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U.S. East Coast cities from NYC to DC and south are sinking--new studies

Wed, 2024-01-03 10:40 — mike kraft

Study: From NYC to DC and beyond, cities on the East Coast are sinking Major cities on the U.S. Atlantic coast are sinking, in some cases as much as 5 millimeters per year—a decline at the ocean's edge that well outpaces global sea level rise, confirms new research from ... Lon Wagner Phys.org

Major cities on the U.S. Atlantic coast are sinking, in some cases as much as 5 millimeters per year—a decline at the ocean's edge that well outpaces global sea level rise, confirms new research from Virginia Tech and the U.S. Geological Survey.

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Explainer: Why carbon capture is no easy solution to climate change

Wed, 2023-11-22 10:21 — mike kraft

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EU lawmakers reach deals on emissions trading, carbon tax

Tue, 2023-04-18 09:39 — mike kraft

EU lawmakers adopt deals on emissions trading, carbon tax European Union lawmakers have adopted on Tuesday key pieces of a package designed to achieve the EU’s climate goals of cutting emissions of the gases that cause global warming by 55% over this decade. European Parliament members approved deals to reform the 27-nation bloc’s emissions trading system and to create a new hardship fund for vulnerable households and small businesses affected by higher fuel costs arising from the new measures. The emissions trading system covers about 40% of the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions.

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Pakistan UNESCO site Moenjodaro badly damaged by flooding

Fri, 2022-09-09 13:22 — John Girard

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Restoring Environmental Rules Rolled Back by Trump Could Take Years

Fri, 2021-01-22 12:26 — mike kraft

WASHINGTON — President Biden, vowing to restore environmental protections frayed over the past four years, has ordered the review of more than 100 rules and regulations on air, water, public lands, endangered species and climate change that were weakened or rolled back by his predecessor.

But legal experts warn that it could take two to three years — and in some cases, most of Mr. Biden’s term — to put many of the old rules back in place.

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As Election Nears, Trump Makes a Final Push Against Climate Science

Wed, 2020-10-28 19:50 — mike kraft

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has recently removed the chief scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the nation’s premier scientific agency, installed new political staff who have questioned accepted facts about climate change and imposed stricter controls on communications at the agency.

The moves threaten to stifle a major source of objective United States government information about climate change that underpins federal rules on greenhouse gas emissions and offer an indication of the direction the agency will take if President Trump wins re-election.

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New Climate Maps Show a Transformed United States

Wed, 2020-09-16 20:08 — mike kraft

New Climate Maps Show a Transformed United States According to new data analyzed by ProPublica and The New York Times Magazine, warming temperatures, rising seas and changing rainfall will profoundly reshape the way people have lived in North America for centuries. ProPublica

According to new data from the Rhodium Group analyzed by ProPublica and The New York Times Magazine, warming temperatures and changing rainfall will drive agriculture and temperate climates northward, while sea level rise will consume coastlines and dangerous levels of humidity will swamp the Mississippi River valley.

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The world set a 2020 deadline to save nature but not a single target was met, UN report

Wed, 2020-09-16 19:51 — mike kraft

World fails to meet a single target to stop destruction of nature, UN report finds In 2010, leaders from 196 countries gathered in Japan and agreed on a list of goals designed to save the Earth. Jessie Yeung, CNN CNN

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First Methane Leak Found on Antarctic Sea Floor, Confirming Researchers' Fears

Sat, 2020-07-25 14:24 — mike kraft

First Methane Leak Found on Antarctic Sea Floor Confirms Researchers' Fears <p>The microbes aren't helping.</p> Sinead Baker, Business Insider ScienceAlert

Scientists have, for the first time, discovered an active leak of methane gas from the sea floor in Antarctica. It is a process that's likely to accelerate the process of global heating.

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