July 24, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Credit: VOA.Article Synopsis – “Moody’s Corporation has purchased a controlling stake in a firm that measures the physical risks of climate change, the latest indication that global warming can threaten the creditworthiness of governments and companies around the world. The purchase is the latest in a series ...
Read More...July 23, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Credit: NPS.Article Synopsis – Using a new technique to measure glacial melt, scientists have found that “some glaciers are melting a hundred times faster” than previously thought. They found that warming ocean waters are melting tidewater glaciers- glaciers that end in the ocean- from below ...
Read More...July 22, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Credit: kirkandmimi/pixabay.Article Synopsis – A new report argues the impacts of climate change, such as increasing scarcity of food and water, will cause instabilities that could lead to disorder and conflict over the next three decades. The authors write, “To reduce this risk and protect ...
Read More...July 20, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Credit: NASA/GISS/GISTEMP.Article Synopsis – NASA has confirmed that June 2019 was the hottest June ever recorded, and the earth is on track for July to be the warmest month ever recorded. “The global average temperature was 1.7 degrees Fahrenheit (0.93 Celsius) above the June norm ...
Read More...July 19, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – A new report has found that the industrial fertilizer industry, and not the cattle industry, is responsible for the majority of methane emissions in the U.S. In fact, the emissions may be 100 times higher than the fertilizer industry has reported, and ...
Read More...July 18, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Credit: Getty Images.Article Synopsis – The Trump Administration has blocked the release of a Department of Agriculture plan that “outlines how the department should help agriculture understand, adapt to and minimize the effects of climate change”. This comes after an earlier investigation had found that ...
Read More...July 17, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Credit: REUTERS/Finbarr O’Reilly.Article Synopsis – The rising temperatures and increased humidity from global warming are “leading to high levels of stress and other health problems for both wildlife and livestock”. Some of the effects of climate change include increased stress levels and declining fertility in ...
Read More...July 16, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Credit: Mario Tama/Getty.Article Synopsis – Scientists have been investigating extreme measures to prevent the collapse of the Antarctic Ice Sheet, though they caution that such measures are not actually feasible. Some of these ideas include pumping sea water onto the ice sheet and “building an ...
Read More...July 15, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Credit: Dan Lundmark.Article Synopsis – The Red Cross has announced that heat waves, “one of the deadliest natural hazards facing humanity, will only become more serious and more widespread as the climate crisis continues.” The Red Cross has produced a 90 page action plan to help ...
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