CNN — People are moving en masse to places at high risk of climate disasters, despite the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events in recent years, researchers say. A study released Thursday by researchers at the University of Vermont found that over the past decade, Americans have moved away from areas prone to …
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SUNY Professor Emeritus Michael Jabot discusses biodiversity, a topic of EDU 226: Earth as a System, which examines how other Earth systems contribute to biodiversity and how changes in the health of those other systems affect biodiversity as a whole. There are more science, technology, engineering, and math honors courses than ever before at SUNY …
Announcing his race to retake the White House, former President Donald Trump made a statement that appeared to ridicule expert projections on climate change. Trump juxtaposed two global threats — nuclear war and rising sea levels — in his Nov. 15 announcement at his Mar-a-Lago waterfront club and residence in Palm Beach. “You can’t mention …
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A “Cold Moon” moonrise over downtown Los Angeles against the snow-capped San Gabriel Mountains in December … [+] 29, 2020. CG pictures The last full moon of 2022, the “cold moon”, will be at its best next week when it rises in the east just as the sun sets in the west. For some observers …
A “Cold Moon” moonrise over downtown Los Angeles against the snow-capped San Gabriel Mountains in December … [+] 29, 2020. CG pictures The last full moon of 2022, the “cold moon”, will be at its best next week when it rises in the east just as the sun sets in the west. For some observers …
Hong Kong, China – Barry Ma looks through the lens of his powerful telescope and raises his arm, pointing excitedly. “Here!” he said in a low voice. “Look here.” Ma spotted a pair of little grebes – a duck-like bird, but an unrelated species – swimming on a pond in Hong Kong’s wetlands, nestled in …
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Sea level rise could cause Britain’s coastline to recede by up to 22 meters (72ft) by 2100, a new study has found. Researchers from Imperial College London have modeled the consequences that different future scenarios of climate change will have on the country’s cliffs. They found that by the end of the century the rocky …
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Over the next few decades, rising seas will lead to increased flooding from storms and tides for millions of Americans in coastal communities. Norfolk, Virginia is pictured here with a flooded roadway. Credit: City of Norfolk New results show average sea level rise approaching the 1-foot mark for most coasts of the contiguous United States …
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China is set to increase its pork imports in coming months, industry participants have said, after losses suffered by farmers last year in the world’s top pork producer caused a reduction in pig production which seems more important than the official data suggest. Pork is by far China’s favorite meat and soaring prices have driven …
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Residents of Britain’s coast are not being warned of the serious risks they face from rising sea levels, a global expert has told Sky News. Professor Jim Hall, a member of the Prime Minister’s Council for Science and Technology and internationally recognized for his work on climate risks, said some coastal communities will disappear in …
