New study finds world’s largest desert, the Sahara, has grown by 10 percent since 1920 | NSF - National Science Foundation

The Sahara Desert has expanded by about 10 percent since 1920, according to a new study by National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded scientists at the University of Maryland (UMD).

The research is the first to assess century-scale changes to the boundaries of the world's largest desert. It suggests that other deserts could be expanding as well. The study is published today in the Journal of Climate.



New study finds world’s largest desert, the Sahara, has grown by 10 percent since 1920 | NSF - National Science Foundation

In India, Summer Heat May Soon Be Literally Unbearable - The New York Times

Extreme heat can kill, as it did by the dozens in Pakistan in May.  But as many of South Asia’s already-scorching cities get even hotter, scientists and economists are warning of a quieter, more far-reaching danger: Extreme heat is devastating the health and livelihoods of tens of millions more.

In India, Summer Heat May Soon Be Literally Unbearable - The New York Times

How a small parish is leading the fight against coal in Quezon | SciTech | GMA News Online

How a small parish is leading the fight against coal in Quezon | SciTech | GMA News Online

Climate Change and Health

Credit: California National Guard; Akuppa John Wigham;UK Department for International Development, Flickr

Climate change and the impacts on health are being increasingly reported and documented. It is expected that with continued rises in global temperature and greenhouse gas emissions the effects on health will become more widely experienced and extreme. Throughout July PLOS Medicine is publishing a Special Issue on climate change and health. Guest edited by Dr. Jonathan Patz (University of Wisconsin-Madison) and Dr. Madeleine Thomson (Columbia University), the issue focuses on topics including the health effects of extreme heat and flooding, food system effects, non-communicable disease risk, such as air pollution, infectious disease risks and the health benefits of greenhouse gas mitigation policies. The issue has a particular focus on evidence based studies focused on policy-relevant work on adaptation and mitigation options. http://collections.plos.org/climate-change-and-health

Years Of Living Dangerously

The YEARS Project is a global storytelling and education effort to inform, empower, and unite the world in the face of climate change.

Join the YEARS team, watch and read our stories, and share what you like to be part of the conversation.



Years Of Living Dangerously

Tom Wassmer would like your support for his campaign: Solar Panels for Remote Himalayan Villages

Dear Friends,

I'm extremely honored that I’ve been selected to join this year's Global Himalayan Expedition (GHE) in September 2018. GHE is an initiative that provides custom-made solar panel micro-grids to remote villages across the Himalayan ranges of Northern India that do not have electricity.

I would love it if you took a moment to check out my GoFundMe campaign: 

https://www.gofundme.com/solar-panels-to-the-himalayas 

Your support would mean a lot to me. Thank you so much!

Thomas Wassmer

http://wassmer.org

PS. Please feel free to share with anybody who might be interested. Thanks again!

Ireland becomes world's first country to divest from fossil fuels | Environment | The Guardian

Ireland becomes world's first country to divest from fossil fuels | Environment | The Guardian