Is climate change all just a recovery from the Little Ice Age? | Carbon Brief

The Little Ice Age, a cooler period of the Earth's recent history, may have been a global event rather than confined to the northern hemisphere, according to a paper published last week. Some climate skeptic blogs are excited about this finding, and have taken it as a start …

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Sick From Fracking? Doctors, Patients Seek Answers

Kay Allen had just started work, and everything seemed quiet at the Cornerstone Care community health clinic in Burgettstown, Pa. But things didn't stay quiet for long. "All the girls, they were yelling at me in the back, 'You gotta come out here quick. You gotta come out here q …

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Record-setting 2012 warmth largely confined to North America, western Europe

In March, high temperatures over two-thirds of the continental US set numerous records and made it the nation's warmest March on record. April has been no slouch either, as high temperature records have continued to fall. But at the time of our last report, the services that tr …

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Clear indications that climate change is affecting fish stocks [PDF 2-Pages]

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Game Over for the Climate - NYTimes.com

In this editorial, James Hansen argues that if the Canadian tar sand are developed, it will be "game over" for the climate. "If we were to fully exploit this new oil source, and continue to burn our conventional oil, gas and coal supplies, concentrations of carbon dioxide in the  …

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Michael Crichton on Global Warming, Part 2 of 3 - YouTube

Michael Chrighton came up with the idea that global warming is a religion. Watch him stammer his way through an interview with Charlie Rose when asked to defend his position on global warming.

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'Hug the Monster' for Realistic Hope in Global Warming (or How to Transform Your Fearful Inner Climate)

A Metaphor to Change Fear Into Action and Extinguish the Panic and Despair so Deadly in a Great Crisis Nature’s Edge Notebook #27 Observation, Analysis, Reflection, New Questions Sometimes, the right metaphor can save your life. “Hug the monster” is a meta …

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Photos from Climate Impacts Day

On Saturday, May 5, the activist group 350.org, founded by Bill McKibben, launched a new effort to "connect the dots between climate change and extreme weather." Jeff Masters

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West Antarctic Ice Shelves Tearing Apart at the Seams

A new study examining nearly 40 years of satellite imagery has revealed that the floating ice shelves of a critical portion of West Antarctica are steadily losing their grip on adjacent bay walls, potentially amplifying an already accelerating loss of ice to the sea. The most ex …

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