Prescott Library: Science Seminar: Earth Science: Climate Change

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Global Warming and Climate Change
News about Global Warming & Climate Change , including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Playlist (10 talks): Climate change: Oh, it's real.
In this brand-new slideshow (premiering on TED.com), Al Gore presents evidence that the pace of climate change may be even worse than scientists recently predicted.
Climate Change Threats and Impacts
With rapid climate change, one-fourth of Earth’s species could be headed for extinction by 2050.
Climate Change in the United States: Benefits of Global Action,
Fighting Climate Change? We’re Not Even Landing a Punch
The world is still warming. Both NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported last week that global temperatures last year receded slightly from the record-setting 2016, because there was no El Niño heating up the Pacific.

Are Storms Getting Worse?

The article offers information on the catastrophic storms in the U.S. It is stated that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicted the effects of climate change in the increase of severe weather forms, which result to property losses. It notes that thunderstorms had the most frequent catastrophic results, followed by tornadoes and hailstorms. It also mentions the causes of the increase of storms and property losses including high vulnerability and population growth.

Changnon, Stanley A. "Trend Analysis: Are Storms Getting Worse?." Weatherwise 63.2 (2010): 38. Middle Search Plus. Web. 1 Jan. 2013.

Extreme Weather A Glimpse Of Things To Come

In this article the author reflects on natural disasters happened in the U.S. in 2011 and anticipates the more will happen in coming years because of global warming and climate change.

Kowalski, Kathiann M. "Extreme Weather A Glimpse Of Things To Come." Odyssey 21.3 (2012): 6. Middle Search Plus. Web. 6 Jan. 2013.