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Florida is drowning. Condos are still being built. Can’t humans see the writing on the wall?

Andy | February 18, 2019

Florida is drowning. Condos are still being built. Can’t humans see the writing on the wall?

"Studies show that humans don’t respond well to abstract projections. We overvalue short-term benefits, such as driving SUVs, burning coal and building waterfront real estate. We choose these extravagances even though they impede beneficial long-term outcomes, such as saving threatened species, or reducing the intensity of climate change."

"Humans tend to respond to immediate threats and financial consequences – and coastal real estate, especially in Florida, may be on the cusp of delivering that harsh wake-up call. The peninsula has outsized exposure: nearly 2 million people live in coastal cities. On the list of the 20 urban areas in America that will suffer the most from rising seas, Florida has five: St Petersburg, Tampa, Miami, Miami Beach and Panama City. In 2016, Zillow predicted that one out of eight homes in Florida would be underwater by 2100, a loss of $413bn in property."

Climate of North American cities will shift hundreds of miles in one generation

| February 13, 2019

Climate of North American cities will shift hundreds of miles in one generation

"In one generation, the climate experienced in many North American cities is projected to change to that of locations hundreds of miles away—or to a new climate unlike any found in North America today."

Climate Change, Not Border Security, Is the Real National Emergency

| January 29, 2019

"Efforts to restrict access to the world's temperate regions, like Trump's immigration policy, will be a defining political issue of the next century."

Climate Change, Not Border Security, Is the Real National Emergency

âDangerous,â âbrutalâ cold threatens to break Midwest records

| January 27, 2019

Polar vortex intrusion: âDangerous,â âbrutalâ cold threatens to break Midwest records

"Temperatures will plunge up to 40 degrees below normal at core of arctic blast."

Plants release up to 30 per cent more CO2 than previously thought, study says

Andy | January 24, 2019

Plants release up to 30 per cent more CO2 than previously thought, study says

"During daylight hours, plants take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen through photosynthesis, and at night only about half that carbon is then released through respiration. However, plants still remain a net carbon sink, meaning they absorb more than they emit.

"Currently, around 25 per cent of carbon emissions from the use of fossil fuels is being taken up and stored by plants, which is good, as it helps reduce the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere," ANU researcher Owen Atkin said. "Our work suggests that this positive contribution of plants may decline in the future as they begin to respire more as the world warms."

After 60 Years of Nuclear Power, What About the Cleanup? – The Atlantic

| January 24, 2019

"The demand for atomic energy is in decline. But before the country can walk away from its plants, there's six decades' worth of waste to deal with."

After 60 Years of Nuclear Power, What About the Cleanup? – The Atlantic

Greenland’s Melting Ice Nears a “Tipping Point” Scientists Say – The New York Times

Andy | January 22, 2019

Greenland’s Melting Ice Nears a “Tipping Point” Scientists Say – The New York Times

"With the Arctic warming rapidly, ice loss in Greenland is accelerating and may soon be a major factor in rising sea levels, according to a new study."