NYC’s mayor, billionaire Michael Bloomberg, is not the 99%’s favorite politician. However, he has done more to push science-denying Republicans (members of a party he used to belong to) … [Read full article]
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The Connection Between Climate Change and Migration
Not only have we settled in disaster prone areas, but when things get bad because of Climate Change, we move to even worse areas. Last year, according to the United Nations, 210 million people – about three per cent of the global population – migrated between countries, and in 2009 about 740 million people moved within countries.
Flooding in Pakistan
Heavy monsoon rains over the course of August 2011 have caused widespread flood damage in Pakistan. The southern province of Sindh was hit especially hard. The horrendous flooding has effected close to 5 million people, destroyed millions of homes, killed at least 361 people and displaced 600,000 who are currently living in refugee camps because of the continually rising waters.
Climate Change Threatens "World Peace and Security," says United Nations
Climate Change poses a major threat to future peace and security, a senior UN official has warned. Achim Steiner from the UN Environment Program said Climate Change would also “exponentially” increase the scale of natural disasters.
Current La Nina Drawing to a Close
The World Meteorological Organisation, the weather agency of the United Nations, has announced that the current La NiΓ±a episode looks to be coming to an end.
Arctic Affected by Climate Change More than Expected
β’ The last five years have been the warmest since 1880 when monitoring began
β’ Tree ring data suggest that the summer temperatures over the past few decades have been the highest in 2000 years
β’ Snow cover in May and June has decrease by close to 20%
β’ The winter season in the Arctic has been shortened by almost two weeks
β’ There is worry about the decrease in snow and ice cover in the Arctic that will decrease the amount of solar radiation reflected back out into the atmosphere
β’ Warming is only expected to continue
β’ Sea level rise by 2100 is expected to be between 0.9 and 1.6 metres, approximately twice what was predicted by the UN panel on climate change
How Scientists Track Global Radiation Spread
The Topic: Radiation Exposure.
The Question: How do scientists know what kind of (and how much) radiation exposure we do or do not face?
Food Prices on the Rise — Expect that to Stay the Same
Worldwide, high crude oil prices, increasing extreme weather events, population growth and economic development of poorer countries, crop-based biofuels, political conflict and unrest in the Middle East, and slowing crop yield growth are all factors contributing to rising food prices.
Tree Planting World Record Set in Philippines
Over 64,000 trees were planted in 15 minutes last Thursday, setting a world record for the largest number of trees being simultaneously planted (who counted the trees, I’m not sure, … [Read full article]
Global Warming Politics, Environment, and Animal Stories of the Day
Some top global warming and environmental news from the last day or so: Global Warming & Environmental Politics Time to Put People Ahead of Polluters Over on ecopolitology, Sierra Club’s … [Read full article]
Latest News Weekend Roundup: 7 Environment and Wildlife Stories
Here’s our weekly roundup of environment and wildlife news. Enjoy.
Reforestation of US Mountaintop Mine Sites Gets UN Endorsement
With the help of conservation groups, the U.S. Office of Surface Mining launched the Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative to attempt to rescue the thousands forest acres left barren by mountaintop … [Read full article]
G20 Meeting in London to Face Huge Protests, Climate Camp
The G20 will meet next week in London, and while police are bracing for clamoring anti-globalization and climate change protests, organizers say all the planned events will be peaceful. [social_buttons] … [Read full article]