‘Last year, we learned what is probably the worst global warming news yet — that we may have irrevocably destabilized the massive ice sheet of West Antarctica, which contains the equivalent of nearly 11 feet of sea level rise.’

via The U.S. has caused more global warming than any other country. Here’s how the Earth will get its revenge. – The Washington Post.

‘As part of the long debate on the Keystone XL pipeline, the Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday for an amendment that aimed to answer once and for all whether senators believe the climate is changing.’

via ‘Climate change is real and not a hoax,’ Senate overwhelmingly decides – LA Times.

‘The symbolic doomsday clock moved to three minutes before midnight on Thursday because of the gathering dangers of climate change and nuclear proliferation, signalling the gravest threat to humanity since the throes of the cold war.’

via Climate change and nuclear bombs set ‘doomsday clock’ on verge of midnight | Environment | The Guardian.

‘Former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney, who’s contemplating another White House run, said climate change was real, that humans helped it along and that it was the responsibility of the world to turn back the environmental tide.’

via Mitt Romney: Climate change is real, human-induced, and we must tackle it – Washington Times.

‘President Obama declared climate change the greatest threat to the future during his State of the Union address Tuesday night.’

via Obama: Climate change the greatest threat to future generations | TheHill.

‘January 20, 2015 President Obama, delivering his first State of the Union speech to a Congress under total GOP control, on Tuesday vowed to thwart Capitol Hill efforts to undermine his climate change and environmental policies.’

via Obama: ‘No Challenge Poses a Greater Threat to Future Generations Than Climate Change’ – NationalJournal.com.

‘In 134 years of temperature records, the warmth in 2014 exceeded them all, NOAA and NASA announced today.’

via Scientists react to warmest year: 2014 underscores ‘undeniable fact’ of human-caused climate change – The Washington Post.

Berkeley Earth releases temperature results for 2014:

‘Berkeley Earth has constructed an estimate of the global average temperature during 2014, including land and sea.

The key findings are:

1. The global surface temperature average (land and sea) for 2014 was nominally the warmest since the global instrumental record began in 1850; however, within the margin of error, it is tied with 2005 and 2010 and so we can’t be certain it set a new record.

2. For the land, 2014 was nominally the 4th warmest year since 1753 (when the land surface temperature record began)

3. For the sea, 2014 was the warmest year on record since 1850

4. For the contiguous United States, 2014 ranked nominally as the 38th warmest year on record since 1850.’

via Global-Warming-2014-Berkeley-Earth-Newsletter.pdf.

‘The Obama administration on Wednesday announced its latest move to combat global warming, this time trying to rein in heat-trapping methane gas that escapes from oil and gas fields.’

via 5 Things to Know About Obama’s Next Climate Move: Methane – ABC News.

WASHINGTON

‘Legislation approving construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline cleared an initial Senate hurdle Monday, a victory for newly empowered Republicans angling for a quick veto showdown with President Barack Obama.’

via Senate advances Keystone bill despite Obama veto threat | The Kansas City Star.