August 19, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Trump’s latest executive order rolls back rules regarding environmental reviews and restrictions on government-funded building projects in flood-prone areas as part of his proposal to spend $1 trillion to fix aging U.S. infrastructure. This would speed approvals of permits for highways, bridges, ...
Read More...August 18, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – A team of engineers in the Netherlands is developing a floating ‘mega island’ that could serve as a platform for housing and work spaces in areas threatened by sea level rise. Researchers from Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (Marin) say the possible uses include providing ...
Read More...August 17, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Researchers have been using a new method of studying ice in Antarctica that has enabled them to get samples of ice as old as 2.7 million years. The gold standard for studying ice has been ice cores, with the oldest samples at ...
Read More...August 16, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – NASA scientists have deployed a Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) on their Landsat 8 satellite that allows them to monitor Antarctica’s ice shelves even in the complete darkness of winter. For years scientists have been monitoring Antarctica’s ice shelves during the continent’s 6 ...
Read More...August 15, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – With a sweeping overhaul of the tax code on the horizon, two Senate Democrats believe this is the moment to broach the third rail of climate change policy: a carbon tax. The senators propose to use a portion of the estimated $2.1 trillion they anticipate in ...
Read More...August 14, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – According to a national climate report recently leaked to The New York Times, Charleston, South Carolina could face the prospect of tidal flooding almost every day by 2100. In 2015, Charleston created a comprehensive plan to address rising seas. While better drainage systems, higher ...
Read More...August 12, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – The city of New Orleans was overwhelmed by flooding after a heavy rainstorm compromised the city’s pumping system, leaving many streets and neighborhoods under water. Officials said that at least 14 of 120 drainage pumps located throughout the city were out of ...
Read More...August 11, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Scientists have discovered 91 volcanoes below the surface of the vast ice sheet that covers west Antarctica, making it the largest volcanic region on Earth. If the ice sheets sitting on top of the volcanoes are reduced significantly, this could release pressure on the volcanoes ...
Read More...August 10, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – At least 26 million people around the world have already been displaced by rising seas, and that figure could balloon to 150 million by 2050, leaving governments unprepared to cover the associated costs. One study estimates that every one degree Celsius increase in global ...
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