In a new release from the World Health Organization (WHO), “air pollution levels remain dangerously high.” Updated estimations reveal an alarming death toll of 7 million people every year caused by ambient (outdoor) and household air pollution. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO said, “It is unacceptable that over 3 billion people – most […]
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9 Out of 10 People Breath Polluted Air
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When Your Property Goes Underwater
The right to the free flow of water has long maintained “public right-of-way easements” in the United States. In general, if a waterway is navigable, it is a public right-of-way; however, the results of climate change and rising sea levels have turned people’s private property into navigable waterways. An article in Bloomberg entitled The Fighting […]
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Also tagged flooding, property values, public right of way easements, real estate, rising sea levels
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California Increasing Weather Volatility
One of the most notable changes in weather doing to global warming is volatility. “We are not saying that the Earth’s temperature is just going to rise. In general, as energy is added to a system, the fluctuations in the system increase. So, we expect more storms, more droughts, more wildfires, more floods, more fluctuations […]
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Boulder Sues Over Climate Change
Boulder Colorado is suing Exxon and Suncor to recover costs of climate change adaptation. “The average person should know we’re finally dealing with the costs of climate change. Irrespective of weather, this is a big concern to you,” said Richard Wiles, the executive director of the Centre for Climate Integrity. “If your city or state […]
Flood Risk Denial
Climate change is causing extreme weather events. In addition, climate change is causing the sea level to rise. In an article for Phys.org, anthropologist David Casagrande asks, “When people’s homes are damaged by flooding year after year and they are offered a buyout, why don’t they leave?” “In some cases, houses on Smith Island in […]
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Rising Flood Frequency
The Journal Nature published an article entitled “Attack of the extreme floods: As the oceans rise, researchers aim to forecast where severe storms will trigger the worst flooding.” “the height of what constitutes a 50-year flood event has risen by more than 10 centimeters per decade in some places” “A rule of thumb holds that […]
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Buyer Beware: Flood and Storm Damage
As sea levels rise and storms become more volatile, some areas are actually reducing their standards for building codes. The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety released their 2018 report. The analysis assesses the progress of 18 hurricane-prone coastal states along the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Coast in strengthening their residential building […]
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Floridians: You’re At Risk of Flooding
If you purchase real estate in a flood plain and obtain a mortgage, you will be required to purchase flood insurance. Roy Wright oversees the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) National Flood Insurance Program. In a presentation to the Insurance-& Risk-Linked Securities Conference, Wright said to forget about checking the flood plain maps and check […]
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Climate Denial and Climate Change Change
The North Pole saw record high temperatures for February during 2018. Reuters reported: Temperatures may have soared as high as 35 degrees Fahrenheit (2 degrees Celsius) at the pole, according to the U.S. Global Forecast System model. While there are no direct measurements of temperature there, Zack Labe, a climate scientist working on his PhD […]
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Underwater: Sea Level Rise
In a recent study by Matthias Mengel, Alexander Nauels, Joeri Rogelj & Carl-Friedrich Schleussner entitled “Committed sea-level rise under the Paris Agreement and the legacy of delayed mitigation action” published in the Journal Nature, the authors contend — sea levels will rise between 0.7 and 1.2 meters (27-47 inches) in the next two centuries even […]
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Also tagged NOAA, rising sea level, sea level rise, Sea Level Rise Viewer
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