May 18, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Scientists have discovered that the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream (NEGIS), which drains about 12% of the Greenland Ice Sheet, is particularly sensitive to environmental changes, which may exacerbate the influence of climate change. According to Anders Carlson, a coauthor on the study, ...
Read More...May 17, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – New studies that look at greater economic growth are finding that “there is a greater than 35 per cent probability that year 2100 emissions concentrations will exceed those given by the standard worst case scenario”. This may mean that “Scientists have to ...
Read More...May 16, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – All across the Arctic, the very ground is changing, becoming less stable, and the buildings and roads built upon the thawing permafrost are shifting and cracking. As temperatures continue to rise, even permafrost that’s been around for thousands of years is beginning to melt. Many ...
Read More...May 15, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – A new study shows that the arctic is losing much of its older sea ice- which is typically thicker, lets less light through to the ocean, and is more resistant to melting- which is putting Arctic ecosystems in danger. “Since 1984, the ...
Read More...May 14, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – “The California Coastal Commission requires all coastal cities to have a sea-rise adaptation plan, and to include planned retreat as part of their strategy”, but some residents in Del Mar have strong objections to considering planned retreat as a future option. These ...
Read More...May 12, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Rising sea level presents an unprecedented threat to all coastal communities, but also presents a tremendous opportunity to begin adapting and design futuristic communities for people who want to live next to the water in the decades to come. Those communities that boldly ...
Read More...May 11, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – For generations, we’ve been using too much of the Colorado River, which supplies Lake Mead and serves as the main water source for much of the American West, sustaining one in eight Americans – about 40 million people. The latest official projections show that Lake Mead ...
Read More...May 10, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – As the Arctic heats up, “once-distinct boundaries between the frigid polar ocean and its warmer, neighboring oceans are beginning to blur, opening the gates to southern waters bearing foreign species, from phytoplankton to whales. Scientists say that the growing intrusions on both sides ...
Read More...May 09, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – The Connecticut Senate has passed a sweeping climate change bill that centers on adapting to accommodate rising sea levels as well as setting new pollution targets. The bill aims to “reduce greenhouse gas by 45 percent below 2001 levels within the next 12 years” ...
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