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Climate Change and Me

Academy of Natural Sciences

Ozone smog pollution reached unhealthy levels on twenty days. 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. This summer, the average dew point was 65°F, about 3°F higher than at the turn of the century.

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Bike to Work!

Academy of Natural Sciences

Motor vehicle exhaust is one big source of ground-level ozone or smog, fine particulate matter, carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide. Because harmful emissions can make their way into the ground and water systems, these pollutants also contribute to ocean acidification, agricultural troubles and ecological destruction.

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

ESA

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said it anticipates issuing a proposed rule in September updating its regulations for renewable energy generation. Stansbury’s undergraduate degree is in human ecology and natural science and her master’s degree is in developmental sociology. This definition prohibits the U.S.

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