The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is out with a new report Thursday examining how land use contributes to climate change and other environmental problems. The report, “Climate Change and Land,” is the second of three special reports from the United Nations panel. “Global Warming of 1.5ºC” was published last October, and a third report about oceans and […]
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Report: By 2100, Mass. Could Have 26 Days A Year That Feel Hotter Than 100 Degrees
Feeling the heat this summer? Well, it’s just going to get worse. Massachusetts is going to see more hot and humid days in the coming decades, according to a new analysis from the Union of Concerned Scientists. Days that feel like 100 degrees (or higher), which rarely happen in Massachusetts now, will occur 26 times each year […]
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Study Shows Decline In Wild Bees That Pollinate Major New England Fruit Crops
New research shows a decline among some of the wild bees that pollinate important New England fruit crops. A study of 125 years of records – one of the first of its kind – shows 14 native bee species are in decline in the Northeast.University of New Hampshire Assistant Professor Sandra Rehan says the world has thousands of […]
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Spring Flowers Are Arriving In New England Earlier Than Before
It’s spring, and if you’ve take a stroll around your neighborhood, you might see early buds on the trees, and flowers poking through the soil. Sofia Rudin takes us on a walk with Providence College professor Maia Bailey. Sofia Rudin: Can you describe where we’re walking now? Maia Bailey: We’re walking up the main […]
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As Winters Warm, New Englanders Are Finding Normal Cold Weather More Unusual
As the climate warms, Americans – and New Englanders – appear to be finding abnormal temperatures less and less remarkable.
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RI Environmentalists: Green New Deal Could Be Opportunity For A Better Ocean State
A progressive proposal known as the Green New Deal was introduced in Congress last week. If the resolution moves forward, it could create ambitious climate change policies, including an economy-wide transition from fossil fuels to 100 percent clean energy by 2030. But what could a Green New Deal mean for Rhode Island? To find out, […]
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At First Congressional Hearing On Climate Change In Nearly A Decade, MA Gov. Urges Lawmakers To Do More
Governor Charlie Baker told federal lawmakers Wednesday climate change is already taking a toll on his state.
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Climate Change Is Altering The Color Of The Ocean
Climate change is already having profound effects on our planet, and here’s one more: It’s changing the color of the oceans, with the blues getting bluer and the greens getting greener.
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Study: ‘No Scientific Basis’ For Challenges To EPA Endangerment Finding
There’s more proof that greenhouse gases are dangerous to human health. That’s the conclusion of a study published Thursday in the journal Science, for which researchers reviewed hundreds of scientific papers on climate change published since 2009. The study supports the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2009 “endangerment finding,” which labeled six greenhouse gases as pollutants that could be regulated under the […]
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Brown University To Release Report On ‘Climate Change Denial’ Coalitions
Students at Brown University have completed a report that reveals close ties between a dozen active and inactive organizations they call “climate change denial” coalitions.
