Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 29, 2023
According to the nonpartisan National Association of Attorneys General, a state attorney general’s job is to represent the public interest—not private, special interests—by, among other things, “enforcing federal and state environmental laws.” At the same time, routine flooding is already a major problem.
Real Climate
NOVEMBER 11, 2023
Presumably Dagsvik and Moen are used to this kind of model, but they seem to be inexperienced with the models used for weather and climate, which on the other hand are based on the laws of physics. The global sea level acts like the mercury in a thermometer because warmer water expands.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 22, 2023
The costs of increased risks from natural hazards—wildfires, floods and sea level rise— are driving insurers away. An even bleaker picture exists in Florida , where a dozen insurance companies have abandoned homeowners. We should all expect—rather, demand —opportunities to provide meaningful input into a state climate action plan.
Academy of Natural Sciences
JULY 30, 2021
As extreme storms become more ubiquitous, Philadelphia is among numerous cities grappling with flooding issues against the backdrop of aging infrastructure, rising sea levels and more extreme precipitation events. chance of happening in any given year, respectively. Flooding on the Schuylkill River from Hurricane Irene, 2011.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 16, 2023
Since that 2014 study, which laid the foundation of what is called climate source attribution science , UCS scientists have collaborated with Heede on two other studies that pinpointed the major carbon producers’ culpability for specific climate change-related trends. percent of total emissions.
Ocean Conservancy
MAY 20, 2022
While having only 8% of stocks experiencing overfishing remains near an all-time low, this percentage has largely stayed the same for a decade, even though the law requires an immediate end to overfishing. One of those stocks, gag grouper in the Gulf of Mexico, is overfished once again after being rebuilt in 2014. What does this mean?
Vermont Law
JUNE 21, 2023
By Travis Rosenbluth In 2014, scientists of the IPCC agreed that human influence on the climate system is evident. Ask most people, and they will say that we are already living in a catastrophe; just look at the eradication of the coral reefs , the rising sea levels , and melting icebergs. Seven Years to Midnight?
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