A new study reveals significant gaps in many north Americans' knowledge about climate change. But the vast majority want to know much more, and 75 per cent want to see climate change taught in schools according to new research from the Yale Forum on Climate...
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Fri, 05/02/2014
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Mon, 04/14/2014
Kiss those cool summer nights watching baseball games between the Cotuit Kettleers and Hyannis Harbor Hawks goodbye. Also say goodbye to parts of Sandy Neck and a vast chunk of the Great Marsh on the north side of Barnstable and say hello to more rain in...
Fri, 04/04/2014
THERE’S A DARK JOKE in the city planning community that refers to an exhibit at the Boston Public Library. Near the Boylston Street entrance, a floor map titled “Boston Over Time...
Thu, 04/03/2014
As heat-trapping gases from the burning of fossil fuels and other human activities continue to accumulate in the atmosphere, average annual temperatures in New Hampshire will likely rise by 3 to 5 degrees Fahrenheit and extreme precipitation events will...
Mon, 03/31/2014
The latest United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report makes some key points about global adaptation: “The experts did find a bright spot, however. Since the group issued its report in 2007, it has found growing evidence that governments...
Sun, 03/16/2014
After the 2010 floods and superstorm Sandy, Handy said he realized the bill needed to tackle the question of the state’s resiliency to the severe weather and rising sea levels that climate change is expected to bring. Many state agencies are already working...
Mon, 03/10/2014
Oil refineries and drilling platforms in the U.S. are vulnerable to sea...
Mon, 03/03/2014
Major hurricanes like Sandy (New Jersey in 2012) and Ivan (Eastern Caribbean in 2004) and Typhoon Haiyan (the Philippines 2013) make global headlines as they hit coastal communities, appropriately drawing attention to the human, financial, and community...
Tue, 02/18/2014
The skyline of Copenhagen, Denmark.[/caption] Because cities hold a growing portion of the world’s population, they are an increasingly important locus of planning for climate change. JoAnn Carmin, an associate professor in MIT’s Department of Urban Studies...
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