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We must switch to renewable energy for health reasons, economic reasons, and environmental reasons. It will also help keep your electric rates lower. Read more
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Skeptics who wish to argue that climate scientists cannot prove the link between global warming and extreme weather, do not understand the role of probabilities. As Kevin Trenberth says, “All weather events are affected by climate change because the environment in which they occur is warmer and moister than it used to be…. ” Read more
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Thsi is a letter sent to Congressman Frank Lucas (R-OK), Chairman of the Agriculture Committee, containing a summary of the scientific evidence on climate change and pointing out it is a threat to our food supply. Read more
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Although there is a strong theoretical link between global warming and extreme weather events, it has been difficult to prove. Recent research by Hansen et al. has shown that analysis of the normal distribution of weather events by decade clearly shows the link and allows the calculation of the increased probability of extreme temperatures due… Read more
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This article shows the basic data for global warming in pictures and graphs. It covers from the ice ages to current changes in the Earth. Read more
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In 1998 the US refused to ratify the Kyoto Treaty which would have limited the release of CO2 into the atmosphere. The increasing CO2 may be leading to extreme weather, crop failures, droughts and wildfires. The recent heat waves, droughts, and wildfires in Oklahoma should bring home to us what our failure to ratify the… Read more
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Recent research has confirmed that many of the extreme weather events we are experiencing, such as increasing rainfall, storms and floods, are caused or made worse by global warming. Read more
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