June 20, 2020 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – A Russian town hit 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit on June 20th, which is the hottest temperature ever recorded in the Arctic Circle. “The average high temperature in Verkhoyansk in June is 68°F, meaning this record day was over 30 degrees hotter than average.” To ...
Read More...June 19, 2020 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – “According to new research, if sea levels continue to rise at their current rate, mangrove forests may not survive beyond 30 years.” Mangroves are important for protecting coastlines from extreme weather and function as “valuable carbon sinks”. Researchers found that mangroves can ...
Read More...June 18, 2020 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – A research team found that Antarctica lost “more than one million square kilometres of sea ice, an area twice the size of Spain, in five years”. The team found that “a series of severe storms in the Antarctic summer of 2016-2017 caused ...
Read More...June 17, 2020 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – A new investigation has found “evidence that links global climate change to negative pregnancy outcomes across the country”. The review “analyzed over 32 million births since 2007 and found that 84% showed an association between increased air pollution and heat exposure and ...
Read More...June 16, 2020 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Nigerian scientists have found that ‘smart’ agriculture can help “mitigate the negative effects of farming on the climate”. Smart agriculture includes the use of biotechnology to “plant more crops on less land and prevent pest infestation without the use of excessive chemicals”. To ...
Read More...June 15, 2020 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Increasingly homeowners and banks are forgoing the traditional mortgage for interest-only mortgages and government-backed lenders in order to lessen the risk of coastal real estate. As rising seas and extreme weather threaten the long-term livability of some property, long-term mortgages are becoming ...
Read More...June 13, 2020 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – A collaborative project between OceanBased Perpetual Energy and Florida Atlantic University hopes to harness the power of the Gulf Stream for energy. The goal of the $16 billion project is to produce 5 gigawatts of electricity in five years. The Gulf Stream ...
Read More...June 11, 2020 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Another heat record has been set this year, as May 2020 is the warmest May since records began in 1880, beating out the previous record set in 2016. The first five months of 2020 overall were slightly cooler than in 2016, but ...
Read More...June 09, 2020 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Millions of people in Pakistan are at risk from flash floods caused by lakes formed from rapidly melting glaciers in the Himalayas. “With more than 7,000, Pakistan has more glaciers than anywhere except the polar regions.” A combination of government disagreements and ...
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