Showing posts with label Climate Change. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Climate Change. Show all posts

Friday, March 8, 2024

Climate change’s impacts on coastal cities could be heightened as those cities sink: Study


Sea level rise caused by the changing climate is expected to wreak havoc on the nation’s coastal cities, impacts that could be heightened in the years ahead as the cities themselves are sinking, according to a study published this week.....Read More

Thursday, November 30, 2023

To avert climate disaster, we need firm commitments on cutting methane at COP28


The key goal of the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) negotiations beginning in Dubai this week must be to limit fast-rising temperatures, to prevent runaway warming that could destabilize the global climate system and inflict devastating floods, heat waves, fires and other disastrous impacts on billions of people around the globe. While a number of other outcomes are important in Dubai, they must be subsidiary to the crucial test of slowing near-term global temperature rises and preventing climate calamity.....Read More

Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Global Temperature Exceeds 2 °C (35.6 °F) Threshold For First Time on Record


The global average temperature on Friday was more than two degrees Celsius hotter than pre-industrial levels for the first time on record, Europe's Copernicus climate monitor said Monday, adding Saturday likely continued the unprecedented warming streak.....Read More

Friday, October 27, 2023

Antarctica’s glaciers are melting from beneath, speeding sea-level rise


Hidden rivers of meltwater are decaying Antarctica’s glaciers from beneath, a new study has found — meaning sea levels are likely rising faster than scientists had feared.

The study focused on two Antarctic glaciers — which collectively hold enough water to raise global sea levels by 5 feet.


Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Are climate and energy policies under Governor Ron DeSantis helping or hurting Florida?


The earth’s rapidly heating climate is already impacting Florida with dangerous heat waves, scorching oceans and strong storms.

Meanwhile, Governor Ron DeSantis is pledging to promote fossil fuel development instead of renewable energy.

More HERE

Wednesday, September 6, 2023

This summer was a global record breaker for high heat, meteorologists say


Earth has sweltered through its hottest Northern Hemisphere summer ever measured, with a record warm August capping a season of brutal and deadly temperatures, according to the World Meteorological Organization.....MORE

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Kids’ landmark Montana court win adds momentum to fight for climate protections


Youth climate activists’ landmark legal victory against the state of Montana last week could set the stage for wider recognition of rights to protection from climate change, with litigants potentially challenging state permitting for fossil fuel projects directly.....MORE

Monday, August 14, 2023

Judge sides with youth in Montana climate change trial, finds two laws unconstitutional

Eleven of the 16 youth plaintiffs in the Held v. Montana case pose for a photo after Day 5 of the trial on Friday, June 16, 2023. Top row (left to right): Lander Busse, Badge Busse, Grace, Rikki Held, Olivia. Bottom row (left to right): Kian, Mica, Claire, Eva, Taleah, Sariel. (Photo by Blair Miller, Daily Montanan)

The state of Montana’s failure to consider greenhouse gas emissions from energy and mining projects violates the state constitution because it does not protect Montanans’ right to a clean and healthful environment and the state’s natural resources from unreasonable depletion, a judge ruled Monday in a victory for the 16 youth plaintiffs who sued the state.....MORE

Friday, August 4, 2023

Kathy Castor still upset over DeSantis veto that cost FL $350 million in energy funds


Tampa Bay area Democratic Congresswoman Kathy Castor remains livid that Gov. Ron DeSantis turned down $354 million for energy-efficient measures provided through federal legislation signed into law by President Joe Biden.....MORE

Monday, July 24, 2023

100 degree bay temperatures near the Florida Keys. A new World Record?


On Monday, at about 7:30 p.m., water temperatures in Manatee Bay registered at 101F. Ordinarily meteorologists would assume the gauge was broken, but at least 3 sites in the region registered 98 or greater today, so this adds some credibility. And this comes amidst weeks of record breaking water temperatures in Florida Bay and the Keys.....MORE

Sunday, July 16, 2023

California’s Death Valley reaches 128 degrees


Long the hottest place on Earth, Death Valley put a sizzling exclamation point Sunday on a record warm summer that is baking nearly the entire globe by flirting with some of the hottest temperatures ever recorded, meteorologists said.....MORE

Thursday, July 13, 2023

Florida in hot water as ocean temperatures rise along with the humidity


Record global ocean heating has invaded Florida with a vengeance. Water temperatures in the mid-90s (mid-30s Celsius) are threatening delicate coral reefs, depriving swimmers of cooling dips and adding a bit more ick to the Sunshine State’s already oppressive summer weather. Forecasters are warning of temperatures that with humidity will feel like 110 degrees (43 degrees Celsius) by week’s end.....MORE

Thursday, July 6, 2023

Unofficial record high temperature hits Earth this week — more than once


Earth’s average temperature on Wednesday remained at an unofficial record high set the day before, the latest grim milestone in a week that has seen series of climate-change-driven extremes.....MORE

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Tampa's heat waves are getting hotter and lasting longer, study says


Tampeños are used to living under our hot, wet towel of a climate. In fact, the heat index in Tampa today is 100 degrees Fahrenheit. But according to a new study, these heat waves are becoming much more commonplace.....MORE

Friday, July 30, 2021

Climate Adaptation Conference USF Sarasota

We're proud to announce the Climate Adaptation Conference, the CAC's first-ever conference on the climate on the west coast of Florida in 2030, 2040, and 2050 on November 19, 2021. Check out the flyer for more information, and be sure to follow us for more upcoming details! more