NOAA Archives - Cool Davis

Consumer, industrial products overtake cars as source of air pollution

by Special Contributor February 28, 2018

Consumer products such as shampoo, cleaning products and paint now contribute as much to urban air pollution as tailpipe emissions from vehicles, according to a new study led by NOAA and including researchers at UC Davis. The results were published on Feb. 16 in the…

Consumption, Transportation, UC Davis

2016 Earth's Warmest Year in 3-Year Streak

by Leslie Crenna January 27, 2017

January 27, 2017 Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information State of the Climate https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/ The globally averaged temperature over land and ocean surfaces for 2016 was the highest among all years since record keeping began in 1880. During the final month, the December combined…

Climate Impacts

Per Capita Davis: One step forward, two steps back?

by John Mott-Smith December 21, 2016

Crossposted from the Davis Enterprise December 21, 2016 By John Mott-Smith I typically use the last column of the year to sum up progress, or the lack of it, in reducing greenhouse-gas emissions. This year there’s so much to say, perhaps summed up as “elections…

Inspiration

Per capita Davis: year in review

by John Mott-Smith December 19, 2011

John Mott-Smith, member of Cool Davis and columnist for Davis Enterprise reviews whether, overall, the year was one of progress or retreat on tackling climate change, whether we are closer to avoiding or experiencing the consequences of our actions or inactions. The question is complicated…

Climate Impacts, Inspiration