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Wed, 2013-02-27 18:58 — mdmcdonald
This working group focuses on the impact that climate change has on South Florida as well as factors that influence climate change.

To identify and manage factors that impact climate change as well as identifying and managing the impact that climate change is having on South Florida.

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The Blue Carbon Project

Mon, 2014-07-14 17:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Joe Browder

      

Offsetting carbon emissions by conserving ocean vegetation

thebluecarbonproject.com

What is Blue Carbon?

The problem: The growing emission of carbon dioxide from a wide range of human activities is causing unprecedented changes to the land and sea. Identifying effective, efficient and politically acceptable approaches to reduce the atmospheric concentration of CO2 is one of society’s most pressing goals.

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Field hearing on climate change and sea level rise with US Senator Bill Nelson of Florida

Tue, 2014-04-15 13:43 — Albert Gomez
Date: 
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - 10:00 to 12:00

A Message from the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact:

South Florida Climate Action Rally, April 25th 5PM-8PM

Mon, 2014-04-07 19:50 — Albert Gomez
Date: 
Friday, April 25, 2014 - 17:00 to 20:00

Anti-fracking petition

Thu, 2013-10-24 15:08 — admin

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has given the go-ahead to Dan A. Hughes Co., a Texas-based oil and gas exploration company, to drill an exploratory well and a wastewater injection well in Naples in a spot that's close to a residential neighborhood, the primary water source for Naples, the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge, and the western Everglades.

This drilling could easily destroy Florida's ecology, agriculture, and, yes tourism. 

If you wish to protect Florida and our environment, here is a petition you can sign to make your voice heard:

[Petition]

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Oceans
US - South
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Ecosystems
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Reinsurance Association of America's Senate Testimony on Climate Change

Sat, 2013-10-05 17:08 — admin

On July 18, 2013, Frank Nutter, President of the Reinsurance Association of America, testified before the Senate Committee on Environment Protection and Public Works as to the RAAs perspective on weather and climate-related impacts in the United States.

 

Following are excerpts from his report:

"In the 1980’s, the average number of natural catastrophes globally was 400 events per year. In recent years, the average is 1000. Munich Re’s analysis suggests the increase is driven almost entirely by weather-related events. North America has seen a fivefold increase in the number of such events since 1980. In comparison, Europe has seen a twofold increase.

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The Oceans are Heating, Acidifying and Choking

Sat, 2013-10-05 10:28 — Kathy Gilbeaux

newscientist.com - by Fred Pearce - October 4, 2013

CLICK HERE - State of the Ocean Report 2013

We know the oceans are warming. We know they are acidifying. And now, to cap it all, it turns out they are suffocating, too. A new health check on the state of the oceans warns that they will have lost as much as 7 per cent of their oxygen by the end of the century.

The cascade of chemical and biological changes now under way could see coral reefs irreversibly destroyed in 50 to 100 years, with marine ecosystems increasingly taken over by jellyfish and toxic algal blooms.

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CNN video aired 09/27/13: Impact sea level rise is having/will have on Miami Beach

Fri, 2013-09-27 10:25 — admin
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US - South
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Sea Level
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Goodbye, Miami

Fri, 2013-06-28 22:02 — admin

Miami after Hurricane Wilma in 2005.  Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images

submitted by Albert Gomez

By century's end, rising sea levels will turn the nation's urban fantasyland into an American Atlantis. But long before the city is completely underwater, chaos will begin

rollingstone.com - by Jeff Goodell - June 20, 2013

When the water receded after Hurricane Milo of 2030, there was a foot of sand covering the famous bow-tie floor in the lobby of the Fontaine­bleau hotel in Miami Beach. A dead manatee floated in the pool where Elvis had once swum. Most of the damage occurred not from the hurricane's 175-mph winds, but from the 24-foot storm surge that overwhelmed the low-lying city.

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White House: Take Action on Climate Change Speech

Tue, 2013-06-25 11:11 — Miles Marcotte

The White House addresses climate change:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gcL3_zzgWeU

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