24 Hours of Reality

The event known as 24 Hours of Reality begins on November 14 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Over the course of 24 hours there will be different live video broadcasts on the ways in which dirty energy has created a world of Dirty Weather. Climate disruption affects us all and it will take a collective effort to solve it.

Nobody can solve this alone. But a look back at history shows us that when millions of people come together and use their voices to demand action, real change happens. Together, it’s time to speak out. It’s time to spread the truth about climate change so we empower and inspire others to work toward solutions.

We can stop the pollution that’s disrupting our climate — and we can turn to clean energy to power our world. Renewable energy is affordable, reliable, and available today. And our leaders must set the policies in place to make clean energy available to everyone. Together, we are calling on the leaders of the world to act now and solve this crisis. Reality is on our side.

The Climate Reality Project is dedicated to unleashing a global cultural movement demanding action on the climate crisis. Despite overwhelming international scientific consensus on climate change, the global community still lacks the resolve to implement meaningful solutions. The Climate Reality Project exists to forge an unwavering bedrock of impassioned support necessary for urgent action. With that foundation, together we will ignite the moral courage in our leaders to solve the climate crisis.

The Climate Reality Project employs cutting-edge communications and grassroots engagement tools to break the dam of inaction and raise the profile of the climate crisis to its proper state of urgency. With a global movement more than 2 million strong and a grassroots network of Climate Leaders trained by Chairman Al Gore, we stand up to denial, press for solutions, and spread the truth about climate change to empower our leaders to solve the climate crisis.

Join us for 24 Hours of Reality: The Dirty Weather Report, when together we will stand up and demand real solutions to the climate crisis.

Help us change the world, watch the live online broadcast with former Vice President and Nobel Laureate Al Gore. The event concludes on November 15 at 7 p.m. EST.

For more information click here.

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Climate Change Science Shows Anthropogenic Origins of Global Warming

The science exploring mans role in global warming is getting stronger. A new study revealed more than two dozen climate “indicators” were revealed in an annual State of the Climate report released which was released on July 10. A related study went further saying man-made global warming is already increasing the likelihood of extreme weather. These are the finding in the State of the Climate 2011 report, published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the American Meteorological Society (AMS).

Global carbon dioxide concentrations which hit a new all-time high of 390 parts per million last year and 2011 was one of the warmest La Nina years on record. In the Arctic, 2011 had the second-lowest sea ice extent on record. Generally speaking the dry regions are getting drier and the wet regions are getting wetter.

The companion climate assessment notes that global warming has already increased the odds for extreme events, including the Texas drought. The 2011 growing season was by far the warmest and driest in Texas history, and the drought was the worst one-year drought on record there as well, costing billions in agricultural losses.

The study concluded that, due to anthropogenic global warming, La Nina-related heat waves are now 20 times more likely to occur in Texas than they were 50 years ago. The overriding theme that emerges from these reports is that we are already feeling the effects of man made global warming and this will only get worse, particularly if we do nothing about it.

© 2012, Richard Matthews. All rights reserved.

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More Scientific Support for Anthropogenic Climate Change

There is increasing scientific support for the relationship between human activities, global warming and climate change. The latest research was published on July 10th, 2012. According to an accompanying analysis in the annual State of the Climate report, compiled by nearly 400 scientists from 48 countries and published in the peer-reviewed Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 

The report itself remains "consciously conservative" when it comes to attributing the causes of certain weather events to climate change. However, the report’s accompanying analysis titled "Explaining Extreme Events," make the link between human-driven climate change and six selected weather crises in 2011, including the Texas drought of 2011.

It was once considered inappropriate to link an individual weather event to human-caused climate change, but as stated by Peter Stott, climate monitoring and attribution team leader at the UK Met Office, that is changing.

"We have shown that climate change has indeed altered the odds of some of the [extreme weather] events that have occurred," he told reporters. "What we are saying here is we can actually quantify those changing odds. [S]cientific thinking has moved on and now it is widely accepted that attribution statements about individual weather or climate events are possible," the report added.

The NASA Earth Observatory acknowledges that there are a complex set of atmospheric conditions that produce extreme weather like drought, However, they went on to say “weather occurs within the broader context of climate, and there’s widespread agreement among scientists that the climate is changing due to human activity.”

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Video: Interview with Michael Mann on the War on Climate Scientists

Climate Science Watch interviewed Michael Mann on the release of the Penn State University "Final Investigation Report" on allegations of misconduct levied against Dr. Mann late last year by climate change 'skeptics' and denialists. The report concluded that there is "no substance" to the allegations. We also asked Dr. Mann about ongoing attacks on the credibility of climate science and on the integrity of climate scientists, and about his recent comments about the iconic 'hockey stick' graph of the global temperature record.

To see the full transcript of the interview click here.

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Video: Climatologist Michael Mann Headlines 2012 U.Va. EnviroDay Event

Climatologist Michael Mann of Penn State University speaks about scientific findings relating to global warming in this University of Virginia EnviroDay appearance. His talk, titled "The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars: Dispatches From the Front Lines," shows how his findings have brought political heat from some Virginia and national politicians. Mann continues his research and outlines its scientific soundness during this packed public presentation. Prior to his move to Penn State in 2005, Mann served as a professor of environmental sciences at the University of Virginia.

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