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National Academy/Royal Society Join Forces on New Climate Booklet

A newly available free PDF booklet from two of the world’s most respected scientific organizations provides an easily understood vehicle for sharing information on climate change … and for learning. A...

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Researchers Point to Modest Successes from ‘Climate Matters’ TV Campaign

An innovative climate change education effort by a Columbia, S.C., meteorologist and his TV station is viewed as generally successful, but its impacts are not to be ‘overstated.’ It’s a pretty familiar...

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AAAS, White House: Similar Goals — Boost Climate Understanding, Actions

The world’s largest science society and the Obama White House launch new phases in what each says will be ongoing efforts to improve Americans’ understandings of, and actions to manage, adverse climate...

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Texas A&M’s Andy Dessler on ‘Decision Making Under Uncertainty’

A convenient YouTube six-minute video by a Texas A&M atmospheric scientist offers a useful resource for considering — and for teaching — decision making in the context of uncertainties. “Decisions...

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UCS Report Assesses CNN, Fox, MSNBC Cable Coverage of Climate in 2013

The science and advocacy organization finds MSNBC’s coverage most ‘entirely accurate,’ followed by CNN, and then by Fox News Channel, and says all could take steps to strengthen their climate...

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7 Minutes on Climate Change Basics Q&As

AMS’s Paul Higgins offers concise seven-minute video tutorial addressing fundamental climate change questions, providing a useful resource for communicators and educators. One can spend quite some time...

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Liberal Columnist Voices Climate Despair Sentiments

It’s bad enough that too many appear insufficiently concerned about climate change impacts, but what really hurts is when those duly concerned are on verge of throwing in the towel. They’re the kind of...

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Riley Dunlap on What a Difference Two Words Make … Or Do They Really?

So, is it ‘global warming’? Or better to say ‘climate change’? With both terms ‘politically polarized,’ it may come down to a matter of … Pick your poison. Like the Eveready battery in the TV...

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2014 global temps warmest in instrumental record

“This trend continues a long-term warming of the planet,” the agencies say. They point to Earth’s average surface temperature having warmed by about 1.4 degrees F (0.8 Celsius) since 1980, a trend they...

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New ‘risky business’ report

A new report from the “Risky Business” project team paints a dire image of climate change impacts across the U.S. Midwest, the nation’s “heartland,” saying the coming changes “are on an entirely...

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