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Copenhagen Diagnosis Released, Detailing Accelerating Indicators of Climate Change In Last Three Years

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A team of 26 climate scientists from Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States have published the “Copenhagen Diagnosis”, an interim synthesis report on developments in climate change science from mid-2006 to the present day. Click to enlarge.

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WMO: Atmospheric Concentrations of Main Greenhouse Gases in 2008 Set New Highs

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Relative contribution of major greenhouse gases to the overall change in radiative forcing between 1979 and 1984 (a) and from 2003 to 2008 (b). Atmospheric levels of major greenhouse gases continue to increase, according to the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) 2008 Greenhouse Gas Bulletin. from 2007 to 2008.

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Met Office Climate Scientist: “Apocalyptic Predictions” Of Climate Change Can Impede Understanding Of Long-Term Warming Trends

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News headlines vie for attention and it is easy for scientists to grab this attention by linking climate change to the latest extreme weather event or apocalyptic prediction. But in doing so, the public perception of climate change can be distorted. This message is more difficult to get heard. Vicky Pope, Met Office.

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Potent GHG SF6 rapidly accumulating in atmosphere, driven by demand for SF6-insulated switchgear in developing countries

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Of all the greenhouse gases regulated under the Kyoto Protocol, SF 6 is the most potent, with a global warming potential (GWP) of 23,500 over a 100-year time horizon. The researchers drew on measurements from a global network of air-monitoring sites and archived air samples. Simmonds et al. —Simmonds et al.

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Ford Becomes First Automaker to Join the Water Disclosure Project

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The Water Disclosure Project extends this approach to managing the world’s shrinking water resources, which has become a critical global environmental and quality of life issue. Water scarcity is quickly becoming a critical global issue with significant social and environmental implications and all of us need to be part of the solution.

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Exxon/Mobil To Fund Solar Financing Bond For Torrance Homeowners

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To educate and motivate the public about the most accurate science facts and the best environmental practices, and to assist and partner with the City of Torrance and the South Bay Environmental Services Center to help the city meet state and county environmental standards/mandates in four key areas: 1. Climate Change / AB 32 Emissions Goals.

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Study Finds East Siberian Arctic Shelf Showing Instability and Widespread Venting of the GHG Methane; Releases May Be Much Larger and Faster Than Anticipated

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Although the oceanic CH 4 flux should be revised, the current estimate is not alarmingly altering the contemporary global CH 4 budget. Starting in the fall of 2003, Shakhova, Semiletov and the rest of their team took the studies offshore. Methane levels throughout the Arctic are usually 8 to 10 percent higher than the global baseline.

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