Posts Tagged ‘climate change’
NASA video: Global warming in 26 seconds
January 26, 2012 at 6:18 am
www.greenrightnow.com
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Scientists at NASA have produced a video depicting the recent rise in global temperatures over the last 130 years in a pattern of seasonal temperature changes and momentary spikes, with temperatures peaking in recent years. Nine of the 10 warmest years on record occurred since 2000. The average temperature globally in 2011 was 0.92 degrees F warmer than temperatures in the mid-20th century.
The State of Sustainability (Illustrated)
January 24, 2012 at 3:29 pm
cleantechnica.com
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This was originally published on Climate Progress and has been reposted with permission.
It’s hard to rally around the term “sustainability” these days. When we consider the record amount of emissions we’re spewing into the atmosphere and the slow pace of change relative to our compounding environmental problems, the term “sustainable” has lost much of its [...]
Rising Sea Levels Expected to Cost Venice Half a Billion Dollars by 2100, Economists Say
September 14, 2011 at 8:05 am
venice.patch.com
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With its wide swath of sand and additional attractions, Venice Beach won't be as hard hit economically by rising sea levels as some other beach areas, economists said in a report released Tuesday. However, the community is still predicted to lose out on about $439.6 million in tourism and incur $51.6 million in property damage through [...]
Report: LA region vulnerable to rising seas, flooding from climate change
July 27, 2011 at 10:30 am
www.dailybreeze.com
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The Los Angeles region is vulnerable to rising sea levels and increased flooding as a result of climate change, and efforts to plan for these and other water-related effects require more work, a new report has found.
Western water woes expected to worsen
April 26, 2011 at 1:00 am
Climate change is likely to diminish already scarce water supplies in the Western U.S., exacerbating problems for millions of users, according to a new government report.
Climate Change Shows Up in Our Coffee Cups
March 25, 2011 at 11:18 am
I’m writing this before dashing off to The Cow’s End in Venice. In many respects, that coffee shop serves as my office, where I can meet with business associates and share a stimulating cup of coffee while enjoying free Wi-Fi for my laptop.
For most of us, coffee is a healthy drink. A team of Scandinavian [...]
Local Volunteers Help in Harbor Cleanup After Millions of Dead Fish Wash Up
March 11, 2011 at 9:45 am
Photo by Shirley Griffin.
After we mentioned Heal the Bay’s call for help with cleanup of millions of dead fish in yesterday’s email, subscriber Christopher McKinnon headed down to King Harbor in Redondo Beach to assist with the effort.
As of yesterday afternoon 35 tons of dead sardines had been scooped from King Harbor so far, [...]
Global Warming’s Six Americas
September 3, 2010 at 9:43 am
Global Warming, Climate Change and Carbon Footprint all conjure up great debate and discussion, but per recent findings by the Center For American Progress there seems to be an agreement between those that are very alarmed about climate change and those that are doubtful or even dismissive of the idea. The report speaks about 6 categories of thought within our population, and finds that although differences, there are also some important agreements.
Stop The Attack on California’s Global Warming Law
February 15, 2010 at 7:08 am
California’s landmark global warming law, AB 32, was the first state legislation to cap greenhouse gas emissions across all sectors of the economy in 2012 and reduce emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. As time runs out for offenders to comply with AB 32 by installing pollution control measures, a coalition of industrial polluters [...]
