October 02, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – The newly released IPCC report summary is, for all of its sobering predictions, a conservative assessment and omits many of the biggest risks of climate change, some of which are described in the full text. The summary does not mention climate refugees, ...
Read More...October 01, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – The UN’s new IPCC report says Governments around the world must make “rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes” to keep global warming below the crucial threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels, which could happen as early as 2030. “Global net ...
Read More...September 29, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – In an environmental impact statement released last month, the Trump administration predicts that the planet will warm by seven degrees by the end of the century. The draft statement, issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, also projects that “if the ...
Read More...September 28, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Researchers are using the skies of Jupiter and Saturn’s moon Titan to help them “better understand the role methane plays in global warming here on Earth”. Methane is capable of 25 times more global warming than carbon dioxide over the course of a ...
Read More...September 27, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis -Global airport operators, faced with rising sea levels and more powerful storms are starting to invest in measures such as higher runways, seawalls and better drainage systems to help protect against rising seas. Fifteen of the 50 busiest airports globally are at “an elevation of ...
Read More...September 26, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – “In the wake of hurricanes like Florence, the U.S. government pays to dump truckloads of sand onto eroding beaches, in a cycle that is said to harm ecosystems and disproportionately benefit the rich. To their advocates, these so-called beach nourishment initiatives are crucial ...
Read More...September 25, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Researchers have found that glaciers experience surges in their motion which can have serious consequences for future sea level rise. Speeds of up to 82 feet in a single day have been observed. The data “shows that ice sheets can move quickly and once ...
Read More...September 24, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Though the military has been working on climate risks for years, they may be even less prepared than some coastal cities when it comes to protecting their infrastructure from the effects of climate change. The “flooding from Hurricane Florence, exacerbated by sea ...
Read More...September 22, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Hurricane Florence caused devastating storm surge in the Carolinas and Virginia, affecting more than 51,000 homes. A new study has shown that if sea levels had remained the same as they were in 1970, 11,000 of those homes could have been spared. ...
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