Global Warming- Habitat Restoration Can Drive Economic RecoveryBy Ben Weber, National Wildlife Federation. This article was originally posted on the Vanishing Paradise blog. Vanishing Paradise's Ben Weber. After years of habitat loss and abuse, the story of the Mississippi River Delta is starting to look a bit different. Following the 2010 Gulf oil spill, a monumental piece of legislation called the RESTORE Act is […]
- A bipartisan path forward to reform U.S. chemical safety lawHard-fought compromise legislation would better protect American families Sens. Lautenberg and Vitter introduce the Chemical Safety Improvement Act to strengthen health protections for consumers Wed, 2013-05-22 Contact: Richard Denison, 202-572-3348, rdenison@edf.org Sharyn Stein, 202-572-3396, sstein@edf.org (Washington, D.C. – May 22, 2013) Environmental […]
- Analysis: Judge poses questions to better understand BP’s liability in Gulf oil disasterBy Whit Remer, Policy Analyst, Environmental Defense Fund The National Wildlife Federation's David Muth speaks at a press event and rally for the 3-year memorial of the BP oil disaster. Though Phase I of the BP trial may be complete, both parties have a mountain of follow-up work, analysis, and then preparation to do for Phase II, which starts in Septem […]
- Habitat Restoration Can Drive Economic Recovery
- State Of The Climate
- April 2013 WildfiresFor April 2013, 4,754 fires (2nd most on record) burned 48,419 acres (the most on record) , which is 10.2 acres burned/fire (the most on record). For January-April, 11,673 fires (the most on record) burned 141,544 acres (the most on record) , which is 12.1 acres burned/fire (the most on record). […]
- April 2013 Global AnalysisThe combined average temperature over global land and ocean surfaces for April 2013 was the 13th warmest on record, at 0.52°C (0.94°F) above the 20th century average of 13.7°C (56.7°F). The global land surface temperature was 0.71°C (1.28°F) above the 20th century average of 8.1°C (46.5°F), marking the 17th warmest April on record. For the ocean, the April g […]
- April 2013 TornadoesJanuary–April tornado counts According to data from the Storm Prediction Center, during April, there were 83 preliminary tornado reports. This is well below the 1991-2010 average of 155 for the month, and marked the slowest April in terms of tornadoes since 1992. The last April with fewer than 100 tornadoes was in 1993. April is typically one of the more act […]
- April 2013 Wildfires
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The Arctic And Global Warming
Arctic settles into new phase – warmer, greener, and less ice NOAA Arctic StarDot NetCam – Monday, July 5, 2010. Download here. (Credit: NOAA) An international team of scientists who monitor the rapid changes in the Earth’s northern polar region say that the Arctic is entering a new state – one with warmer air and [...]
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Australia Fires
Photograph of the fires taken from the sky by NASA Fire season in northern Australia usually wraps up by October, but 2011 has been an exceptional year. In mid-November, dry grasses and low humidity combined to create extremely dangerous fire conditions, prompting the Queensland Fire and Rescue service to issue a warning. Because of the [...]
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Arctic Sea Ice Continues Decline
WASHINGTON, DC — Last month the extent of sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean declined to the second-lowest extent on record. Satellite data from NASA and the NASA-supported National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado in Boulder showed that the summertime sea ice cover narrowly avoided a new record low. [...]
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Warmest Spring