How extreme weather is shrinking the planet
BILL MCKIBBEN / THE NEW YORKER - Thirty years ago, this magazine published “The End of Nature,” a long article about what we then called the greenhouse effect [go to article]
Thousands of homes at Jersey Shore could be flooded, submerged by 2050
MARIELLE MONDON / PHILLY VOICE - New homeowners and prospective buyers of properties at the Jersey Shore could face extreme levels of flooding [go to article]
What you need to know about the latest U.N. climate change report
CAROL PETERS / RUTGERS TODAY - The United Nations scientific panel on climate change recently released a major report that examined the benefits [go to article]
Climate change, not overfishing, is devastating shellfish environments
AP / NBC NEWS - Valuable species of shellfish have become harder to find on the East Coast because of degraded habitats caused by a warming environment [go to article]
Natural climate solutions could cancel out a fifth of U.S. emissions, study finds
GEORGINA GUSTIN / INSIDECLIMATE NEWS - Conserving and restoring American forest, farm and natural lands could cut a substantial chunk [go to article]
Despite Sandy, building in risky flood zones continues unabated
TOM JOHNSON / NJ SPOTLIGHT - Superstorm Sandy wiped out thousands of homes at the Jersey Shore, but the increasing threat of devastating coastal storms [go to article]
Climate change and the elections: Five takeaways
BRAD PLUMER and LISA FRIEDMAN / NY TIMES - The results of Tuesday’s elections could have a significant influence on how the United States deals with global warming [go to article]
Voters rejected most ballot measures aimed at curbing climate change
BRADY DENNIS and DINO GRANDONI / WASHINGTON POST - In Arizona, voters said no to accelerating the shift to renewable energy. In Colorado, they said no to an effort [go to article]
FEMA flood maps ignore climate change, and homeowners are paying the price
JAMES BRUGGERS / INSIDECLIMATE NEWS - The official map laid it out for more than 200 homes within the community of Mexico Beach, Florida: the federal [go to article]
Startling new research finds large buildup of heat in the oceans, suggesting a faster...
WASHINGTON POST / CHRIS MOONEY and BRADY DENNIS - The world’s oceans have been soaking up far more excess heat in recent decades than scientists [go to articles]
