“We very much prioritize biodiversity, so we try to plant species that are native to the land as opposed to monocultures.” Angelique Ahlstrom, Flash Forest co-founder and chief strategy officer.
Hollins — Stumbling from Rio to Paris
Presented to the CACOR Wednesday ZOOM meeting on 2020-05-06 by Dr. John Hollins, past Chair, Board of Directors.
Hunger rising due to extreme weather
Progress made in the past decade has been reversed, with climate extremes such as droughts and floods identified as a main cause Global hunger has reverted to levels last seen a decade ago, wiping out progress on improving people’s access to food and leaving one in nine people undernourished last year, with extreme weather a […]
casus belli
Once Again, Climate Change Cited as Trigger for War A new report identifies 12 “epicenters” worldwide where changing climate could spark conflict The analysis by the Center for US Climate and Security identifies 12 “epicenters” where climate change could stress global security, possibly igniting conflicts around the world. Scientific American Article…
Greenland is melting and the Arctic is burning
Greenland is melting faster [even] than expected We knew climate change was melting Greenland’s glaciers, but new data shows things are even worse than we thought. Many scientists believe that given a 2C temperature rise, all the Greenland ice will melt. If that were to happen, global sea levels would rise 7.2 m (24 ft), from Greenland alone. […]