Ferdinand Quinonesadded this to Climate News Tesla's new Solar Roof is actually cheaper than a normal roofinhabitat - by Amanda Froelich Good news for those who have been eyeing Tesla’s new Solar Roof – the company just announced pricing for its photovoltaic tiles, and they come in at …
Ferdinand Quinonesadded this to Climate News Kashmir: Melting glaciers threaten Ladakh's natureAl Jazeera - Karthikeyan HemalathaRise in temperature melts Himalayan glaciers in Kashmir's Ladakh region, threatening the lives of thousands of people. Leh, Ladakh - Tsering Jorgay, a 40-year-old from the village of Kuri in Indian-administered
Ferdinand Quinonesadded this to Climate News April breaks global temperature record, marking seven months of new highsThe Guardian - Michael SlezakLatest monthly figures add to string of recent temperature records and all but assure 2016 will be hottest year on record Last month was the hottest April on record globally – and the seventh month in
Ferdinand Quinonesadded this to Climate News Spring Has Sprung in the Arctic Ocean : Earth Matters : Blogsnasa.gov With springtime comes sunlight and warmth that advance the melting and breakup of Arctic sea ice. Varied patterns and textures appear across the …
Ferdinand Quinonesadded this to Climate News Everglades under threat as Florida's mangroves face death by rising sea levelGuardian US - Oliver Milman in New YorkThe ‘river of grass’ wilderness and coastal communities are in peril, with the buffer coastal ecosystems on a ‘death march’ inland Florida’s mangroves have been forced into a hasty retreat by sea level
Ferdinand Quinonesadded this to Climate News The military paid for a study on sea level rise. The results were scary.The Washington Post - By Chris Mooney andMore than a thousand low-lying tropical islands risk becoming “uninhabitable” by the middle of the century — or possibly sooner — because of rising sea levels, upending the populations of some island and
Ferdinand Quinonesadded this to Climate News In 2017, the oceans were by far the hottest ever recordedThe Guardian - John AbrahamThe second-hottest year recorded at Earth’s surface was the hottest in its oceans Among scientists who work on climate change, perhaps the most anticipated information each year is how much the Earth warmed.
Ferdinand Quinonesadded this to Climate News 2017 was the hottest year on record without El Niño boostThe Guardian - Damian Carrington Environment editorData shows the year was also one of the hottest three ever recorded, with scientists warning that the ‘climate tide is rising fast’ 2017 was the hottest year since global records began that was not given
Ferdinand Quinonesadded this to Climate News The three-degree world: cities that will be drowned by global warmingThe Guardian - Josh Holder, Niko Kommenda and Jonathan WattsThe UN is warning that we are now on course for 3C of global warming. This will ultimately redraw the map of the world When UN climate negotiators meet for summit talks this month, there will be a new
Ferdinand Quinonesadded this to Climate News Antarctica's ice-free areas to increase by up to a quarter by 2100, study saysThe Guardian - Michael SlezakIf greenhouse gas emissions aren’t reduced, ice-free areas are expected to surge by as much as 17,000 square kilometres Climate change will cause ice-free areas on Antarctica to increase by up to a quarter
Ferdinand Quinonesadded this to Climate News More people heading to court to spur action on climate change, study findsThe GuardianGovernments around the world are increasingly being challenged in court to do more to combat the threat of climate change, with litigation ranging from a group’s attempt to stop an airport runway in Austria
Ferdinand Quinonesadded this to Climate News World Bank: let climate-threatened Pacific islanders migrate to Australia or NZThe Guardian - Ben Doherty and Eleanor Ainge RoyWorld Bank argues structured migration program would prevent forced migration in future generations Australia and New Zealand should allow open migration for citizens of Pacific nations threatened by change,
Ferdinand Quinonesadded this to Climate News Himalayascircleofblue.org Floods, droughts, wildfires, windstorms, water contamination and illnesses plague the 1.3 billion people who live in the watersheds directly supplied …
