Posts Tagged Climate Change
New Climate Normals: A Warmer, Wetter Virginia
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on June 3, 2021
Every decade, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration releases a new analysis of average temperature and precipitation values across the country. The data is used to compile 30-year normals. Nick Gilmore reports on the latest findings and what exactly “normal” is.
Cutting Carbon: Should Virginia Join the Transportation and Climate Initiative?
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on December 21, 2020
Virginia is working with several other states to cut carbon emissions. But, the Commonwealth is not part of a new compact of states raising revenue to take action. Michael Pope reports.
Virginia’s Congressional Delegation On Opposite Sides of Climate Change Issue
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on December 6, 2019
As the demand to act on climate change mounts, members of the Virginia Congressional delegation are taking a variety of approaches. Michael Pope reports.
Virginia’s Congressional Delegation Goes on Record with Climate Change Vote
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on May 21, 2019
The politics of climate change are dividing members of Virginia’s Congressional delegation. Michael Pope reports from Capitol Hill.
State Lawmakers Split on Regional Carbon Emissions Programs
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on January 29, 2019
Credit: MBandman / Creative Commons
Should Virginia work with neighboring states to combat climate change? Lawmakers are divided. And, it’s a partisan disagreement. Michael Pope has more.
New Tool Shows the Impact of Climate Change on Virginia Property Values
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on August 31, 2018
The floodIQ website (floodiq.com)
Climate change is more than a theory. Now it’s an economic reality. And, it’s already taking a toll on property values across Virginia. Michael Pope reports.
You can access the tool here.
Flood-Proofing Virginia’s Military Bases Could Be A Very Expensive Venture
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on November 9, 2017
Col. Keith Morrow, U.S. Army (Ret.), Deputy Mission Support Commander talks about flooding issues at Fort Eustis and Langley Air Force Base. (Credit: Pamela D’Angelo)
You may remember earlier this year when President Trump made a call to the mayor of Tangier Island. The island is slowly disappearing into the Chesapeake Bay, sinking at the same time sea-level is rising at a faster pace due to climate change. Trump told him not to worry. But his Secretary of Defense, James Mattis, is doing the opposite, facing down climate change as a threat to national security.
Recently, top regional brass spent a day with scientists and policymakers at the William & Mary Law School. All agreed, it’s going to be a long, very expensive battle. Pamela D’Angelo reports.
Not All GOP Members Deny Climate Change. But They’re Still the Minority
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on April 18, 2017
Congressman Scott Taylor, R-Virginia Beach, says that rising sea levels are having an impact in his district, and he worries what President Trump’s proposed cuts to NOAA may mean for the area. (Credit: Steve Helber / AP)
Some Virginia Republicans are calling attention to sea level rise because it’s impacting their coastal districts. Matt Laslo reports they’re in the minority in their party.
Rising Sea Levels Are a Stark Reality for the Hampton Roads Region
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on November 18, 2016
Credit: Sergey Kochkarev / Flickr
To those living on Virginia’s coastlines, discussions of climate change are no longer theoretical. Rising sea levels has real impact, right now. A report released this week by researchers at William and Mary predicts climate change could cost the Hampton Roads area more than $100 million in damages EACH year, if nothing is done. Mallory Noe-Payne has the details.
Presidential Candidates Polar Opposites on Climate Change
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on October 28, 2016
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump could not disagree more on climate change. Clinton sees it as a real threat. Trump dismisses it as a hoax. So, John Lee got to wondering what the candidates’ views on climate change might mean for the Chesapeake Bay and came up with this report for “Chesapeake: A Journalism Collaborative.”
Chesapeake: A Journalism Collaborative is funded by the participating stations with grant support from the Clayton Baker Trust, The Bancroft Foundation, Michael and Ann Hankin, The Jim and Patty Rouse Foundation, The Rob and Elizabeth Tyler Foundation, and the Mid-Shore Community Foundation.
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From NPR News- Ex-Minneapolis police officer sentenced to 57 months in the killing of a 911 caller October 21, 2021Mohamed Noor, who fatally shot an unarmed woman after she called 911 to report a possible rape behind her home, was sentenced on a lesser charge after his murder conviction was overturned.
- Oversight Board slams Facebook for giving special treatment to high-profile users October 21, 2021Facebook's "cross-check" program applies to millions of accounts, but the board says the company is not being transparent about how it applies its rules to those prominent users.
- A man whose restaurant was raided by Sheriff Joe Arpaio in Arizona gets $5 million October 21, 2021Maricopa County has settled with Bret Frimmel, who claimed that the-then sheriff's office defamed him and violated his rights as it investigated if some of his workers used fraudulent IDs to get jobs.
- Texas nurse convicted of killing 4 men with air injections October 21, 2021The jury deliberated for about an hour before finding William George Davis guilty of capital murder. Davis was accused of injecting air into four patients' arteries after they underwent heart surgery.
- U.K. police have charged a 25-year-old man with lawmaker David Amess' murder October 21, 2021Authorities say a 25-year-old British man of Somali heritage, Ali Harbi Ali, has been charged with murder and preparing acts of terrorism in the death of the Conservative lawmaker last week.
- Ex-Minneapolis police officer sentenced to 57 months in the killing of a 911 caller October 21, 2021
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- Sir David Amess: Ali Harbi Ali charged with murder of MP October 21, 2021North Londoner Ali Harbi Ali, 25, has been charged with murder and preparing terrorist acts.
- Leak shows the countries trying to change climate report October 21, 2021Countries are asking the UN to play down the need to move rapidly away from fossil fuels.
- Covid: Get your booster jab, says Boris Johnson, as cases rise October 21, 2021Boris Johnson urges those who are eligible for a third dose to organise appointments straight away.
- Vikings settled in North America in 1021AD, study says October 21, 2021Scientists say they have precisely dated a camp in Newfoundland, Canada, thanks to a new technique.
- US surgeons test pig kidney transplant in a human October 21, 2021The kidney, from a genetically-altered pig, appeared to function well, say the surgical team.
- Sir David Amess: Ali Harbi Ali charged with murder of MP October 21, 2021
