Tag Archives: global warming

Hot Hot Nights in North Carolina

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – While many Americans focused on this summer’s daytime record-setting temperatures, there is growing concern about the largely ignored pattern of record-setting nighttime temperatures, which pose special dangers to elderly and low-income Americans who are more … Continue reading

Carbon Emissions Not at Doomsday Level … Yet

content by Wired By Lisa Grossman at Wired.com Thu Sep 9, 2010 6:00pm EDT There are two doomsday numbers in climate change discussions: 2 degrees Celsius and 450 parts per million. Groups of climate scientists like the Intergovernmental Panel on … Continue reading

Climate Change Commission Gets a Cold Shoulder

Concerns over global warming hit the back burner in a sluggish economy By Sara Burrows August 04, 2010 RALEIGH — After five years brainstorming for ways the state could fight global warming, and spending more than $80,000, North Carolina’s Legislative … Continue reading

Getting Skeptical about Global Warming Skepticism

Scientific skepticism is healthy. Scientists should always challenge themselves to expand their knowledge and improve their understanding. Yet this isn’t what happens in global warming skepticism. Skeptics vigorously criticise any evidence that supports man-made global warming and yet eagerly, even blindly … Continue reading

Charlotte Observer: Yes North Carolina It’s Still Warming

Yes, North Carolina, it’s still warming. “So much for global warming”, is a popular line being sent to our Buzz column this week. But, as data, and the chart above, from the National Center for Atmospheric Research shows, just because … Continue reading