Climate science
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The National Farmers Union published a short column which discusses the Agriculture chapter in the recently released National Climate Assessment 4 and what the findings mean for farmers. I think it is a pretty balanced statement of the potential costs of climate change to producers and how their economics are likely to change in the…
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While driving home from a winter weather conference today, I heard a conservative radio host say that humans could not possibly change the climate because it is too big to be affected by us. Of course, this is silly because humans have been changing their local climates for a long time, and with the number…
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As we count down the weeks to the winter solstice, you will notice that sunsets are coming earlier and earlier. In fact, according to EarthSky, the earliest sunsets actually come before the solstice. You can read about it and see a map which shows when your earliest sunrise comes at https://earthsky.org/earth/winter-solstice-and-late-sunrise. It won’t be long!
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This week’s Roadmap question from the Georgia Climate Center looks at research and policy questions about how Georgia can make reductions in the emission of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane. While emissions need to be reduced across the globe, Georgia is a significant emitter of these gases and should be working to…
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution published an interesting article this week on the impacts of climate change on Georgia. The article is based on the newly released National Climate Assessment 4, which was released on Black Friday by the White House. The article notes that the most immediately threatened part of the state is the coastal communities…
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If you were busy last Friday shopping for Black Friday deals, you missed the release of the 4th National Climate Assessment (Part II), one of the biggest science news stories of the year. This report, which is mandated by Congress and released by the White House every four years, shows that the scientific evidence for…
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We’ve just gone through an election with some pretty substantial changes to federal government and many changes at local and state levels as well. The politicians that were elected will be faced with the likelihood of having to put policies and regulations into place that have consequences for impacting climate, either in adapting to or…
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