Last 12 Years Were Among 13 Warmest On Record, World Meteorological Organisation Confirms

By Alex Kirby / Climate News Network. The year just past confirmed the Earth’s warming trend, which will continue and is reason for concern, says the World Meteorological Organisation. LONDON, 2 May – Last year was among the ten warmest years since records began more than 160 years ago, the World Meteorological Organisation says. The WMO says 2012…

Does Arctic Amplification Fuel Extreme Weather in Mid-Latitudes?

Jennifer Francis, Rutgers University, 25 January 2012. The “Arctic Paradox” was coined during recent winters when speculations arose that the dramatic changes in the Arctic may be linked to severe snowstorms and cold temperatures in mid-latitudes, particularly along the U.S. east coast and in Europe. Recent studies have illuminated these linkages. Evidence is presented for…

Discovery Channel – Global Warming, What You Need To Know, with Tom Brokaw

What You Need To Know, with Tom Brokaw. RELATED How Global Warming Made Hurricane Sandy Worse http://www.climatecentral.org/news/how-global-warming-made-hurricane-sandy-worse-15190 Last Time Carbon Dioxide Levels Were This High: 15 Million Years Ago http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091008152242.htm Climate Story Of The Year: Extreme Weather From Superstorms To Drought Emerges As Political, Scientific Gamechanger http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/12/21/1278861/climate-story-of-the-year-extreme-weather-from-superstorms-to-drought-emerges-as-political-scientific-gamechanger Global warming has stopped? Again?? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qbn1rCZz1ow Global Warming,…

NASA: Arctic Ocean Currents Changed

The transpolar drift (purple arrows) is a dominant circulation feature in the Arctic Ocean that carries freshwater runoff (red arrows) from rivers in Russia across the North Pole and south towards Greenland. Under changing atmospheric conditions, emergent circulation patterns (blue arrows) drive freshwater runoff east towards Canada, resulting in freshening of Arctic water in the…