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Your Climate Stories: Ryan Cope Walks the Talk With Her Friends and Family
February 03, 2012
Getting my roommates, friends, family, and coworkers on-board with reducing our carbon emi...
Efforts to Prepare for Changing Coastlines Up for Discussion in Connecticut
February 02, 2012
With Hurricane Irene in recent memory, Connecticut considers ways to promote local coastal...
Your Climate Stories: Karen Beswick Still Finds Magic of Nature from Childhood
January 27, 2012
Cartwheels on the beach, climbing trees and wading in creeks in the open space of the Mari...
Study: People’s Carbon Pollution Not Only Changing the Atmosphere But Also the Oceans
January 26, 2012
A Nature Conservancy marine scientist has co-authored a new study that isolates the effect...
‘Hidden Risk’: Mercury Pollution’s Costs to Wildlife and People
January 24, 2012
Mercury pollution — nothing to worry about if I don’t live in the rural Northeast and don’...
And the Oscar Goes To …: Tell Us Your Favorite Environmental Movie Moments
January 24, 2012
Five times that nature left me speechless at the theater. I know that many of you out ther...
Improving Forestry for Nature, People, and the Climate
January 23, 2012
REDD+ is a critical piece of the climate-change puzzle, and this forest solution also has...
Your Climate Stories: Zornitza Hadjitodorova Builds Community on Both Facebook and Antarctica
January 20, 2012
I was selected to participate in the first Renewable Energy Expedition to Antarctica.
Chatting Climate with the Next Generation in Durban
January 19, 2012
During the marathon two weeks of meetings during the COP 17 United Nations climate change...
Book Offers Glimpse of Climate Transformation Underway in U.S. Southwest
January 18, 2012
A new book, "A Great Aridness," takes a closer look at the changes underway in North Ameri...
The Hudson River Sustainable Shorelines Project - webinar Feburary 6th
February 2, 2012
As part of an ongoing effort to provide communities with relevant information, access to expertise, and practical approaches for accommodating and adapting to coastal change, the Nature Conservancy brings you the Coastal Resilience Webinar Series... Read Post
New Report: Resilient Sites for Terrestrial Conservation in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Region
February 1, 2012
The work that Mark and his team have done represents an innovative approach to transforming conservation planning and implementation so that it is more effective in a rapidly changing world. Report and links to recorded webex presentations found... Read Post
USFWS seeks public input on Draft National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy
January 31, 2012
From the American Institute of Biological Science: The Obama Administration is working to develop a national strategy to respond to the impacts of climate change on our nation’s natural resources. The draft National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Cli... Read Post
Adaptation Literature Review: January 2012
January 30, 2012
Provided below is a review of the latest literature on climate change and adaptation issues for January 2012. --- / --- In the realm of oceans and coasts several articles highlight the effects that increased carbon dioxide and ocean temperatures... Read Post
USDA's update on "Plant Hardiness Zone Map" is reported to reflect climate change
January 27, 2012
The Agriculture Research Service of the US Agriculture Department (USDA) has updated its Plant Hardiness Zone Map, and it has generated a great deal of coverage in regard to how it is reflecting climate change (links below). Although the map, update... Read Post
Vulnerability of Natural Systems and Social Sectors in the Gunnison Basin, CO
January 19, 2012
The newly released report: Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for the Gunnison Basin is a first attempt at identifying ecosystems and species of the Gunnison Basin, Colorado that are likely to be affected by climate change and why they are a... Read Post
Florida Counties Band Together
To Ready for Warming’s Effects
January 17, 2012
While U.S. action on climate change remains stalled, four south Florida counties have joined forces to plan for how to deal with the impacts — some of which are already being felt — of rising seas, higher temperatures, and more torrential rain... Read Post
Santa Cruz, CA, Approves Climate Adaptation Plan
January 17, 2012
On December 13, 2011, the City of Santa Cruz, CA, approved a standalone climate adaptation plan, which identifies the City's most significant climate change risks and vulnerabilities, and defines actions to guide "current and future decision make... Read Post
"North American Mammal Evolution Tracks with Climate Change"
January 12, 2012
"Climate changes profoundly influenced the rise and fall of six distinct, successive waves of mammal species diversity in North America, over the last 65 million years, shows a novel statistical analysis led by Brown University evolutionary biologis... Read Post
Reducing disastrous effects of catastrophic wildfire in the Southwest US
January 12, 2012
Wallow Fire Fuel Treatment Effectiveness On the Fort Apache Indian Reservation This recently released report shows the history and effectiveness of forest management strategies to reducing potentially devastating effects of catastrophic wildfire,... Read Post
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