Category Archives: Science

Frequency of Flash Floods

As the climate warms, the air holds more moisture. Theoretically, there is a 7% increase in atmospheric water holding capacity per degree Celsius warming. A recent study published in Nature The conterminous United States are projected to become more prone to flash floods in a high-end emissions scenario suggests extreme precipitation might be increasing even […]

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Homeowners Insurance and Extreme Weather Events

Homeonwers insurance is becoming more expensive or even unavailable due to the increase frequency and intensity of extreme weather events caused by climate change. NOLA newspapers reports: Louisiana’s homeowners insurance market straining under weight of 600,000 claims Two active Atlantic hurricane seasons in a row have made some insurers insolvent. It’s the latest sign of […]

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UN Climate Report: It’s Now or Never

A new flagship UN report on climate change indicating that harmful carbon emissions from 2010-2019 have never been higher in human history, is proof that the world is on a “fast track” to disaster, António Guterres has warned, with scientists arguing that it’s ‘now or never’ to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees. Reacting to […]

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99% of Population Breathes Air Pollution

7 Million people die from air pollution related illness every year. “After surviving a pandemic, it is unacceptable to still have 7 million preventable deaths and countless preventable lost years of good health due to air pollution,” said Dr. Maria Neira, head of WHO’s department of environment, climate change and health. “Yet too many investments […]

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Climate Change Feedback Loops: Brown Carbon, Wildfires, and Arctic Melting

Feedback loops accelerate climate change at an exponential rate. In this case, brown carbon from wildfires warms the arctic. The warmer arctic absorbs more heat causing more wildfires. In turn, more wildfires cause more brown carbon resulting in a warmer arctic. The cycle keeps reinforcing itself as it repeats. A study published in One Earth […]

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Climate Change: Adapt or Die

United Nations Press Release — UN scientists on Monday delivered a stark warning about the impact of climate change on people and the planet, saying that ecosystem collapse, species extinction, deadly heatwaves and floods are among the “unavoidable multiple climate hazards” the world will face over the next two decades due to global warming. UN-IPCC-Climate-Change-March-2022 […]

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A Foot of Sea Level Rise

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports U.S. coastline to see up to a foot of sea level rise by 2050. That is three times the rate of the previous one hundred years. “For businesses along the coast, knowing what to expect and how to plan for the future is critical,” said U.S. Secretary of […]

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Extreme Rainfall–surge Hazard Risks

by Daniel Brouse Most climate change models forecast rising sea levels as the predominant threat of a warming climate to flood risks. Though sea level rise is of great concern, so should be extreme rainfall. Both the sea and air temperatures are rising. Warm air can hold more moisture than cool air. Warmer sea temperatures […]

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26% Increase in US Flood Risk by 2050 Due to Climate Change

A study published in the Journal Nature, Inequitable patterns of US flood risk in the Anthropocene, models a 26.4% (24.1–29.1%) increase in US flood risk by 2050 due to climate change. “Our national depiction of comprehensive and high-resolution flood risk estimates in the United States indicates current average annual losses of US$32.1 billion (US$30.5–33.8 billion) […]

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Gut Microbiota (Good Gut Bacteria) and COVID-19

by Daniel Brouse Good gut bacteria are the microorganisms (bacteria and archaea) that live in the digestive tract. The gut microbiota produces fermentation of non-digestible substrates like dietary fibres and endogenous intestinal mucus. “Approximately 100 trillion micro-organisms (most of them bacteria, but also viruses, fungi, and protozoa) exist in the human gastrointestinal tract — the […]

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