September 04, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Credit: U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Adam Stanton.Article Synopsis – Hurricane Dorian hit the northern Bahamas as a category 5 hurricane, killing at least 7 people and decimating much of the Abacos and Grand Bahama. At its highest point, storm surge ...
Read More...September 03, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Credit: Kevin Schafer/Getty Images.Article Synopsis – A new report reveals that, despite oil companies claiming they support efforts to reduce carbon emissions, they are continuing to invest in projects that do not align with those goals. The report found that “billions of dollars in new ...
Read More...September 02, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – The Greenland ice sheet has “lost 3.5 trillion tons of ice since 2003” and has lost enough ice this year alone “to raise sea levels by more than a millimeter”. If the entire Greenland ice sheet melts, it could raise sea levels ...
Read More...August 31, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Credit: Russian Defence Ministry Press Service/Handout/EPA-EFE.Article Synopsis – My Op-Ed regarding Russia’s attempt to claim the North Pole and exert control over the valuable resources and new shipping routes in the region. In order to assert our own claims and have a say in the ...
Read More...August 30, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Credit: CreditClockwise from top left: Mike Blake/Reuters; Katie Orlinsky for NYT; Brandon Thibodeaux for NYT; Jennifer Strickland/USFWS; Jim Wilson/NYT; Al Drago/NYT; Brandon Thibodeaux for NYT; Alex Goodlett for NYT.Article Synopsis – Since taking office, the Trump Administration has attempted to repeal 84 environmental rules aimed ...
Read More...August 29, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Credit: WikiCommons/B137.Article Synopsis – Hurricane Dorian is expected to come close to the coast of east Florida while they are experiencing a king tide- which is a higher than normal tide. Rising sea levels and erosion have made coastal areas more vulnerable to flooding during ...
Read More...August 28, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Indonesia has announced that it will move its capital to Borneo as its current capital, Jakarta, is sinking into the sea. Jakarta is estimated to lose 95% of its land over the next 30 years. As sea levels continue to rise, this ...
Read More...August 27, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Credit: A. Merino.Article Synopsis – Researchers have discovered evidence that “3 million years ago- when the Earth was 2-3 degrees above pre-industrial temperatures- sea level was as much as 16 meters (52 ft) higher than today”. These findings will have significant impacts on the current ...
Read More...August 26, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Credit: Steffen M. Olsen.Article Synopsis – The IPCC has released a draft environmental report on the state of the oceans and cryosphere, and the news is unsurprisingly not good. The report states that we are to expect “a steady decline in fish stocks, increased ocean ...
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