Michael Mann, one of the leading atmospheric researchers in the world and the author of the famed “hockey stick” graph of greenhouse gas emissions, sat down recently with us. We still have time, he says, to fix our ways.
Climate Change
Climate Change Evidence All Around
Despite what you might hear, there’s strong evidence that climate change is having an impact on North Carolina, the experts say. Just carefully look around you.
10 N.C. Birds Threatened by Climate Change
A warming climate is likely to have these 10 birds leaving North Carolina in search of cooler, more hospitable climate, but there are ways you can help.
Exodus: Movement of N.C. Birds?
Scientists predict that more than half of U.S. birds may be threatened by climate change, including ospreys, wild turkeys and brown pelicans.
Restored Coastal Marshes Fight Climate Change
That’s what researchers found at the N.C. Coastal Federation’s wetland restoration project in Carteret County. It’s all about the blue carbon. But what is blue carbon?
Climate Crusader Makes Stop in N.C.
Sheldon Whitehouse came to North Carolina this week gathering more facts for his one-man crusade to persuade his colleagues in the U.S. Senate to finally awaken to the dangers of climate change.
DOT Explains Plans for Rodanthe Breach
The state Department of Transportation is considering two plans to fix a battered section of N.C. 12 along northern Hatteras Island.
A Christian Response to Global Warming
Interfaith Power & Light, a coalition of churches, believes that promoting energy conservation and renewable energy is good stewardship of the Earth’s resources.
Superstorm Sandy: Now the New Normal?
Scientists wonder if a fundamental change in the Earth’s climate has made very rare hybrid storms like Sandy now more probable.
Climate Change, Insurance and the Coast, Part 2
Part 2 of the series takes a look at efforts undertaken by specific locales to address problems of coastal insurance in a changing climate.
Climate Change, Insurance and the Coast, part 1
Part 1 of this two-part series takes a look at the insurance industry’s efforts to address coastal climate change in their risk assessment scenarios.
National Seashores: On the Front Line of Climate Change
A recent report on the effects of climate change and sea level rise on National Seashores is all the more relevant in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
Using Marshes to Combat Global Warming
Salt marshes may store far more carbon than tropical rain forests and other types of habitats. In the first of a two-part series, we explore these valuable weapons in the fight against global warming.
Welcome to Warmer America
If you thought it was hot in July in coastal North Carolina, you’re not alone. The month was the hottest month in recorded history for the United States. We may be getting an early glimpse of how future climate will look.
Geologist Offers a New Vision for the Coast
Stan Riggs seems to be on a mission these days. His goal is ambitious: To save our beautiful coast – its inlets and marshes and barrier islands – and in the process to save our coastal economy. To do that, though, he has to persuade us to change our ways.
