Global warming/Articles & Commentary

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The following are links to articles & commentary for 2005 and 2006 related to global warming.

2005

• Elizabeth Kolbert, "The Climate of Man - I," The New Yorker, April 25, 2005 (issue): "Disappearing islands, thawing permafrost, melting polar ice. How the earth is changing."
• Elizabeth Kolbert, "The Climate of Man - II," The New Yorker, May 2, 2005 (issue): "The curse of Akkad."
• Elizabeth Kolbert, "The Climate of Man - III," The New Yorker, May 9, 2005 (issue): "What can be done?"
• Anthony Hecht, "Global Catastrophe," slapnose.com, May 12, 2005: "The conclusion, basically, is that we're killing ourselves. Further, the United States is not only the cause of more of the problem than any other country, but also presents to [sic] biggest obstacle - in the form of George W. Bush - to doing anything about the problem. It's one shocking statistic and example of U.S. irresponsibility in the face of clear evidence after another."
• Ross Gelbspan, "Katrina's Real Name," Boston Globe, August 30, 2005.
• Steve Connor, "Global warming 'past the point of no return'," Independent (UK), September 16, 2005.
• Richard Black, "Water builds the heat in Europe," BBC, November 12, 2005.
• Richard Black, "CO2 'highest for 650,000 years'," BBC, November 24, 2005.
• "Most of Arctic's Near-Surface Permafrost May Thaw by 2100," National Center for Atmospheric Research and UCAR Office of Programs, December 10, 2005.
• Richard Black, "Trade can 'export' CO2 emissions," BBC, December 19, 2005.
• News: "NASA's Grace Finds Greenland Melting Faster, 'Sees' Sumatra Quake," NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, December 20, 2005.

