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Impacts of Climate Change in Vietnam

The Environmental Blog

The rapid growth of Vietnam’s population in urban areas is resource intensive and leads to increased energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions. Below we will discuss constraints such as temperature, sea-level rise, and rainfall in more detail. Sea-Level Rise. Image source: The Hound. Temperature.

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1.5C: Where the target came from - and why we're losing sight of its importance

Business Green

Global temperature rise is just one measure of how the climate is changing. Scientists also track concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere, sea-level rise and the intensity of heatwaves and flooding. But taking the Earth's temperature is the simplest way to predict the global consequences of warming.

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A decidedly impartial review of Mark Jacobson’s 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything

Renewable Energy World

In 2008, Jacobson teamed up with student, Graeme Hoste, to assess whether California’s hourly demand for electricity could be satisfied with a combination of renewable power sources. External costs include everything from pre-mature deaths due to air pollution to the sky-rocketing insurance costs for properties vulnerable to sea level rise.

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Rising groundwater levels are threatening clean air and water across the country

Grist

Most often, climate change is associated with a decrease in groundwater, fueled by worsening drought and evaporative demand. But in some areas, this water is actually creeping higher, thanks to rising sea levels and more intense rainfall , bringing a surge of problems for which few communities are prepared.

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1.5 and 2°C: A Journey Through the Temperature Target That Haunts the World

DeSmogBlog

It is 2009 and the 35th G8 Summit. The political leaders – including Merkel, Sarkozy, Obama and Berlusconi – sign a declaration in which they recognize “the broad scientific view that the increase in global average temperature above preindustrial levels ought not to exceed 2°C.” degree limit as the main demand.

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This coastal Louisiana tribe is using generations of resilience to handle the pandemic

GreenBiz

The engineering of waterways, oil and gas development and sea level rise have erased 2,000 square miles from the Louisiana coastline since the 1930s. The engineering of waterways, oil and gas development and sea level rise have erased 2,000 square miles from the Louisiana coastline since the 1930s.

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Lost Decade: How Shell Downplayed Early Warnings Over Climate Change

DeSmogBlog

Shell explained at the time that it wanted to prepare itself to deal as “effectively as possible” with seasonal fluctuations in demand for oil. Much later, the unit would be embroiled in the manufactured “ ClimateGate ” scandal, after an unknown hacker published a cache of emails from its scientists in November, 2009.