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The Department of Interior has said greenhouse gas emissions can't be considered when evaluating a project's effects on endangered species unless its emissions impact could be distinguished from historic global emissions. A study Thursday in Science’s Policy Forum says scientist have done that for the first time.
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Multnomah County’s suit is one of the first to seek damages related to a specific weather event.
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Worldwide temperatures briefly exceeded a key warming threshold earlier this month, drawing notice in the scientific community and prompting public chatter that climate change might be accelerating.
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This May, people living in the Puget Sound region experienced a lot of warmth and a month so dry, it matched the record for the driest May on record. The…
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As the Earth’s atmosphere warms because of greenhouse gas emissions, most of the heat gets trapped in the oceans. But measuring the change has proven…
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With recent memories of freezing temps, snowy passes, high winds, flooding and, maybe even a few popsicle toes, it might take a bit of mental stretching…
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It may be tempting to attribute current weather trends like the record warmth and early rains on climate change caused by humans. But KPLU weather expert…
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Despite widespread concern about global warming, rising air temperatures have actually slowed down dramatically over the past 15 years. This so-called…
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U.S. senators pulled an all-nighter Monday night to call attention to climate change. Democrats Brian Schatz of Hawaii and Barbara Boxer of California led…
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Global warming behind the recent polar vortex? Nonsense, says KPLU weather expert Cliff Mass.“There’s really no basis for this,” said Mass, adding there's…