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through the lens: the paris cop21 meeting

through the lens: the paris cop21 meeting

The theatrics and atmospherics,no pun, surrounding the COP21 climate change international...


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warming stresses france s cultural heritage

warming stresses france s cultural heritage

PARIS,FRANCE, DEC. 7  Chef Francois Pasteau fortunately describes the ecological principles that...


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jared diamond yesterday s world today s...

jared diamond yesterday s world today s...

A read through Jared Diamond’s latest book — combined with other ideas his work helps to spark...


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strange bedfellows … and fear of broad impacts...

strange bedfellows … and fear of broad impacts...

An upcoming Virginia Supreme Court ruling in litigation involving access to Michael Mann/University...


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strange bedfellows … and fear of broad impacts...

strange bedfellows … and fear of broad impacts...

An upcoming Virginia Supreme Court ruling in litigation involving access to Michael Mann/University...


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climate change, changing cities

climate change, changing cities

It’s no stretch to propose that as go the world’s powerful cities and metropolises,so goes the...


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earth s warming: how scientists know it s not the...

earth s warming: how scientists know it s not the...

It’s a blinding hot ball in our daily sky; without it there’d be no plants,no bugs, no death...


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strange bedfellows  and fear of broad impacts of...

strange bedfellows and fear of broad impacts of...

An upcoming Virginia Supreme Court ruling in litigation involving access to Michael Mann/University...


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tips on communicating with news media

tips on communicating with news media

School districts assembly concurrent with AGU drop assembly has practical tips for climate science...


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thinking appropriately about climate change

thinking appropriately about climate change

judge of climate scientists as doctors and yourself as a guardian of the planet,rather than debating...


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a sober start to paris climate conference

a sober start to paris climate conference

PARIS,FRANCE, DEC. 2 – The Paris climate conference, or COP21,opened this week under cloudy skies...


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lost in the snow when the media met the polar...

lost in the snow when the media met the polar...

Climate change is transforming the circulation patterns which bring us our weather, but attain...


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risk uncertainty climate change and march madness

risk uncertainty climate change and march madness

Americans’ fascination with college basketball’s March insanity’ may shed light on the...


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data journalism do the numbers add up to climate...

data journalism do the numbers add up to climate...

Journalists and other communicators are increasingly using digital graphics to bring climate data to...


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business week s john carey on outlook for climate...

business week s john carey on outlook for climate...

John Carey is a trade Week Senior Correspondent in the Washington,D.C., bureau. He has covered...


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geoengineering neither geo nor engineering

geoengineering neither geo nor engineering

modern National Research Council reports put forward ‘climate intervention,’ as the term du...


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geoengineering: neither geo, nor engineering?

geoengineering: neither geo, nor engineering?

recent National Research Council reports put forward ‘climate intervention,’ as the term du...


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data journalism: do the numbers add up to climate...

data journalism: do the numbers add up to climate...

Journalists and other communicators are increasingly using digital graphics to bring climate data to...


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risk, uncertainty, climate change, and march...

risk, uncertainty, climate change, and march...

Americans’ fascination with college basketballs ‘March insanity’ may shed light on the...


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lost in the snow: when the media met the polar...

lost in the snow: when the media met the polar...

Climate change is transforming the circulation patterns which bring us our weather, but do...


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an emerging influential voice on climate: citizens...

an emerging influential voice on climate: citizens...

A seven-year-old upstart nonprofit is making a effect in climate dialog circles in section by using...


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american politics and global climate change

american politics and global climate change

As Michael Svoboda explains in a provocative new essay,to understand the politics of climate change,...


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mpr news climate cast039 warming could make big...

mpr news climate cast039 warming could make big...

Minnesota Public Radio ‘Climate Cast’ meteorologist Paul Huttner recently discussed on his...


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typhoon haiyan and tacloban another love canal...

typhoon haiyan and tacloban another love canal...

Media coverage of the devastating Philippines typhoon — and how the public over time digests...


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just thinking  climate concerns in a time of...

just thinking climate concerns in a time of...

Worry approximately science-based concerns over potential risks in a warmer climate is running into...


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climate warnings heard but not listened to

climate warnings heard but not listened to

Twenty-seven years ago,when the world briefly awoke to the threats of global warming and tropical...


