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Climate Change Brings More Rapidly Intensifying Hurricanes; NOAA Cuts Make Forecasting Them Harder
By Jeff Masters, Yale Climate Connections As Hurricane Helene roared toward the Florida Panhandle on September 26, 2024, the storm put on an intimidating display of rapid intensification, ramping up from a Category 1 hurricane with 80 mph (129 km/h) winds to a Cat 4 monster with 140 mph (225 … [continued]
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A Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Made Climate History, But Trump Wants It Gone
The greenhouse effect was discovered more than 150 years ago, and the first scientific paper linking carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere with climate change was published in 1896. By the mid-20th century, scientists definitively connected the effect of human activities to the Earth’s atmosphere, and consensus built that our … [continued]
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Galileo Galilei And The End Of Science
Sweeping cuts to science funding and staffing throughout the federal government are designed to help Big Oil, not Americans.
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The smoke from Canada’s wildfires may be even more toxic than usual
By Matt Simon
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More than 200 wildfires are blazing across central and western Canada, half of which are out of control because they’re so hard for crews to access, forcing 27,000 people to evacuate.
NOAA Federal Funding Cuts Send Shockwaves
Woods Hole is a rather remote community on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Its marshy tidal inlets meander under small bridges and near side-of-the-road clam shacks. The Narragansett Bay region spans watersheds that unite 2 million people across 113 communities in three states and host diverse habitats that sustain wildlife and vital … [continued]
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