The Climate Services for Resilient Development partnership plans to provide expertise and data to help developing nations be less vulnerable.
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Global Warming "Hiatus" Never Happened, Study Says
After digging into existing measurements of Earth surface temperatures, a team of scientists finds there was no "hiatus" in temperature rise, which was thought to have started in 1998.
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NASA Selects Science Instruments for Europa Mission
The instruments chosen for a mission to Jupiter's moon Europa include cameras, spectrometers, magnetometers, and an ice-penetrating radar.
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Bill that Limits Earth Science Funding Wins OK in House
The controversial America COMPETES legislation would restrict Earth science funding at several U.S. federal agencies, including the National Science Foundation.
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Geoscience Community Reacts to Vote on America COMPETES Bill
Legislation that would restrict funding for geoscience at federal agencies raises concerns about the research program budgets.
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Obama Links Climate Change to National and Global Security
Obama tells new Coast Guard officers that climate change poses a serious security threat to coastal areas and a challenge to the U.S. military.
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Musical Composition Conveys Climate Change Data
A student at the University of Minnesota communicates climate change science in an innovative way.
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Tracking the Missing Heat from the Global Warming Hiatus
Despite indications that the Pacific Ocean is helping to take up the world's missing surface heat, the heat doesn't linger; oceanographers now find that heat has moved over to the Indian Ocean.
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Experiment Captures First Image of Thunder
Scientists can now visually capture the sound waves created by thunder, a technique that could lead to an increased understanding of how lightning forms and transmits energy.
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National Science Foundation to Rebalance Ocean Science Funding
In its response to a National Research Council survey on ocean sciences, the National Science Foundation has endorsed recommendations calling for a budgetary course correction.