July 20, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – “Two small pieces of seaweed found by a Chilean scientist on an Antarctic beach set in train research that may transform our understanding of ocean drift and reveal what the future holds for Antarctic ecosystems affected by climate change. In 2017, southern bull ...
Read More...July 19, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Rising Arctic temperatures are causing migratory barnacle geese to be out of sync with some of their best food sources, which means that fewer of their chicks are surviving their early months. Barnacle geese migrate more than 1,800 miles every spring to ...
Read More...July 18, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – “From Japan to Sweden, and Oman to Texas, a global heat wave is setting records, igniting wildfires, and killing dozens all across the world this week. There are currently nearly 35 million people living under excessive heat warnings issued by the National Weather Service. High ...
Read More...July 17, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – South Florida leaders are worried “that insurers and investors’ perception of risk from sea level rise spells trouble for South Florida’s economy, driven as it is by real estate. Much of the concern is over how costs will rise for investors and the credit ratings agencies ...
Read More...July 16, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – New research estimates that within 15 years, thousands of miles of cables in the United States that make up the backbone of the internet will be submerged underwater by sea level rise. “The immediacy of the threat stems from an unfortunate coinciding ...
Read More...July 14, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Many major coastal cities have been assessing the risks of sea level rise and the associated costs with adapting- sometimes running into the billions- but new studies suggest “they may be far underestimating the costs that lie ahead”. A recent analysis by the ...
Read More...July 13, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – After years of negotiations, a majority of the krill fishing industry has agreed to limit fishing around Adélie penguin colonies in Antarctica, which have been declining in recent years due to climate change. “The industry also committed to helping set up a ...
Read More...July 12, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – According to a U.S. Geological Survey study, “California officials from Santa Barbara to San Diego will face an awful choice as the sea rises: save public beaches enjoyed by millions, or close them off with boulders and concrete walls to armor the shore ...
Read More...July 11, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – According to a new study, as the planet warms, more than a billion people are at risk from a lack of air conditioning and refrigeration, and the UN’s health agency says that “heat stress linked to climate change is likely to cause ...
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