Greentech Media |
How America Should Promote Energy Innovation in the Face of Extreme Weather
Greentech Media The extreme weather events of the 2017 hurricane season have brought home yet another reminder of the devastating effects of our changing climate. Climate change is a challenge that ultimately requires a global solution. As veterans of the Obama … |
ScienceAlert |
The Weather on Jupiter's Moon Titan Is Even More Extreme And Earth-Like Than We Thought
ScienceAlert Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is a mysterious place; and the more we learn about it, the more surprises it seems to have in store. Aside from being the only body beyond Earth that has a dense, nitrogen-rich atmosphere, it also has methane lakes on its … |
WTVY, Dothan |
Latest technology to monitor extreme weather
WTVY, Dothan Predicting and monitoring these extreme weather events is one of the main focuses of the annual Meteorological Technology World Expo in Amsterdam. The show features almost 180 exhibitors showcasing the latest weather forecasting and observation … |
Phys.Org |
Climate change and extreme weather driving migration
Phys.Org Dr Wesselbaum is particularly interested in the effects of temperature and weather-related disasters, and how migration responds over time to changes in its driving forces. Including temperatures and disasters is important, as research has shown that … |
New York Times |
How to Navigate Extreme Weather on a Trip
New York Times Hurricanes Harvey and Irma are recent examples of how extreme weather can lead to endless flight cancellations and delays. Now, with the snowstorm season fast approaching, the threat of inclement weather disrupting the most well-laid travel plans … |
The Hill |
Extreme weather and hurricanes do not mix with offshore drilling
The Hill Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria are difficult reminders that people, property and infrastructure along our coast are highly vulnerable to catastrophic damage from increasingly extreme weather events. But what has not been discussed enough is how more … |
CleanTechnica |
Fossil Fuel Industry Has Cost USA $ 240 Billion A Year Over Last Decade Via Air Pollution & Extreme Weather, Study …
CleanTechnica The fossil fuel industry has cost the US around $ 240 billion a year over the last decade through the effects of extreme weather and air pollution, according to a new study from the non-profit Universal Ecological Fund. That's $ 240 billion per year … |
PRI |
The latest victims of extreme weather: grapes and bananas
PRI These were torrential downpours, every day, for months. It was back-to-back extreme weather events for this agricultural region of Peru. And for Garcia, the very viability of his farm, which exports organic bananas to the United States, Europe and Asia … |
Environmental Defense Fund (blog) |
How climate policy can mitigate extreme weather's economic toll
Environmental Defense Fund (blog) Harvey and Irma have brought front and center the high costs of extreme weather-related disasters. While the damage is still being assessed, Harvey's could cost as much as $ 200 billion, making it the most expensive natural disaster in U.S. history … UAE Press: Extreme weather must spur fight against climate change |
E&E News |
Is Arctic warming causing extreme weather? Experts disagree
E&E News Just in time for cooler weather, scientists are presenting new evidence that extreme winter temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere are linked to the polar vortex. And they say the new research may support a heavily debated scientific theory that the … |