Scott K. Johnson
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Past articles by Scott:
2022 was once again one of the warmest years on record
Final tallies contain no surprises—it was a warm one. → Read More
Record monsoon flooding in Pakistan due to a confluence of factors
Climate’s role is tough to quantify this time, though. → Read More
Greenland may have already committed us to almost a foot of sea level rise
How long that takes to play out is unclear. → Read More
Record-breaking UK heat “extremely unlikely” without climate change
Rapid analysis of the role of climate change finds clear relationship. → Read More
Pakistan hits 120°F as climate trends drive spring heatwave
Rapid analysis shows situation would be unlikely without global warming. → Read More
IPCC report: The next few years are critical
New report on climate solutions is good news, bad news, and a to-do list. → Read More
If adapting to climate change sounds easy, it shouldn’t
While we need mitigation, adaptation (if done well) can reduce impacts. → Read More
The US Southwest is hitting megadrought status
A very dry 2021 pushed the last two decades into first place. → Read More
Cargo ships could switch to renewable fuels, but it ain’t cheap (yet)
Using Europe as an example, the technical feasibility looks promising. → Read More
2021 obeyed physics, was one of the warmest years on record
La Niña in the Pacific meant no new record, but warming continues apace. → Read More
National Academies report offers roadmap for ocean carbon storage
There are some intriguing ideas, but big questions remain about all of them. → Read More
Recent CO₂ emissions flattened out by revised forest data
But fossil fuel emissions alone are still ticking upward. → Read More
New IPCC climate report is the clearest guidebook for selecting a future
We now know some new things and we still know some old things. → Read More
Climate contrarians predicted the world would cool—it didn’t
The anticlimate-science blogosphere’s trophy cabinet is bare. → Read More
Pacific Northwest heatwave “virtually impossible” without climate change
Rapid analysis shows it would be hard to do this in a cooler world. → Read More
Eternally five years away? No, batteries are improving under your nose
Under the hood, lithium-ion batteries have gotten better in the last decade. → Read More
Meeting Paris Agreement ambition could save a lot of sea level rise
Latest models project a bumpy road with big risks. → Read More
Satellites detect volcanoes heating up before they blow
Subtle temperature changes can indicate growing eruption risk. → Read More
Blaming a wiggly jet stream on climate change? Not so fast
The hypothesis is easy to understand but it’s far from a consensus. → Read More
The Arctic Ocean may have gone fresh in ice age times
Chemical clues in seafloor sediment show an absence of salt. → Read More