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Formation of coal almost turned our planet into a snowball
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2017/10/10 - While burning coal today causes Earth to overheat, about 300 million years ago the formation of that same coal brought our planet close to global ...
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Turning the Climate Tide by 2020
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06/28/2017 - The world needs high-speed climate action for an immediate bending-down of the global greenhouse-gas emissions curve, leading experts caution. ...
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Investigating teleconnections of weather extremes: GOTHAM Summer School
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09/22/2017 - To investigate teleconnections and their role in causing extreme weather events, twenty-five young scientists from all over the world have been ...
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A Brief History of CO2 Emissions – new film online
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Extending periods of changing weather, rising sea levels, shifting vegetation zones, even economic losses, social upheaval, and migration of people across the ...
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Climate change and the German election campaign
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Hurricane Irma hit the US state of Florida this weekend. At the same time, climate change seems to be no issue along the German election campaign. The Potsdam ...
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Potsdam Summer School explores the future of cities
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09/04/2017 - The rapid pace of change around the world is presenting humankind and human environments with tremendous challenges. What solutions and strategies ...
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Heavy rains not just in the US: current Monsoon in South Asia
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08/31/2017 - Devastating rainfall is being observed not just in Texas, USA, but also due to the Monsoon in South Asia. On this issue, the Potsdam Institute for ...
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Electricity consumption in Europe will shift under climate change
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28.08.2017 - Rising temperatures due to greenhouse gas emissions will fundamentally change electricity consumption patterns in Europe. A team of scientists ...
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Storm Harvey: impacts likely worsened due to global warming
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08/28/2017 - Tropical storm "Harvey" is causing severe flooding in Texas. Because many people are asking if there is a link to climate change, the Potsdam ...
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