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OPINION ROUNDUP

Nov 7, 2012 2:42 PM CST

What's Next, Obama?

Obama's 2nd term: fiscal cliffs, tax hikes, climate change, and Iran

(Newser) - Now that we know who'll be at the helm, the big question is what will the next four years look like? Here's a roundup of how some think President Obama's second term could or should shape up:

Not surprisingly, there's lots of chatter about Obama's

...

Climate Change to Make Bananas Vital Food Crop

Climate Change's
New Vital Crop: Bananas

Climate Change's New Vital Crop: Bananas

Warming to force farmers to switch away from spuds

(Newser) - As the planet gets warmer, farmers are going to have to give up on certain crops and people are going to have to get used to radically changed diets, according to a new report. Agricultural experts predict that harvests of maize, rice, and wheat are set to fall in many...

Why Climate Change Stayed Off Sandy's Wikipedia Page

Climate-Change Denier Vets Wikipedia's Sandy Page

Nov 3, 2012 2:56 PM CDT

Climate-Change Denier Vets Wikipedia's Sandy Page

'I don't believe that climate change bullcrap,' he says

(Newser) - Wikipedia's Superstorm Sandy page attracted more than 500,000 hits over three days, but most visitors saw no mention of global warming—because one of the most impassioned editors on the page is a climate-change denier, reports Popular Science . Ken Mampel, 56, an out-of-work media freelancer in Florida with...

Bloomberg Endorses
Obama, Cites Hurricane

Nov 1, 2012 2:28 PM CDT

Bloomberg Endorses Obama, Cites Hurricane

Mayor says president will lead on climate change

(Newser) - Hurricane Sandy's impact on the election grows: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg made a surprise endorsement of President Obama today, reports the New York Times . The reason? Bloomberg thinks climate change contributed to the storm, and he thinks Obama is more willing to deal with it.

We Need to Wake Up
on Global Warming

OPINION

Nov 1, 2012 1:44 PM CDT

We Need to Wake Up on Global Warming

Businessweek cover story makes the case, bluntly

(Newser) - It's no surprise that Hurricane Sandy's wake has dredged up chatter about global warming , but chatter isn't enough for Paul M. Barrett at Businessweek . In a piece accompanied by this attention-grabbing cover (via the Huffington Post), he looks at evidence from scientists to insurance agencies suggesting that...

Is Sandy the Face
of Climate Change?

OPINION

Oct 30, 2012 3:52 PM CDT

Is Sandy the Face of Climate Change?

Some politicians think it's a wake-up call; scientists aren't ready to say

(Newser) - The devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy has plenty of people asking: Did climate change do this? New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo seemed to hint as much in his speech today, saying there was a "new reality" in weather patterns. "We have a 100-year flood every two years now,...

Climatologist Sues Critics
for Defamation

Oct 24, 2012 4:37 PM CDT

Climatologist Sues Critics for Defamation

Blog posts said he faked data, compared him to molester

(Newser) - A leading climatologist has filed a defamation suit against the National Review and a conservative think tank because they claimed he manipulated data and compared him to child molester Jerry Sandusky, report the Guardian and Scientific American . In 2010, Michael Mann was one of several scientists at the heart of...

Ancient Romans, Chinese Helped Warm Planet

STUDY SAYS

Oct 4, 2012 1:08 AM CDT

Ancient Romans, Chinese Helped Warm Planet

Ice samples reveal greenhouse gas emissions

(Newser) - Human activity contributed to climate change long before the Industrial Revolution, according to new research. Scientists analyzing ice core samples from Greenland found a spike in emissions of the greenhouse gas methane during a 200-year period around 2,000 years ago, when the ancient Roman and Chinese empires were at...

Arctic Ice Hits Drastic New Low

Sep 20, 2012 2:50 AM CDT

Arctic Ice Hits Drastic New Low

Melt ends with ice 293K square miles below 2007 record

(Newser) - Sea ice in the Arctic shrank to a record low on August 27 —and kept shrinking for 20 days. The sea has finally begun to refreeze after bottoming out on September 16 at 1.32 million square miles, almost 300,000 square miles less than the record set at...

It's Not Just You:
2012 Is Hottest
Year Yet

Sep 18, 2012 7:50 AM CDT

It's Not Just You: 2012 Is Hottest Year Yet

But only our 3rd-hottest summer on record

(Newser) - If you've lately found yourself often saying, "Wow, it's really hot!"—you ain't kidding. The National Climatic Data Center reports that 2012 is officially the hottest year on record so far for the US. This summer was only the third-hottest on record, CNN reports,...

