Hurricane Florence and Climate Change: What We Know
Update, September 13, 12:00 pm: Hurricane Florence is beginning to hit North Carolina and will start impacting South Carolina this afternoon. Impacts are likely to be severe and life-threatening. Heavy rainfall will…
New Report: Power Infrastructure Faces Increased Vulnerability From Climate Change
A report released earlier this week by the Union of Concerned Scientists examines the vulnerability of electricity infrastructure as global warming increases the likelihood of extreme flooding. The report, titled Lights Out:…
SC Mayor's Perspective on Flood: One Time Event? Or Wake Up Call?
This guest post, by Billy Keyserling, Mayor of Beaufort, SC, originally appeared in his October 9 newsletter. SACE applauds Mayor Keyserling and the Beaufort/Port Royal Sea Level Rise Task Force for the…
Climate Change is Risky for Business in the Southeast
Yesterday, a new report was released from the Risky Business Project about the economic threats to the Southeastern U.S. posed by climate change. The report, titled, Come Heat and High Water, highlights that the…
Charleston's Climate Vulnerabilities Highlighted on PBS NewsHour
A segment on Thursday evening's PBS NewsHour took a good look at Charleston, South Carolina, and its state of preparedness for sea level rise from climate change. The segment brought up a…
Cool It: 8 Tips to Handle the Dog Days of Summer in a Warming Climate
This guest post, written by NRDC Executive Director Peter Lehner, was originally published on July 1 in NRDC's blog, Switchboard, and can be viewed here. As much as I’m looking forward to…
New Round of IPCC Reports Keep the Climate Drum Beating
The latest reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) came out this month on the impacts of climate change, how to adapt to those impacts, and how we must reduce…