December 04, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Researchers are collaborating to get a better understanding of the Thwaites glacier in West Antarctica, which holds enough water to raise the sea level by several feet. Currently, Thwaites’ ice losses are responsible for about 4 percent of global sea-level rise every ...
Read More...December 03, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – According to the most comprehensive study to date, meltwater runoff from Greenland’s ice sheets are increasing exponentially, which could mean sea levels will rise higher sooner. Greenland currently contributes about 20% of global sea-level rise. If all the ice in Greenland melted, ...
Read More...December 01, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article synopsis – Climate change will disrupt international trade, prices, and supply chains, threatening corporate profits- and businesses are starting to take notice. By the end of the century, climate change could cost companies hundreds of billions of dollars per year. A recent survey of corporate leaders ...
Read More...November 30, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – The World Bank has pledged to invest $200bn from 2021-25 to help countries adapt to climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The organization is hoping their bold action inspires others in the finance sector to do the same. Jim Yong Kim, ...
Read More...November 29, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have now reached 405.5 ppm, a new record high, which is driving long-term climate change, sea level rise, ocean acidification and more extreme weather. Levels of methane and nitrous oxide have also increased, and there ...
Read More...November 28, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – At the G20 summit in Argentina, the United States was the only country not to sign the joint statement on climate change, instead requiring a separate clause before Trump would sign it. The clause reads, “The United States reiterates its decision to ...
Read More...November 27, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Although Florida’s newly elected governor, Ron DeSantis, has pledged to fight the red tide and blue green algae that plagues the state’s coasts, he has yet to acknowledge the threat of climate change. With Florida set to face billions of dollars in ...
Read More...November 26, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Speaking at the United Nations climate talks in Poland, naturalist Sir David Attenborough stressed that climate change is the greatest threat humanity has faced in thousands of years. The meeting is the most critical on climate change since the 2015 Paris agreement. “If we ...
Read More...November 24, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – The U.S. government just published a new climate report that looks at how climate change has already affected the country as well as the devastation that lies ahead. The report found that extreme heat is becoming more common, devastation from wildfires in ...
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