of Bremen in Germany, we can get a daily update of the sea ice concentration across the Arctic and Antarctic. Here are the latest images from Friday and from exactly one year ago for comparison. The... Thanks to the University of Bremen in Germany, we can get a daily update of the sea ice concentration across the Arctic and Antarctic. Here are the latest images from Friday and from exactly one year ago for comparison. The... Speaking of CO2 tag:global-warming.accuweather.com,2009://1.1244 2009-11-01T13:43:17Z 2009-11-01T12:50:58Z Let's check out the latest trend in atmospheric carbon dioxide (C02) courtesy of NOAA. The chart shows the globally averaged atmospheric CO2 concentration averaged over marine surface sites. The dashed red line with diamond symbols represents the monthly mean values,... Let's check out the latest trend in atmospheric carbon dioxide (C02) courtesy of NOAA. The chart shows the globally averaged atmospheric CO2 concentration averaged over marine surface sites. The dashed red line with diamond symbols represents the monthly mean values,...