http://westcoastclimateequity.org Climate science and climate change information - West Coast Climate Equity is dedicated to providing facts about the causes of climate change and the evidence for global warming. We report the latest climate science news, information, research and studies to educate about the true impact of dangerous climate change on our world. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:35:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/08/29/most-powerful-image-yet-showing-huge-arctic-sea-ice-volume-loss/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=most-powerful-image-yet-showing-huge-arctic-sea-ice-volume-loss http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/08/29/most-powerful-image-yet-showing-huge-arctic-sea-ice-volume-loss/#comments Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:04:04 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=6549 The volume of the Arctic sea ice falling even faster than the extent. Last year, it was 55% less than the 1979-2000 average. This year it is on course to be even lower.

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/08/29/most-powerful-image-yet-showing-huge-arctic-sea-ice-volume-loss/feed/ 1 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/08/13/james-hansen-what-global-warming-looks-like/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=james-hansen-what-global-warming-looks-like http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/08/13/james-hansen-what-global-warming-looks-like/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 23:56:25 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=6497 Global warming on decadal time scales is continuing without letup, leading to the conclusion that there has been no reduction in the global warming trend of 15-0.20°C/decade that began in the late 1970s.

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/08/13/james-hansen-what-global-warming-looks-like/feed/ 0 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/07/17/climate-data-shows-june-2010-to-be-earth%e2%80%99s-hottest-month-on-record/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=climate-data-shows-june-2010-to-be-earth%25e2%2580%2599s-hottest-month-on-record http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/07/17/climate-data-shows-june-2010-to-be-earth%e2%80%99s-hottest-month-on-record/#comments Sat, 17 Jul 2010 15:08:21 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=6299 Last month was the hottest June recorded worldwide, figures show. US government climate data suggests 2010 on course to be warmest year since records began

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/07/17/climate-data-shows-june-2010-to-be-earth%e2%80%99s-hottest-month-on-record/feed/ 0 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/07/07/present-targets-for-co2-emission-cuts-will-not-prevent-a-4c-global-temperature-rise/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=present-targets-for-co2-emission-cuts-will-not-prevent-a-4c-global-temperature-rise http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/07/07/present-targets-for-co2-emission-cuts-will-not-prevent-a-4c-global-temperature-rise/#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:18:13 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=6234 The world is heading for an average temperature rise of nearly 4C (7F), according to analysis of national pledges from around the globe. Such a rise would bring a high risk of major extinctions, threats to food supplies and the near-total collapse of the huge Greenland ice sheet.

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/07/07/present-targets-for-co2-emission-cuts-will-not-prevent-a-4c-global-temperature-rise/feed/ 0 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/01/28/revised-essay-by-dr-james-hansen-with-new-graphs-and-photos/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=revised-essay-by-dr-james-hansen-with-new-graphs-and-photos http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/01/28/revised-essay-by-dr-james-hansen-with-new-graphs-and-photos/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:13:11 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=4550 The Earth has been in a period of rapid global warming for the past three decades. The assertion that the planet has entered a period of cooling in the past decade is without foundation. On the contrary, we find no significant deviation from the warming trend of the past three decades. Weather fluctuations exceed the magnitude of average global warming over the past half century. However, the perceptive person should be able to notice that climate is warming on decadal time scales. The global temperature trend over the past few decades has been strong enough that there is a noticeable “loading” of the climate dice that define the probability of unusually warm or cool seasons.

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/01/28/revised-essay-by-dr-james-hansen-with-new-graphs-and-photos/feed/ 0 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/10/28/an-interactive-global-climate-change-map-to-inspire-immediate-action-on-global-warming/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=an-interactive-global-climate-change-map-to-inspire-immediate-action-on-global-warming http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/10/28/an-interactive-global-climate-change-map-to-inspire-immediate-action-on-global-warming/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:55:57 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=3844 A nightmare in the not-very-distant future: this new map shows the enormous temperature rises which British scientists believe the planet may be experiencing in as a little as 50 years from now if global warming remains unchecked.Released by the Government today, it illustrates a rise in global average temperature of four degrees Centigrade by 2060, and as such represents a dramatic acceleration of previous forecasts made as recently as 2007 by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/10/28/an-interactive-global-climate-change-map-to-inspire-immediate-action-on-global-warming/feed/ 1 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/09/05/arctic-at-warmest-levels-in-2000-years-or-more/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=arctic-at-warmest-levels-in-2000-years-or-more http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/09/05/arctic-at-warmest-levels-in-2000-years-or-more/#comments Sat, 05 Sep 2009 14:24:38 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=3656 Arctic temperatures in the 1990s reached their warmest level of any decade in at least 2,000 years, new research indicates. The study, which incorporates geologic records and computer simulations, provides new evidence that the Arctic would be cooling if not for greenhouse gas emissions that are overpowering natural climate patterns.

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/09/05/arctic-at-warmest-levels-in-2000-years-or-more/feed/ 0 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/07/17/alert-the-rest-of-this-year-could-be-much-hotter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alert-the-rest-of-this-year-could-be-much-hotter http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/07/17/alert-the-rest-of-this-year-could-be-much-hotter/#comments Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:35:21 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=3423 NCDC: "Based on preliminary data, the globally averaged combined land and sea surface temperature was the second warmest on record for June, and the January-June year-to-date tied with 2004 as the fifth warmest on record." The ocean temperature was the warmest on record. In fact, it was a full 0.11°F warmer than the 2005 record. This is almost certainly the new El Niño on top of the long-term warming trend, and that means record temperatures are coming and this will be the hottest decade on record.

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/07/17/alert-the-rest-of-this-year-could-be-much-hotter/feed/ 0 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/07/17/satellite-shows-big-thinning-of-winter-arctic-sea-ice-in-just-four-years/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=satellite-shows-big-thinning-of-winter-arctic-sea-ice-in-just-four-years http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/07/17/satellite-shows-big-thinning-of-winter-arctic-sea-ice-in-just-four-years/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:02:51 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=3404 The volume of older crucial sea ice in the Arctic has shrunk by 57 percent from late 2004 to 2008. That is losing more volume of ice than water in Lake Michigan. Thin seasonal ice has replaced thick older ice as the dominant type for the first time on record.

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/07/17/satellite-shows-big-thinning-of-winter-arctic-sea-ice-in-just-four-years/feed/ 0 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/07/09/shocking-australian-government-report-on-dangerous-climate-change/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shocking-australian-government-report-on-dangerous-climate-change http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/07/09/shocking-australian-government-report-on-dangerous-climate-change/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:11:28 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=3340 “Climate Change 2009″ Faster Change and More Serious Risks By Will Steffen Click here to download the full report Executive summary: State of the Science 2009 The IPCC’s Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) is an outstanding source of information on our current scientific understanding of the climate system and how it is responding to the changes in the [...]

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