Category: Climate Change

{ Climate Change Contents } { All GSS Books } Articles from 2008–2011 2011 Dec 14. COP17: U.S and Canadian Youth Demand Generational Justice. By Martha Shaw.  Posted on Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire. Excerpt: Claiming that she was speaking on behalf of her country, [Abigail] Borah said  that the negotiators themselves “cannot speak on behalf of […]

Staying current for Chapter 9 See non-chronological resources (bottom of this page) {2022}-{2021}-{2020}-{2013-2019}-{2008-2012} { Climate Change Contents } Articles from 2023 (most recent articles) Stay current index page for Chapter 9 { Climate Change Contents } 2024-12-26. New York to fine fossil fuel companies $75 billion under new climate law. By Jonathan Allen, Reuters. Excerpt: […]

Staying current for Chapter 9 Articles from 2020 Stay current index page for Chapter 9 { Climate Change Contents } 2020-12-21. Climate Change Legislation Included in Coronavirus Relief Deal. By Coral Davenport, The New York Times. Excerpt: WASHINGTON — In the waning days of the 116th Congress, lawmakers have authorized $35 billion in spending on wind, solar […]

Staying current for Chapter 9 Articles from 2008–2012 Stay current index page for Chapter 9 { Climate Change Contents } 2012 December 27. Carbon Taxes Make Ireland Even Greener. By Elisabeth Rosenthal, The New York Times. Excerpt: …Ireland… imposed taxes on most of the fossil fuels used by homes, offices, vehicles and farms, based on each […]

Staying current for Chapter 8 { Climate Change Contents } See non-chronological resources {2023–2024}-{2022}-{2021}-{2020}-{2013–2019}-{2006–2012} Articles from 2025 2025-01-03. A New Tornado Database Helps Researchers Worldwide. By Andrew J. Wight, Eos/AGU. Excerpt: In the past 70 years, more than 75,000 tornadoes have been recorded in the United States. Recordkeeping of these phenomena outside this region has […]

Staying current for Chapter 8 Articles from 2020 Stay current index page for Chapter 8. { Climate Change Contents } 2020-12-23. This experimental vineyard seeks to save wine from climate change. By Sarah Kaplan, The Washington Post. Excerpt: French scientists are hard at work, trying to find varieties of grapes that will thrive in warm weather…. […]

Staying current for Chapter 8 Articles from 2013 to 2019 To Stay current index page for Chapter 8 { Climate Change Contents } 2019-12-27. What Do You Get When You Cross a Thunderstorm with a Wildfire? By Jenessa Duncombe, Eos/AGU.  [https://eos.org/articles/what-do-you-get-when-you-cross-a-thunderstorm-with-a-wildfire] Excerpt: There are few things more ominous than a looming thundercloud. Add a wildfire to […]

Staying current for Chapter 8 Articles from 2006–2012 Stay current index page for Chapter 8 { Climate Change Contents } 2012 December 07. Global Change session at American Geophysical Union (AGU) meeting, titled The Anthropocene: Confronting the Prospects of a +4C World: (2 hours) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98M4i6tNgJ8&feature=player_embeddedIncludes (session GC51H): 01. Temporal and spatial scales of an Anthropocene Series – Jan […]

Staying current for Chapter 7 { Climate Change Contents } See non-chronological resources (bottom of page). 2024-07-24. The Southern Ocean is soaking up more emissions than we thought. By Yuanxu Dong et al, Science. Summary: It’s no secret that the ocean is a big help when it comes to curbing climate change, absorbing carbon and locking much of […]

Staying current for Chapter 6. { Climate Change Contents } See non-chronological resources (bottom of page). 2024-06-06. Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are surging “faster than ever” to beyond anything humans ever experienced, officials say. By Li Cohen, CBS News. Excerpt: Carbon dioxide, the gas that accounts for the majority of global warming caused by human […]