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.
FABULOUS FLIES
Flies are increasingly at risk due to rising global temperatures. Bees can tolerate much higher temperatures and have a wider[…]
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FARMLAND LOSS FROM SEA LEVEL RISE
Much of global agriculture is concentrated on coastal plains and low-lying islands. In the Nile and Mekong Deltas–some of the[…]
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SOLAR PANEL ANGLES
Currently solar panels are vulnerable to high-wind events, with possible structural collapse and failures. Tracking mounts that rotate the panels[…]
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VASTLY IMPROVED CARBON CAPTURE
New molecules have been synthesized to quickly capture significant amounts of carbon dioxide from the air. Focus was on titanium[…]
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AI AND ALARMING WARMING
Artificial intelligence shows rapid decarbonization won’t prevent warming beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius. The hottest years of this century are likely[…]
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CLAY DUST FOR CARBON SEQUESTRATION
Spraying clay dust on the ocean’s surface could convert carbon into food for trillions of zooplankton (microscopic sea creatures) to[…]
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DIRE DRYLANDS PREDICTION
Drylands now make up 40% of all land on Earth, excluding Antarctica. Three-quarters of the world’s land suffered drier conditions[…]
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GLACIAL GEOENGINEERING
Breach of the Thwaites Glacier would allow warmer ocean waters to melt the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and raise sea[…]
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BLESSED BAMBOO
Buildings and construction are responsible for about two fifths of all global carbon emissions. Concrete and steel alone account for[…]
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