Although the agreement is a political breakthrough, it falls short of keeping future temperatures from rising more than 2°C above those of pre-industrial times.
Climate Change
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Developing Climate Model Comparisons
Experimental Design for CMIP6: Aerosols, Land Use, and Future Scenarios;
Aspen, Colorado, 4–8 August 2014
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Evaluating Modes of Variability in Climate Models
A new tool, the Climate Variability Diagnostics Package, evaluates climate models by examining how realistically they simulate the statistics of present-day climate, including its variability.
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Ocean Carbon Uptake More Variable Than Previously Thought
Researchers create a global model of carbon dioxide absorbed by the ocean to get a better idea of how the greenhouse gas influences climate.
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Report Calls for Balancing Energy Security, Energy Equity, and Environmental Concerns
Report focuses on the energy “trilemma” of energy security, energy equity, and environmental sustainability.
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Uncertainty in Deforestation’s Effects on Amazonian Climate
The strength of land-atmosphere coupling in a given model influences how it represents deforestation’s effects.
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A Dearth of Hurricanes Cannot Explain Maya Collapse
Mud layers in a stalagmite from a cave on the Yucatán Peninsula show hurricane activity was steady or elevated throughout the Maya collapse.
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AGU Hosts Amazon Hack-A-Thon at Fall Meeting
Fall Meeting attendees get rare opportunity at Amazon Hack-A-Thon event to tackle climate change issues.
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Report Addresses Timeline for Cutting Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Levels of greenhouse gas emissions need to be limited by midcentury to keep within a 2°C increase, a new United Nations report states.
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Ocean Acidification Worse in Coral Reefs
The rate of ocean acidification in coral reefs outpaces the rise in carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere.