Climate Change

NOAA: The Atmosphere and Arctic Sea Ice: Who’s The Dog, and Who’s The Tail?

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Written by Tom Di Liberto on Climate.gov In recent years, a popular debate has been occurring within the climate community. No, it’s not whether climate change is occurring and caused by humans. (It is.) Instead, it’s regarding how much of an effect, if any, the rapid warming of Earth’s frozen cake-topper we call the Arctic, and the corresponding reduction in […]
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Tignes Ski Resort, France Blames Global Warming for Being Unable to Open this Weekend

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Tignes Ski Resort in France was hoping to open this weekend, but due to poor snow conditions, the resort will not open until snowfall allows. In a strong statement on its website, the resort clearly blames global warming as the reason they are unable to open as expected for the second year in a row. Related: Heatwave Causes Tignes Glacier, France […]
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Patagonia is Closing its Stores Today in Support of the Global Climate Strike

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Patagonia, the ever-ethically-minded outdoor gear company, will be closing its doors today Friday, September 20 to join in the youth climate strikes. CEO Rose Marcario minces no words in her explanation on LinkedIn, writes Treehugger: “For decades, many corporations have single-mindedly pursued profits at the expense of everything else — employees, communities and the air, land and water we all […]
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Average Ski Season Length May Be Cut In Half By 2050

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Ski season is getting cut shorter every year due to climate change. A new study by the National Snow and Ice Data Center(NSIDC) suggests that if our climate continues to change at its current rate, then warmer winters will mean shorter ski seasons for mountains all over North America. This article gives predictions based on research for average snowfall in the coming decades. Please take into account that […]
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Tangible Solutions to Climate Change

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Climate change, while very complicated in nature, has grown more tangible in recent years. Especially for skiers and boarders, abnormal snowfall has been widespread over the last several seasons. Mitigation seems complicated. Scientists agree that reducing emissions is key, but so many sources of pollution leave so many areas for improvement. Related: Understanding Climate Change vs. Global Warming An August […]
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New Study Claims Snowfall Frequency Set to Decline Across the Northwest

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As temperatures increase, average snowfall frequency is estimated to decline across the Pacific Northwest by the turn of the century, and potentially at an even faster rate if greenhouse emissions are not reduced, according to a new Portland State University study. PSU researchers plotted the projected change in the number of snow days against rain days at 157 SNOTEL stations […]
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