Tag: climate
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Future of Forecasting
Budget cuts are on the headlines of just about every field in America right now, but above all in meteorology. How will recent funding changes impact forecasting accuracy, and will we even see these effects in the short run, or will the next generation be predisposed to worse forecasts? NOAA’s budget was initially cut by…
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El Niño – the Weather Buzzword
El Niño, or ENSO, is a weather phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean that affects global weather patterns. In recent years, the world has associated ENSO with natural disasters, climate change, and extreme weather. However, ENSO is not caused by climate change and also doesn’t necessarily mean more severe weather. However, in many cases, it can…
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COP29 Changes What?
Introduction The 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change(COP29) recently concluded on November 22, 2024. This conference resulted in a new commitment being agreed upon to give 300 billion dollars per year to developing countries to aid their transition to clean energy and to help them face the…
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Pathways to Climate Change
Climate change is a complex problem with numerous negative effects but few viable solutions. This lack of clear solutions causes people to innovate and branch in many directions. However, as climate change has come to the forefront of society, there is one clear “pathway” to solving climate change that has been broadly accepted. This methodology…
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Infrastructure Inadequacy
Possessing capable and reliable infrastructure is vital for a nation’s prosperity and success. Now, as climate change becomes a more pressing matter and changes to our preexisting infrastructure are made to become less reliant on carbon fuels, these coming years will test infrastructure around the world to see if it can withstand the stresses of…
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The Ideologies of Climate Change
Climate change is already an incredibly controversial topic that separates people, yet the ideologies brought to the table in order to solve climate change only furthers our partisanship and lack of collaboration. Currently the government quibbles over each and every minute detail in order to pass pieces of legislation that fully follows each of their…
The Green Analysis 