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To wrap up our class for the semester, share the URL of a recent story in the news (anywhere from CBS news to NPR) that touches on an adaptation or mitigation situation, strategy or policy. Provide the URL, a short 1-2 sentence summary and an explanation of how it relates to our class this semester. Please respond to this post to share your news story.
https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/climate-change/accept-act-adapt-plan-to-protect-heritagelisted-rainforests-from-fires/news-story/22af83a72dc39ef39b120267ed6661d1
ReplyDeleteSummary is as a result of the QLT wet tropics authority plans to mitigate climate change after recent fires. This shows the impact and risks of brushfires.
My name is Connor French
Deletehttps://climate.nasa.gov/climate_resources/41/video-sting-of-climate-change/
ReplyDeletePlants are having to adapt to temperature changes on earth which will effect pollinators and us as well.
https://theconversation.com/why-seagrass-in-indonesias-marine-protected-areas-is-still-under-threat-125875
ReplyDeleteThis article is addressing why sea grass in Indonesia is not growing due to human activities.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/07/climate/narasimha-rao-climate-change.html
ReplyDeleteThis article talks about how ignoring inequalities in society ignores a lot of the problem surrounding climate change. It also discusses the implications if the inequity is addressed.
https://www.latimes.com/projects/la-me-sea-level-rise-california-coast/
ReplyDeleteThis is a LA Times article addressing how sea level rise is going to impact the California Coast geographically, culturally and economically. It also talks about the realistic costs of sea level rise.
RYAN O'SULLIVAN (my account was acting up and said it could not connect when I used my name instead of my google account).
This is from PBS Newshour. A whole community in Alaska is relocating due to sea level rise and coastal erosion from the melting permafrost in that area.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vMZsgfQrw8
https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/11/17/564099490/climate-change-ripens-prospects-for-german-winemakers
ReplyDeleteThis is from an NPR report on how German wine makers are adjusting to climate change. The effects appear positive at the local level: German win can produce red wines, Rieslings are more fruity and can be harvested a month earlier. The analysis is more alarming from a global perspective, since this is the first generation that can produce red wines in Germany and more fruitful white wines, which signal a major change in he climate in northern Europe.
It's Bri, in case my name doesn't pop up
ReplyDeletehttps://www.cnn.com/style/article/dubai-autonomous-public-transport/index.html
Wow, this isn't a topic I was looking for, I was originally looking for stories about reducing, reusing, and recycling, since it is a topic I am passionate about and a method for climate change mitigation that we all have the ability to utilize, however, I found this and it looks pretty amazing. It is not a self driving car, which made me leery, it is like your own personal bus, but instead of taking you all over town before getting you somewhere near your destination it will take you right to where you want to go. They are doing trial runs of these pods in Dubai and have hopes that this will greatly reduce carbon emissions!
Click the link, really, check it out!
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5291579
ReplyDeleteI think is a good example of adaptation. This article about how deep water farming would be a lot better than your shallow water fish farms that are located in harbors or on land.
https://www.technologynetworks.com/informatics/articles/how-machine-learning-and-ai-can-help-in-the-fight-against-climate-change-327269
ReplyDeleteThe topic of machine learning/AI is really intriguing to me and it is often unexplored. This article shows three advantages of how organizations can utilize ML to fight against climate change.
https://www.euronews.com/2019/12/06/ngos-work-to-rebuild-vital-coral-reefs-but-islands-threatened-by-climate-change-need-much
ReplyDeleteOne of the local NGO groups is trying to protect the reef and keep it alive by imputing more resistant corals and creating artificial nurseries. It also states in the article that without the reef being there will change the aspect of the 90,000 people living in that area.
https://interestingengineering.com/scientists-develop-liquid-that-can-store-solar-energy-for-more-than-a-decade
ReplyDeleteI originally saw this new technology on CNN but they only showed it in a brief one minute clip, however; this article explains in more detail than CNN.
this liquid, called a solar thermal fuel, reacts to sunlight and is able to store its energy as heat for over ten years. It is possible through the rearrangement of the molecular structure of the liquid. to release the energy, the liquid is mixed with a catalyzing agent where the chemical reaction releases energy.
https://news.globallandscapesforum.org/viewpoint/carbon-markets-corporate-mitigation-strategies-and-forest-based-offsets/
ReplyDeleteThis article relates to what we have covered this semester because it has to do with carbon markets, corporate mitigation strategies and forest based offsets. This article breaks down the science, the scale of action required, the need for carbon sequestration and so on.
Mereana Street
Deletehttps://calepa.ca.gov/2018/05/09/impacts-of-climate-change-in-california-significant-and-increasingly-stark-new-report-says/
ReplyDeleteThis shows mitigation needs to continue, which is exactly what we focused on this semester.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09102019/climate-change-adaptation-benefits-costs-international-commission-un-wri-figueres-gates
ReplyDeleteThis link includes the summary of a report by the Global Commission on Adaptation, addressing the fact that taking the initiative to invest in adaptation now will benefit your city into the future. From warning systems to redesigning our agriculture practices, this report focuses on the need for planning now.
-Chris Swan
https://miamibeachtimes.com/business/u-s-airports-take-steps-to-mitigate-flooding-and-adapt-to-sea-level-rise/
ReplyDeleteU.S. Airports are taking action to combat climate change with steps being taken to mitigate flooding and adapting to sea level rise. Philadelphia airport implemented projects which include plans for passenger and employee protection and safety during severe weather events, protection for flood events, storm water pumps, power feeds, communication feeds, and flood barriers. San Fransisco International Airport is working on a new shoreline protection wall around the entire airport and Oakland Airport has began to strengthen and raise the 4.5 mile dike by two feet. Boston’s Logan International announced a project to add new flood barriers to doorways and staircases, use aquarium glass to keep water out and raise electrical equipment away from water.