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*ClimateCentral.org These Are the 10 Most Important Climate Stories of 
2016 
<http://www.climatecentral.org/news/most-important-climate-change-stories-2016-21007>*

    10.  The world struck an airline carbon pollution deal
    9.  An extremely potent greenhouse gas is also on its way out
    8.  July was the hottest month ever recorded. Then August tied it
    7.  Arctic sea ice got weird. Really weird
    6.  Divestment and clean energy investments each hit a record
    5.  The Great Barrier Reef was decimated by warm waters
    4.  The world breached the 1.5°C climate threshold
    3.  Carbon dioxide hit 400 ppm. Permanently
    2.  The Paris Agreement got real
    1 . It was the hottest year on record. Again.
    Of course, that was the biggest story in 2014. And 2015 for that
    matter. This year marks the third year in a row of record-setting
    heat, an unprecedented run. It’s a reminder that we’ve entered a new
    era, where our actions have changed the world we call home. We also
    have the ability to decide what comes next.
    http://www.climatecentral.org/news/most-important-climate-change-stories-2016-21007

    Can a federal government scientist in California convince Trump that
    climate change is real?
    <http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-climate-scientists-donald-trump-20161230-story.html>

Los Angeles Times 	 -‎5 hours ago‎ 	

    In the two decades since Ben Santer helped write a landmark
    international report linking global warming and human activity, he's
    been criticized by politicians, .
    ..“Maybe there are people in the new administration who are willing
    to sit down and be educated and have a conversation,” Santer said.
    “I have to hope that there are those people.”
    He added, “There’s an important lesson there for climate scientists.
    Somehow we’ve got to find an equally effective way of communicating
    the message again and again and again.”

    Setting Stage for Major*Climate*Battle, Dem AGs Put Trump on Alert
    <http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/12/29/setting-stage-major-climate-battle-dem-ags-put-trump-alert>

Common Dreams (press release) 	 -‎16 hours ago‎ 	

    If President-elect Donald Trump goes ahead with his plan to destroy
    U.S.*climate*regulations, he's going to face a whole heap of
    trouble, a coalition of Democratic attorneys general is warning the
    incoming president.

    The*Climate*and Energy Stories We'll Be Following in 2017
    <http://gizmodo.com/the-climate-and-energy-stories-well-be-following-in-201-1790589657>

Gizmodo 	 -‎14 hours ago‎ 	

    Activists gathered near the Eiffel tower last December to draw
    attention to populations threatened by*climate change*as the
    Paris*climate*talks were underway. ... A lack of US leadership would
    not only make it much harder to meet the accord's goal of*...
    *The Fate of the Paris Climate Accord
    The Fate of Obama’s Environmental Legacy
    More Renewable Energy Growth
    A (Temporary) Respite From a Record Streak of Record Heat
    More Fingerprints of a Changing Climate
    New Energy Technologies and Climate Fixes
    **If past years are any indicator, 2017 will bring more hype, hope,
    bitter disappointment and cautious optimism when it comes to the
    energy sources and climate solutions of the future..
    http://gizmodo.com/the-climate-and-energy-stories-well-be-following-in-201-1790589657

    Heat Is On for 2017, Just Not Record-Setting
    <http://www.climatecentral.org/news/heat-is-on-for-2017-21011>

Climate Central 	 -‎9 hours ago‎ 	

    2016 is about to cap off the hottest year on record for the third
    straight year, a remarkable streak fueled primarily by the excess
    heat trapped in Earth's atmosphere by ever-rising levels of
    greenhouse gases.

Youtube - potholer54  Response to "The Global Warming Hoax Lord Monckton 
& Stefan Molyneux" <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiZlBspV2-M>

    Description 19:35   The main purpose of this channel is to explain
    in simple terms the conclusions of scientific research, and correct
    some of the unsourced crap we get fed on the Internet. I am a former
    science journalist (see the "Who I am" video) with a degree in
    geology...
    "....trying to hope that there's some sort of mechanism that must
    have created a condition that didn't exist is like making a wish
    within a dream...
    ...why  not learn about real climate science from people other than
    those who echo your belief that it's all a conspiracy?"
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiZlBspV2-M

    These Graphics Show How Terrible*Climate Change*Was In 2016
    <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/climate-change-2016_us_5863dcb5e4b0d9a59459b4e1>

