Global Warming
From Cruising
Global warming is a potential threat to our marine environment and the many species that exist here. In addition, adverse weather conditions as a result of global warming could make sailing the oceans of the world very dangerous for a small vessel. Below are some recent news stories concerning global warming.
"Sailing routes depend primarily on weather, which changes little over the years. However, possibly as a result of the profound changes that have occurred in the ecological balance of the world environment, there have been several freak weather conditions in recent years. Their most worrying aspect is that they are rarely predicted, occur in the wrong season and often in places where they have not been known before. Violent storms have been recorded recently at times and in places where they had not occurred before. Similarly, the violence of some tropical storms exceeds almost anything that has been experienced before. The depletion of the ozone layer and the gradual warming up of the oceans will undoubtedly affect weather throughout the world and will increase the risk of tropical storms. The unimaginable force of mega-hurricanes Hugo and Andrew should be a warning of worse things to come. All we can do is heed those warnings, make sure that the seaworthiness of our boats is never in doubt and, whenever possible, limit our cruising to the safe seasons. Also, as the sailing community depends so much on the forces of nature, we should be the first in protecting the environment and not contribute to it’s callous destruction."
--Jimmy Cornell
Southern Baptist leaders shift position on climate change
Eskimo village sues over global warming
2007 a year of weather records in U.S.
U.S. Senate Report: Over 400 Prominent Scientists Disputed Man-Made Global Warming Claims in 2007
Global Warming "Tipping Points" Reached, Scientist Says
U.S. agrees to Bali compromise
Warming Oceans Contributed to Record Arctic Melt
Arctic Sea Ice Gone in Summer Within Five Years?
Scientist: 'Arctic is screaming'
Islanders seek climate summit help
U.S. to be urged over climate pact
Delivery companies switch to hybrids
Loss of Andes glaciers threatens water supply
U.N. report: Poor hit hardest by climate change
U.N. delivers chilling conclusion on climate
Global warming's trillion dollar debate
Map shows top CO2 producers in the world
McCain would do more about global warming
Scientist stacks evidence at global warming lecture
Greenland's ice sheet melts as temperatures rise
Rising seas, sinking land threaten Thai capital
Poll shows Americans getting more concerned about global warming
Little Green Lies
Global warming starts to split GOP contenders
Arctic Melt Unnerves the Experts
At Climate Meeting, Bush Does Not Specify Goals
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Nations must fight climate change like terrorism, Rice says
Scientists: Rising seas will flood historic sites
Global Climate Accord Needed Now to Avoid Devastation, Ban Says
Rising seas likely to flood U.S. history
Ice loss 'opens Northwest Passage
Arctic sea ice cover at record low
Scientists: Dramatic sea ice loss by 2050
Californians left in dark as heat wave continues
Global Warming's Next Victim: Wheat
Heat wave claims 49 lives in Southeast, Midwest
Arctic sea ice expected to hit record low
Climate change challenging gardeners to plant smarter
Around the globe, 2007 is on track to be a year of extreme weather
Lake Superior changes puzzle scientists
Tropical storms doubled due to global warming, study says
Study: Glaciers contributing more to rising seas
Climate change action: Too little, too late?
G8 backs climate-change science, sets no hard goals
China: Economy before environment
Experts debate effects of warming
Study: Southern Ocean saturated with CO2
ERAU professor seeks balance in global warming debate
Climate study: Eastern U.S. 'going to get a lot hotter'
Study ties coral disease to warmer oceans
Deal reached on climate change
Germany in losing battle to save glacier
As climate shifts, so does definition of security
Costs expected to take center stage at climate talks
U.N. Security Council holds climate debate
Ex-generals: Global warming threatens U.S. security
Far north feels worst effects of warming
Rallies nationwide urge Congress: Step it up on climate
Woodstock, New York, takes on global warming
Is the push to save the planet a fad, or a turning point? Here's hoping it's the real deal.
Climate report: World's poorest will suffer most
Study: Climate change could bring new U.S. Dust Bowl
Scientists: Lake Superior warming rapidly
Florida officials tackle global warming
Split court rules against Bush on greenhouse gases
Scientists: Antarctic ice sheet thinning
Religious groups see environmentalism as moral issue
Making Sense Of Melting Ice
Study: Global warming may create 'novel' climates
Republicans frosty on Gore's global warming warnings
Some scientists eye odd climate fixes
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Ex-CIA chief spooked by fossil fuels
Report outlines global warming's effects
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CEOs call for action against climate change
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NOAA REPORTS 2006 WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD FOR U.S.
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Nukes, climate push 'Doomsday Clock' forward
