October 23, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – As sea levels rise due to climate change, saltwater is pushing its way inland ruining valuable farmland around the world. Some farmers are . experimenting with more salt water tolerant crops, while others are being forced to abandon their farms. To read the ...
Read More...October 22, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – NOAA has announced there is a 60% chance that the entire Great Barrier Reef will experience mass bleaching and extreme heat stress this summer. The forecast period covers November 2018 to February 2019, which is particularly early as March is usually the worst month for bleaching ...
Read More...October 20, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Even with a 97% expert consensus, and the IPCC report clearly stating that 100% of the global warming since 1950 has been caused by human activities, many Americans still believe the issue is being debated among climate scientists. As NASA atmospheric scientist Kate ...
Read More...October 19, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – A regional planning commission in Hampton Roads, Virginia has advised local leaders to prepare for 4.5 feet of sea level rise by 2080. This is “the first time the region has endorsed uniform and consistent planning and design guidelines related to sea ...
Read More...October 18, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Scientists say that the price of beer could double if severe weather such as droughts, hurricanes, or rising sea levels, hit the global supply of barley. The study “suggested that “luxury” goods, like coffee and wine, may be hit harder than staple foods ...
Read More...October 17, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Rewilding, a type of conservation in which large animals are reintroduced in areas where they once thrived, could help to restore ecosystems to what they could have looked like before major human interference. The scientists argue that reintroducing animals including elephants, lions, ...
Read More...October 16, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – According to the United Nations’ annual food security report, world hunger has risen for a third consecutive year, and climate change is partly to blame. 821 million people now face food insecurity, up 15 million since 2016. The increase of extreme weather events ...
Read More...October 15, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – A scientific review committee has called for the reexamination of the multi-billion dollar Everglades restoration plan to assess whether the plan can adequately deal with the effects of climate change. “The South Florida Water Management District, the lead state agency on the ...
Read More...October 14, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – In order to keep earth’s temperature below 1.5 C of warming, which is the threshold for avoiding catastrophic climate change, nations of the world need to get to zero carbon emissions by 2050. We also need to get serious about adapting to a ...
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