by Our Global Climate Team | Jan 17, 2018 | Changes in the World
Vector borne diseases are human illnesses that are caused by parasites, viruses, and bacteria that are transmitted by mosquitoes, sandflies, triatomine bugs, blackflies, ticks, tsetse flies, mites, snails and lice. Each year there are more than 700,000 deaths from...
by Our Global Climate Team | Jan 17, 2018 | Changes in the World, What is happening?
Ozone is formed when pollutants from cars, power plants, refineries, industrial boilers, and chemical plants react chemically in the presence of the sun. Ozone on the ground level is a harmful air pollutant. Ozone when in the air we breathe can harm human’s health,...
by Our Global Climate Team | Jan 17, 2018 | Changes in the World, Sea Level Rise, United States, What is happening?
As researchers continue to study the effects of climate change, one main focus continues to be the relationship between coastal flooding and global warming. Louisiana flooding during 2016 was called “a historic, unprecedented flooding event” by governor John Bel...
by Our Global Climate Team | Jan 17, 2018 | Changes in the World, Impacts, Sea Level Rise, United States
The term “tropical cyclone” can be enough to cause panic just by itself. But what is a tropical cyclone, really, and what makes it so different from other storms? A tropical cyclone is a rotating low-pressure system of clouds and thunderstorms that forms over tropical...
by Our Global Climate Team | Jan 17, 2018 | Changes in the World, United States
Recently, snow fell in Florida, Texas and other parts of the South, with Tallahassee weather forecasters noting about 0.1” of the white stuff. In Florida’s instance, it was the first time snow has fallen in the state in about 30 years, as temperatures in Florida...
by Our Global Climate Team | Jan 17, 2018 | Changes in the World, What is happening?
Around the globe, coral reefs and the colonies of marine life they support are in crisis mode, suffering from what may be irreparable damage to their delicate ecosystems. Many factors are contributing to the vulnerability of corals and coral reefs: Overharvest of...
