The Union for Concerned Scientists (UCS), a non-profit science advocacy organization, recently released the study – Too Hot to Work: Assessing the Threats Climate Change Poses to Outdoor Workers. This report takes a comprehensive look at extreme temperatures due to climate change and the effects this will have on the...
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently released the document “Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis“, the Working Group I contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6.) The report finds that climate change is widespread, rapid, and intensifying. Founded in 1988, the IPCC is the United Nations body...
A new report titled Climate Change & Health: Assessing State Preparedness has just been released by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health along with Trust for America’s Health. In the report, all 50 states and Washington D.C. were studied to evaluate how vulnerable they are to climate change....
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has released their World Disasters Report 2020: Come Heat or High Water, which analyzes the disastrous global ramifications of climate change on a humanitarian level. “The frequency and intensity of climatological events are increasing substantially, with more category 4...
The National Security, Military and Intelligence Panel (NSMIP) of the Center for Climate and Security released a report warning the public of “high-to-catastrophic” threats to domestic and global security originating from climactic changes. Consisting of representatives from national security, military, and intelligence fields, the panel analyzed security impacts of global...
The Center for Climate and Security has released the “World Climate and Security Report 2020,” which details the global security risks caused by climate change. While the impacts and specific challenges each nation faces varies, the availability of resources, such as food and water, are common issues across all regions....
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) approved and accepted Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate at its 51st Session held on 20 – 23 September 2019. The IPCC acts as the United Nations body created to provide policymakers with regular scientific assessments on climate change....
In a report from the Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA) researchers warn world leaders against the cost of inaction against climate change. The report cites the dangers of inaction, claiming that the now-unavoidable increase in natural disasters could lead to dramatic spikes in poverty and a widening economic gap, which...
The American Meteorological Society (AMS) released a new State of the Climate report confirming that 2018 climate indicators “reached new highs for their observational histories.” According to the report, 2018 was the fourth warmest year in records dating to the mid-1800s. Led by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, this report provides...
As climate change continues to increase global temperatures, heatwaves have become a public health crisis.
