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What does global warming mean for extreme snowfall?
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B.B. Cael - The 2016 Basics of Climate Science course surveys the fundamentals of climate science, emphasizing radiation and greenhouse gases, the carbon cycle and earth’s heat storage.
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Evaluation of land resources by the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization suggest availability of arable land itself is not a major constraint on food production at least through mid-century, assuming continued yield improvements. There are, however, some wild cards that could vastly impact...
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Aerosols shown to exert strong influence on the geography of precipitation
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The largest hydroelectric project in Africa has so far produced only discord
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Study analyzes role of rainforests, other protected areas in mitigating climate change
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Joint Program research presented at the AGU’s annual fall meeting
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2015 Energy and Climate Outlook Sees COP21 as Progress, with More Work Ahead