climate change impacts, Tag

“But he also says climate change makes the planet greener by increasing plant growth, boosts agricultural productivity and likely reduces the number of temperature-related deaths annually...

This example illustrates that anecdotal stories about the woes of a single or a few climate-concerned farmers is not a good metric for judging the state of agricultural production in the state.

by Judith Curry Two important new books to discuss. Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarm Hurts Us All, by Michael Schellenberger [amazon]   ‘Best Seller’ Schellenberger’s op-ed:  On Behalf of Environmentalists...

by Alan Longhurst Recipe for Australia’s climate ‘truth bomb’:  dubious manipulations of the historical temperature record, ignorance of the climate dynamics of the Southern Hemisphere, and ignorance of...

by Peter Lang and Ken Gregory A new paper ‘Economic impact of energy consumption change caused by global warming’ finds global warming may be beneficial...

by Judith Curry The House Oversight and Reform Environmental Subcommittee in a Hearing on Recovery, Resilience and Readiness – Contending with Natural Disasters in the Wake of Climate Change begins at 2 pm EDT...

by Judith Curry On Tuesday June 25, I will be testifying before the House Oversight and Reform Environmental Subcommittee in a Hearing on Recovery, Resilience and Readiness – Contending with Natural Disasters in the Wake...

by Judith Curry The House Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife is holding a Hearing today on Responding to the Global Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on...

by Larry Kummer The Extinction Rebellion and the Green New Deal arouse fears of extinction for other species, and humanity. Only the complicit silence of climate scientists makes this possible. Compare the alarmists’...

by Judith Curry I have now completed my assessment of sea level rise and climate change. The complete report can be downloaded here [Special Report- Sea Level Rise]. My preliminary compilation of information was provided...

by Judith Curry The final installment in the CE series on sea level rise. 1. Introduction Global mean sea level (GMSL) has increased by about 8–9 inches since 1880, with about 3 inches occurring since 1993. As discussed...

Researchers have determined that countries around the world are failing to fulfill their greenhouse gas reduction commitments under the Paris climate agreement, inevitably subjecting the world to unpredictable extreme weather...

by Phil Salmon How a small group of people from Africa changed the world. Paleoclimatology, the study of climate in the past all the way back to deep time, is one of the pillars of climate science. It shows us … Continue...

by Judith Curry Introduction and context for a new Climate Etc. series on sea level rise. I have several clients that are interested in the issue of sea level rise, from a range of perspectives (insurance, engineers, city...

by Larry Kummer We’re told that climate change caused or intensified California’s wildfires — and that such fires are getting worse. As usual for such scary stories, these claims are only weakly supported...