June 17, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – As greenhouse gases boost temperatures across the globe, rare pathogens from hotter parts of the planet are now creeping toward the poles, creating new risks for people. The threats don’t only come from mosquito-borne diseases, but from rodents, bacteria, viruses, funguses, and ...
Read More...June 16, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – A team of scientists has found evidence that ancient volcanoes in Antarctica played a role in global climate and could help combat climate change now. Discovery of a calcite crust in Antarctica, confirmed the region was subject to volcanic activity 24,000 years ago. ...
Read More...June 15, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Deal Island, Md is, in many ways, a microcosm of the United States. Within a few generations, much of the island could become uninhabitable due to sea level rise, yet many of the residents are skeptical of climate change. Although they are ...
Read More...June 14, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – In January 2016, due to an especially strong El Niño, an area twice the size of California was partially melted from the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica. The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest floating ice shelf in the world. Researchers have previously ...
Read More...June 13, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – The same sources of emissions that cause global warming also produce pollutants that damage human health, therefore targeting the sources can help improve both. California has long been among the most polluted states in the nation. Today, eight out of ten Californians live ...
Read More...June 12, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – It is true that the climate has always changed, and that carbon dioxide levels have always fluctuated. However, since the industrial revolution, carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have climbed to levels that are unprecedented over hundreds of millennia. The fundamental science is ...
Read More...June 10, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – With climate change threatening to upend the stability of environmental conditions throughout the globe, a wise real estate investor needs to assess the environmental resilience of investment locations. National Real Estate Advisors has created an analytical tool to help assess catastrophic risk related ...
Read More...June 09, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – In Miami, where tidal flooding is becoming a monthly problem, officials are looking for more creative solutions to the challenges posed by sea level rise. The pumps and drains that have been installed in some areas create environmental hazards and cannot handle ...
Read More...June 08, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Climate change is often seen as posing the greatest risk to coastal areas. But the nation’s inland cities face perils of their own, including more intense storms and more frequent flooding. Many of the nation’s river communities are responding to climate change by ...
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