Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2016. Climate change is the biggest threat to our national parks. It’s not just a future threat — we’re seeing the impacts right now at national parks and other public lands across the country. We must #ActOnClimate to ensure that current and future generations can enjoy America’s most[Read More…]
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Hurricane Matthew To Hit Florida, East Coast As A Category 4 Storm Friday Morning
By Alex Sosnowski, Senior Meteorologist for AccuWeather.com AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports Hurricane Matthew will affect millions along the southeastern United States coast from Florida to Georgia and the Carolinas with flooding, power outages and damaging winds into this weekend. The curved path along the coast will create a fire hose effect of[Read More…]
Study Finds Fossil Fuel Methane Emissions Greater Than Previously Estimated
But energy development is not responsible for global methane uptick Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2016. Methane emissions from fossil fuel development around the world are up to 60 percent greater than estimated by previous studies, according to new research led by scientists from NOAA and CIRES. The study found that fossil[Read More…]
Alaska Offshore Oil Discovery Could Further Imperil Polar Bears, Lock in Disastrous Climate Change Scenarios
ANCHORAGE, Alaska—(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2016. This week’s announcement by Caelus Energy that it discovered, and intends to develop, a massive offshore oil field in Alaska’s Smith Bay could push polar bears closer to extinction and help lock in the worst climate change scenarios predicted by scientists, the Center for Biological[Read More…]
Update Oct. 6, 2016 — NASA Sees Hurricane Matthew Moving Through the Bahamas (Video)
MARYLAND–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2016. Satellites continue to provide forecasters and scientists valuable data on the development and changes in Hurricane Matthew as it moves through the Bahamas and toward the Florida coast. NASA and NOAA satellites have provided visible, infrared and microwave data that enable forecasters to analyze the storm. The[Read More…]
American Red Cross Deploys Local Volunteers to Prepare Communities for Hurricane Matthew
Download EMERGENCY APP to Get Ready for the Storm Now Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The American Red Cross of Chicago & Northern Illinois today deployed two local volunteers to prepare coastal communities for Hurricane Matthew expected to make landfall in the United States this week. Hurricane Matthew is headed toward the East Coast[Read More…]
NOAA’s GOES-R Weather Satellite Readies for Historic Launch
Cascade of forecast improvements anticipated Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2016. October 4, 2016 In just 30 days, the first of NOAA’s long-awaited, next-generation geostationary weather satellites launches into space, paving the way for faster, more accurate forecasts and warnings. The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R, known as GOES-R, is scheduled to launch[Read More…]
Hawaiian Deep Coral Reefs Home to Unique Species and Extensive Coral Cover
Discoveries show these low light reefs may serve as refuge for some species HAWAII–(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2016. October 4, 2016 NOAA-supported scientists working in the Hawaiian Archipelago are calling some of the deep coral reefs found in the region’s so-called oceanic “twilight zone” the most extensive on record, with several large[Read More…]
Preferred Popcorn Moves to Protect Bees and the Environment
Farmer-Owned Company Commits to Removing Bee-Toxic Neonicotinoids from Supply Chain WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2016. Center for Food Safety (CFS) today congratulated Preferred Popcorn, a fully farmer-owned company, for its leadership in taking a bold step toward removing bee-toxic insecticides from their popcorn supply. The most widely used class of insecticides, neonicotinoids,[Read More…]
Nearly 70 Organizations Call on President Obama to Protect the Gulf of Mexico
Groups Call for the Gulf to be Excluded from the Five Year Plan New Orleans, LA –(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 106. Today, nearly 70 groups sent a letter to President Obama, urging him to build on his climate legacy and remove the Gulf of Mexico from the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf[Read More…]
