Ocean Conservancy

AUGUST 23, 2022

Often, that conjures up images of rotating wind turbines rising up from the sea. Offshore wind energy is a growing source of renewable energy in Europe and East Asia, and it is taking off along U.S. Waves are created when wind blows over the ocean, moving water molecules at its surface, creating ripples and, eventually, waves.

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Renewable Energy Ocean Electricity 2008 63

Academy of Natural Sciences

JULY 21, 2021

With ocean temperatures over 90°F off the Florida coast, Carl strengthened from a Category-1 with 80-mph winds to a Category-5 with 160-mph winds, in only 36 hours. There were problems at the shore again this summer. Hurricane Carl threatened the East Coast in early September.

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A Greener Life

APRIL 5, 2023

The real estate frenzy has leveled off somewhat since interest rates began rising in mid-2022, but the overall trends are unlikely to change. The probability of a climate-induced shock to the US real estate market is far enough off—a decade away, maybe more—that national policymakers and local planners and the public have time to adjust.

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