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In October 1983, Carl Sagan introduced the world to the idea of nuclear winter caused by nuclear weapon fallout. Is it still a threat?

A recent study has indicated that should ever-rising tensions between Russia and the US escalate to war, the fallout would cripple global infrastructure.

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) - Informed Comment is pleased to present below an interview with climate scientist Michael E. Mann, …

The latest climate nuttiness is to shoot chemicals into the atmosphere to block the sun, all in an attempt to cool the Earth.

A technology being studied to curb climate change - one that could be put in place in one or two decades if work on the technology began now - would affect food productivity in parts of planet Earth in dramatically different ways, benefiting some areas, and adversely affecting others, according to projections prepared by a Rutgers-led team of scientists.

<p>A technology being studied to curb climate change – one that could be put in place in one or two decades if work on the technology began now – would affect food productivity in parts of planet Earth in dramatically different ways, benefiting some areas, and adversely affecting others, according to projections prepared by a Rutgers-led team of scientists.</p> <p> </p>

Global warming is so rampant that some scientists say we should begin altering the stratosphere to block incoming sunlight, even if it jeopardizes rain and crops

Geoengineering technology isn't advanced enough to create or manipulate hurricanes. Hurricane Lee was formed by a set of atmospheric conditions.

Categories:Science, Solar System | tags:News, Planetary Science

Volcanoes have long been known to have an impact on climate - the 1815 Tambora volcanic eruption is famous for its impact on climate worldwide, making 1816 the Year Without a Summer. Maybe they are the reason global warming has not taken off the way climate researchers estimated it would.