Huffington Post 	 -‎9 hours ago‎ 	

    EXETER, England ― This past year was full of weather extremes across
    the world, and the Earth entered new territory in terms of*climate
    change*and weather patterns. And 2016 is about to be crowned the
    warmest year since records began. Anthropogenic
    1. Hurricane Alex, the strongest January hurricane on record
    <http://giphy.com/gifs/11ynoCdEK2pPO0>
    http://giphy.com/gifs/11ynoCdEK2pPO0
    2. The blizzard that slammed the U.S. East Coast in January
    <http://giphy.com/gifs/2LNN6EeqNpaOQ>
    http://giphy.com/gifs/2LNN6EeqNpaOQ
    3. Record heat in India and the Middle East
    <http://giphy.com/gifs/Vby1F6zGmKjCg>
    http://giphy.com/gifs/Vby1F6zGmKjCg
    4. Antarctic ice reaching significant lows
    <http://giphy.com/gifs/x1qkF53S3TVO8>
    http://giphy.com/gifs/x1qkF53S3TVO8
    5. Soaring temperatures in the Arctic
    <http://giphy.com/gifs/Cri7estHYt49a>
    http://giphy.com/gifs/Cri7estHYt49a
    6. Extreme cold in Siberia <http://giphy.com/gifs/qf4mJcmNoeUUw>
    http://giphy.com/gifs/qf4mJcmNoeUUw
    7. For Arctic ice, another record low
    <http://giphy.com/gifs/etKYjCSYeQMoM>
    http://giphy.com/gifs/etKYjCSYeQMoM
    Of course, there have always been extreme weather events. But the
    probability of these extremes is higher now, due to climate change.
    And the frequency, intensity, timing or duration of these events is
    having a bigger impact on society. Some of the fastest-changing
    parts of the planet, such as the Arctic, are highly likely to endure
    increased warm extremes due to climate change, and as more ice
    melts, more sunlight gets absorbed, amplifying the changes...
    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/climate-change-2016_us_5863dcb5e4b0d9a59459b4e1

    What we learned about Earth's*climate*in the hottest of years
    <http://newatlas.com/climate-science-2016-review/47150/>

New Atlas 	 -‎6 hours ago‎ 	

    In many ways,*climate change*this year was no different to all the
    other years since the turn of the century. Early data from the World
    Meteorological Organization shows global temperatures to be
    simmering away at 1.2° C (2.2° F) above pre-industrial*...
    Here's a look at the key events to shape the year in climate
    science, and what they might mean as we sweat into 2017 and beyond.*
    *A warmer Arctic*
    *Putting the global in global warming*
    *The deep blue (more acidic) sea*
    *Silver linings*
    *Brand new tools*
    *Renewables and a brighter outlook*
    *2017 and beyond*
    ...the wheels are really beginning to turn on a shift toward
    renewable energy, but even if we forge ahead at breakneck speed it
    will take a long time to impact the warming trend. 2017 is sure to
    bring its share of surprises, though there is one environmental
    impact that wouldn't catch us off guard: if the coming year is again
    warmer than the last.
    http://newatlas.com/climate-science-2016-review/47150/

    Collapse of West Antarctic Ice Sheet Reveals Inadequacy of Current
    Climate Strategies
    <http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/38794-collapse-of-west-antarctic-ice-sheet-reveals-inadequacy-of-current-climate-strategies>

Truth-Out 	 -‎Dec 20, 2016‎ 	

    The recently emerged discipline of*global warming psychology*lists
    numerous reasons "why" we do not trust climate scientists when we
    trust all other scientists almost implicitly.
    DeConto and Pollard's schematic representation of ice retreat
    triggered
    <http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v531/n7596/full/nature17145.html>
    Polar temperatures over the last several million years have, at
    times, been slightly warmer than today, yet global mean sea level
    has been 6–9 metres higher as recently as the Last Interglacial
    (130,000 to 115,000 years ago) and possibly higher during the
    Pliocene epoch (about three million years ago). In both cases the
    Antarctic ice sheet has been implicated as the primary contributor,
    hinting at its future vulnerability. Here we use a model coupling
    ice sheet and climate dynamics—including previously underappreciated
    processes linking atmospheric warming with hydrofracturing of
    buttressing ice shelves and structural collapse of
    marine-terminating ice cliffs—that is calibrated against Pliocene
    and Last Interglacial sea-level estimates and applied to future
    greenhouse gas emission scenarios....
    Antarctica has the potential to contribute more than a metre of
    sea-level rise by 2100 and more than 15 metres by 2500, if emissions
    continue unabated. In this case atmospheric warming will soon become
    the dominant driver of ice loss, but prolonged ocean warming will
    delay its recovery for thousands of years.
    http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v531/n7596/full/nature17145.html
    References -- New Science and Collapse of the West Antarctic Ice
    Sheet: Are Current Climate Control Strategies Outdated?
    <https://climatediscovery.org/References%20New%20Science%20and%20Collapse%20of%20the%20West%20Antarctic%20Ice%20Sheet.htm>
    Bruce Melton, Climate Change Now Initiative,
    https://www.climatediscovery.org, 10/08/2016
    https://climatediscovery.org/References%20New%20Science%20and%20Collapse%20of%20the%20West%20Antarctic%20Ice%20Sheet.htm

*This Day in Climate History  December 31, 2012 
<http://www.npr.org/2012/12/30/168310474/2012-a-tipping-year-for-climate-change>  
from D.R. Tucker*

    December 31, 2012: Media Matters compiles a list of the "10 Dumbest
    Things Fox Said About Climate Change In 2012."
    http://mediamatters.org/mobile/blog/2012/12/31/10-dumbest-things-fox-said-about-climate-change/191859

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