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Natural Disasters: Developing Resiliency and Addressing Climate Refugees

Vermont Law

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the summer of 2017 was the hottest on. struggled to receive government aid during the hurricane’s aftermath. of its government.”. Since 2008, at least 24 million people worldwide have been. Climate-Driven Natural Disasters. In particular, immigrants.

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What today’s students think about climate change

Legal Planet

Royce Hall at UCLA following a rain event, Los Angeles, CA (Charlie Nguyen, 2008, Flickr). Climate change is no longer seen as a problem that only governments can address, partly due to past and present political failures to reach an agreement on climate solutions and party due to innovations coming from the private sector.

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Testimony by Michael Shellenberger before the House Agriculture Committee on “Climate Change and the U.S. Agriculture and Forestry Sectors”

Environmental Progress

crops declined 18% between 1980 and 2008 and is today 80 percent lower than their 1972 peak. [17] 32] Part of the reason the planet is greening stems from greater carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, and greater planetary warming. [33] Conventional agriculture is used on 99 percent of U.S. The total amount of pesticides applied to U.S.

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Back in the game: Brazil’s reengagement in climate governance

Law Columbia

Perhaps less excitingly, but more consequentially, Brazil also has a long tradition of progressive environmental policies and climate governance, playing a key role in several international conferences. Under President Bolsonaro, Amazon deforestation soared to its highest rate since 2008.