by Beth Holmes | Mar 28, 2022 | Climate Change, Environmental hazards, Information
Early warning systems for natural disasters are the topic of a new UN project, as extreme weather grows more common due to climate change. Early warning systems, like tornado sirens, air quality alerts, hurricane trackers, and fire towers, save thousands of lives. And...
by Admin | Oct 11, 2019 | Climate Change, Environmental hazards
A new study published in the journal Ecology and Evolution has provided some interesting data in terms of species’ survival of extreme climate events. It has long been thought that species previously exposed to more variable weather and climate conditions are more...
by Admin | Aug 15, 2018 | Climate Change
The months of June and July always bring hot weather, but in 2018, conditions have been especially bad, and people all over the world are taking notice. Heat waves have been spreading across North America, Europe and much of the world—and people are searching near and...
by Admin | Nov 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
Hurricane Sandy has left millions of Americans without access to food, power, transportation, and other essential services. What does this extreme weather event have to do with climate change? Was the hurricane an effect of global warming? Many people have been asking...