The Washington Post, by Frances Stead Sellers, Nov. 9, 2019 PST OCRACOKE, N.C. — On any normal late-fall day, the ferries that ply the 30 miles between Swan Quarter and this barrier island might carry vacationing retirees, sports fishermen and residents enjoying mainland getaways after the busy summer tourist season. But two months ago, Hurricane … Continue reading Amid flooding and rising sea levels, residents of one barrier island wonder if it’s time to retreat→
An email from DeSmog Blog, by Brendan DeMelle, Sep 28, 2019 Message From the Editor Well, that was a little anticlimactic. After an estimated 4 million people took to the streets during last week’s historic climate strikes, world leaders gathered at the United Nations on Monday for a Climate Action Summit that was big on … Continue reading 4 Million in the streets, but not much from the United Nations Climate Action Summit→
National Geographic, by Madeleine Stone, Sep 18, 2019 What should be like a snowcone is becoming more like a popsicle, speeding up the runoff from the melting ice sheet. When the remnants of Europe’s second summertime heat wave migrated over Greenland in late July, more than half of the ice sheet’s surface started melting for the first time since … Continue reading Something strange is happening to Greenland’s ice sheet→
Thunberg sails from Sweden to the U.S. – promotes Climate Strike 2020 on Sept 20 – NYC schools will excuse absences Greta Thunberg To U.S.: ‘You Have A Moral Responsibility’ On Climate Change NPR All Things Considered, by Bill Chappell and Ailsa Chang. 9/13/19 Greta Thunberg led a protest at the White House on Friday. … Continue reading NPR: Teenage activist Greta Thunberg takes climate protest to D.C.→
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