Tag Archives: global warming

The climate crisis has not gone away

Posted on August 23, 2020 by colinmathers

The return of the summer wildfires in California reminds us that the climate crisis has not gone away just because there is a pandemic. The USA has recently recorded the hottest ever measured temperature of 54.1 C (130 F) in … Continue reading →

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Climate change and the denial of reality

Posted on October 12, 2019 by colinmathers

Greta Thunberg and Extinction Rebellion have been raising awareness of the urgent need to stop talking and start acting on global warming. The evidence that global warming is real and that it is human-caused is now overwhelming, but the public … Continue reading →

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Latest data show accelerating rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide

Posted on June 5, 2019 by colinmathers

Back in January, I posted on climate change (are-humans-heating-up-the-world) and included a graph of the Keeling curve showing the increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration. The Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii has just released its latest results showing that atmospheric … Continue reading →

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Are humans heating up the world?

Posted on January 10, 2019 by colinmathers

I was in Australia over Christmas-New Year period and the southern parts of the country were sweltering in a heat wave. Yesterday, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology issued its 2018 climate statement, revealing a record breaking run of rising temperatures. … Continue reading →

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