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    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    September 17, 2013

    Coastal Communities in Virginia Lead the Way on Local Climate Action

    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    Local leaders in Virginia Beach, VA are making plans to adapt to sea-level rise and coastal flooding. Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America Europe
    Insights
    September 6, 2013

    New Report Connects 2012 Extreme Weather Events to Human-Caused Climate Change

    • climate science
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • extreme weather
    • greenhouse gases
    • pollution
    Flooding from Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Photo credit: Pamela Andrade
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • extreme weather
    • greenhouse gases
    • pollution
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    August 9, 2013

    Lessons from Florida: How Local Adaptation Efforts Can Complement National Climate Action

    • climate policy
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • U.S. policy
    Storm surge in Florida. Photo credit: Ed Hart, Flickr
    • climate policy
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Asia Latin America North America
    Insights
    July 26, 2013

    Timeline: A Look at Extreme Weather and Climate Events in 2013

    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • greenhouse gases
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • greenhouse gases
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    July 22, 2013

    Fire Alerts Spike in Indonesia as Risk of Haze Crisis Returns

    • extreme weather
    • Forests
    • fires
    • extreme weather
    • Forests
    • fires
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    July 16, 2013

    Mounting Evidence: Climate Change Threatens America’s Energy Sector

    • Business
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • extreme weather
    • renewable energy
    • Business
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • extreme weather
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Asia North America
    Insights
    June 14, 2013

    U.S. Faces a Week of Extreme Weather and Signs of Climate Action

    • climate science
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • U.S. policy
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 23, 2013

    The Race Against Climate Change

    • Energy
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • international climate policy
    • U.S. policy
    • Energy
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • international climate policy
    • U.S. policy
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    March 14, 2013

    Climate Change Must Factor in Smart Policy

    • climate change
    • Energy
    • extreme weather
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • extreme weather
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    February 5, 2013

    How Climate Change Impacts America’s Energy Infrastructure

    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • extreme weather
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • extreme weather
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    January 17, 2013

    A Look Back on 2012, the Year of Extreme Weather Events

    • climate science
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    January 15, 2013

    By the Numbers: Analyzing the U.S. National Climate Assessment

    • climate science
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • extreme weather
    • U.S. policy
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • extreme weather
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    January 11, 2013

    New National Climate Assessment Shows America on Course for Unprecedented Warming

    • climate science
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • U.S. policy
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    January 9, 2013

    By the Numbers: The Hottest Year on Record

    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    Climate
    Data
    September 30, 2009

    Change in Number of Category 4 and 5 Hurricanes by Ocean Basin for the 15-Year Periods 1975-1989 and 1990-2004

    • Climate
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • greenhouse gases
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • greenhouse gases

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