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90% Chance 2012 Will Be Warmest Year on Record for US
Posted by LiveScience: Jeanna Bryner on November 15th, 2012
LiveScience: Continuing a hot trend, October was the fifth warmest across the globe since record keeping began in 1880. And climate scientists say it's likely, about 90 percent so, that 2012 will become the warmest year on record for the contiguous United States.
The last 36 Octobers, including this one, have experienced global temperatures above the 20th-century average; in fact, the past 332 months have all shown above-average temperatures globally, according to a report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
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Global Warming Spurs Extreme Weather, Most in US Believe
Posted by LiveScience: Jeanna Bryner on October 9th, 2012
LiveScience: The majority of Americans think global warming is not only affecting weather but is also worsening extreme weather events, including record-high summer temperatures and the Midwest drought, a new survey released today (Oct. 9) finds.
Between Aug. 31 and September, more than 1,000 participants ages 18 and over answered survey questions about their beliefs on global warming and its link to weather events. The results were weighted to give nationally representative numbers.
Overall, there has...
Antarctic breeding penguins vanishing
Posted by LiveScience: Jeanna Bryner on August 29th, 2012
LiveScience: In the first complete survey of chinstrap penguins' breeding across Deception Island in the Antarctic, scientists have found a significant number of the chic birds have disappeared from the breeding grounds since the 1980s.
The largest colony, called Baily Head on Deception Island, which is located in the Antarctic's South Shetland Islands, saw a drop of more than 50 percent over the past two decades, the researchers added.
The culprit? The scientists point to climate change.
The study,...
Drought reaches record 56 percent of USA
Posted by LiveScience: Jeanna Bryner on July 6th, 2012
LiveScience: The United States is parched, with more than half of the land area in the lower 48 states experiencing moderate to extreme drought, according to a report released today (July 5).
Just under 56 percent of the contiguous United States is in drought conditions, the most extensive area in the 12-year history of the U.S. Drought Monitor. The previous drought records occurred on Aug. 26, 2003, when 54.79 percent of the lower 48 were in drought and on Sept 10, 2002, when drought extended across 54.63...
The Fastest-Warming US State Is …
Posted by LiveScience: Jeanna Bryner on June 12th, 2012
LiveScience: Some U.S. states are feeling the heat of climate change more than others, finds a new analysis of temperature increases over the past 100 years.
The state that saw the highest temperature increase was Rhode Island, followed by Massachusetts, New Jersey, Arizona and Maine.
Scientists from Climate Central, a research and public outreach organization, suggest natural climate variability along with atmospheric aerosols (that block incoming solar radiation) both play roles in the findings.
For...