Bad News: Sea Level Rising

http://www.climatecentral.org/news/sea-level-rising-faster-than-average-in-the-u.s.-northeast-15129

     The sea level is rising faster in Northeast than it is anywhere else in the country and rates far above average! If it continues, "Boston will see 27 inches of sea-level rise by 2050." Scientists have not reached a consensus on why this is happening, but it is most likely due to glacial meltwater and circulation of warmer currents, all due to greenhouse gases. 

Progess!

 





 

Tourists Can't Find Walden Pond

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/02/us/walden-pond-thoreaus-retreat-in-concord-is-often-hard-to-find.html?ref=henrydavidthoreau&_r=0

This is article is actually pretty interesting. It describes how many families have been led to a Lynn Reservoir by their GPS under the impression that they are at Walden Pond. This is another example of how technology isn't always a good thing, especially since some people knew that Walden Pond was in Concord but followed their GPS anyways.

Bill McKibben's got some pretty cool friends...  We'll be at the Do The Math event in Boston on November 15.  (see http://math.350.org/)  The song and event relate to Bill's July 19 Rolling Stone article, "Global Warming's Terrifying New Math."  (http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/global-warmings-terrifying-new-math-20120719)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/05/bluefin-tuna-record_n_1185770.html

Visit this link and watch the video. It is amazing that one fish can be worth over a half a million dollars. Looking at the bigger picture, this is a growing problem because of how valuable these tuna are. Poachers around the world are taking thousands of these fish illegally to get their piece of the BLUE GOLD.