June 08, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Recent studies have found that property values in higher elevations in Miami-Dade County have risen, while coastal property values are selling at 7% less than those with less exposure to flooding. The trend appears to be happening in Massachusetts as well. According ...
Read More...June 07, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Hawaii Gov. David Ige has signed into law a bill that requires an analysis of sea-level rise in environmental impact statements for proposed developments. “Sea-level rise is already having an impact on beaches, roadways and homes near the shoreline,” Ige said in an announcement. “As ...
Read More...June 06, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – As the Earth continues to warm, some of America’s oldest farmland, from the Eastern Seaboard to the Florida Everglades, is being threatened by rising seas. As sea levels rise, the saltwater contaminates the freshwater tables below ground, killing the crops. One possible ...
Read More...June 05, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – “Tests in the “remote and pristine wilderness” of Antarctica have revealed the presence of tiny pieces of plastic and hazardous chemicals, known as PFAs or PFCs, in water and snow. The findings come after scientists found record amounts of microplastics in Arctic sea ...
Read More...June 04, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Clear-sky flooding, caused by rising seas, is “happening across the country at twice the rate it was just 30 years ago, according to a new report”. These floods lead to road closures, overwhelmed storm drains and damaged property, and is likely to become more ...
Read More...June 02, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Local governments in South Florida must deal with the daily effects of climate change and sea level rise and prepare for the future if they want to protect their economies and residents. Development in coastal areas and on undeveloped land must be ...
Read More...June 01, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Last week, at the House Science, Space and Technology Committee’s climate science hearing, many committee Republicans touted long-debunked climate myths such as erosion is causing sea level rise, the Earth was cooling and is returning to ‘normal’, Antarctic ice is growing, and sea levels ...
Read More...May 31, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – The insurance sector is one of the most affected by climate change- from having to pay out to policyholders during extreme weather events, to market responses and health impacts- but less than 0.5% of assets by the world’s 80 largest insurers are ...
Read More...May 30, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – At a roundtable discussion in Miami, U.S. Senator Bill Nelson inaccurately claimed that installing wide-scale solar panels in South Florida would stop sea level rise. While solar is a clean energy source that doesn’t release carbon, it cannot remove the carbon that ...
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