Warming could Improve Air Quality in the Arctic

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09 27

Global warming could have a benefit for the Arctic by improving the air quality across the region, according to a new study from the University of Utah. A warming world should produce more precipitation. Precipitation is the single most efficient way of removing particulate pollution, according to the lead author of the study Timothy Garrett. The Arctic has been warming

What a New Grand Solar Minimum could mean

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07 16

In a recent meeting, solar physicists from the Solar Physics Division of the American Astronomical Society predicted that the sun might enter an extended period of low activity, otherwise known as a ‘grand minimum’, according to a RealClimate story by Georg Feulner. The sun from earlier today. From the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory. Solar activity goes through an 11-year cycle.

How a Political Candidate’s Viewpoint on Climate Change could Impact Voters

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07 14

If a politician takes the “green” position on climate change will it help or hurt him/her in the election? A 2010 survey from Stanford University shows that the “green” position, one that endorses the existence of warming, human causation, and the need for taking action to address it, would lead to more votes compared to being silent on the issue

Ice Sheet Melt could Dominate Future Sea Level Rise

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03 13

A 20-year study from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab indicates that huge amounts of melted ice are pouring into the oceans, and that extra volume of water is probably surpassing that from mountain glaciers and ice caps, which have also been disappearing over the same period of time, according to a story from the Independent. The ice sheets of Greenland and

Changes in Solar Activity could Influence Future Regional Weather Patterns

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09 29

Research from the University of Reading and Imperial College (UK) suggests that changes in the sun may play a role in influencing regional weather patterns over the coming decades. However, their findings do not suggest that we can blame the rise of global temperatures since the early 20th century on the sun. In its 2007 report, the IPCC stated that

List of Cost Effective Policies that could Slow Climate Change

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08 6

The Center for Climate Strategies has released a report with the stop 23 on the most politically profitable to climate change. The report concludes that these measures would also reduce record five billion dollars a year while reducing carbon emissions. Some examples of cost-effective measures, the retention of forests and the displacement of the truck to rail. Clean Technica. com has an excellent, easy to follow

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