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new report shows no recent warming slowdown or...

new report shows no recent warming slowdown or...

Mountains of ink hold been spilled in recent years on whether or not global warming has paused or...


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climate warnings: heard, but not listened to

climate warnings: heard, but not listened to

Twenty-seven years ago,when the world briefly awoke to the threats of global warming and tropical...


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just thinking … climate concerns in a time of...

just thinking … climate concerns in a time of...

Worry about science-based concerns over potential risks in a warmer climate is running into worry...


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mit scientist: an obligation to take on tail risk...

mit scientist: an obligation to take on tail risk...

Respected MIT scientist Kerry Emanuel takes on the sometimes dicey issue of ‘tail risk’ and...


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typhoon haiyan and tacloban: another love canal...

typhoon haiyan and tacloban: another love canal...

Media coverage of the devastating Philippines typhoon — and how the public over time digests...


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mpr news   climate cast : warming could make big...

mpr news climate cast : warming could make big...

Minnesota Public Radio ‘Climate Cast’ meteorologist Paul Huttner recently discussed on his...


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negotiating climate change

negotiating climate change

The early-December COP21 international meetings in Paris are leaving many hungry for detailed...


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henrik selin: pessimism about climate summit

henrik selin: pessimism about climate summit

Asked in early November whether his pessimism from two months ago persists in the wake of the...


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qanda with henrik selin: increased pessimism on...

qanda with henrik selin: increased pessimism on...

Asked in early November if his pessimism from two months ago persists in the wake of the Pope’s...


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why more scientists are needed in the public...

why more scientists are needed in the public...

In this presidential election season, one thing is certain: candidates will rarely – whether ever...


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more scientists needed in public square

more scientists needed in public square

In this presidential election season, one thing is certain: candidates will rarely – if ever –...


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summer climate readings for fall climate workload

summer climate readings for fall climate workload

Here are nine selections for your summer-time climate change reading list. Descriptions are drawn...


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seeing climate change in time to act on it

seeing climate change in time to act on it

Landscape planner Stephen R.J. Sheppard explains how the systematic utilize of visualization...


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an emerging influential voice on climate citizens...

an emerging influential voice on climate citizens...

A seven-year-old upstart nonprofit is making a mark in climate dialog circles in allotment by using...


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on january s belated gifts to those sowing climate...

on january s belated gifts to those sowing climate...

Two spates of Arctic chills across a major piece of the country,along with a stranded research...


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what success at the paris summit should look like

what success at the paris summit should look like

Much like the internet,climate change is here, and as each day passes, or it only gets bigger. This...


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climate change confusion in a rural virginia town

climate change confusion in a rural virginia town

A discussion leader’s reference to a study said to challenge the climate change ‘consensus’...


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mit scientist an obligation to take on tail risk...

mit scientist an obligation to take on tail risk...

Respected MIT scientist Kerry Emanuel takes on the sometimes dicey issue of ‘tail risk and...


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2014 s warming record and the continued trend...

2014 s warming record and the continued trend...

What’s most essential is not which specific year is the warmest, but rather the continuing upward...


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top lessons to be learned from warming hiatus

top lessons to be learned from warming hiatus

For the scientific community,for science communicators, for the public — and clearly for policy...


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national climate assessment report: warming here...

national climate assessment report: warming here...

With a focus on the United States and eight specific regions,the unusual comprehensive report offers...


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mpr news   climate cast: warming could make big...

mpr news climate cast: warming could make big...

Minnesota Public Radio ‘Climate Cast’ meteorologist Paul Huttner recently discussed on his...


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telltale human sediments: books on the...

telltale human sediments: books on the...

No species has a more profound influence on the workings of our planet than Homo sapiens. In the...


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climate changing the menu (pt. 2)

climate changing the menu (pt. 2)

Along with the flood of books dealing with food and climate change issues,a wealth of free...


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climate change, changing cities (part 2)

climate change, changing cities (part 2)

Can’t bag enough up-to-date information on the activities of cities around the globe as they...


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success  in paris: in reach

success in paris: in reach

Paris isn’t Las Vegas. And what happens in Paris doesn’t stay in Paris. Which in most cases is a...


