Professional movers, who transfer companies from one office to another, say that there are long moves and short moves, but no small moves. Kiribati, a Pacific nation that consists of several low-lying atolls, is thinking of undertaking what would be a very large move. It plans to buy about 6,000 acres of land on Fiji’s
(Read More…)
Last Friday, March 2, 2012, a large area of severe thunderstorms spawned strong tornadoes across the Ohio Valley and Southeast. The storms were fatal, with 40 deaths reported across several states including Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. Following an active 2011 severe weather season, some are already wondering if the United States is in for another
(Read More…)
This past year, 2011, witnessed a number of extreme weather events in the United States that far exceeds numbers from previous years. On average, the United States experiences three to four weather disasters a year that incur costs in excess of $1 billion per event. In 2011, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) identified
(Read More…)
A recent study, discussed in this article from the New York Times, has found that National Park attendance has shifted by an average of about four days over the past 30 years, most likely in response to climate change. The study was published in the International Journal of Biometeorology, comparing temperatures and attendance records from
(Read More…)
A recently published article in Science reports (detailed here) that scientists who have been studying the reintroduction of grey wolves into the Yellowstone National Park have developed a computer model that predicts how these wolves will respond to climate change. This model allows researchers to gauge how the grey wolves will respond behaviorally and genetically
(Read More…)
CS Blog Green Climate Matters – State of the Planet SeaAndSkyNY
