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2019-09-19

September CMOS Ottawa Lunch Meeting: Advances in the Estimation of Economic Benefits of Climate Action

Speaker: Elisabeth Gilmore, Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Policy, Clark University, Worcester, MA. Title: Advances in the Estimation of Economic Benefits of Climate Action Abstract: Estimates of the economic benefits of avoiding climate impacts by reducing greenhouse gases (GHGs) are essential for identifying opportunities to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Here, I review […]

Article posted by Michael Krakowiak / climate change, Greenhouse gas, mitigation, sea level rise Leave a Comment

2019-04-19

NCA 4: Southwest

The Southwest region encompasses diverse ecosystems, cultures, and economies, reflecting a broad range of climate conditions, including the hottest and driest climate in the United States. Water for people and nature in the Southwest region has declined during droughts, due in part to human-caused climate change. Higher temperatures intensified the recent severe drought in California […]

Article posted by Michael Krakowiak / Articles, Solutions / climate change, Energy, global warming, health, Indigenous Peoples, NCA, sea level rise, water Leave a Comment

2018-07-06

Sea level rise threatens 2.4M US homes

Sea level rise in the contiguous United States is expected to make tidal flooding worse, which puts 311,000 homes worth about $117.5 billion at risk of chronic flooding over the next 30 years, according to a study from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). The number of at-risk homes is projected to climb to 2.4 million, worth […]

Article posted by Art Hunter / Analysis, Articles, Climate / climate change, Greenhouse gas, ocean level, sea level rise, Threats Leave a Comment

2017-02-24

Sea level rise underestimated

NASA Scientists:  We’ve Been Underestimating Sea Level Rise Up until now, scientists believed they knew how much global sea level had risen during the 20th century. This number has hovered around 0.6 inches per decade since 1900, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and has been partly driven by warming ocean temperatures.  But […]

Article posted by Zachary Jacobson / Articles, Climate / ocean level, sea level rise Leave a Comment

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