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Temperature anomalies during 2009-10 winter
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Source: Climate Prediction Center
Source: NASA/Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Northern Hemisphere Temperature Reconstructions
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Climate Change 2007 ² The Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC
What Are Climate Models?
Coupled Climate Model Schematic
Blue: Natural
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Future Emissions Scenarios
Projections of Future Climate
Simulating Future Climate Change
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Simulated Changes in Precipitation
Relative changes in precipitation (%) for the period 2090²2099, relative to 1980²1999.
Stippled areas are where more than 90% of the models agree in the sign of the change.
Index of change in precipitation intensity
(amount / wet day)
Source: Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, Oct. 2009
Global Warming Not A Top Priority
Source: Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, Jan. 2009
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Source: Daniel Gilbert, Harvard University, Los Angeles Times, July 2006
Historical carbon emissions by country
Future Emissions Scenarios
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