Introduction
Today’s generation of climate models are typically run at resolutions that cover the globe with a 256 by 128 longitude/latitude horizontal grid or about a 1.4 degree latitude-longitude grid at the equator.
An experimental version of the CCSM CAM3 was run at a resolution much more similar to a global numerical weather prediction model (1024×512 grid [...]
NASA Global Warming Facts: 2009 – Second Warmest Year on Record; End of Warmest Decade
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Global climate change … NASA’s eyes on the Earth: A warming world – global temperature update … piecing together the temperature puzzle.
Each year, scientists at NASA’S Goddard Institute for Space Studies analyze global [...]
Aruba enjoys a tropical sunny climate, making it a year-round paradise for residents and visitors alike. The average temperature is 82ºF (28ºC), with cooling trade winds and the rarity of tropical storms and hurricanes. Aruba lies outside the hurricane belt and rainfall is very moderate – averaging about 16.1″ (408.9 mm) per year.
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I figure the beginning of summer is best celebrated by a rant filmed in November about the beginning of winter…
…maybe not. But hey, I’ve already played Summer Song, what else can I do?
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(CNSNEws.com) – Which is it–6 feet or 3.5 feet?
Last week, White House science czar John Holdren told members of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming that changes in global temperatures could mean a rise in sea levels of 6 feet or more in a century.
But Joan Lubchenco, administrator of the National [...]
Analysis by the NOAA National Climatic Data Center revealed that April’s global average temperature was the warmest on record. Combined land and ocean temperatures were 58.1°F (14.5°C), which is 1.37°F (0.76°C) above the 20th Century climatic average. Additionally, the period of January through April, 2010 was also the warmest global average temperature on record. These [...]
NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center archives and analyzes weather data from around the world. This animation shows how the average global temperature has changed over the past 150 years. “Cool colors” (blue and green) indicate temperatures warmer than was it considered average; “hot colors” (orange and red) are warmer than average.
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The animation depicts the surface temperature increase (relative to the 1870-1899 period) from the average of a set of CCSM3 experiments of the IPCC AR4 SRES A1B (midrange) climate change scenario. The lower panel shows the global average temperature change from the same base period.
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The last decade has been measured as the hottest on record all around the globe. This overall result is derived from a patchwork of readings with widely varying effects on local climates. Scientists agree that the change is being spurred by rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. This clip was produced by NASA’s [...]
The Earth is a complex system with a unique climate.
Many scientists are concerned that Earths climate is changing at an unprecedented rate.
Each January, scientists at NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies release temperature data for the previous year.
How do scientists study how warm our home planet is, and how do they determine what factors affect [...]
