January 02, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Researchers have shown that converging natural climate processes created a “hot spot” from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina to Miami where sea levels rose six times faster than the global average between 2011 and 2015, and such hot spots have occurred at other ...
Read More...January 01, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Dutch researchers have discovered that the ocean floor is sinking due to climate change, which means the sea has risen four percent higher than previously estimated over the last 20 years. The increased water weight from glacial melt led to a warping of ...
Read More...December 30, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – President Trump tweeted Thursday that “we could use a little bit of that good old global warming” in response to the bitter cold hitting the East Coast this week, showing he is once again confusing weather with climate. NASA makes this distinction: “weather is ...
Read More...December 29, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Researchers say that climate change could drive immigration to the U.S. from Mexico as warmer temperatures cause droughts that are expected to reduce crop yields. In agriculture-dependent areas, this could potentially give people more reason to seek better opportunities in the United States. A 2010 study found ...
Read More...December 28, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Scientists say 2017 is set to be the third warmest year on record in the US as they look back on a year littered with stark signals of climate change. According to NOAA, the year-to-date average temperature across the U.S. has been 2.6F ...
Read More...December 27, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – A recent review of data found that 2 million Americans live within a mile of one of the 327 designated vulnerable Superfund sites, of which many are within flood zones or areas susceptible to rising seas connected with climate change. Though each Superfund ...
Read More...December 26, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – High-profile legal cases over responsibility for the effects of climate change will be fought out in courtrooms next year as claims stack up against both governments and some of the world’s biggest oil and energy companies. Lawsuits in the United States brought ...
Read More...December 25, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Rising seas are flooding our coasts now, and the problem will get worse over the next 50 years, but the U.S. has barely begun to consider what’s needed and hasn’t grappled with the costs or who will pay. Rising seas and more powerful storms ...
Read More...December 23, 2017 By John Englander in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – 2017 sets lots of records for natural disasters. Business Insider recaps Cat 10 storms, record rain, wildfires, earthquakes, droughts, deluge, landslides, and more. To read the actual article click here.
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