While environmentalists continue to monitor the symptoms of global warming, skeptics have turned their eyes towards the way weather data is recorded. While there’s not disagreement left about the global climate getting warmer, the accuracy of the weather stations comprising the U.S. Historical Climatology Network has come into question. The network has been in place [...]
Gov’t Scientist: Heat Wave Caused by Climate Change
July 3, 2012 | Posted by
Heat waves seem to be an inevitable part of an American summer, but the temperatures we’ve come to expect may be a part of a global trend towards a more extreme climate. So far 2012 has been one of the driest years in recent memory, with a noticeably calm winter giving way to record breaking [...]
U.N. Report: Planet May Be Facing Irreversible Damage
June 11, 2012 | Posted by
Nations have been urged to meet environmental targets or face irreversible damage to the planet. According to the United Nations, population growth, urbanization and consumption could lead to irreversible damage. “If current trends continue, if current patterns of production and consumption of natural resources prevail and cannot be reversed and ‘decoupled’, then governments will preside [...]
