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‘Hottest Year’ Story Obscures Bigger News: Ocean Warming Now Off The Charts

“Scientists have long suspected that extra ocean heat uptake has slowed the rise of global average temperatures, but the mechanism behind the hiatus remained unclear…. But the heat uptake is by no means permanent: when the trade wind strength returns … Continue reading

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Deaf to the warnings

Australia has its warmest spring on record, Europe its warmest year in 500 years, South Africa its worst drought since 1933, the world its hottest year going back to 1880, but the Abbott government continues to bury its head in … Continue reading

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Scientists find human fingerprints all over Australia’s hottest year on record

“Another study led by Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology looked in particular at that hot 2013 September, when the maximum temperatures were 3.32C above the long-term average (what they were between 1961 and 1990).” Could this be why Abbott/Newman want Royal … Continue reading

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Pre-history proof of climate’s see-saw sensitivity

“The researchers found a tentative scenario involving weak ocean currents, and prevailing winds that shifted the sea ice and allowed the oceans and atmosphere to exchange heat, pushing warmer water into the north-east Atlantic. These changes precipitated a dramatic warming of … Continue reading

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Landmark Report Warns Time Is Running Out To Save U.S. From Climate Catastrophe

Australia being a bigger emitter, and with landscape at least as prone to damage, time’s running out even more for us. >readmore> ClimateProgress

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Earth ‘may be doubly sensitive’ to CO2

You may think the prospect of climate change is alarming, a call to action to slow down our emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. You’re almost certainly right. But some scientists are now suggesting you should be much more … Continue reading

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Hottest spring on record

Climate Council is saying all that needs to be said in this item.

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Are we cooking yet?

Just another summary, the simpler the better, more at ClimateCouncil.org.au

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Climate NZ – Deniers Must Pay $90,000 For ‘Not Acting Reasonably,’ Court Rules

A New Zealand group dedicated to downplaying the existence of climate change has been ordered to pay close to $90,000 in court fees for bringing a “faulty” lawsuit that had sought to invalidate data that proved the country’s temperatures were on the … Continue reading

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Past year is hottest on record for Australia

Australia has experienced its hottest 12 month period on record, with maximum temperatures in August averaging 2.60 °C above normal. >read more> RenewEconomy

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