Climate Urgency

Long, hot summer of fire, floods fits predictions – Associated Press

August 12, 2010

This summer’s weather disasters fit into the pattern forecast by climate scientists in key 2007 report on global warming.

Climate Change is Urgent

August 8, 2010

Global CO2 emissions must peak by 2015 — and all coal-fired power plants must be closed by 2030 — to avoid run-away climate change.

Scientists Say Global Warming is Continuing – The News and Observer

July 28, 2010

“A comprehensive review of key climate indicators confirms the world is warming and the past decade was the warmest on record,” the annual State of the Climate report declares.

Health at Risk as Climate Changes – The News and Observer

May 6, 2010

The health risks of global climate change read like a chapter out of the Book of Revelation: plagues from mosquitoes and other insects; floods and droughts that cause sickness and mental anguish; food-borne scourges and malnutrition.

Climate, Coral and Sarah Palin – The New York Times, News and Observer

March 31, 2010

Climate scientists and meteorologists disagree on warming; coral reefs are dying around the world; and rising sea levels have claimed a small island in the Bay of Bengal.

Expert wants coal-burning plants shut – The News & Observer

March 16, 2010

N.C. Waste Awareness and Reduction Network, a Durham group that opposes nuclear power and coal-burning power plants, warned Monday that the planet could become uninhabitable for humans if we don’t put a lid on greenhouse gas emissions.

On Thin Ice – Summer Arctic Ice Melting – The Economist

February 15, 2010

For the past three years, the vast cap of shining-white ice covering the Arctic has melted away in summer to an area that would have been unbelievable just a decade ago.

Watchdogs to Climate Expert: We’re Willing to be Persuaded About 4th Generation Nuclear Power – News Release by NC WARN

January 29, 2010

NASA’s James Hansen is calling for development of “next generation” power reactors as insurance against runaway climate change; it’s an understandable position that must be openly discussed Statement from Executive Director Jim Warren: In his new book, Dr. James Hansen further demonstrates that humanity has very little time left to …

2009: Second Warmest Year on Record – NASA’s Earth Science News Team

January 21, 2010

NASA: 2009 was tied for the second warmest year in the modern record, a new NASA analysis of global surface temperature shows. Southern Hemisphere, 2009 was the warmest year since modern records began in 1880.

Hansen to Speak at UNC, February 1 – The Carolina Curator

January 20, 2010

James Hansen will present a lecture, “Global Climate Change: What Must We Do Now?” at 7 p.m. in Memorial Hall on the UNC Chapel Hill campus.

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