Will the rise of private climate services benefit society or only those who can afford to pay?
The multibillion dollar climate services industry is altering access to climate change data.
Zaha Hadid Architects undulating riverside promenade doubles as a flood barrier in Hamburg
Zaha Hadid Architects has raised both the cultural cachet and the storm surge barriers in the German city of Hamburg with their recently completed upgrade to the Elbe River promenade and flood barrier at Niederhafen. Designed with an undulating shape that mimics the ebb and flow of tides, the revamped promenade reconnects the river to the surrounding urban fabric and boosts the popular riverside walkway appeal with a modern redesign large enough to accommodate a wide variety of groups, from pedestrians…
Rising summer heat could soon endanger travelers on annual Muslim pilgrimage
Over two million Muslim travelers just finished the annual religious pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, traveling during some of the country’s hottest weather. New research finds pilgrims in future summers may have to endure heat and humidity extreme enough to endanger their health.
‘100-year’ floods will happen every 1 to 30 years, according to new flood maps
(Princeton University, Engineering School) Princeton researchers have developed new maps that predict coastal flooding for every county on the Eastern and Gulf Coasts and find 100-year floods could become annual occurrences in New England; and happen every one to 30 years along the southeast Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico shorelines.
Climate change will alter waves along half the world’s coast
(National Oceanography Centre, UK) New research finds that a warming planet will also alter ocean waves along more than 50% of the world’s coastlines. This research, published in Nature Climate Change, has significant implications for coastal flooding and erosion.
Wisconsin plans to go carbon-free by 2050
If all goes according to plan, Wisconsin residents will be using 100 percent carbon-free energy by 2050.
Business climate action for our only future
The UN Global Compact’s CEO on the scale of the climate change challenge — and the opportunity for business to fight it.
Wave climate projections predict risks to Aussie coastlines
(Griffith University) A team of researchers led by Griffith University has mapped out how much waves are likely to change around the globe under climate change and found that if we can limit warming to 2 degrees, signals of wave climate change are likely to stay within the range of natural climate variability.
How biomass helps farmers make the most of 'waste wood'
Trees are an important part of any farm. They reduce erosion and flooding, absorb air pollutants, provide habitat for insect-eating birds, and cast shade to help livestock stay cool. They produce crops, too, whether it’s fruit and nuts at an…
What Greenland Might Have Taught Trump about Warming – Scientific American
In an apparent disappointment for President Trump, the Danish government has made it clear: Greenland is not for sale. The Wall Street Journal first reported Thursday that Trump had repeatedly expressed an interest in buying the semiautonomous Danish territory and that he…
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