Showing posts with label climate change. Show all posts
Showing posts with label climate change. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

What Global Warming?

Colder: Since 1977, the mean annual temperature has been steadily rising but starting in the early 2000s that has been falling

What Global Warming? Alaska Is Headed For An Ice Age to the same extent Scientists Report State's Steady Temperature Decline -- Daily Mail

* Since 2000, temperatures in Alaska own dropped by 2.4 degrees Fahrenheit

 * Scientists reviewed weather reports from 20 climate stations operated by the National Weather Service located across Alaska

 * 19 of the 20 weather stations reported falling temperatures

* An ocean phenomenon has disrupted a storm regulating usage therefore allowing cold winter storms to linger longer and bring a deep unfriendliness

* Local residents own noticed the colder temps but say its rejection large deal since they are already bundled up representing 20-below nought temperatures

New delve into from the Alaska Climate Research Center shows to facilitate since the instigation of the 21st century, temperatures in the snow covered land-dwelling of Alaska are in reality getting colder - bucking the overall comprehensive warming trend.

During the Last Frontier, wherever temperatures can comprehend as cold as 50 degrees under nought, native residents own qualified the increasing unfriendliness and scientists promptly confirm to facilitate the Northwest state is indeed bearing in mind a high temperature dewdrop.

A modern inform from the delve into focus next to the University of Alaska Fairbanks reveals to facilitate the 49th state of the union has cooled by 2.4 degrees Fahrenheit since 2000.

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My Comment: Dittos in Montreal (where I live) and for what my relatives (who live in Russia) are telling me this winter.

Thursday, February 6, 2014

The Role Of Soot In Climate Change

The Role Of Soot In Climate Change
The burning of wood is a major source of black carbon the world over. 

Climate Change: Soot's Role Underestimated, Says Study -- BBC 

Black carbon, or stain, is making a much better contribution to comprehensive warming than previously recognised, according to delve into.

Scientists say to facilitate particles from diesel engines and wood burning can be having twice as much warming effect as assessed in precedent estimates.

They say it ranks support single to carbon dioxide as the for the most part central climate-warming agent. The delve into is in the Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres.

Black carbon aerosols own been branded to passionate the air representing many years by absorbing sunlight. They furthermore zoom the melting of ice and snow.

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My Comment: Outlawing and/or limiting fireplaces is not going to make much headway .... especially for those who live in cold climates.