August 31, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – A new study has found that warmer temperatures encourage mangrove growth, which can help build soil and protect coastal land from storms. According to study author Samantha K. Chapman, “Conserving and restoring our coastal wetlands can help humans adapt to climate change.” My ...
Read More...August 30, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – A group of scientists spent two months aboard an icebreaker in the Arctic in an attempt to answer the question: how does the ocean affect the weather in the high Arctic? Sea ice has a strong influence on both the ocean and ...
Read More...August 29, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – With climate change becoming the most pressing problem in the Pacific, island nations are calling for an update to the Biketawa Declaration, which provides a framework for collective action between Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific islands when political tensions and crises occur. ...
Read More...August 28, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – As Bangkok prepares to host climate-change talks, the sprawling city of more than 10 million is itself under siege from the environment, with dire forecasts warning that nearly 40 percent of the city could be submerged by 2030. The government is constructing networks ...
Read More...August 27, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Climate change will create a devastating new normal in California of intense heatwaves, destructive fires, eroding beaches, and a shortage of freshwater if nothing is done to curb emissions, a new state report finds. California’s fourth-annual Climate Change Assessment finds that by 2050, deaths from heat waves in cities ...
Read More...August 25, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – “The oldest and thickest sea ice in the Arctic has started to break up, opening waters north of Greenland that are normally frozen, even in summer. This phenomenon – which has never been recorded before – has occurred twice this year due to warm winds ...
Read More...August 24, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – A new analysis has determined that short-term actions to adapt to coastal flooding, like building seawalls and redesigning roads, can actually increase risks to lives and property. “Market forces and public risk reduction policies reduce incentives for communities to make long-term plans for ...
Read More...August 23, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – According to a new study, the intrusion of saltwater into Florida’s wetland ecosystem caused by sea level rise may kill the Big Cypress trees in South Florida’s Big Cypress National Preserve. Rising seas also pose a threat to the Everglades, which the ...
Read More...August 22, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – According to economists, if meaningful action isn’t taken to curb emissions, US economic growth will be a third lower than it would otherwise have been by the end of this century — or sooner, which means Americans will be poorer and have lower ...
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