Environmental Issues: Global Warming

When Superstorm Sandy slammed into the northeast at the end of October, the world’s attention and sympathies focused on the victims of this historic disaster. But Sandy also is a wake-up call to the growing threat of climate change. Scientists warn that increasing levels of carbon pollution in the atmosphere are contributing to a warming world and rising seas that could lead to more destructive storms like Sandy in the future.

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New Carbon Pollution Level Confirms We Have Entered the Era of Extreme Weather
posted by Frances Beinecke, 5/20/13
Scientists recently reported that the level of carbon in the atmosphere has passed 400 parts per million. ...

New York City's ambitious climate change plan shows we must do more now to stop carbon pollution
posted by Peter Lehner, 6/11/13
In announcing his plans for New York City to battle the inevitable effects of climate change, Mayor ...

Global Green and Ikea Are Bringing Emergency Solar to Sandy-Struck Neighborhoods. Let's Hope Energy Planners Follow Their Lead.
posted by Kit Kennedy, 6/14/13
After Hurricane Sandy hit last fall, the Midtown Community School and emergency evacuation center in ...
Preliminary Reflections on Mayor Bloomberg's Post-Sandy Climate Resiliency Plan for NYC
posted by Eric Goldstein, 6/13/13
As NRDC Executive Director Peter Lehner said Tuesday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s newly released ...
Lessons Learned in the Wake of Sandy: Saving Transit Means Taking the High Ground--Literally
posted by Theo Spencer, 5/14/13
As the six month anniversary of Hurricane Sandy rolls by, the passage of time is giving us a clearer ...
Cities and States Are Staying Afloat by Preparing for Rising Seas
posted by Ben Chou, 5/2/13
This post is part of a blog series for Getting Climate Smart, a joint effort by NRDC and American Rivers ...
Studying Severe Weather Impacts on U.S. Nuclear Plants
posted by Corinne Hanson, 3/25/13
We live in a world where the combination of increasingly common extreme weather events and aging nuclear ...
Creating A Low-Carbon Empire State: A thought-provoking new report, and NRDC's own recommendations, point the way
posted by Kit Kennedy, 3/13/13
In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, New Yorkers have risen to the challenge of rebuilding damaged homes, ...

New York Times: Treat the Causes as Well as the Symptoms
posted by Ben Chou, 11/1/12
The widespread devastation wreaked by Hurricane Sandy is only the latest warning that we must prepare and plan for more extreme weather events....

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Billions of Gallons of Raw Sewage Were Unleashed by Superstorm Sandy
posted by The Editors, 5/1/13
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A Treehouse Grows In Brooklyn
posted by Matthew Power, 4/4/13
Looking at the damage wrought by Hurricane Sandy and seeing an opportunity for art.
Seven Surprising Ways U.S. Cities are Adapting to Monster Storms
posted by Martin LaMonica, 3/26/13
Disasters like Hurricane Sandy are forcing urban planners and architects to ask a new question as they ...
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posted by The Editors, 2/27/13
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