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Thursday, 28 March 2013 00:00 |
By Sammy Fretwell – The State – March 25, 2013The study said rising sea levels could swamp seaside property frequented by vacationers. The study recommends the DNR raise public awareness and help the state prepare for climate change. For full story, click here.
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By Yale Climate Forum – February 2013 – Video
One of the most feared of climate change "feedbacks" is the potential release of greenhouse gases by melting arctic permafrost soils. New research indicates a critical threshold of that feedback effect could be closer than we once thought. Dr. Kevin Schaefer explains the issue. To view video, click here. |
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Wednesday, 27 March 2013 00:00 |
NASA – February 2013 – VideoThe causes of sea level rise are discussed in this video produced by the Center for Climate Sciences at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The video features Dr. Josh Willis, project scientist for the Jason-3 ocean surface topography mission; Dr. Carmen Boening, research scientist in the Climate Physics group at JPL; and Dr. Felix Landerer, research scientist in the Geodynamics and Space Geodesy group at JPL. To view video, click here. |
NOAA – March 26, 2013
In partnership with State and Tribal agencies, the Obama Administration released the first nationwide strategy to help public and private decision makers address the impacts that climate change is having on natural resources and the people and economies that depend on them. This Strategy was developed by the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Council on Environmental Quality, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Developed in response to a request by Congress, the National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy is the product of extensive national dialogue that spanned nearly two years and was shaped by comments from more than 55,000 Americans. For full news release, click here. To view Strategy website, click here.
Jump to sections of the Strategy that address wetlands (linked below):
Inland Water Ecosystems
Tundra Ecosystems
Coastal Ecosystems
Grassland Ecosystems (includes Prairie Potholes, emergent wetlands, agricultural wetlands) Shrubland Ecosystems (wet meadows, sage meadows, ephemeral wetlands, riparian wetlands) Forested Ecosystems
Marine Ecosystems (includes estuarine wetlands)
Strategy Fact Sheet (highlights) |
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ClimateCrocks.com – March 27, 2013 – Video
The Conservation Hawks is a new group dedicated to harnessing the power of sportsmen to address climate change. Stop. Before you give in to anger, or to the “conservation fatigue” that can fall upon us like a giant wet carpet whenever climate change is mentioned, consider this: If you can convince Conservation Hawks chairman Todd Tanner that he’s wasting his time, that he does not have to worry about climate c hange, he will present to you his most prized possession: A Beretta Silver Pigeon 12 gauge over/under that was a gift from his wife, and has been a faithful companion on many a Montana bird hunt. I know the gun, and I’ve hunted and fished with Todd for years. He’s not kidding. You convince him, he’ll give you the gun. To read more and view video, click here. |
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Wednesday, 27 March 2013 00:00 |
Contact: David Stauth – Oregon State University
Engineers at Oregon State University have developed a new interactive planning tool to create networks of small wetlands in Midwest farmlands, which could help the region prevent massive spring floods and also retain water and mitigate droughts in a warming climate. The planning approach, which is being developed and tested in a crop-dominated watershed near Indianapolis, is designed to identify the small areas best suited to wetland development, optimize their location and size, and restore a significant portion of the region’s historic water storage ability by using only a small fraction of its land. Using this approach, the researchers found they could capture the runoff from 29 percent of a watershed using only 1.5 percent of the entire area. The findings were published in Ecological Engineering, a professional journal, and a website is now available here that allows users to apply the principles to their own land. For full story, click here. |
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Monday, 25 March 2013 15:32 |
By Lee Rannals – redOrbit – March 22, 2013The European Space Agency‘s SMOS satellite is showing its worth in observing the wetlands, offering a better understanding of Earth’s carbon cycle. SMOS is a multifaceted satellite capable of mapping soil moisture and ocean salinity, and its novel microwave sensor is able to capture images of brightness temperature to obtain this information. The satellite has been used to map freezing soil, monitor thin Arctic sea ice, determine wind speeds under hurricanes, and to monitor ocean eddies. Now, ESA scientists are adding wetland monitoring to SMOS’ repertoire. Scientists say the wetlands are important resources of fresh water and are rich in biodiversity. These flooded areas also emit large quantities of methane, contributing more of the gas to the atmosphere than any other natural source. For full story, click here.
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Monday, 25 March 2013 00:00 |
EPA – December 2012
The 2012 Highlights of Progress report provides a summary of the major climate change-related accomplishments of EPA’s national and regional water programs in 2012. This is the fourth climate change progress report for the National Water Program and the first progress report organized around the five long-term programmatic vision areas described in the National Water Program 2012 Strategy: Response to Climate Change: water infrastructure; watersheds and wetlands; coastal and ocean waters; water quality; and, working with Tribes. The National Water Program released the National Water Program 2012 Strategy: Response to Climate Change in December 2012 as an update to the initial climate change and water strategy released in 2008. The 2012 Strategy describes long-term goals for the management of sustainable water resources for future generations in light of climate change and is intended to be a road map to guide programmatic planning. To view the report and learn more about climate change impacts on water resources, click here. |
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