CLIMATE CHANGE THE KEY DOCUMENTS

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LINK FOR .. EARTH SCIENCES DIVISION, NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre.

The only way to have real success in science ... is to describe the evidence very carefully without regard to the way you feel it should be. If you have a theory, you must try to explain what's good about it and what's bad about it equally. In science you learn a kind of standard integrity and honesty. — Richard Feynman

THE RESEARCH PAPERS

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EARTH IMPACTS LINKED TO CLIMATE CHANGE

A new study shows that human-caused climate change has impacted a wide range of natural systems, from Arctic permafrost thawing to African lakes declining in productivity.(May '08)

2007 TIED AS EARTHS SECOND WARMEST YEAR

NASA scientists have determined that 2007 tied with 1998 for Earth's second warmest year in a century. (Jan '08)

2006 WAS EARTH'S FIFTH WARMEST YEAR

Climatologists at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies have found that 2006 was the fifth warmest year in the past century (Feb '07)

EARTH'S TEMPERATURE TRACKER

After tracking Earth temperature for decades, scientist James Hansen is confident the global warming trend is mainly the result of human-produced greenhouse gases. (Nov. '07)

CLIMATE APPROACHES DANGEROUS TIPPING POINT

GISS research finds that human-made greenhouse gases have brought the Earth's climate close to potentially dangerous consequences for the planet. (May '07)

GLOBAL SUNSCREEN HAS LIKELY THINNED

A new NASA study has found that an important counter-balance to the warming of our planet by greenhouse gases appears to have lost ground. (Mar '07)

HOW WILL GLOBAL PEAK OIL AFFECT CLIMATE?

Researchers have identified feasible emission scenarios that could keep carbon dioxide below levels that some scientists have called dangerous for climate. (Sep '08)

UNCERTAINTIES LIMIT CLIMATE CHANGE PREDICTIONS

Gaps in our understanding of climate response in the tropics and polar regions limit our ability to predict future climate change impacts. (Aug '08)

GLOBAL WARMING AND VIOLENT WEATHER

GISS scientists have developed a new climate model that indicates that the most violent severe storms and tornadoes may become more common as Earth's climate warms. (Aug '07)