The Chinese coal city that electrified its entire taxi fleet
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Q&A: How do climate models work?
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Study finds that global warming exacerbates refugee crises
Posted on 15 January 2018 by John Abraham
The refugee crisis – particularly in the Mediterranean area – has received large amounts of new attention...
2018 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #2
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2018 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #2
New research, January...
New research, January 1-7, 2018
Posted on 12 January 2018 by Ari Jokimäki
A selection of new climate related research articles is shown below.
The figure is from paper #20.
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NASA, NOAA to announce 2017 global temperatures, climate conditions
Credit: NASA.
Climate experts from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will provide the annual release of data on global temperatures and...
Offshore Drilling Plan Under Fire: Zinke May Have Violated Law, Senator Says
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In a Fast-Warming World, Scientists Say Recent Cold Wave Was Exceptionally Weird
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