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These Climate Pollutants Don't Last Long, But They’re Wreaking Havoc on the Arctic

March 19, 2018

When people talk about climate change, the focus is often on carbon dioxide, and for good reason. The CO2 pumped into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels today will hang around for centuries, building up over time and continuing to warm the planet. Dr. Patricia Quinn is quoted. 

Link: These Climate Pollutants Don't Last Long, But They’re Wreaking Havoc on the Arctic

Freakishly Warm Weather in the Arctic Has Climate Scientists 'Stunned'

February 26, 2018

During the Arctic winter, when the sun hides from October to March, the average temperature in the frozen north typically hovers around a bone-chilling minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 20 degrees Celsius). But this year, the Arctic is experiencing a highly unusual heat wave. Jim Overland is quoted and Muyin Wang's essay is referenced. 

Link: Freakishly Warm Weather in the Arctic Has Climate Scientists 'Stunned'

US cold snap was a freak of nature, quick analysis finds

January 11, 2018

Consider this cold comfort: A quick study of the brutal American cold snap found that the Arctic blast really wasn't global warming but a freak of nature. Frigid weather like the two-week cold spell that began around Christmas is 15 times rarer than it was a century ago, according to a team of international scientists who does real-time analyses to see if extreme weather events are natural or more likely to happen because of climate change. Jim Overland is quoted. 

Link: US cold snap was a freak of nature, quick analysis finds

Weather 'bombs' and the link between severe winters and climate change

January 04, 2018

What’s with all the weapons analogies for the storm dumping snow on the East Coast today? The bomb references may seem to have popped up out of nowhere this week, but the word has actually been used to describe powerful, rapidly intensifying winter storms for decades. 

Link: Weather 'bombs' and the link between severe winters and climate change

EXTREME WEATHER: Storm 'bomb' is tinder for both sides in climate fight

January 04, 2018

Record-cold temperatures, possible hurricane-force winds, and a dramatic name — the "bomb cyclone" is being used by some climate skeptics to question scientists who've become more bold about linking extreme weather to warming temperatures.

Link: EXTREME WEATHER: Storm 'bomb' is tinder for both sides in climate fight

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