Tag: climate change
Citizens, climate scientists track climate change with backyard skating rink conditions
Climate scientists and citizens across the world are working together to track climate changes by reporting the skating conditions in backyard rinks. Scientists are hoping the project will increase awareness of climate change through participants' reports....
Scientists find waste heat affects climate in winter
In a recent study, climate scientists learned that the amount of waste heat large global cities produce influences regional climates. Now, scientists are using the study to explain how the planet is warming....
Great Lakes threatened by decreasing water levels
The water levels in North America's Great Lakes, recently hit record lows. Though these changes are directly connected to climate change, some scientists suggest changes in behavior will need to be made to adapt to lower water levels in the future. ...
2012 in review: These PRI.org stories captured your interest most
As we ring in 2013, it's worth taking a moment to look back on 2012. These stories were the most popular on PRI.org this year — and they run the gamut. From animals to weird science, the PRI.org audience proved, again, they you all go for variety....
University students rally to get endowments out of fossil fuels
A number of college students across the country are trying to convince the administrators running their endowments that for the good of everyone, they need to stop investing in fossil fuel companies. A similar effort around South African businesses was an important part in ending apartheid....
UN Climate Secretariat meets with renewed sense of urgency
In recent climate change negotiations, very little progress was made because of conflicts between the largest emitting countries. But with devastating storms, linked broadly to changes in climate, increasing across all corners of the globe, the least developed countries are growing louder in their demands for immediate action....
Philippines picks up pieces after freak typhoon roars across country
Hundreds dead, a similar number missing and thousands upon thousands are homeless after an off-season, off-track typhoon roared across the island nation of the Philippines. Over the weekend it threatened to criss-cross the island again, before ultimately dissipating....
CIA closes down intelligence center focused on climate change
The Central Intelligence Agency for a few years has operated a group focused on examining how climate change could affect U.S. National Security. But, recently, the desk has been shutdown, which some environmentalists say is because of opposition from Republicans in Congress....
Warming climate presents grave risk of greenhouse gas release in Arctic
Deep beneath the frozen Arctic are deposits of methane. Lots of methane. And there's even more on the sea floor. As the environment warms, these deposits are being released into the atmosphere, presenting grave risks of runaway warming....
Architect proposes natural-inspired rethink of New York City waterfront
Rather than build large, immovable concrete and steel structures to hold back rising oceans, architect Adam Yarinsky suggests we focus on shaping the shoreline how nature did, with an emphasis on green space and absorbing the rising tides, rather than just trying to push it back....
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