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Originally Published by The Guardian – The world’s newest island makes it on to the map as the Arctic Uunartoq Qeqertaq, or Warming Island, is officially recognised. Via Richard Petry Delete the scoop?
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Australia's hottest summer of record gives eastern states perhaps the last heatwave of the season. Delete the scoop?
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Beijing gets a lot of attention for its pollution, but it’s nowhere near the top of the list of the world's dirtiest cities. Delete the scoop?
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The amount of research generated on climate change is massive, but little of it ever makes it into the mainstream media, says Andreas Späth. Delete the scoop?
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A climate change veteran's practical advice on what you can do to get ready for the changes ahead. Delete the scoop?
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Global temperatures set for four-degree rise, bringing extreme heat waves, poorer crops, and rising sea levels, World Bank warns. Delete the scoop?
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Arctic sea ice has reached its lowest ever recorded extent, in 'dramatic changes' which signal the major impact of man-made global warming on the polar region... Delete the scoop?
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Animated time-lapse video of anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions in map form, spanning the 18th century until this current first decade of the 21st centur...
This is not a complete data set, but the video still shows the striking connection between CO2 emissions and the historical geography of industrialization. Via Seth Dixon 
's comment, August 2, 2012 12:54 PM
What data did you use? Historical, proxy or climate station? From 1800-1920's, was CO2 derived from historical observations, ice cores? Pre- to post-war had the maximum extent of climate stations, which captured CO2 (broadens extent). Throughout the mid-50's to present, due to lack of funding, climate stations plummeted from over 400 stations worldwide to approximately 80. When we reconstitute all these different types of data, we often get what geographer's call the modifiable areal unit problem... Furthermore, this is compounded not only by extent but also by timeline/data availability.
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August 2, 2012 2:21 PM
I'd love to take credit for this, but I didn't create this video, but am simply sharing a resource that I found online with the broader community. Follow the YouTube link to see info about the creator there (Cuagau1).
's comment, September 4, 2012 11:41 AM
Frightening and guilt inducing. The US and Europe the biggest historical violators, plus living in the northeastern part of the country which shows the highest concentrations.
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A musical video that serves as investigation into the causes and effects of global climate change and our opportunities to use science to offset it. Featuring Bill Nye, David Attenborough, Richard Alley and Isaac Asimov. "Our Biggest Challenge" is the 16th episode of the Symphony of Science series. Visit http://symphonyofscience.com for more science remixes!
Tags: climatechange, environment, K12. Via Seth Dixon 
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September 27, 2012 9:11 AM
I am from the Philippines, and the effect of global warming in our country is really sad. Flash floods, earthquakes, heavy rains.... wasted lives. I wish there could be a true solution to this problem.
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The Virtual Cost of Water - How much do we actually use? Italian graphic design specialist Angela Morelli has put together an interactive visualisation explaining how much water we consume indirectly through eating and drinking different foods and drinks... Delete the scoop?
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Dynamic maps of sea level rise. Does global warming matter to you? Delete the scoop?
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Country faces more frequent and more severe weather events if it fails to make deep and swift cuts to carbon emissions Delete the scoop?
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Global warming and climate change issues are perhaps the greatest threat to this planet. Delete the scoop?
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Sea levels on the Perth coastline are rising at three times the global average, the latest State of Australian Cities report shows. Delete the scoop?
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THE world is on track to see "an unrecognisable planet" that is between 4 and 6 degrees hotter by the end of this century, according to new data on greenhouse gas emissions. Delete the scoop?
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One of the key things I reinforce in conversations about globalization is that the advantages are unevenly distributed and the negative externalities to the system are also unevenly distributed. This clever infographic highlights both rather effectively. Via Seth Dixon, Greenroom Dweller 
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February 27, 2012 3:26 PM
Really surprised at a couple things:
1. Brazil's relative tinyness in comparison with the U.S. Guess I've always just heard bad things about Brazil in regards to deforestation and the like. 2. Just how much a formerly agricultural nation (China) has exploded. Something really needs to be done about the environmental havoc they are wreaking (not to be a total ethnocentrist or anything). Delete the scoop?
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Whether humanity can move toward a global civilization will depend by and large on how it can act collectively to deal with what's arguably the central issue of our time: climate change and resulting human displacement. Via Maria Nunzia Delete the scoop?
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