Global climate trend since Dec. 1 1978: +0.14 C per decade
Global Temperature Report: June 2020
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Matching-commitment agreements to incentivize climate action
A new study highlights a different approach to designing an international climate agreement that would incentivize countries to cooperate.
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Hydrologists show environmental damage from fog reduction is observable from outer space
A study led by ecohydrologists at IUPUI is the first to show it’s possible to use satellite data to understand how fog reduction from climate change is harming vegetation in ecologically rare regions.
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Global climate trend since Dec. 1 1978: +0.14 C per decade
Global Temperature Report: May 2020
Read moreMaking sense of climate scenarios: New toolkit available for decision makers
To make climate scenarios work for decision makers, an international team of researchers have developed a comprehensive interactive online platform.
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Long term data show hurricanes are getting stronger
In almost every region of the world where hurricanes form, their maximum sustained winds are getting stronger. That is according to a new study by scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Center for Environmental Information and University of WisconsinMadison Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, who analyzed nearly 40 years of hurricane satellite imagery.
Read moreEvaporating northern bogs threaten to intensify fires and global warming
A group of 59 international scientists, led by researchers at Canada’s McMaster University, has uncovered new information about the distinct effects of climate change on boreal forests and peatlands, which threaten to worsen wildfires and accelerate global warming.
Read moreExploring the impacts of climate change on hydropower production
A new study investigated the impacts of different levels of global warming on hydropower potential and found that this type of electricity generation benefits more from a 1.5°C than a 2°C climate scenario.
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Global climate trend since Dec. 1 1978: +0.135 C per decade
Global Temperature Report: April 2020
Read moreFive years after the Paris Agreement: The gap between promises and implementation
A new study shows that achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement will require a deep reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions, ideally by around 40% to 50% by 2030.
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Amid pandemic, climate scientists imagine Earth Day 2070
Their responses underscore the reality of a world in concurrent crises, an undeniable need for action now and hope for the future.
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