Climate Impacts & Adaptation
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Arctic & AntarcticaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEuropeIce Loss & Sea Level RiseJurisdictionsMethane
Worried Researchers Report New Methane Craters in Siberian Permafrost
Dozens of new craters have been discovered in the Siberian permafrost, triggered by methane gas erupting to the surface as the tundra melts. -
BuildingsCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionIce Loss & Sea Level RiseJurisdictionsSevere Storms & FloodingUnited States
The End of Miami: Sea Levels Rise 3.7 Inches in 19 Years
Sea levels around the Miami coast have gone up 3.7 inches (9.4 centimetres) in 19 years, Grist reported last week, meaning that “you don’t ... -
India’s Solar-Powered ‘ATMs’ Deliver Clean, Affordable Water
Delhi, India has installed two dozen solar-powered “ATMs” that dispense treated water at a fraction of the cost of bottled supplies. -
Contamination ‘Up to 70 Times Greater’ in Latest Fukushima Leak
The Fukushima nuclear site is leaking more highly radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean, AFP reported Sunday, with Tokyo Electric Power. Co. (TEPCO) disclosing ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportUnited States
Canada’s New Rail Safety Standards Won’t Prevent Spills: TSB
Canada’s new rail safety standards are inadequate to prevent oil spills, according to the Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary assessment of a February 14 derailment ... -
Climate & SocietyHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportUnited States
Pressurized Gas in Crude Oil May Have Caused West Virginia Derailment
Pressurized gas vapours will be one focus of a U.S. Department of Transportation investigation into the fiery derailment of an oil train at Mount ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsEuropeForests & DeforestationGeneral RenewablesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyRenewable EnergyTar Sands/Oil Sands
Revived Fuel Quality Directive Could Ban Tar Sands/Oil Sands in EU
The European Union appears to be resurrecting a fuel quality directive (FQD) that would penalize high-carbon fossil fuels from Canada’s tar sands/oil sands, while ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate DenialCulture, Curiosities, & HumourJurisdictionsSevere Storms & FloodingUnited States
Polar Vortex Causes Facial Injuries Across U.S. Midwest [Spoof]
And finally...the polar vortex was responsible for hundreds of injuries across the U.S. Midwest, faux news humourist Andy Borowitz reported, “as people who said ... -
Air & MarineArctic & AntarcticaCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionJurisdictionsUnited States
600% Increase in Arctic Shipping Will Boost Climate, Acid Rain Emissions
Emissions from ship traffic in the Western Arctic are set to increase almost 600% in the next decade, contributing to both climate change and ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportUnited States
‘Apocalyptic’ Derailments Continue with New-Model Tank Cars
A day after the apocalyptic images from Monday’s oil train crash at Mount Carbon, West Virginia, The Atlantic published a wrap-up of the “new, ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportUnited StatesWater
Two Oil Train Derailments in 72 Hours in West Virginia, Northern Ontario
Local media are following two oil train derailments in less than 72 hours, one near West Virginia’s Kanawha River and the other along in ... -
BioenergyBrazilClimate & SocietyGeneral RenewablesInternationalJurisdictionsRenewable EnergyResearch & DevelopmentWater
Waste Water Conversion Could Power Brazilian Fruit Juice Factories
Research at São Paulo State University suggests orange juice factories may be able to generate power and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by producing hydrogen ... -
Be ‘More Assertive’ on Energy Futures, Shell CEO Urges Fossil Execs
Fossil fuel executives must be “more assertive” in debates over energy futures and prepare for intense discussion in the run-up to the UN climate ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEuropeIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictions
Comedian Stephen Fry Shares the Love in UK Climate Campaign [Video]
On Valentine’s Day, comedian and actor Stephen Fry and a half-dozen other UK celebrities helped The Climate Coalition launch a campaign that focuses on ... -
NASA Sees 80% Odds of Three-Decade Megadroughts This Century
The southwestern United States and the Great Plains could see three-decade megadroughts in the second half of this century, making the current four-year drought ...
