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The risks of prolonged "megadrought" across the U.S. Southwest, as well as arid/semi-arid regions around the world are substantially higher than believed, according to scientists from Cornell, the University of Arizona and the U.S. Geological Survey.

Climate models are wrong? Climate models are mathematical representation of an enormously complex system. They are intended to project trends, not predict events. They are an imperfect but indispensable tool to gain an understanding of what we can likely expect in the future. Casting doubt on the reliability of climate models is a common theme among climate skeptics who commonly claim that models are not accurate – and …

Jim Hansen talks about climate change for City Arts and Lectures

MIT has released a new study showing that risks of non-action in mitigating climate change could make expected temperature rise twice as bad as expected by the end of the century.

The poles are warming at least twice as fast as the rest of the globe, what immediate and long-term actions must we take to mitigate the worst consequences of climate change?