August 14, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Credit: Pixabay.Article Synopsis – New research suggests that the increase of methane in the atmosphere during the last decade is from fossil fuel production- half of it from fracking. Studies have shown that “fracking operations leak, vent, or flare between 2 and 6 percent of the gas ...
Read More...August 13, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Credit: Pixabay.Article Synopsis – In light of findings from the IPCC report that limiting fertilizers and using agricultural practices that add carbon to the soil are essential for slowing global warming, at least 12 of the presidential candidates have issued policy proposals that address the ...
Read More...August 12, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Credit: Pexels.Article Synopsis – The five U.S. cities most at risk from coastal flooding- Miami, New York City, New Orleans, Tampa, and Boston- have begun to make plans for adapting to rising sea levels, with some doing more than others. While all of the cities ...
Read More...August 10, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Credit: AP PHOTO/LYNNE SLADKY.Article Synopsis – Government officials are just beginning to realize the enormous costs of infrastructure projects needed to protect coastal cities against sea level rise. Conservative estimates place the costs for these projects “in the hundreds of billions in the coming decades”. ...
Read More...August 09, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Credit: Getty Images.Article Synopsis – The waters around Alaska are now completely free from sea ice, which may become the new normal as the planet continues to warm. “This is a decline of around 85,000 square km per year – equivalent to losing an area ...
Read More...August 08, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images.Article Synopsis – According to a new U.N. report, we need to change the way we use our land and water in order to keep up with food demands as the climate continues to change and Earth’s population continues to grow. The ...
Read More...August 07, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Credit: Faris Rajak Kotahatuhaha, Denny Lesmana Budi, Fiera Alifa.Article Synopsis – In the latest geo-engineering attempt to refreeze the arctic, designers have proposed iceberg-making submarines that will create new ice fields and help restore the ecosystem. “The vessel would work by re-freezing Arctic sea-water into ...
Read More...August 06, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Credit: Bel Trew.Article Synopsis – An electricity shortage in Iraq, caused by corruption and a failing energy grid, combined with record heat from climate change is putting the poor at risk. “Nearly 2.8 billion people live in countries where the average daily temperature is greater ...
Read More...August 05, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Credit: NASA.Article Synopsis – New research shows that over the past century, human-driven global warming has changed the winds in Antarctica, causing glaciers in West Antarctica to melt. Climate change has been weakening or reversing winds that normally carry warm water offshore. When this happens, the ...
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