Uh-Oh, This Winter
Might Be Nasty

Uh-Oh, This Winter Might Be Nasty

Study blames melting Arctic ice

(Newser) - Get your winter coats ready. Thanks to melting Arctic ice , this year's hot summer could be matched by a harsh winter, reports Business Insider , picking up on a study in Nature . Sea ice levels in the late summer appear to be linked to the distribution of high and low...

Climate Change's
Next Victim: NYC?

Sep 11, 2012 2:35 PM CDT

Climate Change's Next Victim: NYC?

Critics say city isn't doing enough to prepare for rising oceans, bigger storms

(Newser) - Rising oceans and increasingly violent storms are worrying officials in New York City, as scientists warn that if action isn't taken soon, flood waters could prompt thousands to lose their homes or paralyze the city's transportation system, reports the New York Times . The city is considering a number...

Caribbean Coral Reefs
Are Mostly Dead

report says

Sep 7, 2012 4:53 PM CDT

Caribbean Coral Reefs Are Mostly Dead

Less than 10% of the reefs have live coral, says report

(Newser) - The coral reefs of the Caribbean are mostly wiped out, according to a new report from a major conservation group. Scientists have found that the reefs have about 8% of live coral coverage, down from about 50% to 60% in the 1970s, reports National Geographic . Some main culprits cited by...

Record Arctic Melt
'Like Doubling CO2'

Sep 6, 2012 2:20 AM CDT

Record Arctic Melt 'Like Doubling CO2'

Oblivion looms for summer sea ice, expert warns

(Newser) - The accelerating loss of Arctic sea ice is having an effect equivalent to doubling the greenhouse gas emissions that are causing the problem in the first place, warns one of the world's leading sea ice experts. The ice reflects sunlight, but as it disappears, the energy is absorbed by...

Boston: Faneuil Hall Could
End Up Underwater

Aug 22, 2012 9:59 AM CDT

Boston: Faneuil Hall Could End Up Underwater

City begins to prepare for expected flooding

(Newser) - Parts of Boston could end up looking a lot more like Venice, thanks to climate change. The city is prepping for rising water and floods prompted by global warming—certain locations, including the area around historic Faneuil Hall, could actually end up under as much as 10 feet of water....

Arctic Ice Nears Record Melt

Aug 21, 2012 3:16 AM CDT

Arctic Ice Nears Record Melt

It 'just doesn't look like the Arctic Ocean any more'

(Newser) - The amount of sea ice in the Arctic is on course to hit a record low well before the end of melting season, scientists warn. The previous record was set in 2007, but that was a result of a "perfect storm" of conditions, while this year's melt is...

US CO2 Emissions
Dive to 20-Year Low

Aug 17, 2012 3:31 AM CDT

US CO2 Emissions Dive to 20-Year Low

Cheap natural gas has made a huge difference

(Newser) - America's carbon emissions have, amazingly, dropped to levels near where they would be in an alternate reality where President Al Gore signed the Kyoto Protocol. Emissions of the greenhouse gas are at their lowest in 20 years and government officials say the dramatic fall is thanks to cheap natural...

Audit: Feds Have Lousy Oversight of Climate Funds

Aug 15, 2012 12:30 PM CDT

Audit: Feds Have Lousy Oversight of Climate Funds

Tens of millions being allocated, with little accountability

(Newser) - An obscure agency of the State Department has doled out tens of millions of dollars around the world for programs designed to fight climate change, but it's done a remarkably bad job of making sure the money isn't being wasted, according to an internal audit picked up by...

Islands to Be Built in India
... and Towed to Maldives

Aug 13, 2012 11:45 AM CDT

Islands to Be Built in India ... and Towed to Maldives

Dutch design features private islands, golf course with underwater club

(Newser) - Many of the islands that comprise the Maldives could soon be submerged—so replacements are under way. A Dutch firm is designing artificial islands to join some 1,192 islands that sit an average of five feet above sea level, making the Maldives the world's lowest country. Now, the...

NASA Scientist:
Global Warming
Behind Killer
Heat Waves

Aug 5, 2012 6:30 PM CDT

NASA Scientist: Global Warming Behind Killer Heat Waves

James Hansen hammers away with statistical analysis

(Newser) - The relentless, weather-gone-crazy type of heat that has blistered the US and other parts of the world in recent years is so rare that it can't be anything but man-made global warming, says a new statistical analysis from a top government scientist. The research by a man often called...