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Author Archives: Scott Denning

U.S. Senate ratifies treaty to phase down climate-warming HFCs from refrigerators and air conditioners – but what will replace them this time?

Scott Denning September 22, 2022

The U.S. Senate voted to ratify an international treaty on Sept. 21, 2022, and join 137 other countries in agreeing to phase out a class of climate-warming chemicals that are widely used as coolants in refrigerators, air conditioners and heat pumps.

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Is it possible to heal the damage we have already done to the Earth?

Scott Denning April 18, 2022

Sometimes it may seem that humans have altered the Earth beyond repair.

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Earth’s energy budget is out of balance – here’s how it’s warming the climate

Scott Denning August 04, 2021

Our climate is determined by these energy flows. When the amount of energy coming in is more than the energy going out, the planet warms up.

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Is climate change to blame for the recent weather disasters? 2 things you need to understand

Scott Denning July 23, 2021

Scientists have warned for over 50 years about increases in extreme events arising from subtle changes in average climate, but many people have been shocked by the ferocity of recent weather disasters.

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How cleaning up coolants can cool the climate – why HFCs are getting phased out from refrigerators and air conditioners

Scott Denning May 04, 2021

HFCs are much less harmful than the chemicals they replaced, but they have a strong heat-trapping effect that is contributing to global warming.

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A massive Saharan dust plume is moving into the southeast US, bringing technicolor sunsets and suppressing tropical storms

Scott Denning June 25, 2020

A hot desert wind is carrying a massive cloud of Saharan dust into the southern United States this week.

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Amazon fires are destructive, but they aren’t depleting Earth’s oxygen supply

Scott Denning August 26, 2019

The oft-repeated claim that the Amazon rainforest produces 20% of our planet’s oxygen is based on a misunderstanding.

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Steaming lakes and thundersnow: 4 questions answered about weird winter weather

Scott Denning February 01, 2019

Extreme cold weather can produce unusual phenomena, from so-called sea smoke to slushy ocean waves, caused mainly by the behavior of water at very cold temperatures.

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New findings on ocean warming: 5 questions answered

Scott Denning November 02, 2018

What this study suggests is that the climate is more sensitive to greenhouse gases than we previously thought.

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