February 13, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – According to a yearly benchmarking study from financial firm Lazard Ltd., building and running new renewable energy is now cheaper than just running existing coal and nuclear plants in many areas, and the lifetime cost of new renewables is much cheaper than new coal and ...
Read More...February 12, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Using 25 years of satellite data, scientists have found that sea level rise is accelerating, which could mean double the sea level rise by 2100 than previous projections that assumed a constant rate. Penn State climate scientist Michael Mann says this study “confirms ...
Read More...February 10, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Scientists have discovered massive natural reserves of toxic mercury in the Arctic permafrost which could be released as the ground thaws and possibly make its way into the food chain and eventually impact human health. The study found that the amount of natural mercury ...
Read More...February 09, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – January’s average sea ice extent in the Arctic was 525,000 square miles below the 1981-to-2010 average, making it the lowest January extent in the satellite record. This is an astonishingly large loss of ice — equivalent to 80 percent of Alaska. These dramatic reductions ...
Read More...February 08, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Recent events like Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have revealed how vulnerable and ill-prepared many coastal communities are to extreme sea levels due to storm surges, high tides, and waves. These events occur randomly and accurate forecasts become only available a few days ...
Read More...February 07, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – By crossing the movements of ocean currents with satellite images of phytoplankton, a researcher has been able to create breakthrough predictions of life on the Antarctic seafloor. The presence of phytoplankton on the surface largely dictates the biodiversity on the seafloor. The ability to ...
Read More...February 06, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Developers in Boston are beginning to shift building practices to ensure that Boston’s waterfront district will be prepared for sea level rise. Builders are raising land and buildings, installing electrical systems on higher floors, and some are getting really creative and discovering ...
Read More...February 05, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sent a notice to states receiving federal funding to help recover from last year’s three major hurricanes asking them to “take into account” sea level rise when they build new structures in flood-prone areas. States ...
Read More...February 03, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – A new study from the Defense Department finds that drought, high winds, flooding and extreme temperatures caused by climate change could pose risks to more than a thousand U.S. military installations. The Defense Department is revising its unified facilities code to adjust to climate ...
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