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Observed Impacts of Anthropogenic Climate Change on Wildfire in California

July 2019
A. Park Williams, John T. Abatzoglou, Alexander Gershunov, Janin Guzman‐Morales, Daniel A. Bishop, Jennifer K. Balch, Dennis P. Lettenmaier
Earth's Future
This report highlights how anthropogenic climate change has influenced wildfires in California. Read More →

The impact of tourism developments on CO2 emissions: An advanced panel data estimation

April 2019
Emrah Koçak, Recep Ulucak, Zübeyde Şentürk Ulucak
Elsevier
This article examines the impact of tourism developments on CO2 emissions in the most visited countries is from 1995 to 2014.Read More →

Attaching a Price to Greenhouse Gas Emissions with a Carbon Tax or Emissions Fee: Considerations and Potential Impacts

March 2019
Jonathan L. Ramseur, Jane A. Leggett
Congressional Research Service
This article focuses on the policy considerations and potential impacts of using a carbon tax or greenhouse gas emissions fee to control greenhouse gas emissions.Read More →

Worst Wildfire Year Since When? More California Acres Have Burned in 2018 Than the Past Decade

November 2018
Dale Kasler
The Sacramento Bee
This article describes 2018 as the worst wildfire season in California in 15 years, citing the loss of 1,627,652 acres to wildfires at the time of publishing.Read More →

California Wildfires: New Records Set by 2018 Fires

November 2018
Luis Gomez
The San Diego Union Tribune
This article describes the devastating effects of the California fires in fall 2018. At the time of publishing, the fires had burned 210,603 acres of land, destroyed 7,072 homes and structures, and led to the evacuation of 265,000 individuals.Read More →

Fourth National Climate Assessment

November 2018
David Reidmiller, Christopher W. Avery, Daniel Barrie, Apurva Dave, Benjamin DeAngelo, Matthew Dzaugis, Michael Kolian, Kristin Lewis, Katie Reeves, Darrell Winner, David R. Easterling, David W. Fahey, Sarah Doherty, James P. Kossin, William V. Sweet, Russell S. Vose, Michael F. Wehner, Donald J. Wuebbles, Thomas Johnson, Peter Colohan, Amir AghaKouchak, Sankar Arumugam, Casey Brown, Gregory McCabe, Roger Pulwarty, Craig D. Zamuda, Daniel E. Bilello, Guenter Conzelmann, Ellen Mecray, Ann Satsangi, Vincent Tidwell, Brian J. Walker, Thomas Loveland, James Wickham, Grant Domke, Nate Herold, Nathan Wood, James M. Vose, David L. Peterson, Grant M. Domke, Christopher J. Fettig, Linda A. Joyce, Robert E. Keane, Charles H. Luce, Jeffrey P. Prestemon, Shawn Carter, Jay Peterson, Lisa Crozier, Michael Fogarty, Sarah Gaichas, Kimberly J. W. Hyde, Toni Lyn Morelli, Jeffrey Morisette, Hassan Moustahfid, Roldan Muñoz, Rajendra Poudel, Michelle D. Staudinger, Charles Stock, Laura Thompson, Robin Waples, Jake F. Weltzin, Je
U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP)
This report analyzes the effects of global change on the natural environment, examines current trends in global change, and projects major trends for the subsequent 25 to 100 years. Read More →

Holding Fossil Fuel Companies Accountable for their Contribution to Climate Change: Where Does the Law Stand?

October 2018
Michael Burger, Jessica Wentz
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
This article analyzes a San Francisco case that explores the question of whether and to what extent it is possible to legally attribute harmful impacts associated with climate change to specific actors or conduct. Read More →

Methane Emissions from Natural Gas Production Sites in the United States: Data Synthesis and National Estimate

September 2018
Mark Omara, Naomi Zimmerman, Melissa R. Sullivan, Xiang Li, Aja Ellis, Rebecca Cesa, R. Subramanian, Albert A. Presto, Allen L. Robinson
Environmental Science & Technology
This peer-reviewed study uses site-level methane emissions data from natural gas production sites across the United States to develop a new, more accurate national CH4 emission estimate for the natural gas production sector.Read More →

Scientists See Fingerprints of Climate Change All Over California’s Wildfires

August 2018
Kurtis Alexander
San Francisco Chronicle
This article discusses how climate change is influenced the jet stream that drives California's wildfires.Read More →

Quantitative Attribution of Climate Effects on Hurricane Harvey’s Extreme Rainfall in Texas

April 2018
S-Y Simon Wang, Lin Zhao, Jin-Ho Yoon, Phil Klotzbach, Robert R Gillies
Environmental Research Letters
This study suggests that post-1980 climate warming could have contributed to the extreme precipitation of Hurricane Harvey. Read More →

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