Posts Tagged ‘climate change’
Researchers show El Niño-La Niña weather changer not new. Present for 250 million years.
Modeling experiments show Pacific warm and cold patches persisted even when continents were in different places by Karl Leif Bates, Duke Research Schools Nicholas School of the Environment Scholars The El Niño event, a huge blob of warm ocean water in the tropical Pacific Ocean that can change rainfall patterns around the globe, isn’t just…
Read MoreStudy commission hopes to prepare Rhode Island for climate impacts – Ocean State Stories
By Rob Smith (originally published by ecoRI News a nonprofit newsroom covering environmental news in Rhode Island, and then by Ocean State Stories on Oct. 9, 2024 – republished here with agreement) ‘My goal is to make sure our state is ready in the best way possible for what we may see coming in the…
Read MoreClimate change experiment on hold to put lye and caustic soda into ocean – The Nantucket Current
WHOI Delays Geoengineering Experiment To Combat Climate Change In Waters Off Nantucket JohnCarl McGrady • Aug 26, 2024 – The Nantucket Current – Photo Facing pressure from the National Marine Fisheries Service and difficulty in acquiring a fully-equipped research vessel, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute has delayed a controversial small-scale study on the effects of ocean…
Read MoreEmbracing change is the future of work – Mary T. O’Sullivan
by Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL, contributing writer on business leadership “Resiliency, agility, and adopting a ‘test and learn approach’ will mark the winning strategies for 2024.” – Jean Meister in Forbes Every year, Forbes publishes their predictions for organizational success based on the latest trends observed and practiced in the world of HR. Some organizations…
Read MoreNewport’s Chateau-sur-Mer going green with geothermal climate system
PHOTO CAPTION/CREDIT: Workers with Rhode Island Artesian Well Inc. operate a drill on the grounds of Chateau-sur-Mer in Newport as part of the installation of a geothermal climate-control system in the National Historic Landmark. (Photo by The Preservation Society of Newport County) To provide much-needed temperature and humidity control and to reduce its reliance on…
Read MoreIn The Arena: Saving the Bay. Joe Paolino Jr. interviews Topher Hamblett, Save the Bay
Each week Joe Paolino interviews leaders in Rhode Island. This week he talks with Topher Hamblett, interim Executive Director of Save the Bay. He has been with the organization for over 30 years. They discuss the success in cleaning up Narragansett Bay, the Waterfire area, the Providence River, and more. Today’s challenge focuses on climate…
Read MoreBrown University think-tank report on how to speed up transforming local energy systems
Brown University report on transforming New England energy systems to meet climate change goals
Read MoreMillions of Sparks – Michael Morse
Millions of Sparks by Michael Morse
Read More$50M Green Bond – for a more resilient Rhode Island – promotion event TODAY
Information was released and an event planned for TODAY, September 27th at 1pm at Farm Fresh Rhode Island, 10 Sims Avenue in Providence to promote the 2022 Green Bond, Question No. 3 on the referendum ballot in November. Protecting Narragansett Bay and drinking water, strengthening the state against global warming, reclaiming contaminated brownfield sites for…
Read MorePreparedness fail. Back to Basics for Rhode Island infrastructure overriding priority.
Photo, top: Corey Welch, WPRI, on Twitter An intense, driven rain hit the parched Rhode Island surfaces with a refreshing and welcome drink – then it became a deluge – then it just wouldn’t stop. Early this morning, the rain continues to pummel. On top of 5, 7, 9 inches already hitting us. And, our…
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