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World Meteorological Organization Greenhouse Gas Bulletin

October 2017
World Meteorological Organization
This report provided an overview of the in situ measured greenhouse gases for 2016. Levels of CO2, methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) reached new highs in 2016 which were respectively, 145%, 257% and 122% of pre-industrial (before 1750) levels. Read More →

Grazed and confused? Ruminating on cattle, grazing systems, methane, nitrous oxide, the soil carbon sequestration question – and what it all means for greenhouse gas emissions

October 2017
Tara Garnett, Cécile Godde, Adrian Müller, Elin Röös, Pete Smith, I.J.M. de Boer, Erasmus K.H.J. zu Ermgassen, Mario Herrero, Corina van Middelaar, Christian Schader, Hannah H. E. van Zanten
Oxford University
The report dissects claims made in the debate about so called ‘grass-fed’ beef, the greenhouse gases the animals emit, and the possibility that, through their grazing actions, they can help remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Read More →

2017 Montana Climate Assessment

September 2017
Cathy Whitlock, Wyatt F. Cross, Bruce Maxwell, Nick Silverman, and Alisa A. Wade
Montana Climate Assessment
This assessment reports on climate trends and their consequences for three of Montana’s vital sectors: water, forests, and agriculture.Read More →

Attributing extreme fire risk in Western Canada to human emissions

July 2017
Megan C. Kirchmeier-Young, Francis W. Zwiers, Nathan P. Gillett, Alex J. Cannon
Climatic Change
This peer-reviewed article applies an event attribution framework to quantify the influence of human-created greenhouse gas emissions on extreme fire risk in the current climate of a western Canada.Read More →