Ferdinand Quinonesadded this to Climate News Water streaming across Antarctica surprises, worries scientistsCBS News - Shanika Gunaratna In a unique study spanning the entire continent, scientists have found that water is gushing across Antarctica — more than they ever realized. The …
Ferdinand Quinonesadded this to Climate News Weekly Warm-Up: Visualizing Climate ChangeNational GeographicClassroom Ideas, Main, This Week in Geographic History Climate change is a difficult subject for adults as well as children to wrap their brains around. Of course, there are political, cultural, and even
Ferdinand Quinonesadded this to Climate News New UN-backed report cites climate change among factors fuelling internal displacementun.org “Internal displacement is a reliable barometer of the scale of humanitarian needs around the globe and last year there were 27.8 million …
Ferdinand Quinonesadded this to Climate NewsEl Niño La Nina May Replace Fading El Nino by Summer Storm SeasonBloomberg - Brian K Sullivan A La Nina, a weather pattern marked by a cooling of the Pacific Ocean’s surface, might begin as soon as summer in the Northern Hemisphere, …
Ferdinand Quinonesadded this to Climate News Can Melbourne Lower Its Temperature by 7 Degrees?CityLab - Neil McMahonThe Australian city is using trees and water to fight the urban heat island effect. MELBOURNE, Australia — This city’s strategy to save its urban landscape — and protect itself from the perils of climate
Ferdinand Quinonesadded this to Climate News 2014 Was the Warmest Year in the Modern Recordnasa.gov Separate analyses by NASA and NOAA agree that the past year was hotter than any other since 1880. The ten warmest years in the instrumental record, …
Ferdinand Quinonesadded this to Climate News Climate Change Threatens Quechua and Their Crops in Peru’s Andesipsnews.net - Fabíola Ortiz In this town in Peru’s highlands over 3,000 metres above sea level, in the mountains surrounding the Sacred Valley of the Incas, the Quechua Indians …
Ferdinand Quinonesadded this to Climate News China Climate Deal Includes Provision on Water-Energy Researchcircleofblue.org - Brett Walton A joint energy research program will be extended and expanded to include water. President Xi Jinping of China and U.S. President Barack Obama greet …
Ferdinand Quinonesadded this to Climate News Almost 7,000 UK properties to be sacrificed to rising seasThe GuardianAlmost 7,000 homes and buildings will be sacrificed to the rising seas around England and Wales over the next century, according to an unpublished Environment Agency (EA) analysis seen by the Guardian.
Ferdinand Quinonesadded this to Climate NewsFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo What Is This “Atmospheric River” That Is Flooding California?scientificamerican.com - Mark Fischetti Editors' Note (2/22/17): The flooding across California, and the threat of breaches at the Oroville Dam and other reservoirs that have forced …
Ferdinand Quinonesadded this to Climate News The charts that show we're living through Earth's warmest year on recordMashable - Andrew FreedmanThis year is almost certain to become the warmest year the planet has had since instrument records began, and very likely for at least 4,000 years before that. Even though November was tied with 2008 only
Ferdinand Quinonesadded this to Climate News Geoengineering: Energy efficient method using salt water to cool planet identifiedInternational Business Times (GB) - Jayalakshmi K Rayleigh Jet technique could help offset the effects of carbon emissions A study into reversible geoengineering method to offset rising global …
Ferdinand Quinonesadded this to Climate News Climate Finance Flowing, But for Many, the Well Remains Dryipsnews.net Communities like this one in Grenada, which depend on the sea for their survival, stand to suffer the most with the loss of the fishing industry due …
Ferdinand Quinonesadded this to Climate News California’s 'Hot Drought' Ranks Worst in at Least 1,200 YearsBloomberg - Tom Randall Record rains fell in California this week. They’re not enough to change the course of what scientists are now calling the region’s worst drought in …
