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The Planet Feels the Heat as First Half of 2010 Sets Global Temperature Record

Submitted by Nick Sundt on 9 July 2010 - 1:26pm

Global temperature data released today (9 July 2010) by NASA show that the first half of 2010 was the warmest January-June period in the 130 year record.  June was the warmest on record for the Northern Hemisphere, and tied in third place globally.

Records Toppled as NOAA Releases Latest Surface Temperature Data

Submitted by Nick Sundt on 15 June 2010 - 10:54am

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released data today (15 June 2010) confirming what NASA separately reported last week: global surface temperatures this Spring rose to record levels.  NOAA data also indicate that other temperature records are toppling -- all consistent with long-term trends driven largely by rising greenhouse gas emissions.

WWF's Publications on Climate Change

A listing of WWF's climate change publications since 1999.

Senate Subcommittee to Hear Testimony on the Environmental and Economic Impacts of Ocean Acidification

Submitted by Nick Sundt on 20 April 2010 - 11:54am

On Thursday (22 April 2010) a U.S. Senate subcommittee will hold a hearing on The Environmental and Economic Impacts of Ocean Acidification. The actress Sigourney Weaver -- narrator of the documentary Acid Test: The Global Challenge of Ocean Acidification -- will be among the witnesses.

Record Breaking Temperatures Continue in March for Southern Hemisphere

Submitted by Nick Sundt on 14 April 2010 - 12:34pm

NASA reports that record high temperatures in the Southern Hemisphere persisted into March 2010, following the warmest summer (Dec-Feb) on record there -- and its hottest year on record in 2009.  NASA data indicates that globally, surface temperatures were the second highest on record in March.

Online Resources: Climate Change Impacts on Ecosystems and Species

Submitted by Nick Sundt on 26 March 2010 - 2:42pm

Rising greenhouse gas concentrations are changing the world's climate and acidifying the oceans, and these already are affecting ecosystems and species on all the world's continents and oceans.  Those impacts will rapidly grow during the rest of the 21st century -- and beyond.  We provide a sampling of key online resources on those impacts on natural systems and wildlife.

Podcast: Confronting Ocean Acidification -- The Evil Twin of Climate Change

Submitted by Nick Sundt on 22 February 2010 - 7:49pm

Erik Stokstad of the journal Science interviews  Edward Miles of the University of Washington, Seattle, about ocean acidification -- the evil twin of climate change.  Listen to the podcast.

NASA: After Warmest Year on Record, Southern Hemisphere Starts 2010 With Record-Shattering January

Submitted by Nick Sundt on 17 February 2010 - 5:50pm

NASA released data today (17 February 2010) showing that surface  temperaturesin January 2010 in the Sourthern Hemisphere were 0.62 degrees Centigrade above the 1951-1980 mean for the month, far exceeding the 0.47oC anomaly recorded in January 2007 -- which until now was the warmest January on record.

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