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Impacts of Climate Change in Vietnam

The Environmental Blog

The number of cold fronts has decreased over the span of the last 20 years but at the same time, anomalous events have occurred more frequently.High-intensity Typhoons tend to occur more frequently as the mean sea level rose at a rate of 3 mm per year.Above is an overall image of climate change in Vietnam. Sea-Level Rise.

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Newly released video game challenges players to survive the climate apocalypse

AGreenLiving

Related: Climate change is a public health issue amounting to billions in medical costs According to his developer blog , “I’ve self-funded the project because I want to make people care about the climate issue,” Volk explained. “I

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After the Hurricanes: Asking the Hard Questions to Ensure a Stronger & Healthier Tomorrow.

Earth Gratitude

The map below, which has been assembled by the Union of Concerned Scientists , shows the cities along the Gulf of Mexico and the Eastern Seaboard that are most at risk from sea level rise. cities most vulnerable to sea level rise. The Netherlands has been below sea level for centuries.

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Are the climate and coronavirus crises really so alike?

Business Green

Over the past fortnight the coronavirus pandemic has triggered a surge in hot takes highlighting the unnerving similarities between the global public health emergency and the worsening climate emergency that runs alongside it. What happens if sea levels rise and five mega-storms make US landfall in the same year?

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

Renewable Energy World

The host, Marco Krapels, a clean energy investor, introduced him to Mark Ruffalo and Josh Fox, whose 2010 documentary film, GASLAND , exposed the dire human health and environmental risks for communities living on the frontlines of America’s fracking boom. On the evening of July 10, 2011, Jacobson attended a swanky event in San Francisco.

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California Water Challenges Remain Despite Significant Precipitation in 2023

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

Regulators and water managers had a busy 2023 as they grappled with persistently low groundwater levels, planned for additional water storage and conveyance, and continued to advance water conservation initiatives. The Delta Conveyance Project is a proposal for a new 44.6

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A North-Pole, How Much Longer?

Mr. Sustainability

In this blog I aim to figure out how much longer will we still have Arctic sea ice. With the minimum reached, the remaining sea ice that survives the year has had its birthday, aging one year. In September 2020 the extent of the oldest ice (4+ years old) was 230,000 square kilometers, slightly more than 5% of total sea ice.