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How Much Will Sea Level Rise? Grab Your Towel

2012-06-18T10:45:19+00:00

Published: June 18th, 2012 in Basics, in Impacts, in Climate, in Extremes, in Flooding, in Oceans & Coasts, in Sea Level, in California, in Florida, in North Carolina, in South Carolina, in Virginia,

Sea level is on the rise, which means my excellent day at the Jersey Shore might not be so much fun a few decades from now

Ben Strauss’ Senate Testimony on Sea Level Rise

2012-06-05T19:51:28+00:00

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Published: June 5th, 2012 in Projections, in Climate, in Oceans & Coasts, in Sea Level, in Society, in United States,

On April 19th, 2012, Climate Central's Ben Strauss testified before the Senate committee on Energy and Natural Resources on the impact of sea level rise.

March 2012 Becomes Warmest on Record

2012-04-09T16:02:17+00:00

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Published: April 9th, 2012 in Impacts, in Climate, in Extremes, in Heat, in Weather, in United States,

This NOAA animation shows the locations of each of the 7,793 daytime and 7,493 nighttime records (or tied records) in sequence over the 31 days in March.

Will Your Home Flood?

2012-03-23T16:10:15+00:00

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Published: March 23rd, 2012 in Causes, in Greenhouse Gases, in Impacts, in Projections, in Oceans & Coasts, in Sea Level, in United States,

Sample coverage of the national report called Surging Seas, which has recalculated the risk of flooding to coastal communities across America.

A Look at Flood Risks Across America

2012-03-14T20:48:53+00:00

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Published: March 14th, 2012 in Causes, in Greenhouse Gases, in Impacts, in Trends, in Projections, in Water, in Oceans & Coasts, in Sea Level, in United States,

As the land loses its struggle with the sea, it's time for new tools to learn just how climate change and sea level rise will effect the coastal U.S.

Watch 131 Years of Global Warming in 26 Seconds

2012-01-28T22:06:42+00:00

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Published: January 28th, 2012 in Causes, in Greenhouse Gases, in Impacts, in Trends, in Climate, in Extremes, in Global,

An amazing 26-second video depicting how temperatures around the globe have warmed since 1880.

Adapting to New Normals: The Heat’s On

2011-08-03T17:29:41+00:00

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Published: August 3rd, 2011 in Impacts, in Trends, in Climate, in Extremes, in Heat, in Policy, in Energy, in Weather, in Extreme Weather, in Solutions, in Society, in States of Change, in United States, in Mid-Atlantic, in Pennsylvania,

As Dr. Heidi Cullen reports, the suffocating heat comes on the heels of the government's release of the new climate "normals". Every 10 years, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration calculate the 30-year averages for temperature and precipitation from thousands of U.S. locations.

How Do We Know: Hunting Hurricanes

2011-08-01T17:56:28+00:00

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Published: August 1st, 2011 in Climate, in Extremes, in Hurricanes, in Oceans & Coasts, in Sea Level, in Weather, in Extreme Weather, in United States, in US National,

National Hurricane Center scientist Jack Beven explains the technology used to forecast and track hurricanes as they happen.

ClimateCenter: Summer Forecast 2011

2011-06-06T18:19:57+00:00

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Published: June 6th, 2011 in Basics, in Climate, in Extremes, in Heat, in Weather, in Extreme Weather, in United States, in US National,

This year's Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be busier than usual and the 2011 summer forecast calls for some extreme weather. Heidi Cullen makes the climate connection.

Wildfires Out West

2011-04-28T21:30:34+00:00

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Published: April 28th, 2011 in Impacts, in Trends, in Climate, in Extremes, in Drought, in Heat, in Wildfires, in Landscapes, in States of Change, in United States, in West, in Montana, in Nevada,

In different parts of the American West, climate influences wildfires in unexpected ways.

Frank von Hippel on Nuclear Energy and Weapons Proliferation

2011-04-26T18:10:52+00:00

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Published: April 26th, 2011 in Energy, in Nuclear, in States of Change,

Reactor accidents and radiation leaks aren't the only risks with nuclear energy; nuclear weapons are another problem.

M.V. Ramana on Safety at Nuclear Power Plants

2011-04-23T20:07:18+00:00

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Published: April 23rd, 2011 in Energy, in Nuclear, in International, in United States,

Engineers who design nuclear plants can plan a worst case scenario, but this may not be enough to prevent all accidents.

M.V. Ramana on Nuclear Power in India and China

2011-04-23T19:57:50+00:00

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Published: April 23rd, 2011 in Energy, in Nuclear, in International,

Both India and China have big expansion plans for nuclear power. Here's a look at why they are expanding and what the risks are.

ClimateCenter: Spring Outlook

2011-03-11T21:12:44+00:00

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Published: March 11th, 2011 in Projections, in Climate, in Extremes, in Drought, in Flooding, in Wildfires, in Weather, in Extreme Weather, in United States,

With what feels like an especially long winter coming to an end, Dr. Heidi Cullen gives a climate outlook for spring 2011.

