Dear EarthTalk: Don’t all these huge snow and ice storms across the country mean that the globe isn’t really warming? I’ve never seen such a winter!
On the surface it certainly can appear that way. But just because some of us are suffering through a particularly cold and snowy winter doesn’t refute the fact that the [...]
There is a free PDF download of an e-book titled “Understanding and Responding to Climate Change” available over at The National Academies website. This booklet presents recommendations from the National Academies’ many expert reports on climate change in an easy-to-read format. Now in its third edition, the booklet includes an expanded section on impacts [...]
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The production and use of biofuels such as ethanol would contribute to global warming more than simply using gasoline, according to two studies published in the journal Science.
One study, conducted by a scientist from the Nature Conservancy and researchers from the University of Minnesota, concluded that the conversion of the Southeast [...]
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