Climate change increases renters’ risks – Yale Climate Connections
In 2000, almost 8,000 affordable housing units in the United States were at risk from annual coastal flooding. By 2050, this number could rise to 24,518, according to a recent analysis by Climate Central. The nonprofit science-journalism organization found that…
Reducing methane is crucial for protecting climate and health, and it can pay for itself. So why aren’t more companies doing it? | Opinion – Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Methane is the world’s second most abundant greenhouse gas. It doesn’t stay in the atmosphere as long as CO2, but it’s many times more potent (Photo by Don Bartletti/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images/The Conversation). By Drew Shindell Methane, the…
New low-cost solutions could save sea turtles from a climate change-induced sex crisis | TheHill – The Hill
Because of global warming, most newborn sea turtles are female, which could put their long-term survival at risk. New research reveals that in addition to more widely used techniques such as shading and irrigation, the splitting of the turtle nests,…
The Decarbonization Fantasy Versus Reality In Woke-Land
JP Morgan Chase — it’s hard to find a more “woke” company than that one. Under celebrity CEO Jamie Dimon, JPM in its corporate pronouncements consistently positions itself at the most exquisitely correct end of the politically correct spectrum. But…
Archaeologists pinpoint population for the Greater Angkor region
(University of Oregon) Long-running archaeological research, boosted by airborne lidar sensing and machine-learning algorithms, finds that Cambodia’s Greater Angkor region was home to 700,000-900,000 people. The new estimate, made possible by a study designed at the University of Oregon, is the first for the entire 3,000-square-kilometer low-density region.
The Environmental Threat More Immediate Than Climate Change – GovExec.com
A Pew Research Center survey conducted last year found that 60% of U.S. adults surveyed viewed climate change as a major threat, and 65% claimed that the federal government was not doing enough to reduce the effects of climate change. …
The world needs to dramatically cut methane emissions to avoid worst of climate change, UN says – CNBC
Flames from a flaring pit near a well in the Bakken Oil Field. The primary component of natural gas is methane, which is odorless when it comes directly out of the gas well. In addition to methane, natural gas typically…
Flooding might triple in the mountains of Asia due to global warming – EurekAlert
IMAGE: Glacial lake in the Himalayan region. view more Credit: © Heng Li The “Third Pole” of the Earth, the high mountain ranges of Asia, bears the largest number of glaciers outside the polar regions. A Sino-Swiss research team has revealed…
Climate Scientists Show Flooding May Triple in the Mountains of Asia Due to Global Warming – SciTechDaily
Glacial lake in the Himalayan region. Credit: © Heng Li A team of Swiss and international climate scientists has shown that the risk of glacial lake outburst floods in the Himalayan region and the Tibetan plateau could triple in the…
Ethanol Corn Growers Unhappy With Biden’s Electric Vehicle Push
Corn growers feeding the ethanol-gasoline market are unhappy with President Joe Biden’s push for electric vehicles. Ethanol producers would get “only a tiny slice of the funds proposed in the infrastructure package, despite Biden’s assurances that he views them as…
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