Real Climate
AUGUST 12, 2021
Another clue indicating a shortcoming is if you look at the atmospheric CO 2 -concentrations over time to see how much impact the IPCC reports have had on the real policy-makers in the world (Figure below). The cause of our changing climate is the increase in atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations that we have released into the air.
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 1, 2023
How do invasive species impact the Great Lakes and what can we do to help reduce their impacts on native ecosystems? -- Coastal Erosion (Best suited for students in grades 6-12): What? Coastal erosion is the process by which strong wave action and coastal flooding wear down or carry away rocks, soils, and sands along the coast.
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Ocean Conservancy
OCTOBER 22, 2021
If you’re not on the water or near the coast, much of this price may go unnoticed until there are disasters like stronger hurricanes, more intense flooding, coastal erosion or harmful algal blooms. Projects administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) demonstrate these multiple benefits.
Circle of Blue
MARCH 29, 2023
Rivers, drinking water, and farmland in southern Senegal have become too salty, a consequence of coastal erosion and seawater intrusion. Coastal communities in southern Senegal are reckoning with environmental change. In Tunisia, scarce water reserves prompt nightly shutoffs in and around the capital city.
Our Environment
MAY 21, 2021
The increased intensity of storm surges coupled with the ineffectiveness of the coral reef barrier is leading to considerable coastal erosion in the Pacific Islands. Coastal erosion is occurring at an alarming rate within the Pacific Islands. Coastal change in the Pacific Islands. should be. [4] 3] Gombos, M.,
Ocean Conservancy
AUGUST 25, 2021
Changing conditions can make the sea ice less predictable and more dangerous for hunters, compromise ice cellars that are used for food storage, and accelerate damaging coastal erosion. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) 2020 Arctic Report Card , “. the story is unambiguous.
Law Columbia
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
Like terrestrial plants, seaweed uptakes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as it grows and stores it in biomass. Dense seaweed areas may be able to protect other organisms from ocean acidification, can provide oxygen-rich habitats, and can buffer against coastal erosion.
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