COASTAL CALAMITY
To date, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has assumed a rise of around one meter by 2100[…]
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Author: Gail McCormick
Gail McCormick has been a leader in climate change activism for over 40 years. Her relevant award-winning art has been shown in museums, university galleries, and at the landmark UN Rio Conference. As a board member of HealthLink, she helped eradicate antiquated Massachusetts coal power plants and has been chair of Sustainable Arlington, MA. She has a Master’s degree from Columbia University. Follow her on Twitter @GailMcCormick20.
ANESTHESIA EMISSIONS
Reducing the use of climate-warming inhaled gases can cut emissions associated with surgical anesthesia in half without impact on patient[…]
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DECREASING FOOD SECURITY
Global food security could be notably impacted by a marked decline in crop diversity if temperatures rise by more than[…]
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SURGE IN MARINE HEATWAVES
The world’s oceans experienced three-and-a-half times as many marine heatwave days last year and in 2023 compared with any other[…]
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COMPUTER MEMORY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
A unique property called incipient ferroelectricity has been harnessed to create a new type of computer memory that could revolutionize[…]
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ACCELERATING GLACIAL LOSS
Since the turn of the century, glaciers worldwide on land excluding the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets–have lost around 273[…]
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ENHANCED WEATHERING AND CARBON CAPTURE
Common minerals called silicates react with water and atmospheric CO2 to form stable bicarbonate ions and solid carbonate minerals–a process[…]
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CLIMATE CHANGE AND COASTAL CITY LOSS
A dramatic surge in building collapses in the ancient Egyptian port city of Alexandria is directly linked to rising sea[…]
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MANAGING DIFFICULT MATERIALS
Blended materials are difficult to recycle. 99% of the over 113 million tons of textiles produced today ends up burned[…]
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CALCULATING METHANE EMISSIONS
Worldwide companies are underestimating their greenhouse gas footprint due to inconsistent accounting standards for methane emissions. Underreporting is at least[…]
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