February 23, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – It’s been a painfully slow start to the ski season in the Western U.S., where some places have seen record warm temperatures and record low snowfall, which is bad news for the skiers and the businesses that have taken an economic hit. A new report finds that a low-snow ...
Read More...February 22, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – It’s Arctic winter, but the northernmost weather station in the world, Cape Morris Jesup at the northern tip of Greenland, experienced more than 24 hours of temperatures above freezing this week, a striking indicator of its rapidly transforming climate. The Arctic is currently averaging temperatures ...
Read More...February 21, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Yuri Horwitz, co-founder and CEO of Sol Systems, says he and his company expect solar power to be the dominant form of new electricity generation by 2022 due to three main factors. These three factors are, 1) strong public support 2) rapid technological evolution ...
Read More...February 20, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Scientists and engineers gathered in Northeast Florida to discuss the impacts that sea level rise will have on their communities and the damage they are already beginning to see. The infrastructure of Florida — its road, bridges, drainage systems — are largely ...
Read More...February 19, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Scientists have found increased snowfall in East Antarctica, but, due to many complicated processes, it most likely will not outweigh the melting of West Antarctica to slow sea level rise. My Comment: This headline is grossly misleading as the scenario they describe ...
Read More...February 17, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – A new study has found that the likelihood of extreme heat, dryness and precipitation will increase across as much as 90% of North America, Europe and East Asia if countries do not accelerate their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. “We are not prepared ...
Read More...February 16, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – A new study by Florida International University scientists reveals that the multi-billion dollar plan to restore the Everglades didn’t consider the impacts of sea level rise. Sawgrass grows in rich, dark peat. Water management district spokesman Randy Smith said the FIU study ...
Read More...February 15, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – For the first time in its nine-year history, NASA’s Operation IceBridge carried out seven field campaigns in the Arctic and Antarctic in a single year, flying over 214,000 miles, the equivalent of orbiting the Earth 8.6 times at the equator. The mission of Operation ...
Read More...February 14, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Baltimore’s inner harbor faces major threats from sea level rise and flooding, so the city is taking action to protect its shoreline and the homes and businesses along its waterways. The city is requiring new properties to exceed the federal standard for ...
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