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Adriana Trujillo

The subtle - but very real - link between global warming and extreme weather events - T... - 0 views

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    The best climate scientists in the world are telling us that extreme weather events like hurricanes are likely to become more powerful.  When you combine stronger storms with rising seas, that's a recipe for more devastating floods.
Adriana Trujillo

El Nino's Return Ominous for Food Production · Environmental Management & Ene... - 0 views

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    The El Nino weather pattern appears to be returning with the potential threat to global food production.
Adriana Trujillo

Global carbon dioxide levels at record high in 2013 - 0 views

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    Global atmospheric greenhouse-gas levels surged last year at the fastest rate yet recorded, sparking concerns that climate change could be happening faster than expected, according to a new report from the United Nations' World Meteorological Organization. "We know without any doubt that our climate is changing and our weather is becoming more extreme. ... Time is not on our side, for sure," said WMO Secretary-General Michel Jarraud
Adriana Trujillo

Arbor Day Foundation and Cabela's Outdoor Fund to Replant on Forests Devastated by Disa... - 0 views

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    The Arbor Day Foundation and Cabela's Outdoor Fund have partnered together to replant in forests devastated by natural disaster. The reforestation efforts, which include the planting of 200,000 trees, are critical to preserving wildlife habitat. Record wildfire seasons in recent years have destroyed millions of trees in forests around the country. Many areas burned so severely that natural regeneration is not possible, making the need to replant necessary. Insect infestations, disease and weather events also destroy forests.
Adriana Trujillo

Wal-Mart, America's Largest Grocer, Is Now Selling Ugly Fruit And Vegetables : The Salt... - 0 views

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    Over the past few years, so-called ugly fruit and vegetables have been gaining a host of admirers. Now, Wal-Mart has officially joined the bandwagon. Starting this week, America's largest grocer says it is piloting sales of weather-dented apples at a discount in 300 of its stores in Florida.
Adriana Trujillo

FEMA: Caught Between Climate Change and Congress  - Bloomberg - 0 views

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    The Federal Emergency Management Agency is responsible for handling America's response to extreme weather events such as wildfires and floods, but some experts say the agency isn't adequately factoring climate issues into its strategic planning processes.
Adriana Trujillo

Carbon Dioxide Rises to Highest Levels in 800,000 Years - weather.com A First in 800,00... - 0 views

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    Atmospheric carbon levels have reached 402 parts per million, the highest level in about 800,000 years, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association. "Humans have caused carbon dioxide concentrations to rise 120 ppm since preindustrial times, with over 90% of that in the past century alone," said James Butler, director of NOAA's Global Monitoring Division
Adriana Trujillo

Obama signs order on response to climate change - 0 views

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    The goal of President Barack Obama's newly signed executive order related to climate change is to improve disaster-management efforts during severe weather events and other disasters, according to these articles. It establishes a task force that will look at how federal funds are allocated for building projects and suggest ways to make infrastructure more resilient
Adriana Trujillo

Copenhagen Reveals First Climate-Adapted Neighborhood - 0 views

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    Danish city officials announced the completion of what they claim to be the world's first neighborhood adapted for climate change in Copenhagen: the St. Kjeld neighborhood has been retrofitted with mini-parks, rooftop water collection, and raised sidewalks to direct excess water from extreme weather events and rising sea levels towards the harbor.
Adriana Trujillo

Report: 91% of Top Firms View Climate Shocks as Business Risk | Sustainable Brands - 0 views

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    Ninety-one percent of companies in the S&P Global 100 Index see extreme weather and climate change impacts as current or future risks to their business, but many struggle to translate long-term, global climate data into short-term and local risks, according to a new report by the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions. Despite growing access to climate-related data and tools, companies say they need "actionable science" that helps them understand locally-specific risks or risk scenarios.
Adriana Trujillo

MillerCoors Reduces Water Use by 17%, Battles Risk with These 3 Strategies - Environmen... - 0 views

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    MillerCoors used new tools and irrigation initiatives, along with increased brewing efficiencies, that helped the brewing giant reduce its water consumption by 15 billion gallons in 2016, the company announced today. Wet weather also contributed to the 2016 reduction, the company acknowledged. MillerCoors used 16.9% less water compared to 2015 - equivalent to more than 500 million kegs of beer.
Del Birmingham

Climate and tech pose the biggest risks to our world in 2018 | World Economic Forum - 0 views

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    Environmental risks, which have grown in prominence over the 13-year history of the Global Risks Report, are an area of particular concern. The Global Risks Report 2018 looks at five categories of environmental risks: extreme weather events and temperatures; accelerating biodiversity loss; pollution of air, soil and water; failures of climate change mitigation and adaptation; and risks linked to the transition to low carbon. All of these risks ranked highly on both dimensions of likelihood and impact.
Adriana Trujillo

Monsanto Announces Aggressive Sustainability Goals - 1 views

  • With that in mind, Monsanto has set a goal of reducing its overall water usage by 25 percent by 2020. While it admits that water usage will vary according to seasonal weather patterns each year, the company said it believes it can reduce its water usage by between 30 billion and 89 billion gallons annually.
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    Monsanto has set a goal of reducing its overall water usage by 25 percent by 2020.
Adriana Trujillo

Carbon dioxide in atmosphere at record level - 0 views

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    For the first time in human history and likely for the first time in at least 800,000 years, the average level of carbon dioxide (CO2) in Earth's atmosphere topped 400 parts per million for an entire month.
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