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food for thought at the holiday table

food for thought at the holiday table

As families gather for Thanksgiving,some may want to consider how the foods on their table could be...


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smart  farming villages in india

smart farming villages in india

LUDHIANA,PUNJAB, INDIA Joginder Singh, or a 68-year-aged farmer in the village of Noopur Bet in...


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a tv weathercaster s take on audience interests

a tv weathercaster s take on audience interests

Know your audience. Its the first lesson any would-be speaker,let alone journalist, is taught. And...


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a swirl of books on hurricanes

a swirl of books on hurricanes

Climate science attriution… that is,the research into how specific extreme weather events may or...


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fatal isolation delves into lethal 2003 paris heat...

fatal isolation delves into lethal 2003 paris heat...

On August 27,2003, public health authorities in France signed the death certificate for “Petar, or...


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team climate looks back on sochi winter olympics...

team climate looks back on sochi winter olympics...

Five Yale University graduate students recount the successes,and also a few frustrations, in their...


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a great lecture is a thing of beauty

a great lecture is a thing of beauty

There is more to climate change than carbon dioxide,and no reason for surface temperatures to track...


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national climate assessment report warming here ...

national climate assessment report warming here ...

With a focus on the United States and eight specific regions,the new comprehensive report offers...


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sweltering: books on heat waves, droughts, and...

sweltering: books on heat waves, droughts, and...

Here are nine . . . for your climate change reading list. Descriptions are drawn from the...


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major news outlets somber reporting on bleak ipcc...

major news outlets somber reporting on bleak ipcc...

The nation’s largest and most influential daily news outlets give voice to increasingly troubling...


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qa with ucs president kevin knobloch on climate...

qa with ucs president kevin knobloch on climate...

View larger image UCS PresidentKevin Knobloch CAMBRIDGE,MASS. – After eight years of battling the...


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the journal that gave in to climate deniers ...

the journal that gave in to climate deniers ...

A journal’s retraction of a researcher’s work in light of a ‘small number’ of complaints...


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the journal that gave in to climate deniers...

the journal that gave in to climate deniers...

A journal’s retraction of a researcher’s work in light of a ‘small number of complaints from...


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liberal columnist voices climate despair...

liberal columnist voices climate despair...

It’s rotten enough that too many appear insufficiently concerned about climate change impacts, but...


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qa with fevered author linda marsa

qa with fevered author linda marsa

Discover magazine Contributing Editor describes her soon-to-be-released non-fiction book as a...


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major news outlets: somber reporting on bleak ipcc...

major news outlets: somber reporting on bleak ipcc...

The nation’s largest and most influential daily news outlets give voice to increasingly troubling...


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q a with fevered author linda marsa

q a with fevered author linda marsa

Discover magazine Contributing Editor describes her soon-to-be-released non-fiction book as a...


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q a with ucs president kevin knobloch on climate...

q a with ucs president kevin knobloch on climate...

View larger image UCS PresidentKevin Knobloch CAMBRIDGE,MASS. – After eight years of battling the...


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qa with ucs president kevin knobloch on climate...

qa with ucs president kevin knobloch on climate...

View larger image UCS PresidentKevin Knobloch CAMBRIDGE,MASS. – After eight years of battling the...


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can paris talks avoid a strike out?

can paris talks avoid a strike out?

In baseball,it’s three strikes and you’re out. In global climate change politics, the world’s...


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can the paris climate talks prevent a planetary...

can the paris climate talks prevent a planetary...

In baseball,it’s three strikes and you’re out. In global climate change politics, the world’s...


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supreme court action, scalia death lead … where?

supreme court action, scalia death lead … where?

It took fewer than four calendar days for the outlook for American climate change leadership to...


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six climate freelancers seeking support base of...

six climate freelancers seeking support base of...

The clock is running for six ‘seasoned freelancers looking to raise crowd-funding support of their...


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climate changing the menu

climate changing the menu

Food – all things food – is commanding an increasing slice of public attention when it comes to...


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paris - curbing our enthusiasm (optimism)

paris - curbing our enthusiasm (optimism)

Starting November 30, some 45000-plus interested parties converge in Paris to try to influence the...


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