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Tag Archives: climate science
What caused a 10-year winter starting in 536?
A winter that lasts years isn\’t just a problem in Game of Thrones. Roughly 1500 years ago, our world was turned upsidown by a winter that witnesses say \”never ended.\” Now there is scientific evidence that there really was a … Continue reading
Posted in Basic News, Climate Change, Uncategorized
Tagged climate change, climate science, Dark Ages, history
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Western Black Rhino Declared Extinct | TIME.com
The Western black rhinoceros has officially been declared extinct by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the world’s largest conservation network. via Western Black Rhino Declared Extinct | TIME.com.
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Tagged climate science, environmental impact, extinction, western black rhino
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Outlook for Earth
This Nature special issue explores the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) – an international body of hundreds of scientists and policy experts that regularly assesses the state of knowledge about how climate is changing, what impacts that will have, and how … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Environmental policy
Tagged climate change, climate science, nature
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IPCC Fifth Assessment | Summary for Policy Makers
The Final Draft of the Working Group I contribution to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report will be available on 30 September. Until then, you can read the summary for policy makers.
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Tagged climate, climate change, climate science, policy, science policy
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How generous is the UK science budget, really? guardian.co.uk
Whatever you think about spending on sport, in times of austerity or otherwise, there is no denying that the strategy paid off – at least, if your yardstick for success is Olympic medals. The message couldn’t be more clear: if … Continue reading
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Tagged broader impacts, climate science, global science research, globalizing science, monetary returns, national science research, olympic medals, science budget, technoscientific competition, worldwide recession
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