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Union of Concerned Scientists
JUNE 6, 2023
Human-caused climate change is redistributing species across the globe, re-ordering ecological communities, and even driving genetic changes in some populations. We need to better understand these changes, and to adapt biodiversity conservation strategies to take them into consideration. Photo: UNESCO/David G.
Law Columbia
APRIL 24, 2023
Despite the ongoing debate on whether ITLOS has jurisdiction to issue an advisory opinion on climate change, if the Tribunal asserts jurisdiction (on jurisdiction, see here and here) , there is still much to uncover. Assuming the ITLOS will assert jurisdiction, this post’s objective is twofold.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 24, 2023
The fossil fuel industry has known for decades that its products cause climate chang e Contrary to what the fossil fuel industry would like you to believe, the link between burning fossil fuels and climate change has been well established for decades.
Washington Nature
DECEMBER 5, 2023
The definitions below were developed by Jamie Stroble, TNC Washing Director of Climate Adaptation and Resilience and Keith Chaffee-Ellis, TNC Washing Marketing Manager with input from local colleagues. It is a living document that best reflects how climate change is broadly discussed across the US.
Legal Planet
AUGUST 30, 2023
The threat of flooding and erosion is increasing throughout the United States as a warming atmosphere makes precipitation events more extreme and contributes to sea level rise. local land use planning that implements sea level rise adaptation strategies). In fact, the U.S.
Circle of Blue
AUGUST 22, 2022
Despite promising adaptation strategies, sea level rise is projected to drown tens of thousands of acres of farmland within the century. Atlantic sea levels are rising three to four times faster than the global ocean average. Saltwater intrusion on Chalmers’ rice paddies is forcing him to look for land elsewhere.
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. Climate change compounds the issues already present in urban environments. more moisture.
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