What do billion-dollar weather losses tell us about global warming?Washington Post (blog)By Andrew Freedman In taking stock of the extreme weather of 2011, many experts (including yours truly) have pointed to the record number of “billion-dollar disa...

New data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA show that for the 35th year in a row, the globe was warmer than average during 2011, and about the 10th-warmest year on record since 1880. Officials said warming was hindered ...

This Winter's Weirdly Warm Weather ExplainedDiscovery NewsWhat's behind this "Marchuary" weather? There are a few factors (and global warming isn't one of them). By Emily Sohn La Niña is partly to blame for this winter's weir...

Ozone in Earth's stratosphere at an altitude of approximately 12 miles (20 kilometers) in mid-March 2011, near the peak of the 2011 Arctic ozone loss. Red colors represent high levels of ozone, while purple and grey colors (over the north polar re...

Clouds play a small role in initiating climate variations, but the "bottom line is that clouds have not replaced humans as the cause of the recent warming the Earth is experiencing," says Andrew Dessler. (Credit: iStockphoto) TEXAS A&M (US) — Cl...

(Click on images for larger view.) Jewel-like green against the desert of central Asia, the Aral Sea has a long history of change. Over thousands of years, the lake has filled and dried, its fate linked to the flow of the rivers that feed it, par...

Each week the State of Flux features images of different locations on planet Earth, showing change over time periods ranging from centuries to days. Some of these effects are related to climate change, some are not. Some document the effects of urbaniz...

"We Have Never Seen a Year Like This Before": Meteorologist Jeff MastersThe devastating tornadoes and rampant flooding that's rocked the nation this year has often left the public with more questions than answers when it naturally sought out 'big pictu...

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Anthony Watts Submitted by Dave Stealey WUWT regular Jim Peden updates this post, which went viral when it was first published. Well worth reading: Our planet has been slowly warming since last emerging from the “Little I...

Published: Monday, June 6, 2011 - 11:36 in Earth & Climate The tropics and much of the Northern Hemisphere are likely to experience an irreversible rise in summer temperatures within the next 20 to 60 years if atmospheric greenhouse gas concentra...

By Valerie Smock, AccuWeather.com Broadcaster Jun 2, 2011; 12:26 PM ET This is a look at the 2005 drought in the Amazon. (Courtesy: NASA) It is easy to see the result of a dry summer on your yard, but can you imagine how reduced rainfall can affe...

More Western winds for Punjab Turbat sizzles at 50°C again Pre-Monsoon activty in Karachi continues Chances of depression in the Arabian sea still persists   Pakistan Weather Background *A weak western disturbance would affect Northern Pakistan. *Heat wave to persist in parts of Balochistan and Sindh. *Tropical cyclone “Keila” may affect lower ...

Image: Sierra Club Compass Saturday, 28 May 2011 16:58 Agence France-Presse DEAUVILLE, France: Russia, Japan and Canada told the G8 they would not join a second round of carbon cuts under the Kyoto Protocol at United Nations talks this year and the U...

That’s from the avalanche center in the Tetons, and here is a current web-cam view up Yosemite Valley towards still-closed Tioga Pass (in the left background): AP has a nice roundup of late snow and snowpack news (including the Teton quote). Just w...

Since the forecast of a possible cyclone in the Arabian sea emerged on May 23, there had been much talk about its possible track and intensity. Cyclones in the Arabian sea are rare and stronger ones are extremely rare but not unheard. A little disturbance in the Arabian sea sends chills ...

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Anthony Watts While Joe Romm, Bill McKibben, and others follow the fear card script to do everything and anything they can to link severe weather to global warming, they are clearly fighting a losing battle for public opini...

Harsh dust storms back in Punjab! Western winds hampering monsoon Pre-monsoon winds in Karachi Cyclone Keila to hit Oman or India? Pakistan weather Background *A western disturbance is likely to affect Pakistan that is likely to bring more severe dust storms and moderate to heavy rainfall in that part of ...

Pakistan Weather Portal (PWP) will give regular updates related to this storm if necessary   11+ killed over 100 injured Severe dust storms hit Punjab Bill boards, houses collapses Unexpected destruction in Punjab A western disturbance over upper parts of Pakistan on May 21 has brought unexpected destruction and death to Punjab province. ...

History books should be re-written again as on May 21, 2011, Karachi experienced one of the hottest days in years when temperature soared to 46°C. Last time temperatures touched this much was May 22, 1981. Arabian sea keeps Karachi cool and pleasant! Mostly when ever a heat wave affects Pakistan, Karachi escapes the ...

Press Release 11-101Big Clue to Future Climate Change in Small Plants Scientists find surprising response to higher levels of carbon dioxide in 13 species of grassland plants A wild lupine blooms at NSF's Cedar Creek Long-Term Ecological Research si...

Under all but one of 21 climate scenarios studied, Chicago heat waves are likely to be both more frequent and longer by the end of the 21st century. (Credit: Thinkstock) JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Hundreds to thousands more city residents could die by the...

Published: Monday, May 16, 2011 - 11:32 in Earth & Climate The majority of seaports around the world are unprepared for the potentially damaging impacts of climate change in the coming century, according to a new Stanford University study. In a s...

Published: Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - 09:33 in Earth & Climate Global climate change is anticipated to bring more extreme weather phenomena such as heat waves that could impact human health in the coming decades. An analysis led by researchers at the...

Published: Monday, May 2, 2011 - 14:33 in Earth & Climate Related images(click to enlarge) Sara Pryor Steve Scott The production of wind energy in the U.S. over the next 30-50 years will be largely unaffected by upward changes in global tem...

Natural gas mined from Marcellus shale is worse for the environment than conventional gas, coal, and oil. "We are not advocating for more coal or oil, but rather to move to a truly green, renewable future as quickly as possible," says Robert Howarth. ...

by Michael A. Livermore. In a recent House Energy and Commerce Committee climate hearing, Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) jokingly asked if some of his fellow colleagues were going to overturn the law of gravity, “sending us floating about the room...

by Janet Ritz The world changes so fast, it's difficult to see it in context. Scientists watch from a mathematical point of view, points on a graph, comparative analyses, blips on radar from sensors slapped on the bows of ships.  Dry bi...

By Sara Peach, The Yale Forum on Climate Change & The Media In 1989, cartoonist Matt Groening told a reporter that his new television show, “The Simpsons,” would tackle the serious subjects in life. “It always amazes me how few cartoonists in ...

by Eban Goodstein. Arctic sea ice extent averaged over Januray 2011 its lowest recorded levels since satellite records began in 1979. It was 19,300 square miles below the record low of 5.25 million square miles, set in 2006, and 490,000 square...

by Robert Stavins. California Gov. Jerry Brown plans to move forward with the implementation of Assembly Bill 32 (AB 32), the Global Warming Solutions Act, under which California seeks to take dramatic steps to reduce its greenhouse-gas emissions....