Ocean warmth predicts US drought and fire risk

  By Tim Radford LONDON, 29 July, 2017 – There is now a new way to forecast western US drought and fire risk, notably in Arizona and California. It’s simple:...
Posted On 29 Jul 2017
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Climate warms the Earth, not chance

...most about climate change aren’t the averages, they’re the extremes,” said Professor Mann. “Whether it’s extreme droughts, or extreme floods, or extreme heat waves, when...
Posted On 14 Aug 2017
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Overlooked flood risks put many in danger

...examined come from the wider UK level.) “A false sense of security may inadvertently increase the chance of flood damage due to an underinvestment in private measures”...
Posted On 27 Aug 2017
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Celebrating Vancouver’s Emergence as a Global Shipping Hub

  Vancouver, BC, September 28, 2017 – The Vancouver International Maritime Centre (VIMC) in collaboration with Keesal Young & Logan (KYL) hosted a complimentary seminar and lunch to celebrate World...
Posted On 29 Sep 2017

UN Body Urges Mining Companies To Put Safety First

...life of the mine;” “establish a global financial assurance system for mine-sites,” and “fund a global insurance pool.” Also, “ensure any project assessment or expansion publishes...
Posted On 23 Oct 2017
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More harm than good with climate geo-engineering

...Sahel region of Africa, to threaten millions of lives and livelihoods, according to new research. Geo-engineering is sometimes played as humanity’s have-your-cake-and-eat-it option: humans have already unthinkingly engineered...
Posted On 24 Nov 2017
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Climate adaptation vital to limit damage so far

...on the tides,” said Andrew Ross, a meteorologist then at Penn State University, but now at Princeton. “That amplification gets magnified the farther you go upstream.” –...
Posted On 05 Feb 2018
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US solar industry is clouded by uncertainty

...solar panels installed in the US are imported. “We’ll be making solar products now much more so in the US”, said Trump, announcing the imposition of tariffs in January....
Posted On 05 Mar 2018
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