July 29, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – With the growing awareness of sea level rise, coastal states, counties and waterfront communities have begun to swing into action with “resilience” plans that often mix regulation, zoning and construction projects. According to one NOAA study, about half of all states with coastal ...
Read More...July 28, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – New research suggests that changing winds along the east coast of Antarctica may be accelerating the melting on the western coast of Antarctica. As the winds in the east change, it causes a drop in sea level near the coastline. This creates large ...
Read More...July 27, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – New research suggests that as warming temperatures lead to increases in precipitation, more nitrogen will be washed into the nation’s waterways, causing toxic algae blooms. The biggest increases in such nitrogen loading will likely come in the Midwest and Northeast. These blooms can ...
Read More...July 26, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – A big new iceberg has emerged at Petermann Glacier in northwest Greenland causing concern that the glacier may be breaking apart. The location of the current cracks suggests the glacier could soon shrink to its smallest size in recorded history. Petermann is one ...
Read More...July 25, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – As the seas rise, coastal flooding will become more frequent and more widespread, but mapping where future floods will strike has barely begun. Most people with property in flood zones are required to buy insurance from FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program, but ...
Read More...July 24, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Scientists are growing concerned that increased algae growth on the Greenland ice sheet could accelerate the melting and raise sea levels more quickly than expected. The warmer conditions are encouraging algae to grow and darken the surface of the ice sheet. Dark ...
Read More...July 22, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – The New York Magazine article “The Uninhabitable Earth” is already the most read in the magazine’s history and quite controversial for such a ‘doomsday’ scenario. As a result they have taken the unusual step to provide an online annotated version elaborating on the ...
Read More...July 21, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – A new study indicates that warming temperatures may be releasing methane from layers of gas and oil beneath melting Arctic permafrost. Scientists took air samples in northwestern Canada and found that thawing permafrost is responsible for 17 percent of all measured methane in the ...
Read More...July 20, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Two California counties and one city have announced lawsuits against major oil, coal, and other fossil fuel companies for the damages they expect to incur due to rising seas. The cases assert that the industry is collectively responsible for about 20 percent of ...
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