Climate change isn't only a problem for future generations. It's here, it’s happening right now and it's everyone's problem.
NBC10 Boston Meteorologist Chris Gloninger is diving deep into the impact of climate change here at home with his weekly reports on the crisis. What does climate change look like for New England? How is it impacting us? And how do we adjust to living with a problem that is getting worse? The damage from the climate change crisis is already happening. As it gets worse, we need to be ready to adjust.
Three Things You Likely Didn't Know About Climate Change in New England
- The Northeast has warmed more than any other region in the U.S. when you look at long and short time spans, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
- Sea level rise is occurring about twice as fast in coastal New England as it is in the world ocean on average, according to climate scientist Sam Miller of Plymouth State University.
- Climate change can actually result in more snow in New England. A warmer planet evaporates more water and that water ends up in the atmosphere. If there’s more moisture in the atmosphere, storms will have more precipitation. That means downpours in the warm months and more snow in the colder months!
Dark Past of Sustainability and Environmentalism
We tend to think of nature as separate from us.
Abby Goode, Plymouth State University
Closer Look at the Green New Deal with Sen. Ed Markey
There are no emergency rooms for planets and we have to engage in preventative care.
Sen. Ed Markey
Learning from Germany in Their Transition Away from Fossil Fuels
Zollverein is just this symbol of successful transition.
Hannah Lohmann, Press and Public Relations for Zeche Zollverein
Cost of Switching to Renewable
The fossil fuel industry simply needs to be phased out.
Robert Pollin, Economist
National Park Service Climate Research Derailed
I got an e-mail from a colleague, one of my co-authors to say, hey, while you are out of your office, they're editing your report without your knowledge.
Maria Caffrey, former National Park Service Climate Researcher
The Misinformation Campaign on Climate Change
Scientists in the climate community are more confident that climate change is real and human caused than the medical profession is that smoking causes cancer.
Anthony Leiserowitz, director, Yale Program on Climate Change Communication
Local Renewable Energy Giant Develops School Curriculum
The technology, the way it has evolved we can save 30 to 50 percent.
George Sakellaris, CEO Ameresco
Closing the Climate Gap
I represent a district that is diverse, vibrant and dynamic, the Massachusetts 7th, it's also one of the most unequal in the country.
Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Massachusetts 7th
New Flood Maps Using Climate Change Show 6 Million Homes Uninsured
We have 7% more water vapor that we can cram into the atmosphere.
Ed Kearns, chief data officer at the First Street Foundation
Closing the Climate Gap
When I was coming up as a child I didn't see any Black, African American atmospheric scientists.
Marshall Shepherd, meteorologist
How Floods Can Discriminate
Hurricane Katrina was a catalyst for a lot of this Urban flood hazard, environmental justice based research.
Neil Debbage, professor at the University of Texas San Antonio
African Americans Disproportionately Affected by Urban Heat Islands
They can't afford to pay electric bills that take up the majority of their small checks.
Adrienne Hollis, Union of Concern Scientists
In Order to Confront Climate Change, We Must Confront Racism
You can't address Climate Change or COVID-19 until you address racism.
Adrienne Hollis, Union of Concern Scientists
Local Meteorologist Tracks Climate Change While Skiing
That particular year I went, the sea ice melted in April, which was the earliest it had ever been witnessed.
Justin Culligan, meteorologist
Trees: The Carbon Dioxide Sink
That rainfall out of season might look good as an average for the year, but it means different things for different trees and different plants.
Neil Pederson, forest ecologist at the Harvard Forest
Climate Change and the 2020 Election
As we prepare for Super Tuesday, climate change is growing in importance for some voters.
Climate Change Is Here and It's Time to Adjust to It, Scientists Say
There are two key concepts when it comes to climate change: mitigation and adaptation. The first is about preventing or reducing the impact of climate change by changing how we live. Scientists say we need to continue to look for ways to mitigate the impact of the climate crisis. But now that it's here, they say it's time to adapt to our new reality. So how do we do that?
