SALVAGING SHORELINES
Coastal management strategies intended to protect people, property and infrastructure from storm impacts can, over decades, increase vulnerability, even leading[…]
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Month: April 2024
DECREASING HEAT DEATHS
Worldwide heat-related deaths are increasing as climate change causes more frequent, longer-lasting extreme heatwaves. Heat deaths are projected to increase[…]
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MORE BAD NEWS ABOUT ANTARCTICA
A feedback loop may be accelerating the melting of the floating portions of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, pushing up[…]
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BREATHE EASIER
As wildfires become more extreme, people are increasingly living with smoke. The number residing in areas experiencing at least one[…]
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CLIMATE CHANGE COST
Even if CO2 emissions were drastically cut down starting today, the world economy is already committed to an income reduction[…]
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CLIMATE FRIENDLY PAIN RELIEF
Acetaminophen is one of the most produced pharmaceutical compounds in the world with over 16,000 metric tons consumed every year.[…]
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CLIMATE CHANGE CAUSED CORROSION
As sea levels rise, coastal groundwater is lifted closer to the ground surface while also becoming saltier and more corrosive.[…]
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TORNADO AND HURRICANE RESILIENT HOMES
Simple changes could make a huge difference in surviving a tornado. Some estimates put the cost at only $1.50-$2 per[…]
Read moreTRUMP LIKES IT HOT CLIMATE CHANGE DENIAL
Introduction It is widely believed that climate change is the most urgent crisis facing the world today. We are probably[…]
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WORRISOME NORTHEAST WARMING
From Maine to Delaware, the coastal U.S. Northeast is heating faster than most regions of North America thanks to the[…]
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