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Scientists confirm their fears about West Antarctica — that it’s inherently unstable
Posted by Washington Post: Chris Mooney on November 3rd, 2015
Washington Post: It may be the biggest climate change story of the last two years. In 2014, several research groups suggested that the oceanfront glaciers in the Amundsen Sea region of West Antarctica may have reached a point of “unstoppable” retreat due to warm ocean waters melting them from below. There’s a great deal at stake — West Antarctica is estimated to contain enough ice to raise global sea levels by 3.3 meters, or well over 10 feet, were it all to melt. The urgency may now increase further in light of...
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Three quarters of Australians believe climate change is real
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on November 3rd, 2015
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Research by the CSIRO has found more than three quarters of Australians agree climate change is happening, with divisions emerging along political lines.
The survey of almost 18,000 people over five years showed 78 per cent of Australians believed in climate change.
Dr Zoe Leviston from the CSIRO said there appeared to be very few differences when demographics were taken into account.
"It was quite interesting to see that things like income, age, gender, really didn't have a noticeable impact...
TransCanada Asks State Department ‘Pause’ Review Keystone XL Pipeline
Posted by EcoWatch: http://images.csmonitor.com/csm/2015/11/945079_1_1101-Sea-ice_standard.jpg?alias on November 3rd, 2015
EcoWatch: In a letter to Sec. John Kerry yesterday, Canadian oil company TransCanada asked the State Department to "pause" its review of the Presidential Permit application for the Keystone XL pipeline.
Our response to TransCanada’s request to pause Keystone XL review: https://t.co/4ORmbLHWhS #NoKXL @billmckibben pic.twitter.com/yz6e7on9mU
-- 350 dot org (@350) November 3, 2015
“We are asking State to pause its review of Keystone XL based on the fact that we have applied to the Nebraska Public Service...
Yemen: Cyclone Chapala to dump three years worth of rain in 24 hours
Posted by Gulf News: Derek Baldwin on November 3rd, 2015
Gulf News: Cyclone Chapala was expected to unleash 400mm of tropical rainfall on central coastal Yemen by the end of the day on Tuesday when it dumps three years worth of precipitation within 24 hours, says a leading global weather expert on climate anomalies.
Dr Mansour Al Mazroui, Director of Centre of Excellence for Climate Change at King Abdul Aziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, said on Monday that computer models at the centre suggest that Yemen will be battered by the Category 1 storm with winds...