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Study on air pollution increasing the likelihood of death from covid-19

Tue, 2020-10-27 19:58 — mike kraft
Regional and global contributions of air pollution to risk of death from COVID-19 AbstractAims. The risk of mortality from the coronavirus disease that emerged in 2019 (COVID-19) is increased by comorbidity from cardiovascular and pulmonary OUP Academic

The risk of mortality from the coronavirus disease that emerged in 2019 (COVID-19) is increased by comorbidity from cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases. Air pollution also causes excess mortality from these conditions.

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'It's about saving ourselves': senator pushes plan to conserve 30% of US by 2030

Fri, 2020-10-23 14:21 — mike kraft
'It's about saving ourselves': senator pushes plan to conserve 30% of US by 2030 Tom Udall’s ‘30 by 30’ proposal seeks to align US with international goals to protect and preserve global ecosystems Hannah Chinn the Guardian
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STUDY: Fear of more coronavirus-like pandemics as land rights 'under siege'

Wed, 2020-09-16 20:36 — mike kraft
Fear of more coronavirus-like pandemics as land rights 'under siege' Governments' failure to recognise the land rights of indigenous communities and their role in protecting biodiversity could lead to more coronavirus-like pandemics, researchers said on Tuesday. Nita Bhalla U.S.
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New Climate Maps Show a Transformed United States

Wed, 2020-09-16 20:08 — mike kraft
New Climate Maps Show a Transformed United States According to new data analyzed by ProPublica and The New York Times Magazine, warming temperatures, rising seas and changing rainfall will profoundly reshape the way people have lived in North America for centuries. ProPublica

According to new data from the Rhodium Group analyzed by ProPublica and The New York Times Magazine, warming temperatures and changing rainfall will drive agriculture and temperate climates northward, while sea level rise will consume coastlines and dangerous levels of humidity will swamp the Mississippi River valley.

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New Research Shows Disproportionate Rate of Coronavirus Deaths in Polluted Areas

Sun, 2020-09-13 09:17 — mike kraft
New Research Shows Disproportionate Rate of Coronavirus Deaths in Polluted Areas The type of pollution emitted by many chemical plants in Louisiana's industrial corridor is correlated with increased coronavirus deaths, according to new peer-reviewed research from SUNY and… ProPublica

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New Federal Report Warns of Financial Havoc From Climate Change

Fri, 2020-09-11 11:41 — mike kraft

WASHINGTON — A report commissioned by federal regulators overseeing the nation’s commodities markets has concluded that climate change threatens U.S. financial markets, as the costs of wildfires, storms, droughts and floods spread through insurance and mortgage markets, pension funds and other financial institutions.

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Damage from whopper hurricanes rising for many reasons

Thu, 2020-08-27 08:46 — mike kraft
Damage from whopper hurricanes rising for many reasons A destructive storm is rising from warm waters. Again. America and the world are getting more frequent and bigger multibillion dollar tropical catastrophes like Hurricane Laura, which is... AP NEWS

 ...America and the world are getting more frequent and bigger multibillion dollar tropical catastrophes like Hurricane Laura, which is menacing the U.S. Gulf Coast, because of a combination of increased coastal development, natural climate cycles, reductions in air pollution and man-made climate change, experts say.

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Major new climate study rules out less severe global warming scenarios

Thu, 2020-07-23 09:18 — mike kraft
Major new climate study rules out less severe global warming scenarios The study found the planet is most likely to warm 4.1 to 8.1 degrees if carbon dioxide doubles from preindustrial levels. Washington Post
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From Alaska to Florida, 21 Attorneys General Join Fight to Halt Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

Tue, 2014-02-18 22:58 — Kathy Gilbeaux

      

A waning crescent moon hangs over the Chesapeake Bay just before sunrise in North Beach, Md.  Twenty one states are challenging the Obama administration's plan to clean up the bay.  (Ray K. Saunders / The Washington Post)

washingtonpost.com - by Darryl Fears - February 5, 2014

Attorneys general in 21 states are backing an attempt to derail the Obama administration’s Chesapeake Bay cleanup plan, fearing that the government will use that authority to regulate wastewater in other watersheds, including the Mississippi River Basin.

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Economic and Population Issues in Somerset County, Maryland and the Broader Eastern Shore

Sun, 2014-02-02 09:08 — mdmcdonald

The town of Crisfield was impacted heavily by Superstorm Sandy.  Going into its second year after Sandy's landfall, only one third of the houses impacted in Crisfield (the most heavily impacted town on the Eastern Shore) have been restored.  Infrastructure remains fragile and the economy, although temporarily improved to some degree by modest recovery funds, continues in a fragile state under long-term decline.  Overall, Crisfield's population continues in a long-term decline after being the second most prosperous city in Maryland during the late 1800s and early 1900s, before its fisheries largely collapsed with the decline in the Chesapeake Bay's ecosystem.  

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