March 06, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – The Swiss have a radical idea for protecting their oldest glacier in the Alps. As summer approaches, they cover their Rhône Glacier with large white blankets to try to slow the melting process. The blankets reduce the ice melt by as much as ...
Read More...March 05, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – According to Bob Talbot, Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry Director, Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science, University of Houston, sea levels will likely continue to rise for many centuries into the future. Fossil fuels- the key contributor to global warming- have pushed the Earth out ...
Read More...March 03, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – At least six people were killed when a violent storm caused trees to crash down on roads, homes and other buildings along the East Coast on Friday. Nearly two million people lost power and 3,200 flights were canceled. My Comment – Just two months ago, ...
Read More...March 02, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – In the 17th century, during a period called the “Little Ice Age”, while most other societies were starving and warring, the Dutch Republic flourished and left us with lessons that may help us prepare for climate change. They used their environment, adjusted their ...
Read More...March 01, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – The Arctic spring is arriving 16 days earlier than it did a decade ago, according to a new study which shows climate change is shifting the season earlier, and the effect gets more dramatic the further north you go. Although the sun has not reached the ...
Read More...February 28, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Oil and gas companies are now beginning to acknowledge that climate change will hurt their business as more consumers switch to electric cars and the renewable energy market continues to grow. In annual reports released in February, BP said that it expected oil ...
Read More...February 27, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Cape Town, South Africa is currently experiencing the worst drought in recorded history that could see it become the first city in the world to run out of water due to climate change. The city is edging closer to a day – known ...
Read More...February 26, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Scientists have found evidence that ancient carbon, pulled out of the atmosphere and stored in the bodies of plants hundreds or thousands of years ago, is being released from soils in the Arctic region. As a warming climate thaws this permafrost, more ...
Read More...February 24, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – A new study has found that for every five years in the present that we continue to put off strong action on climate change, the ocean could rise an additional eight inches to three feet above the current projections for sea level rise by ...
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