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Guest Post: Is the Future of Organic Food at Risk? Research Funding Holds the Answer

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

Organic practices enhance soil health and biodiversity, foster resource regeneration, and help mitigate and build resilience to climate change. The UC Davis Student Collaborative for Organic Plant Breeding Education (SCOPE) is an excellent example. Several OREI plant breeding projects train farmers in organic seed production.

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Home Sales and Water Levels are On The Rise in Flood Zones

Vermont Law

Home Sales and Water Levels are On The Rise in Flood Zones Written by Abigail Bailey and Dr. Guanchi Zhang Sea levels are rising in the United States, and so are home sales in flood zones. Both the emotional and financial loss of homes destroyed by sea level rise increasingly falls on those least able to tolerate it.

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Africa’s Advisory Opinion Request: Taking Climate Justice to the Continent’s Highest Court

Law Columbia

The request follows similar initiatives at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Seas (ITLOS, see here and here ), the International Court of Justice (ICJ, see here and here ), and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR, see here ). 24, African Charter), the right to education (art.

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Nor'easters slamming New England are growing more powerful

New Scientist

The upward trend in both intensity and precipitation is small – the change in wind speed of even the strongest storms amounts to just over 1 metre per second since 1940. Storm surge , combined with sea level rise, drives flooding along the coast, and more snow and rain boost inland flooding. “I

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Ten Vital Services Provided by NOAA (Beyond the National Weather Service)

Union of Concerned Scientists

They also monitor ocean acidification, sea level rise, global CO2 levels, and sea surface temperature, all key impacts of climate change that need to be monitored. 10: Putting science into action from the seas to outer space And so much more!

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Cultural Heritage is a Human Right. Climate Change is Fast Eroding It.

Union of Concerned Scientists

Climate impacts as human rights violations It’s widely accepted that climate change is the cause of human rights violations for millions of people, including their rights to adequate housing, healthy working conditions, safe drinking water, education, and a healthy environment.

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Infrastructure at Risk in Your Hometown: New Map Shows What Will Flood as Sea Level Rises

Union of Concerned Scientists

A new map tool from the Union of Concerned Scientists shows you where and when critical pieces of coastal infrastructure such as public housing buildings, schools and power plants are at risk of repeated, disruptive flooding due to climate change­­­­­-driven sea level rise. Photo credit: Ben Neely/MyCoast.org.