Articles include: forests cut for fuel; immigration driven by climate change; infrastructure funding and orphan wells; Greta Thunberg and Congress; ALEC fighting climate change science; bottom trawling fishing; US and China; climate guide for kids; drought in the western US & Mexico; methane & old wells; Louisiana oil haven; allergies worsened by climate change.
Tag: migration and immigration
The Daily Climate, April 13, 2021
Articles include: Reactions to ‘Fracktured’ investigation; Native communities and rising waters; Losing ‘gods’ to climate change; American Jobs Plan; climate change, wildfires, and Elk; California, oil wells, and groundwater pollution; NFTs fueling climate change; Pacific heat wave & the Gulf of Mexico; burning pig poop; polluting SUVs; laws aimed at pipeline protestors; moms battling climate change.
What cities will be most affected by climate change?
MIC: What cities will be most affected by climate change? At this point, pretty much everyone is aware of climate change and the fact that, well, it sucks. The reality is that climate change is already changing your life — and your location plays a huge role in what its continued impact will be. It’s hard to decisively say which cities are at the most risk due to climate change because there are so many factors at play: It’s not only about warming temperatures, but also about rising sea levels, increased risks for crop hazards, natural disasters, and more.
For example, Minnesota may not have to worry about the sea anytime soon, but it does have heavy precipitation, increased flooding risks, and adverse health effects from air pollution. If things continued unchecked, coastal cities will probably be among the first to suffer drastic consequences. Globally, that includes places like Manila, Philippines; Lagos, Nigeria; and Osaka, Japan. But what about within the United States? Let’s take a look at five U.S. cities that are facing some of the biggest risks from climate change. And remember: Even if your city isn’t on this list, you’ve got a stake in the fight against climate change, and all of the factors (hey, capitalism) behind it.
Study: Marine life is migrating from the equator to the tropics
InHabitat: Marine life is migrating from the equator to the tropics, according to a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study shows that many species known to reside in the equator’s warm waters are migrating to cooler waters. Scientists behind the study have linked this situation to global warming, saying that water at the equator has become too warm for some species.
Traditionally, the equatorial regions are known to have more species diversity than the poles due to abundant food sources and warm waters. However, with the changing climate, environments for marine life are changing, too. As equatorial waters become less hospitable, many species are migrating for better conditions.
The Daily Climate, March 23, 2021 – Study
Articles include: Pennsylvania & solar electric power; NY offshore wind; California oil companies; nitrogen hot spots & agriculture; Biden & greenhouse gas emissions; infrastructure plans; housing and flooding; climate polluters & greenwashing; FOIA reveals interference with offshore wind farms; migration caused by storms; Sharks, climate change, and restoring ocean habitats – study published in the Journal of Animal Ecology.
Report: Over 10 million displaced by climate disasters in six months
Reuters: Over 10 million displaced by climate disasters in six months. [No report link provided.]
About 10.3 million people were displaced by climate change-induced events such as flooding and droughts in the last six months, the majority of them in Asia, a humanitarian organisation said on Wednesday.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said about 2.3 million others were displaced by conflict in the same period, indicating the vast majority of internal displacements are now triggered by climate change.
Though the figures cover only a six-month period from September 2020 to February 2021, they highlight an accelerating global trend of climate-related displacement, said Helen Brunt, Asia Pacific Migration and Displacement Coordinator for the IFRC.
Climate change: 5 places where global warming is a security risk
Thomson Reuters Foundation: Climate change: 5 places where global warming is a security risk. As the U.N. Security Council meets to discuss growing threats from a heating planet, here are some places where storms, wildfires and drought are fueling security risks.
From Louisiana’s battle with two hurricanes and an icy polar vortex in the past year to Kenya’s struggle with locusts, drought and floods, climate risks are piling up – and colliding with other threats like COVID-19, making them harder to manage.
“By the time you start to recover from one direct hit, another one is coming,” said Erin Sikorsky, director of the International Military Council on Climate and Security.
As leaders of countries on the U.N. Security Council meet Tuesday to talk about climate pressures and global peace, it is increasingly clear that rising temperatures will fuel instability, from conflict to displacement, she said.
The impacts of a heating planet, such as scarcer water in shared rivers and more failed harvests, can hike existing tensions between countries, said Sikorsky, who is also deputy director of the U.S.-based Center for Climate and Security.
Climate change forcing migrants to head north toward the U.S. in search of safety
Water Could Make Michigan a Climate Refuge. Are We Prepared?
Circle of Blue: Water Could Make Michigan a Climate Refuge. Are We Prepared?
The Great Lakes region is frequently touted as one of the most climate-resilient places in the U.S., in no small part because of its enviable water resources. But climate change also threatens water quality, availability, and aging water infrastructure by exposing existing vulnerabilities and creating new ones. In this series, members of the Great Lakes News Collaborative explore what it may take to prepare the Great Lakes region for the future climatologists say we can expect.
Americans Are Moving To Escape Climate Impacts. Towns Expect More To Come
NPR: Americans Are Moving To Escape Climate Impacts. Towns Expect More To Come.
The impacts of climate change could prompt millions of Americans to relocate in coming decades, moving inland away from rising seas, or north to escape rising temperatures.
Judith and Doug Saum have moved already, recently leaving their home outside Reno, Nev.
“It was with a view of the Sierra [Nevada Mountains] that was just to die for,” Judith says. “We had a lot of friends, musician friends, we’d get together and play music with them often. It wasn’t easy to leave all that.”
The Saums had long thought about retiring to Colorado or Montana to be near family. But as they started making those plans several years ago, they were also noticing a new problem: Wildfire season was getting worse and longer in their part of the country, fueled by climate change.