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Category Archives: Climate Change Preparedness
Wilson Center panel: New research on climate change and conflict links
Global climate change has the potential to significantly undermine the resource base upon which people have built their livelihoods and socio-political institutions, thus potentially contributing to armed conflict or violent social unrest. As we move beyond the question of whether … Continue reading
IPCC says essential actions needed to reduce risks of changing climate extremes
A new assessment report by the the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on preparing for weather and climate extremes warns that a changing climate “can result in unprecedented extreme weather and climate events” and says that actions ranging “from … Continue reading
Text of ClimAID report, “Responding to Climate Change in New York State”
Photo: US Geological Survey “If there is one thing we learned from Hurricane Irene,” Dr. Rosenzweig said referring to the tropical storm that pummeled the state this past summer, “we have a lot more we could be doing to prepare.” … Continue reading
ClimAID science report: New York state must prepare for climate change now
“Devastating floods like those caused in upstate New York by the remnants of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee are among the climate change effects predicted in a new report written by 50 scientists and released Wednesday by the state’s … Continue reading
Federal Climate Change Adaptation Task Force 2011 progress report - one step forward
“Communities across the Nation are already experiencing a range of climatic changes," says the 2011 progress report of the federal Climate Change Adaptation Task Force. “The impacts from these changes are affecting livelihoods, infrastructure, ecosystems, food production, energy supply, national … Continue reading
"As the Costs of Extreme Weather Rise, Americans Cannot Afford Denial"
"As costly climate extremes exact a mounting toll on the U.S. economy and further strain the Federal budget, the path forward is clear," says the World Wildlife Fund Climate Blog. "Yet ideologues are pushing an opposite agenda: deny climate change … Continue reading
Talking about the Texas disasters -- climate and political
“The whole state of Texas is under some kind of weather-related disaster declaration,” we said in a Los Angeles radio interview yesterday. “But part of that disaster declaration ought to include Governor Perry. He’s a disaster.” A year of record-breaking … Continue reading
“Finding Higher Ground: Adaptation in the Age of Warming”
Rather than despair over the inevitable human suffering, loss of biodiversity, rising sea levels, and higher temperatures that accompany anthropogenic climate change, ecologist and author Amy Seidl sees an opportunity for human society to develop new norms through adaptation – … Continue reading
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Dangerously Unprepared: Congressional Budget Cuts are Leaving Americans Vulnerable to Climate Extremes
In 2011, the U.S. has been hammered by climate extremes, with economic damages by mid-June approaching a record $32 billion. Yet determined Congressional opponents of federal climate change efforts are doggedly impeding Federal activities to inform and engage the public … Continue reading
Bypassing Congressional deniers: Western Governors agreement with NOAA to provide climate services
A new agreement between the Western Governors’ Association and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for improving the development and delivery of climate science and services will boost efforts to ensure Western states and the U.S. Pacific islands are better able … Continue reading
