November 02, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – According to a new report from the New York Academy of Sciences, it will cost Los Angeles up to $6.4 billion to protect its 74 miles of coast from increased flooding and sea level rise. The amount of property and infrastructure would probably make ...
Read More...November 01, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – The Supreme Court has denied a request from the Trump Administration to halt a climate change lawsuit brought against the federal government by 21 young people. The lawsuit argues “that the failure of government leaders to combat climate change violates their constitutional ...
Read More...October 31, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – A new report from the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) states that a third of England’s coastline will not be able to affordably be saved from rising sea levels. The CCC says that “discussions about the “hard choices” needed must be started with ...
Read More...October 30, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – As the planet heats up, the Arctic permafrost is thawing and releasing carbon and methane into the atmosphere that was previously trapped in the permafrost. The amount of carbon stored in the permafrost is twice the amount currently in the atmosphere, so, ...
Read More...October 29, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Human-induced global warming is affecting the jet stream, resulting in more extreme summertime weather including floods, droughts, wildfires, and heatwaves. The warmth in the arctic causes the jet stream winds in the atmosphere to slow down, stall, or behave strangely. This can ...
Read More...October 27, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Washington state has an initiative on the ballot this November that would impose a $15-a-ton fee on carbon emissions, which, if passed, would make it the first state to tax carbon dioxide. The initiative is hotly contested and has already set state spending ...
Read More...October 26, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – The New York Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil alleging that they “tricked investors with a longstanding fraudulent scheme that downplayed the financial risks climate change regulation posed to the company”. This lawsuit is different than the ones that have ...
Read More...October 25, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – A satellite jointly built by China and France was sent into space this week to help scientists study climate change, predict cyclones, and monitor ocean and wind currents. Data from the satellite will be collected and analyzed by both countries. To read the ...
Read More...October 24, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Researchers have discovered water stuck in a glacier in Greenland, which would mean that some of the surface meltwater gets stored inside the glaciers. This could help scientists give more accurate sea level rise predictions. According to coauthor Dustin Schroeder, “Knowing that some ...
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