US Already Feeling Consequences Of Global Warming, Draft Report Finds – NPR
NPR US Already Feeling Consequences Of Global Warming, Draft Report FindsNPRA draft government report on climate says the U.S. is already experiencing the consequences of global warming. The findings sharply contrast with statements by President Trump and some members of his Cabinet, who have sought to downplay the changing …In leaking a federal climate change report,…
A Century of Global Warming, in Just 35 Seconds – Scientific American
Scientific American A Century of Global Warming, in Just 35 SecondsScientific AmericanA new video shows the rhythm of global warming for countries around the world, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. Bars representing each country’s annual average temperature anomaly pulse up and down. It’s like watching a heartbeat on a monitor.
Nine potentially nasty global warming surprises – Reno Gazette Journal
Nine potentially nasty global warming surprisesReno Gazette JournalA draft of an upcoming National Climate Assessment report contained an entire chapter on how global warming could have surprising ramifications for humanity. The full report, more than 500 pages, was posted online in January but not widely noticed …
Here’s what you need to know about the government report on climate change. For starters, it’s real – Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times Here’s what you need to know about the government report on climate change. For starters, it’s realLos Angeles TimesThe conclusions contained in a draft federal report on climate change are unequivocal: Human-induced global warming is real, and left unchecked, the consequences could be dire. Although not new, the findings are at odds…
Scientists fear WH will bury federal climate change report – CNN
CNN Scientists fear WH will bury federal climate change reportCNNThe report was reviewed by scientists from 13 federal agencies and concludes that Americans are already feeling the effects of climate change. “Evidence for a changing climate abounds, from the top of the atmosphere to the depths of the oceans,” that …Scientists Fear Trump Will Dismiss…
Emails Show USDA Staffers Discouraged From Using the Term Climate Change – Slate Magazine
Slate Magazine Emails Show USDA Staffers Discouraged From Using the Term Climate ChangeSlate MagazineShe writes that “we won’t change the modeling, just how we talk about it—there are a lot of benefits to putting carbon back in the [soil], climate mitigation is just one of them,” and that a colleague from USDA’s public affairs team…
How My Costa Rican Neighbors Jolted Me Out of Climate Activist Apathy – Slate Magazine
Slate Magazine How My Costa Rican Neighbors Jolted Me Out of Climate Activist ApathySlate MagazineThese people were concerned enough about climate change to actually act on it. Within weeks of our arrival at our new home in the cloud forest, I met an 80-something man who imperiled himself by pedaling his electric bike along atrociously…
BBC – Future – Climate change is disrupting the birds and the bees – BBC News
BBC News BBC – Future – Climate change is disrupting the birds and the beesBBC NewsWe all know that climate change will cause more extreme weather and rising seas. But it is also having an unexpected effect on sex. and more »
Forget ‘the environment’: we need new words to convey life’s wonders – The Guardian
The Guardian Forget ‘the environment‘: we need new words to convey life’s wondersThe Guardian“The environment” is just as bad: an empty word that creates no pictures in the mind. Wild animals and plants are described as “resources” or “stocks”, as if they belong to us and their role is to serve us: a notion disastrously…
Newton mayoral candidates focus on the environment – Wicked Local Newton
Wicked Local Newton Newton mayoral candidates focus on the environmentWicked Local NewtonHundreds of upside-down plants hung off the wooden beams of the barn at Newton Community Farm last Thursday evening, setting the scene for a mayoral forum on the environment. The forum featured all seven mayoral candidates. Questions ranged from …