Tag: sea level rise
The Green Buzz: Tuesday, April 16
Written by Madeline Breen | April 16th, 2013
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Green news! Get your green news here!
- Glow-in-the-dark pavement is both (a) super rad and (b) saves energy. (Mother Nature Network)
- Science as art: nanostructures form to create amazing visuals — words don’t do these pics justice! (Wired)
- New species of porcupine found in Brazil… and it’s already listed as endangered. (TreeHugger)
- Easy as 1, 2, 3, 4? Slow sea-level rise by curbing 4 pollutants. (Discovery News)
- New law protects leatherback turtle nesting site in Puerto Rico. (BBC)
Cities and Climate After Sandy: How Should We Prepare?
Written by Bob Lalasz | January 29th, 2013
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Hurricane Sandy was a wakeup call for coastal cities — but what should we do next? Five experts took on that question in the first of this spring’s “Nature and Our Future” panel discussions from the Conservancy.
Rebuild, but Stronger
Written by Bob Bendick | January 18th, 2013
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The impacts of Hurricane Sandy are still being felt up and down the eastern seaboard. We must look to create a new and alternative future for the coast.
Cool Green Morning: Friday, November 30
Written by Madeline Breen | November 30th, 2012
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Extra, extra, get your green news here!
- Global sea levels have risen almost half an inch since 1992. (The Wall Street Journal)
- Delhi and Shanghai aim to reduce plastic trash. (Green)
- Botswana bans wildlife hunting — controversy to ensue? (BBC News)
- Age ain’t nothing but a number, right? Debate continues over the age of the Grand Canyon. (Washington Post)
- And finally, we end with poop-related green news: a sewage-powered robot cleans wastewater. (TreeHugger)
Cool Green Morning: Monday, November 26
Written by Nicole Levins | November 26th, 2012
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Recover from your food and shopping coma with some great green news.
- The economy vs. climate change: we can–and should–tackle both, says our lead scientist Sanjayan. (Huffington Post Green)
- Solar power is great, especially when you’re in a war zone. (CleanTechnica)
- Upgrading to LED holiday lights? Don’t trash the old ones! (Grist)
- The UN climate summit in Doha begins. (Mongabay)
- Here’s what we could lose if sea levels continue to rise. (New York Times)
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, November 7
Written by Megan Sheehan | November 7th, 2012
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In case you missed it…
- Obama has held onto the presidency, and says our nation is threatened by a warming climate. (Treehugger)
- If you live on the coast, protection from the sea is possible — but expensive. (NPR)
- Antibiotic-resistant superbugs have been found in wastewater treatment plants whose treated effluent is used to irrigate and fertilize fields. (Baltimore Sun)
- Check out this very well-done infographic on what goes into — and potential risks of — the fracking process. (NPR)
- A new frog species has been discovered in Sri Lanka. (Mongabay)
Cool Green Morning: Friday, August 31
Written by Brad Parker | August 31st, 2012
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I guess we’ll spend the holiday weekend scouring the beaches for whale vomit.
- How powerful was Hurricane Isaac? The storm surge made the Mississippi River run backwards. (BBC)
- While the U.S. suffers from drought, England just had its wettest summer in 100 years. (Guardian)
- A kid found whale vomit on the beach, why is it worth $60,000? (National Geographic)
- East Coast National Parks, like Cape Cod and Canaveral, are at risk from sea level rise. (Green)
- The last blue moon until 2015 happens tonight. Here’s how you can see it. (LA Times)
Cool Green Morning: Monday, August 27
Written by Megan Sheehan | August 27th, 2012
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It’s just another cool green (and wet) Monday.
- Isaac could turn into a hurricane and hit New Orleans — 7 years to the day after Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc on the city. (Scientific American)
- Boston and New York are also working on not becoming Atlantis. (Grist)
- Former NBA star Yao Ming is helping his country make the connection between an ivory carving and the carcass of an elephant. (Guardian)
- The Woodland Trust’s photography contest results connects the public with their local woodlands — with beautiful images! (BBC Nature)
- An aerial survey in Belize shows an (encouraging) record number of manatees in the area. (National Geographic)
To Catch a Willet
Written by Darci Palmquist | August 8th, 2012
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New technology is transforming the study of migratory birds. The challenge? Scientists need to tag birds, then re-catch them in order to retrieve the data.
Secrets of Willet Migration Revealed
Written by Darci Palmquist | August 7th, 2012
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A 3-year research project has discovered where eastern willets spend the winter–and how those wintering grounds might harbor threats to their survival.
