May 08, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – “Ice in the Bering Sea, the narrow body of water between Russia and Alaska, has dropped to its lowest springtime level since at least 1850, and now sits at less than 10 percent of what could previously be considered “normal”. It’s the latest ...
Read More...May 07, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – In a unanimous vote by the California Energy Commission, California will now become the first state to require all new homes to have solar power. “State officials and clean-energy advocates say the extra cost to home buyers will be more than made up ...
Read More...May 05, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Sea level rise is the defining issue of the 21st Century for South Florida, and we need to start planning and adapting today. In order to build momentum towards addressing the issue, the editorial boards of the South Florida Sun Sentinel, Miami ...
Read More...May 04, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – “Florida’s Mangroves have been forced into a hasty retreat by sea level rise and now face being drowned, imperiling coastal communities and the prized Everglades wetlands, researchers have found. Mangroves are considered crucial buffers to storms and salt water intrusion, as well as ...
Read More...May 03, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – “Melting ice caused by climate change has given ships more access to Arctic waters, which researchers say could have serious consequences for the survival of bowhead and beluga whales”. The ships pose a risk not only of ship strikes, but of noise ...
Read More...May 02, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – This article looks at four large cities in Southeast Asia facing major climate risks: Jakarta, Manila, Ho Chi Minh City, and Bangkok, and how their officials are seeking to make their cities more resilient. According to the author, “Too often, the rhetoric of climate ...
Read More...May 01, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – A new study suggests that untreated sewage could affect 5 times more people than direct flooding, causing a public health risk and leaving millions without any wastewater treatment services. “On a national level, the team found that a sea level rise of ...
Read More...April 30, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Fortune 500 corporations are facing renewed pressure from climate-focused activist investors as some of the most powerful shareholders, which include giant mutual funds, are supporting the push for businesses to respond to climate change. At this year’s annual shareholder meetings, the “initiatives on climate ...
Read More...April 28, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – According to new research funded by the U.S. military, rising sea levels will upend populations, endanger U.S. military assets and make more than a thousand islands uninhabitable by mid-century. The islands will face threats to their water supplies even sooner. “The U.S. military supported ...
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