Riskiest Spot for Rising Seas Is 50 Miles from the Ocean
The county most at risk for coastal flooding is not in Florida, North Carolina or New Jersey, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. It's not even on a coast. It's Cowlitz County, Wash., population 102,000, about 50 miles inland from the Pacific Ocean on the Columbia River.
Riskiest Spot for Rising Seas Is 50 Miles from the Ocean
Climate Change Bringing Back Long-Lost Forms of Fungal Mycotoxins
Climate change is bringing back long-lost forms of food poisoning
Fungal toxins known as mycotoxins, including some thought lost to history, are claiming new territory as the Earth warms. Karen Jordan, a North Carolina dairy farmer and practicing veterinarian, knew she had trouble the minute her cows' hair began to stand up on end.
The End of Water As We Know it | The Pearson Global Forum October 2020
Hosted by The Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts at The University of Chicago
New Climate Maps Show a Much Transformed United States
New Climate Maps Show a Transformed United States
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receiveour biggest stories as soon as they're published. According to new data from the Rhodium Group analyzed by ProPublica and The New York Times Magazine, warming temperatures and changing rainfall will drive agriculture and temperate climates northward, while sea level rise will consume coastlines and dangerous levels of humidity will swamp the Mississippi River valley.
The Pleasures of Summer Moth Watching
Light pollution at night is a major killer of insects, particularly moths, contributing to global insect decline, so if you have security lights, operate them on a motion sensor, or switch bulbs to yellow LEDs, which are less attractive to insects.The Pleasures of Moth-Watching
Summer isn't just butterfly season and tomato season, it's also high moth season. And while you may think that a moth garden doesn't sound quite as enchanting as a butterfly garden, I beg to differ. Thanks to guidance from some patient experts, these days you can call me the moth gardener.
Climate Change is Helping Northern European Farmers by Forming More Arable Land
Danish Wine, Anyone? How Climate Change Is Helping Farmers
This OZY original series takes you to the New Frontiers of Climate Change, where some of the most vulnerable nations are coming up with the most innovative solutions. Fredrik Andersson's family has run a farm in Arboga, Sweden, for three generations.
Rising Seas Could Menace Millions Beyond Shorelines, Study Finds
Rising Seas Could Menace Millions Beyond Shorelines, Study Finds
As climate change raises sea levels, storm surges and high tides will push farther inland, a team of researchers says. As global warming pushes up ocean levels around the world, scientists have long warned that many low-lying coastal areas will become permanently submerged.
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