Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick says that Republican members of Congress need to “acknowledge reality” and do more to raise awareness about climate change.
Biogeochemical cycles, processes, and modeling
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Raising a Tantrum About Climate Change
One year ago today, President Trump vowed to exit the United States from the Paris climate pact. Eos discusses this with climatologist Michael Mann, author of the new book The Tantrum that Saved the World.
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A Powerful New Tool to Analyze and Calibrate Earth System Models
Polynomial chaos and Bayesian compressive sensing are applied to a land surface model to understand how large numbers of tunable parameters interact and may be optimized.
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Understanding a Changing West Antarctic Peninsula
The 1st Workshop of the SOOS WAP Working Group; Cambridge, United Kingdom, 15–16 May 2017
In Icy Waters: The Future of Marine Biogeochemical Research off the West Antarctic Peninsula; Chicheley, United Kingdom, 17–18 May 2017
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Turning up the Heat on Organic Matter to Track Carbon
Inaugural Workshop on Thermal Analysis of Natural Organic Matter; Woods Hole, Massachusetts, 15–16 September 2016
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Strengthening the Observational Basis for Carbon Science, Policy
Sustained Observations for Carbon Cycle Science and Decision Support Workshop; Boulder, Colorado, 13–14 April 2016
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The Future Hangs in the (Carbon) Balance
A new study suggests that Canada’s boreal forests could absorb more carbon than they release as climate change progresses.
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A Benchmark for Trace Greenhouse Gases in the Arctic Ocean
Samples of seawater from the North American Arctic show that the region is neither a major source nor sink of methane and nitrous oxide to the overlying atmosphere.
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How Climate Change Affects the Flow of Carbon from Land to Sea
Changes in precipitation and runoff in New England may be driving more dissolved organic carbon into the Gulf of Maine.
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Arctic Research on Thin Ice: Consequences of Arctic Sea Ice Loss
Scientists embarked on a 6-month expedition in the Arctic Ocean to study the thinning sea ice cover, improve our understanding of sea ice loss effects, and help predict future changes.