We have started the ball rolling and it’s not going to stop. We have to prepare for the damages at the same time we have to stop the problem, otherwise it will start rolling faster and faster.
Dr. Dan Schrag, Harvard
Can New England Adjust to Rising Sea Levels and How Will That Impact Us?
Obviously, coastal new England is experiencing sea level rise, and it’s occurring about twice as fast in coastal new England as it is in the world ocean on average.
Dr. Sam Miller, Plymouth State University
Climate Change: Separating the Fact From the Fiction
We are more confident that, if anything, the model projections we’ve been running over the last 20 years are turning out to be, maybe, a little conservative.
Dr. Kerry Emanuel, MIT
Adjusting to Climate Change: Flooding in Revere Is Now the New Norm
We like being on the water, we just don’t like being in the water.
Loretta Lacentra, Revere Homeowner
The Staggering Cost of Climate Change
This year, 2019, is on track to have more than 10 of the so-called billion-dollar weather events.
Rachel Cleetus, economist at Union of Concerned Scientists
A Global Effort Needed to Combat Climate Change Experts Say
We have to fix it, we have to transition off fossil fuels and stop emitting greenhouse gases. It's just a question of how bad the situation gets.
Kerry Emanuel, professor of atmospheric science at MIT
Climate Change: How Sea Rise Could Affect Boston's Seaport
National risk assessment experts have called out Boston and the Seaport for being the city that has put the greatest amount of new development ... exposed to the greatest amount of climate vulnerability.
Michelle Wu, Boston city councilor at large
The Economic Toll of Climate Change on Home Values
People have these homes that no one wants to live in and, maybe in the future, no one can live in because of rising seas.
Joe Aldy, Harvard economics professor
How Climate Change Costs Homeowners Outside Flood Zones
The National Flood Insurance Program is deeply in debt. This is a taxpayer-backed program, so we're all on the hook.
Rachel Cleetus, economist at Union of Concerned Scientists
The Pentagon Is Adapting to Climate Change
They cannot evade the impact of climte change on their ability to carry out their job.
Michael Klare, Hampshire College professor emeritus of peace and world security studies
Could Climate Change Derail Boston Public Transit?
I'm very concerned about our vulnerabilities. We know that the Blue Line is vulnerable, we've seen the Aquarium Station take water, and there's a lot of other low-lying areas that we haven't assessed yet.
State Sen. William Brownburger
How Geo-Engineering Could Slow Down Climate Change
Solar geoengineering is the idea that humans might deliberately alter the energy balance of the earth.
Dr. David Keith, Harvard University
Coronavirus' Impact on Studying Climate Change
Coronavirus' Lesson for Climate Change
"We will see extreme weather, no doubt about it. The hurricane is looking very concerning. There are several factors lining up to point to a busy year.
Jennifer Francis, Woods Hole Research Group climate scientist
Rising Water Levels in Coastal New Hampshire
What we look at is where the surface water is going to be coming in on top of the pavement structure but also, with sea level rise, there is ground water rise that is happening as well.
Jo Sias, University of New Hampshire professor of civil and environmental engineering
Planning for Flooding on New Hampshire's Coast
Do we fortify these further? Do we find areas of road that we may just have to abandon completely?
Tim Roache, Rockingham County Planning Commission executive director
What Ancient Ice Can Teach Us About Our Climate
There are a lot of ways in which one can reconstruct past climate.
Paul Mayewski, director of the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine
How What's Happening Below Ground Affects Climate Change
We store a lot of carbon in farms and forests and even more in soils.
Ivan Fernandez, professor at UMaine's Climate Change Institute & School of Forest Resources
Dams Are Being Put at Increasing Risk Because of Climate Change
We've identified over 2,000 dams that are high-hazard potential that are deficient in this country
Mark Ogden, technical specialist at the Association of State Dam Safety Officials