2006

• Deborah Zabarenko, "2005 was warmest year on record: NASA," Reuters, January 24, 2006.
• "CNN meteorologist spouted debunked theory challenging global warming," Media Matters for America, January 25, 2006.
• Andrew C. Revkin, "Climate Expert Says NASA Tried to Silence Him," New York Times, January 29, 2006. re James E. Hansen
• Paul Rincon, "Climate 'warmest for millennium'," BBC, February 10, 2006.
• Michael McCarthy, "Global warming: passing the 'tipping point'. Our special investigation reveals that critical rise in world temperatures is now unavoidable," Independent (UK), February 11, 2006.
• "Dire Predictions On Global Warming," CBS News, February 16, 2006.
• Shankar Vedantam, "Glacier Melt Could Signal Faster Rise in Ocean Levels," Washington Post, February 17, 2006.
• "A Global Warning," CBS News 60 Minutes, February 17, 2006.
• "Miami, New Orleans Face Warming Threat," CBS News/Associated Press, March 23, 2006: "By the end of this century, Arctic temperatures could reach as high as 130,000 years ago, when the oceans were 13 to 20 feet higher than now, according to research appearing in Friday's issue of the journal Science."
• Paul Rincon, "Sea rise could be 'catastrophic'," BBC, March 23, 2006.
• Peter N. Spotts, "Little time to avoid big thaw, scientists warn. Arctic temperatures near a prehistoric level when seas were 16 to 20 feet higher, studies say," Christian Science Monitor, March 24, 2006.
• Dennis O'Brien, "2 studies say polar ice melting fast," Baltimore Sun (The Seattle Times), March 24, 2006.
• "Warning over sea level rise by year 2100," The Scotsman Evening News, March 24, 2006.
• Ian Sample, "Scientists forecast metre rise in sea levels this century," Guardian Unlimited (UK), March 24, 2006.
• Martin Mittelstaedt, "Global warming trend on course to submerge coasts, researchers say," The Globe and Mail, March 24, 2006.
• "Will and Novak misled on climate change," Media Matters for America, April 7, 2006.
• Michael Hopkin, "Global warming weakens Pacific winds. Dwindling circulation could worsen El Niño effect," Nature Magazine, May 3, 2006. May require subscription.
• "Atmosphere circulation shift cause found," UPI, May 3, 2006.
• Deborah Zabarenko, "Global warming weakens vast Pacific climate system," Reuters (UK), May 3, 2006.
• Ker Than, "Global warming weakens Pacific trade winds. Long-term effect could disrupt marine food chain," LiveScience (MSNBC.com), May 3, 2006.
• Malcolm Ritter, "Global Warming Cited in Wind Shift," Associated Press (Washington Post), May 3, 2006; The Seattle Times, May 4, 2006.
• "Global warming weakens air currents," ABC News (Australia), May 4, 2006.
• Ian Sample, "Trade winds weaken with global warming," Guardian Unlimited (UK), May 4, 2006.
• Doug Struck, "Climate Change Drives Disease To New Territory. Viruses Moving North to Areas Unprepared for Them, Experts Say," Washington Post, May 5, 2006.
• Tom Pelton, "Vital bay grass can't take heat. Experts say the Chesapeake's plant life couldn't stand another summer of temperatures near record highs," Baltimore Sun, May 13, 2006.
• Michael McCarthy, "Why global warming is to blame for Britain's hay fever epidemic," The Independent (UK), May 13, 2006: "The pollen from trees and grasses that produces allergic reactions in millions of people is steadily increasing with rising temperatures, ... Pollen seasons are lengthening, and the pollen itself is provoking a more powerful reaction.... "
• "In special that 'gets to the bottom' of global warming debate, Fox featured only skeptics, a small minority among scientists," Media Matters for America, May 22, 2006.
• "Du Pont, Limbaugh distorted scientific research to downplay global warming," Media Matters for America, May 23, 2006.
• "Questioning extent of global warming, Beck falsely claimed temperatures 'in America are pretty much flat'," Media Matters for America, May 26, 2006.
• Executive Summary: "The Carbon Boom: National and State Trends in Carbon Dioxide Emissions Since 1960," NHPIRG.org, June 2006.
• Editorial: "A Fishy Policy. The Bush administration's big chill on speech isn't limited to global warming," Washington Post, June 3, 2006.
• Jim Erikson, "Researcher alleges climate cover-up," Rocky Mountain News, June 8, 2006.
• Press Release: "NASA Admits Wrongdoing In Not Allowing Top Scientist To Discuss Climate Change Research," SpaceRef.com, June 10, 2006.
• Editorial: "Earth to NASA: Help!" Boston Globe, June 15, 2006.
• "US Coastal Areas Unprepared for Sea Level Rise. Next Victim of Warming: The Beaches," New York Times (Heatisonlin.org), June 20, 2006.
• Nico Pitney, "Report: Global Warming Pollution Has Doubled in 28 States Since 1960," Think Progress, June 20, 2006.
• "Congressional Scientific Commission: Global Warming Is Real, Caused by Humans," Associated Press (Fox News), June 23, 2006.
• David Adam, "US scientists back manmade warming claim," Guardian Unlimited (UK), June 23, 2006.
• Beth Daley, "National panel supports '98 global warming evidence," Boston Globe, June 23, 2006.
• "Backing for 'hockey stick' graph," BBC, June 24, 2006: "The Earth was hotter in the late 20th Century than it had been in the last 400 or possibly 1,000 years, a report requested by the US Congress concludes."
• Bill Blakemore, "A Perfect Storm Descends on the Nation's Capital. Drenching Rains, a Fallen Elm, a Supreme Court Decision and President's Words on Global Warming," ABC News, June 26, 2006.
• John Stossel, Opinion: "Kyoto's advocates are full of hot air," Manchester Union-Leader, July 9, 2006.
• Jim Hansen, "The Threat to the Planet," New York Review of Books, July 13, 2006 (issue).
• Richard A. Lovett, "Small Increases in Warming Could Wreak Worldwide Havoc, Scientists Warn," National Geographic News, August 14, 2006.
• Zachary Coile, "Global warming fear lights fire under Congress," San Francisco Chronicle, September 23, 2006.
• Anne Underwood, "And For the Rest of the Century’s Weather…. A new study predicts some wet and wild climate changes in the decades ahead," Newsweek (MSNBC), November 27, 2006.
• Catherine Brahic, "2006 was Earth's sixth warmest year on record," NewScientist.com, December 14, 2006.'
• Laura Smitherman, "Insurer to limit policies in state. Allstate won't write new homeowners on water as storm risk moves north," Baltimore Sun, December 21, 2006. re Allstate Corp. / insurance industry
• Geoffrey Lean, "Disappearing world: Global warming claims tropical island. For the first time, an inhabited island has disappeared beneath rising seas," The Independent (UK), December 24, 2006.
• "Warmer winters change Washington foliage," Associated Press (Seattle Post-Intelligencer), December 26, 2006.
• Steve Connor, "Review of the Year: Global Warming. Our worst fears are exceeded by reality," The Independent (UK) (truthout), December 29, 2006.
• Michael Astor, "Researchers: Warming May Change Amazon," Associated Press (Forbes), December 29, 2006.
• Andrew C. Revkin, "Arctic Ice Shelf Broke Off Canadian Island," New York Times, December 30, 2006.