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…(full text available here). “There is little scientific basis in support of claims that extreme weather events – specifically, hurricanes, floods, drought, tornadoes – and their economic damage have increased…
…and weather extremes. Rep. Smith selects very specific statements about weather extremes to argue that climate change has played no role. But this ignores a great deal of evidence and…
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[S]unspot activity on the surface of our star has dropped to a new low. It’s feared this could herald the arrival of a uniquely grim ‘mini Ice Age’.
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The current solar minimum could last for more than three decades which could lead to temperatures plummeting across the globe, scientists have warned.
…the pace of climate change until just the past decade or so, and recent events such as permafrost melting, ice cap loss, and extreme weather events have caught them by…
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Earth about to enter 30-YEAR ‘Mini Ice Age’
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"The sun has gone into ‘lockdown’ which could cause freezing weather, earthquakes and famine, say scientists"
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“Forest fires are caused by poor management. Not by climate change.”
…The NSIDC report, published online on August 18, summarizes the extreme weather conditions that scientists encountered at the Summit Station in Greenland on August 14 and 15. The station is…
…more than twice that rate.” Scientists determine this average rate of warming by analyzing temperature measurements taken from locations all around the world – from ships, buoys, weather balloons, weather…