Climate Change Event Articles & Analysis
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American BioCarbon, a leading innovator in sustainable products derived from sugarcane bagasse, was among a select group of esteemed U.S. and international leaders invited to contribute their insights at Economist Impact’s 3rd annual Sustainability Week: Countdown to COP28 conference. This pivotal climate change event, held in London and ...
With global expansion of pipelines into more difficult terrains, along with the unpredictable environmental conditions created by climate change, the potential exists for failure events to significantly increase. ...
Many factors continuously threaten the quality of water, from pollution and climate change to extreme weather events. To ensure the well-being of humans and nature alike, we must use every tool in our repertoire to keep the water clean. ...
Algae are a common occurrence in all marine and freshwater ecosystems, and they play an important role in both coastal fisheries production and ecosystem function. However, they can also lead to major environmental problems. Algae blooms occur when algae grow rapidly and form dense, visible patches on the surface of bodies of water. While some algae blooms are harmless, others can release toxins ...
With freshwater resources around the world coming under increasing pressure from climate change, extreme weather events, urbanisation, water mismanagement and population growth, it’s becoming increasingly important to find ways in which supplies can be shored up… and it seems that there may be some potential for the use of oceanic ...
When it comes to the UK’s water-related aspects of the climate crisis, there’s always a lot of talk about water pollution and shortages in supply, but there’s one topic that risks being left out of the discussion and that’s surface water flooding. This is something that a new report from the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) seeks to address, an ...
Climate change is primarily a water crisis. Extreme weather events are making water more scarce, more unpredictable and more polluted. ...
While we experience terrible drought and flooding events due to climate change, another significant hazard is hidden beneath the surface. ...
Farmers in Brazil, the world’s top exporter, are enduring losses owing to adverse weather conditions triggered by climate change. These events are resulting in lower yields that threaten a global supply crunch. ...
To consider the benefits of water transfer as a concept, we must first consider the issue of inequalities in water distribution around the world, something that makes water transfer and interconnection a vital part of modern-day resource management… particularly now, in the face of climate change and ever-increasing extreme weather events. ...
Under the proposal, industrial facilities that store toxic materials and other pollutants on-site must develop an action plan in the event of a release during adverse conditions. The agency drafted these rules to respond to the growing number of dangerous weather events caused by climate change. ...
Redevelopment of closed landfills and capped solid waste sites represent a unique opportunity for landfill owners, solar developers, and communities to work together to put underutilized properties back into productive use. Moreover, many such sites are conveniently located near existing transmission infrastructure and may be easier and more economical from an interconnection standpoint than ...
Zero Waste Cities As the horrific manifestations of climate change grow, there is an increasing voice to move towards sustainable living, both on individual and government levels. ...
For water utilities and municipal authorities, stormwater management is a growing challenge. Changing weather patterns as a result of climate change is prompting more intense events that are increasing the volume of snow and rain water entering water management systems. ...
These ordinances are meant to address the causes of climate change (i.e. rising emissions), but what about the consequences (i.e. power shutoffs)? As power outages become the new normal and California’s electric grid struggles to cope with a changing climate, these well-intentioned efforts will need a backup plan. ...
Investigations are made to assess the system performance and robustness when facing the deeply uncertain spatial and temporal developments in the future urban fabric, including impacts caused by climate change, urbanization and other disruptive events, like shifts in the network layout and interactions of ‘gray’ and ‘green/blue’ structures. ...
Climate change has impacted all phenomena in the hydrologic cycle, especially extreme events. General circulation models (GCMs) are used to investigate climate change impacts but because of their low resolution, downscaling methods are developed to provide data with high enough resolution for regional studies ...
Globally, climate change and extreme weather events are occurring more frequently, impacting water resources and farming systems. ...
It is thought that over 20 million people participated in events that day. In 1990, Earth Day became a worldwide event, with over 190 countries and 200 million people participating. ...
Rusty patched bumble bees are similarly threatened: according to the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service’s Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Fact Sheet, they state that climate change can affect these bees in several different ways, including, “increased temperature and precipitation extremes, increased drought, early snow melt and late frost ...