ClimateCenter: Wind 101

2011-02-25T15:40:49+00:00

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Published: February 25th, 2011

Besides being a force of nature, the wind is a promising renewable energy resource. But where does wind come from, and what's its true energy potential?

ClimateCenter: The New Normals

2011-01-19T13:55:51+00:00

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Published: January 19th, 2011 in Trends, in Projections, in Climate, in Policy, in Energy, in Weather, in Society, in United States, in US National,

What weÃ¢Â€Â™ve known as Ã¢Â€ÂœnormalsÃ¢Â€Â for our climate during the past decade will very likely change soon.

ClimateCenter: The Top Five

2010-12-17T15:28:19+00:00

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Published: December 17th, 2010

Climate Central's Heidi Cullen counts down the five biggest climate events of 2010.

ClimateCenter: La Niña Update

2010-11-18T19:43:51+00:00

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Published: November 18th, 2010 in Trends, in Climate, in Snow & Ice, in Oceans & Coasts, in Weather, in Extreme Weather, in Society, in Global, in United States,

The currents around the equator in the Pacific Ocean are cooler than average this year, which means we are experiencing the phenomenon known as La Niña. This can bring good weather conditions, or poor ones, depending on where you live and your point of view. Dr. Heidi Cullen explains.

ClimateCenter: What La Nina means for winter weather

2010-10-15T19:40:10+00:00

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Published: October 15th, 2010

Dr. Heidi Cullen offers insight into how the phenomenon known as La Nina may affect upcoming winter weather patterns, and reports on the latest global temperature analysis released by NOAA.

ClimateCenter: Global Temperatures and the Hurricane Season

2010-09-15T16:11:14+00:00

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Published: September 15th, 2010 in Trends, in Climate, in Extremes, in Heat, in Hurricanes, in Weather, in Extreme Weather, in Global,

Dr. Heidi Cullen has a look behind the numbers of the just-released NOAA temperature analysis, and reports on the 2010 hurricane season as it passes the midway mark.

Adapting Miami to Climate Change

2010-08-27T16:08:58+00:00

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Published: August 27th, 2010 in Impacts, in Projections, in Climate, in Extremes, in Flooding, in Hurricanes, in Oceans & Coasts, in Sea Level, in Policy, in Solutions, in States of Change, in United States, in South, in Florida,

Some in Florida who lived through Katrina now are preparing for climate change-related disasters they fear could be more damaging than a hurricane.

ClimateCenter: Severe Weather of Summer 2010

2010-08-17T02:38:04+00:00

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Published: August 16th, 2010 in Climate, in Extremes, in Heat, in Weather, in Extreme Weather, in International,

Take a look at the summer of 2010, with record breaking heat and severe weather.

NEEM: Ice Cores Tell of Climate History

2010-08-03T13:39:27+00:00

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Published: August 3rd, 2010 in Trends, in Climate, in Snow & Ice, in Oceans & Coasts, in Sea Level, in Arctic & Greenland,

Dr. JÃƒÂ¸rgen Peder Steffensen explained the goals of the North Greenland Eemian Ice Drilling project and what the ice cores can tell us about our climate history.

ClimateCenter: State of the Climate: 2009

2010-07-28T15:38:05+00:00

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Published: July 28th, 2010 in Trends, in Climate, in Extremes, in Heat, in Wildfires, in Oceans & Coasts, in Global, in United States,

NOAA's annual climate report shows we live in a warming world.

Do Hurricanes and Oil Mix?

2010-07-22T20:16:58+00:00

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Published: July 22nd, 2010

Why this hurricane season is looking like it will be particularly active, and how a hurricane might mix with the Gulf oil spill.

Forecasting a Hurricane: Track vs. Intensity

2010-07-22T19:56:13+00:00

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Published: July 22nd, 2010

The challenges involved with forecasting the track of a hurricane versus the intensity, and the importance of hurricane warnings to society.

Storm Spotting

2010-07-22T18:17:43+00:00

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Published: July 22nd, 2010 in Projections, in Weather, in Extreme Weather, in States of Change, in United States, in South, in Florida,

Dr. Jack Beven explains his work at the National Hurricane Center, where he helps issue hurricane warnings that keep people out of harms way.

Climate vs. Weather

2010-07-07T13:51:07+00:00

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Published: July 7th, 2010 in Basics, in Climate, in Extremes,

Dr. Otis Brown of the University of Miami explains the difference between climate and weather, and the utility of both weather forecasts and climate models in today's society.

Gulf Oil Spill: Models vs. Real World

2010-06-03T20:10:47+00:00

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Published: June 3rd, 2010

Dr. Steve Pacala of the Princeton Environmental Institute highlights some of the uncertainties in the new NCAR study.

Gulf Oil Spill: Global Implications

2010-06-03T20:10:45+00:00

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Published: June 3rd, 2010

Dr. Steve Pacala of the Princeton Environmental Institute discusses how the NCAR oil spill study illustrates how we are all interconnected.