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网页Welcome to “Eye on the Storm” …. Weather Underground Co-Founder Dr. Jeff Masters and his long-time meteorologist and writer colleague, Bob Henson, now are both regular contributors to Yale Climate Connections, offering the kinds of timely and authoritative weather and climate analyses that have gained them many thousands of followers ...
The top 10 global weather and climate change events of 2021
网页2022年1月11日 · Below is a list of the top-10 weather and climate change events of 2021, as rated by the impacts on humans and/or meteorological significance. 1. The most extreme heat wave in world history. Never in the century-plus history of world weather observation have so many all-time heat records fallen by such a large margin than in the historic late ...
Don’t get fooled: Electric vehicles really are better for the climate
网页2022年11月6日 · Verdict: electric cars are already better for the climate than gas-fueled vehicles — but there’s room for improvement. The transportation sector accounts for about 27% of total U.S. climate-warming pollution, making it the largest contributor to the nation’s emissions. Cleaning up passenger cars is therefore vital to addressing climate ...
Death Valley, California, breaks the all-time world heat record for …
网页2021年7月12日 · If verified, the 130 degrees Fahrenheit (54.4°C) reading at the Furnace Creek Visitor's Center on Friday, July 9, 2021, would be Earth's highest reliably measured temperature.
What is ‘climate justice’? - Yale Climate Connections
网页2020年7月29日 · 1) Climate justice begins with recognizing key groups are differently affected by climate change. From the United Nations and the IPCC to the NAACP, many organizations are connecting the dots between civil rights and climate change. As a UN blog describes it: “The impacts of climate change will not …
The most reliable hurricane models, based on their 2021 …
网页2022年6月9日 · The GFS model was the best model in 2021, followed by the European model. The HWRF, HMON, COAMPS-TC, and CMC models did respectably for forecasts up to 72 hours; at longer time periods, the CMC and COAMPS-TC models performed poorly. The official 2021 NHC Atlantic track forecasts tended to have a northeast bias of 7-21 miles for one- to three ...
How plastics contribute to climate change
网页2019年8月20日 · Authors of the CIEL report estimated that 12.5 to 13.5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent are emitted per year while extracting and transporting natural gas to create feedstocks for plastics in the United States. Land disturbance also contributes to greenhouse gas emissions associated with extraction.
Pros and cons of fracking: 5 key issues - Yale Climate Connections
网页2015年5月27日 · A brief guide to sorting out the plusses and minuses of key fracking issues. There’s an issue where the underlying science remains a political football, and scientists are regularly challenged and called out personally. Where energy needs and short-term economic growth are set against our children’s health and future.
Electric cars vs. gasoline cars: Which is better for climate change ...
网页2021年7月8日 · Electric cars already have a smaller carbon footprint than gasoline vehicles, and the grid is getting cleaner all the time. (Photo credit: NCDOTcommunications / CC BY 2.0) Electric vehicles can be an effective way to reduce pollution from transportation and limit global warming. But in most parts of the U.S., the electricity used to charge EVs ...
Scientists agree: Climate change is real and caused by people
网页2022年2月17日 · [Leer en español aquí] The scientific consensus that climate change is happening and that it is human-caused is strong. Scientific investigation of global warming began in the 19th century, and by the early 2000s, this research began to coalesce into confidence about the reality, causes, and general range of adverse effects of global warming.This conclusion was drawn from studying air and ...