by Our Global Climate Team | Jan 17, 2018 | Changes in the World, United States
Hot enough for you? You’ve probably seen stats showing how global temperatures have increased over the past few decades. NASA says 16 of the 17 warmest years on record have occurred since 2001. The warming temperatures are being blamed for melting polar ice caps,...
by Our Global Climate Team | Jan 17, 2018 | Changes in the World, Reports, U.S. Government's Role, United States
The National Climate Assessment is a federal advisory committee that explores the impacts of climate change in the United States currently and in the future. Some may be asking what is global climate change? Well according to NASA climate change is ‘the broader range...
by Our Global Climate Team | Jan 17, 2018 | Changes in the World, Sea Level Rise, United States, What is happening?
As researchers continue to study the effects of climate change, one main focus continues to be the relationship between coastal flooding and global warming. Louisiana flooding during 2016 was called “a historic, unprecedented flooding event” by governor John Bel...
by Our Global Climate Team | Jan 17, 2018 | Changes in the World, Impacts, Sea Level Rise, United States
The term “tropical cyclone” can be enough to cause panic just by itself. But what is a tropical cyclone, really, and what makes it so different from other storms? A tropical cyclone is a rotating low-pressure system of clouds and thunderstorms that forms over tropical...
by Our Global Climate Team | Jan 17, 2018 | Changes in the World, United States
Recently, snow fell in Florida, Texas and other parts of the South, with Tallahassee weather forecasters noting about 0.1” of the white stuff. In Florida’s instance, it was the first time snow has fallen in the state in about 30 years, as temperatures in Florida...
by Our Global Climate Team | Jan 17, 2018 | Changes in the World, North/South Poles, United States
Millions of residents along the eastern seaboard of the U.S. started the new year of 2018 with the dubious pleasure of a visit from a record-breaking winter storm. Fortunately, today’s modern forecasting and communications capabilities provided advanced warning of the...
