November 16, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Credit: Salwan Georges. Article Synopsis – The loss of arctic sea ice is causing the collapse of Japan’s salmon fisheries, which have fallen 70 percent in the last 15 years. The Sea of Okhotsk, between Siberia and Japan, generates more sea ice than any other ...
Read More...November 15, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol. Article Synopsis – In a joint letter that included pension funds, insurers, investors, and scientists, 65 signatories urged the International Energy Agency to support the targets of the Paris Climate Agreement. The signatories also asked “the organization to ...
Read More...November 14, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Credit: NOAA. Article Synopsis – According to the Tampa Bay Climate Science Advisory Panel (CSAP), sea levels in Tampa Bay could be 8.5 ft (2.6 m) higher by the end of the century. CSAP is a network of scientists and resource managers working to develop ...
Read More...November 13, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Credit: Yang Kejia, China News Service | Visual China Group | Getty Images. Article Synopsis – In a new report, scientists “warn that children will suffer from infectious diseases, malnutrition and air pollution worsened by climate change”. “A child born today will experience a world ...
Read More...November 12, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Credit: Andrea Zanoni. Article Synopsis – Venice, Italy’s regional council “was flooded for the first time in its history on Tuesday – just after it rejected measures to combat climate change”. “The historic Italian city has been brought to its knees this week by the ...
Read More...November 11, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
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Read More...November 09, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Credit: Nickolay Lamm/Courtesy Climate Central. Article Synopsis – According to a new study, even if emissions targets are met, sea level will continue to rise for centuries, though we can control how quickly and how much. Only a few countries are currently on track to ...
Read More...November 08, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Credit: UNSW Water Research Laboratory. Article Synopsis – According to new research, sea levels rose 10 meters (33 ft) during Earth’s last warm period 125,000 years ago when temperatures were 1℃ higher than today. This research shows that the Antarctic ice sheets can change much ...
Read More...November 07, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Credit: Getty Images. Article Synopsis – A new study has found that socioeconomic status and racial diversity affect how different communities adapt to climate change. Areas with higher property values tend to invest in adaptation projects and property protection strategies, while poorer and more racially ...
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