Climate Change

"Why Is Antarctica's Sea Ice Growing While the Arctic Melts?"

"While Arctic ice is melting at a record pace, a team of NASA-led researchers say they can explain why Antarctic sea ice has been edging in the opposite direction. That paradox has puzzled scientists for years and given climate-change deniers fodder to dispute global warming."

Source: InsideClimate News, 05/31/2016

"Feds Expect More Atlantic Tropical Storms Than Last 3 Years"

"U.S. government forecasters expect a near-normal Atlantic hurricane season, after three relatively slow years. But they also say climate conditions that influence storm development are making it difficult to predict how many hurricanes and tropical storms will arise over the next six months."

Source: AP, 05/30/2016

"Report Warns of Climate Change Disasters That Rival Hollywood’s"

"Stonehenge eroding under the forces of extreme weather. The city of Venice slowly collapsing into its canals. The gradual flooding of the Statue of Liberty. Images like these, familiar from Hollywood climate-catastrophe thrillers, were evoked by a joint report, released on Thursday by Unesco, the United Nations Environment Program and the Union of Concerned Scientists, that detailed the threat climate change could pose to World Heritage sites on five continents."

Source: NY Times, 05/27/2016

"Exxon Shareholders Pass Measure That May Put Climate Expert On Board"

"Voters at Exxon Mobil Corp's annual meeting on Wednesday approved a measure to let minority shareholders nominate outsiders for seats on the board, meaning a climate activist could eventually become a director at the world's largest publicly traded oil company."

Source: Reuters, 05/26/2016

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