December 07, 2020 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Earth experienced its hottest November on record this year at “almost 0.8 degrees Celsius (1.44 Fahrenheit) above the average for 1981-2010”. Europe also experienced its warmest fall on record. What makes these records all the more alarming is they happened during a ...
Read More...December 07, 2020 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – “A new analysis of long-term satellite records shows the East Antarctic Ice Sheet is unexpectedly dependent on fluctuations in weather.” Information on the variability of ice sheet melt will help climate modelers develop more accurate and dynamic models. To read the actual article ...
Read More...December 07, 2020 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – A team of researchers has discovered a hot mantle plume beneath central Greenland that is melting the ice from below. The team hopes to gain a better understanding of the volcanic activity in the region and the affect on the meltrate of ...
Read More...December 04, 2020 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – According to a new analysis, the number of affordable-housing units “at risk of regular flooding is expected to triple by 2050 as sea levels rise”. It will affect housing in every coastal state. Many inland cities will also be affected. To read the ...
Read More...December 02, 2020 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – In the most detailed study of Greenland to date, scientists predict “the Greenland Ice Sheet will pass a threshold beyond which it will never fully regrow and sea levels will be permanently higher”. Under current climate change projections, this could happen “in ...
Read More...December 02, 2020 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – A new U.N. report that measures the gap between the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement and countries’ proposed changes has found that fossil fuel production still needs to be drastically reined in. “In order to meet the Paris goals, countries would ...
Read More...November 30, 2020 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – A more efficient approach to the climate crisis consists of countries reducing carbon by 5% per year, phasing out coal and oil subsidies, and investing in alternative energies. The investments would include funds to help developing countries switch to renewables, which would ...
Read More...November 30, 2020 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Four Native American tribes in Louisiana have requested assistance from the U.N. due climate displacement from saltwater intrusion. Saltwater intrusion from sea level rise and flooding “threatens drinking water supplies, coastal farming and coastal ecosystems”. To read the actual article click here.
Read More...November 29, 2020 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – In La Niña years, global sea levels can fall, but the effect is temporary as water is shifted from the ocean to rain and back again. In some years, the effect can be rather dramatic. “In the 2010-11 La Niña event, global ...
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