Tag: Global Warming
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Ice sheet ‘retreat’ vs ‘collapse’: what is the difference and why does it matter?
The ice sheets over Antarctica and Greenland are going to ‘collapse’, we have been told by scientists. What does it mean for an ice sheet to ‘collapse’, though? Is it not just drammatic language made for headlines? There is, however, a difference. To learn the difference, we need to study past ice sheet retreat preserved…
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10 Key Terms About Climate Science That You Need to Know
When it comes to climate change, there are some scientific terms that are thrown around without any explanation and often without context. This isn’t always that helpful. Even with a background in science, it can be easy to misunderstand unfamiliar scientific terms. Also, it isn’t just scientists with a right to know and understand how…
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Is there really a connection between sunspots and global warming? Science has the answer.
If you go in search of the causes of modern-day global warming and climate change you are likely to find a great deal about emissions and carbon dioxide. These are, as climate scientists have stated time and again, the main causes of the ecological disaster awaiting us. However, digging below the obvious you might be…
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The question of climate model accuracy is as much about language as it is science
The rallying cry of climate scientists the world over, quoted again and again in articles, is that global warming must be kept below 1.5˚C. However, while scientists point to climate models, in the real world there are places breaking low temperature records. Does this mean that climate models are wrong? It’s an important question and…
Rivers of Ice 