Global Warming

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"Scientists have just detected a major change to the Earth’s oceans linked to a warming climate"  — Chris Mooney — Washington Post — February 15, 2017

A large research synthesis, published in one of the world’s most influential scientific journals, has detected a decline in the amount of dissolved oxygen in oceans around the world — a long-predicted result of climate change that could have severe consequences for marine organisms if it continues  

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Global Warming
"UN climate official pans Arctic drilling in subtle slap at Obama administration"  — Joby Warrick — Washington Post — May 13, 2015

The United Nations’ top climate official took a subtle poke at the Obama administration on Wednesday over its decision to conditionally allow oil exploration off Alaska’s coast, suggesting that the Arctic’s oil and gas should stay underground.

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Global Warming, Arctic Oil
"Study: All Arctic oil and gas must stay in ground to restrict warming to 2°C"  — Mia Bennett — Cryopolitics — January 07, 2015

Scientists have realized for some time now that the extraction of fossil fuels must dramatically slow down if the global temperature rise is to be kept under 2°C. A new study in the science journal Nature, however, is the first to specify and quantify which regions of the world need to cool it on the oil, gas, and coal and it estimates that for the Arctic, 100% of the resources must remain undeveloped.

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Arctic Oil, Global Warming