Geodesign Session 2 - Brazil
Global Energy Network International
Global Classroom Summer Series 2015
GeoDesign
SESSION 2
- Thursday July 9, 2015 - "Sustainable Development and Resilient Systems. Why and How our world has changed."
Geodesign* - Engineering the Transition to
Renewable Energy and Clean Water for All
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Geodesign Session 2 - San Diego and Baja
Global Energy Network International
Global Classroom Summer Series 2015
GeoDesign
SESSION 2
- Thursday July 9, 2015 - "Sustainable Development and Resilient Systems. Why and How our world has changed."
Geodesign* - Engineering the Transition to
Renewable Energy and Clean Water for All
Category
Level
World suffered unprecedented climate extremes in past decade: WMO
07-10-2015
Alister Doyle
The world suffered unprecedented climate extremes in the decade to 2010, from heatwaves in Europe and droughts in Australia to floods in Pakistan, against a backdrop of global warming, a United Nations report said on Wednesday.
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Dr Richard Somerville
Organization
Scripps Institution of Oceanography- University of California San Diego
Role
Subject Matter Expert
Dr Richard Somerville sits on the Science and Security Board of The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists which recently moved the "Doomsday Clock" to 3 minutes to midnight.
Where Has All the Ice Gone?
05-08-2015
Emily E. Adams
As the earth warms, glaciers and ice sheets are melting and seas are rising. Over the last century, the global average sea level rose by 17 centimeters (7 inches).
Europe 'has failed to learn from environmental disasters'
04-18-2015
John Vidal
Europe has failed to learn the lessons from many environmental and health disasters like Chernobyl, leaded petrol and DDT insecticides, and is now ignoring warnings about bee deaths, GM food and nanotechnology, according to an 800-page report by the European Environment Agency.
Environmental threats could push billions into extreme poverty, warns UN
04-10-2015
Claire Provost
The number of people living in extreme poverty could increase by up to 3 billion by 2050 unless urgent action is taken to tackle environmental challenges, a major UN report warned on Thursday.