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Study: Nitrate pollution in U.S. drinking water could lead to thousands of cancer cases
This article discusses a study on nitrate pollution in U.S. drinking water, and its impact – thousands of cancer cases. A new study by the non-profit Environmental Working Group found that nitrate pollution in U.S. drinking water could cause over 12,000 cases of cancer each year.
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Yale Climate Connections post – 6-14-2019
This week’s edition includes:
State and local governments seeking climate change ‘solutions’ have plenty of options
Permafrost is thawing rapidly. How much should we worry?
Reverend Mitchell Hescox encourages Christians to advocate for renewable energy
Electric vehicles could […]
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Report: Climate change alters what’s possible in restoring Florida’s Everglades
This article discusses how climate change has altered what’s possible in restoring Florida’s Everglades.
The Everglades are a vast network of subtropical freshwater wetland and estuarine ecosystems that once spanned the length and breadth of south Florida. Fifty years of dredging and diking, starting in 1948, greatly reduced their extent, […]
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Understanding the human side of climate change relocation
This article discusses the human side of climate change relocation.
Climate change is expected to have a striking impact on vulnerable communities, especially in coastal regions where sea-level rise and increased climatic events will make it impossible for some people to remain on their land.
In Papua New Guinea (PNG), […]
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Study: Melting glaciers threaten Asia’s drought buffer, scientists warn
This article discusses how several studies show that melting glaciers threaten Asia’s drought buffer, scientists warn. No links to the studies are provided.
At least a third of the ice in the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush will thaw by 2100, even if governments take tough action to limit global […]
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Studies – Corals, algae don’t acclimatise to more acidic seas
This article discusses the problems facing coral reefs – Corals, algae don’t acclimatise to more acidic seas.
Coral and algae species subjected to more acidic seawater showed no acclimatisation to the new conditions for over a year, a new study has found, suggesting that vulnerable reefs may not be able […]
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Yale Climate Connections articles
This week’s email from the Yale Climate Connections discusses:
carbon offsets; communicating about climate change; Canada’s climate change position; flooding and droughts in communities; impact on flowering plants in New England from an earlier Spring; self driving cars and their potential air pollution impact; UN […]
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DeSmog Blog – May 16, 2019
This blog discusses multiple environmental issues, including the puzzling deaths of dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico; Oregon’s refusing to allow a LNG terminal to be built over water quality concerns; carcinogens and other pollution at a Boston gas compressor station; attempts by the fossil fuel industry to eliminate the […]
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Study: In a Warming World, Evidence of a Human ‘Fingerprint’ on Drought
This NY Times article discusses how, in a warming world, there is clear evidence of a human ‘Fingerprint’ on drought.
Human activity was changing the Earth’s drought and rainfall patterns as far back as the early 20th century, new research shows.
Drying in many regions, the researchers […]
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Study: Climate change has contributed to droughts since 1900—and may get worse
This National Geographic article discusses how climate change has contributed to droughts since 1900—and may get worse. A first-of-its-kind study confirms the connection between climate change and droughts and deluges over the past century.
Using studies of tree rings going back centuries, scientists have unearthed clear evidence that the rise of […]
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