Climate Change and Extreme Weather
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The Unseen Trigger Behind Human Tragedies
Read the full article online at http://www.takepart.com “Syria’s civil war and mass exodus has become, to many global citizens, another source of compassion fatigue. But before it was a war zone, it was the cradle of civilization, with marvelous ruins at Palmyra, Bosra, and Krak de Chevaliers bearing the marks of myriad cultures; Damascus and Aleppo […]
70% Of Earth’s Fresh Water Is Frozen
Read the full article and watch the videos online at https://curiosity.com “About 71% of the Earth is covered in water. Most of that is in oceans, rivers, and lakes, but some is frozen in the Earth’s two ice sheets. Those ice sheets, which cover most of Greenland and Antarctica, only contain 2% of the world’s […]
Air pollution in Chinese city surpasses guideline by 100 times
Read the full article online at http://www.reuters.com “Concentrations of airborne pollutants in a major northern Chinese city exceeded a World Health Organisation (WHO) guideline by 100 times on Monday as north China battled with poor air quality for the third straight day. In Shijiazhuang, capital of northern Hebei province, levels of PM 2.5, fine particulate matter, […]
Photos Tell a Story of Disappearing Coastal Land
Read the full article online at https://nextcity.org “Every hour, a plot of land the size of a football field subsides into the sea in Southeast Louisiana. Over the past 80 years — thanks to the channeling of the Mississippi River, which used to deposit sediment on the shoreline, thanks to drilling for oil and gas, […]
The bigger the marine animal, the greater risk of extinction
Read the full article online at http://newatlas.com “The bigger you are, the tougher you’ll find it to survive in the ocean. This is the somewhat counter-intuitive conclusion of a new study examining the extinction threat levels of marine animals. It found that larger-bodied creatures are at a greater risk, a pattern never seen before on […]
Bangladeshi farmers drown in debt as floods destroy crops
Read the full article online at http://www.irinnews.org “Months of flooding have wiped out entire villages and crops in Bangladesh, pushing farmers deeper into a cycle of debt that they can’t escape without more government help. About 4.2 million people have been affected by flooding in at least 19 districts since July, according to the government and […]
Climate finance to top India’s agenda
Read the full article online at http://www.livemint.com “India will also focus on sustainable lifestyle issues, which found a place in the Paris agreement after Prime Minister Narendra Modi pushed for its inclusion. New Delhi: Adaptation issues, coupled with finance and technology transfers for developing countries, will top India’s agenda at a key global […]
The Coming Public Health Disaster
Read the full article online at http://www.usnews.com “NASA scientists recently confirmed that August was the hottest month in recorded history. It tied this past July for that dubious honor. Meteorologists are linking this heat to the recent spate of extreme flooding worldwide – everywhere from Louisiana to China. However, global warming isn’t just an environmental […]
Oceans Are Absorbing Globe’s Excess Heat
Read the full article online at http://www.nytimes.com “This year is on track to be the third consecutive hottest year on record. Where does that heat go? The oceans, mostly. Ocean temperatures have been consistently rising for at least three decades. Scientists believe that global sea surface temperatures will continue to increase over the next decade […]
ARC-X – Climate Change Adaptation Website
Read the full article online at http://www.cnsnews.com “The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday launched a new website, the Adaption Resource Center or ARC-X, to help leaders of “the nation’s 40,000 communities with information and tools to increase resilience to climate change.” “Recent statistics from the Office of Management and Budget show the federal government has incurred more […]
