Jan
31
Texas Drought the Product of Climate Change?
January 31, 2012 | 3 Comments
Is the 2011 Texas drought the product of climate change? NASA’s James Hansen and his colleagues say it is. Most scientists choose not to link specific weather events to climate change trends, but they’ve gathered data they say shows that the 2011 heat wave that hit both Texas and Oklahoma was “a consequence of global [...]
Jul
21
Climate Change and Human Security
July 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment
The Collaborative Institute works consistently to identify and make clear the connections between climate change and human security, as well as the impact of climate change on oceans and what that means for human health and security. Likewise, global leaders are speaking and acting to bring these issues to the forefront. At the 6587. meeting [...]
Jun
30
Food Security and Climate Change
June 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment
At CIOCS we are working to make connections between climate change, human security and the world’s oceans. Recently, there’s been plenty of news about our warming planet and the impact this has on food security, which relates directly to human security. As Justin Gillis shows in this NY Times article from early June, consumption of [...]
Feb
9
Putting Climate Change in the Center
February 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Recently, we’ve been hearing more about how recent extreme weather can contribute to a global food crisis. While it’s difficult to attribute any one major weather event to climate change, Paul Krugman reminds us that it’s necessary to examine the overall pattern. “As always, you can’t attribute any one weather event to greenhouse gases. But [...]