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Environmental Budget Cuts in NC: 2008-2018

Smith Enviorment

The report, The Thin Green Line, looks at staffing levels and funding for environmental programs between 2008 and 2018 in the lower 48 states. environmental programs experienced one of the highest levels of cuts to both operating budgets and staff in the country. 2008 Funding. Inflation Adjusted 2008 Funding.

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The Human Right to a Stable Climate

Union of Concerned Scientists

The latest science shows clearly that the infrastructure in Baltimore will be taxed by sea level rise, extreme heat, and extended droughts. While weather is always variable, a stable climate helps us safeguard against the devastating impacts of extreme weather events, sea-level rise, and disruptions to essential services.

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The Stream, July 27, 2022: Greenland Heatwave Spurs Massive Ice Melting Event

Circle of Blue

Persistent melt in 2008 lifted the snow cover from a low-lying area of Greenland’s ice sheet, revealing a rough terrain crossed by melt water streams. Scientists say the “unusually extensive melt event” is just the latest of a string of melting events contributing to rising sea levels worldwide. YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN.

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2023 appears to follow an upward trend in the North Atlantic/Caribbean named tropical cyclone count

Real Climate

But recent hurricane seasons indicate both more tropical cyclones as well as more intense ones, at least over the North Atlantic and Caribbean Sea. An increase in the number of tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean points to increased risks for Florida which is highly exposed to tropical cyclones and sea level rise.

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Degradation of coastal regions in the Pacific Islands

Our Environment

Rising sea levels and increased intensity of storm surges are playing a considerable role in the degradation of coastal regions in the Pacific Islands. Illustrating the variation in sea levels from 1993 – 2018. Photo credit. Written by: Jack McCulloch. Shows a generally increasing trend. Source: NASA (August 2018).

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Too extreme to be true? The links between extreme weather and climate change

HumanNature

The increasing greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere are warming the global temperature, shifting precipitation patterns, raising global sea levels, melting glaciers, and more [5]. 2008): Temporal and spatial changes in social vulnerability to natural hazards. As society evolves, extreme weather also changes.

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The Future is : Gender Inclusion in Climate Crisis Solutions

Vermont Law

Countless research has warned of the climate catastrophe that will happen if anthropogenic carbon emissions continue to rise: sea-level rise will accelerate, tropical storms will occur in greater number with greater severity, and droughts will grow harsher and longer. (1) Anastario, et. OF WOMEN’S HEALTH, 1437. Rainey & G.