East Coast Faces Rising Seas From Slowing Gulf Stream
Experts on the sea level rise triggered by climate change have long known that it will proceed faster in some places than others. The mid-Atlantic coast of the U.S. is one of them, and the reason — in theory, anyway — is that global warming should slow the flow of the Gulf Stream as it moves north and then west toward northern Europe.… Read More
Canadian Doctors Urged to Fight Climate Change
Scientists began talking seriously about some dangers of climate change more than 30 years ago — rising seas, changing weather patterns, more rain in rainy places and more drought in dry places, and more. But the risks that lie outside their areas of expertise have taken longer to draw attention — especially in the area of human health. That has… Read More
What You Need to See to Understand Blizzard ‘Nemo’
The blizzard is also pulling in an extraordinary amount of moisture, which is consistent with recent trends in the Northeast toward more frequent 1-day precipitation extremes during the cold season, including heavy snowstorms. … Read More
Climate Change Set to Batter U.S. Agriculture, Forests
Climate change is likely to transform U.S. agriculture by mid-century, reducing yields of many staple crops and the productivity of livestock operations, according to a new government analysis. Rising temperatures and shifting precipitation patterns will also harm the nation’s forests, increasing their vulnerability to fires, insect infestations … Read More
Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Power Plants Fell in 2011
Greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. power plants fell 4.6 percent in in 2011, according to new government figures. … Read More
New Rail Traffic Data Reflects Big Shift Away From Coal
New rail traffic data reflects big shift away from coal, toward oil and natural gas production.… Read More
Exhibition Turns Climate Data into Artistic Experience
The Compton-Goethals Art Gallery at The City College of New York is ordinarily devoted to the kind of exhibitions you might expect — photography shows, or displays of painting, or sculpture, or even something more contemporary, like a video installation. But it’s clear from you moment you walk into the gallery that the show on display for the … Read More
India Confronts Huge Climate Change Challenge
India has to find a new model of development if the twin challenges of job creation and climate change are to be met, says an Oxford University academic, Barbara Harriss-White, of the Oxford Department of International Development.… Read More
