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Topic: Jonathan Overpeck

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“ We don't know how climate change will affect water resources, ”
Climate change may threaten water supply
United Press International
“ It's important for Americans to realize we're not going to escape the big impacts, whether it's more hurricanes and sea-level rise in the East or drought here in the West, ”
Report says Arizona getting drier
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“ What really makes the Arctic different from the rest of the non-polar world is the permanent ice in the ground, in the ocean and on land, ”
Arctic Ocean may become ice free
United Press International
“ It is related to anomalous sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific and the Indian Ocean. It is pretty clear that those oceans have been warming steadily since pre-industrial times. That has led some of my colleagues to conclude that the drought related to the sea surface temperatures might be unprecedented in post-industrial times. ”
Climate: Drought problems in the West
United Press International
“ The climate system can cross a threshold, as it has done many times in the past, ”
Climate: Drought problems in the West
United Press International
“ The drought we're now getting in the West may have crossed this threshold, ”
Climate: Drought problems in the West
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“ Coupled with global warming accelerating the hydrologic cycle, with more periods of excess and low rainfall, it is plausible to expect to see an increase in the incidence of drought in the low latitudes, ”
Blue Planet: Fragile birds and dying toads
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“ There is clear evidence in the paleoclimatic record that even in some of these relatively wet areas of the tropics, you can get prolonged dry spells, ”
Blue Planet: Fragile birds and dying toads
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“ It appears from the satellite observations that he ice sheet is melting faster now than it was 10 years ago, ”
Climate: Searching for the 'dread factor'
United Press International
“ The last interglacial -- 130,000 years ago -- was the last time (carbon dioxide) CO2 levels were about the same as the pre-industrial, was also the last time that sea level was higher than it is today, ”
Society faces collision with rising seas
United Press International
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