November 05, 2020 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Researchers studying past sea level rise events found that the effects of rising seas will be far-reaching and more complex and unpredictable than we assume. In studying the Isles of Scilly, a group of 140 islands in the UK that were a ...
Read More...November 03, 2020 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – A joint effort between the U.S. and Europe will launch Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, the first of two satellites that will be used to capture precise sea level rise measurements. The information gained from these satellites will help us better understand how fast ...
Read More...November 03, 2020 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – A new study shows that homebuyers in Florida are factoring in the risks of sea level rise, but sellers and federally-backed lenders are less willing to acknowledge the threat. This “suggests that continuing polarization around climate science, and the federal programs that ...
Read More...November 02, 2020 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – A new study estimates that a global temperature increase of 2C would lead to 230 billion tons of carbon being released from the soil (which holds 2-3 times more carbon than the atmosphere). That’s more than twice the total carbon emissions from the ...
Read More...November 02, 2020 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Data collected over 9 decades from the Pacific Ocean has shown that as the ocean has warmed, the proportion of warm-water phytoplankton has increased by almost 40%. As the “foundation of marine ecosystems, phytoplankton is critical to predicting changes in future biodiversity, ...
Read More...October 28, 2020 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – According to a report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), solar power is now the cheapest form of electricity for utility companies to build. The IEA stressed that worldwide policies that reduce financial risk for renewables have been crucial for the development ...
Read More...October 28, 2020 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Arctic researchers report evidence that methane stores in the Arctic Ocean are thawing, though they stress the data still needs to be reviewed. If confirmed, the consequences could be catastrophic. “The U.S. Geological Survey has listed Arctic hydrate destabilization as one of ...
Read More...October 27, 2020 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – A recent report has shown that the king tides of 2020 in Miami-Dade County could be the equivalent of the daily high tides by 2040 as the seas continue to rise. King tides give communities a chance to see how well their ...
Read More...October 27, 2020 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – In an effort to undercut the National Climate Assessment, the Trump Administration has appointed several climate deniers to top positions within NOAA and issued a memorandum “prohibiting external and internal communication at the agency without approval by political staff”. “The assessment is ...
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