Category Archives: climate change

In November 2011, the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report that confirmed a link between extreme weather-related disasters like hurricanes, floods, tsunamis and other storms, to climate change. This was the first time that the IPCC emphasized … Continue reading

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It is a good news~bad news week for wetlands and climate change following the close of the Durban Climate Change Summit.  The good news is that for the first time there is an incentive for restoring and protecting peatlands included … Continue reading

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UN Agencies call for Blue Carbon Market By Steve Emmett-Mattox – November 3, 2011 http://www.estuaries.org/257-un-agencies-call-for-blue-carbon-market.html

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10 Misrepresentations about Climate Change By WhySharksMatter – Southern Fried Science – October 3, 2011 http://www.southernfriedscience.com/?p=11293

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“When you have to make a choice and don’t make it, that is in itself a choice.” -~William James Earthquakes, wildfires and hurricanes have impacted millions of Americans in recent weeks and it is easy to find numerous articles and … Continue reading

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It’s hot out there.  It’s in the news.  It’s right outside the door.  A dome of hot air has covered most of the lower 48 states over the past week. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/massive-heat-wave-scorches-us-as-drought-continues-in-south/2011/07/17/gIQAaYOnLI_blog.html Heat waves kill more people in the U.S. in … Continue reading

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This has been a year of natural disasters here and abroad.  The news has been filled with stories of tsunamis, droughts, wildfires, tornadoes and floods. Worldwide, 2011 is already the costliest year on record http://www.globalreinsurance.co/story.asp? storycode=391797 Taken as a single … Continue reading

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Wetlands in a Changing Climate Sierra Club blog – June 7, 2011 To see video: http://sierraclub.typepad.com/compass/2011/06/climate-change-marshes.html

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The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service announced a new Dakota Grasslands Conservation Area in late 2010 with an initial round of comment period and public meetings held in January 2011. The conservation area would provide conservation easements for 240,000 acres … Continue reading

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Although 2010 was technically the year of the Tiger, it was a real bear for most people. 2010 was also the year of a really big discovery: the polar-grizzly hybrid. In an early 2010 study, researcher Robert Rockwell reported that … Continue reading

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