http://change.nature.org Inspiring People to Take Action on Climate Change Sat, 11 May 2013 06:13:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://change.nature.org/2012/10/27/senior-climate-fellow-frank-lowenstein-to-visit-peru/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=senior-climate-fellow-frank-lowenstein-to-visit-peru http://change.nature.org/2012/10/27/senior-climate-fellow-frank-lowenstein-to-visit-peru/#comments Sat, 27 Oct 2012 14:00:14 +0000 Lisa Hayden http://change.nature.org/?p=8508
The Nature Conservancy's Frank Lowenstein is headed to Peru on an official visit as part of his fellowship with the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas. ]]> http://change.nature.org/2012/10/27/senior-climate-fellow-frank-lowenstein-to-visit-peru/feed/ 0 http://change.nature.org/2012/06/25/aspen-conference-explores-the-new-normal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aspen-conference-explores-the-new-normal http://change.nature.org/2012/06/25/aspen-conference-explores-the-new-normal/#comments Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:06:49 +0000 Frank Lowenstein http://change.nature.org/?p=7728
Environmental leaders gather in Aspen, Colorado to explore how warmer-than-usual temperatures are becoming more common and affecting almost everything, from water supplies to gardening seasons. The Nature Conservancy's Frank Lowenstein shares his perspective on the meetings. ]]> http://change.nature.org/2012/06/25/aspen-conference-explores-the-new-normal/feed/ 1 http://change.nature.org/2012/06/01/four-is-the-new-two/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=four-is-the-new-two http://change.nature.org/2012/06/01/four-is-the-new-two/#comments Fri, 01 Jun 2012 20:18:04 +0000 Frank Lowenstein http://change.nature.org/?p=7566
In 1975, most hurricanes topped out at a Category one or two, with about 20% building to a Category four or five. But today, the proportion of devastating Category four or five hurricanes has roughly doubled.]]> http://change.nature.org/2012/06/01/four-is-the-new-two/feed/ 1 http://change.nature.org/2012/04/23/abundant-garlicky-green-ramps-another-sign-of-impatient-spring/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=abundant-garlicky-green-ramps-another-sign-of-impatient-spring http://change.nature.org/2012/04/23/abundant-garlicky-green-ramps-another-sign-of-impatient-spring/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:45:41 +0000 Lisa Hayden http://change.nature.org/?p=6939
Among the signs of a spring come early in 2012, are the arrival of ramps - a garlicky wild leek favored by chefs buying local ingredients. ]]> http://change.nature.org/2012/04/23/abundant-garlicky-green-ramps-another-sign-of-impatient-spring/feed/ 0 http://change.nature.org/2012/03/30/the-shrinking-line-between-land-and-sea/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-shrinking-line-between-land-and-sea http://change.nature.org/2012/03/30/the-shrinking-line-between-land-and-sea/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 19:43:46 +0000 Frank Lowenstein http://change.nature.org/?p=6298
An east wind whips Gasparilla Sound into foam. Literally. Chunks of wind-whipped water blow ashore as I unload my kayak from my car onto the sand.]]> http://change.nature.org/2012/03/30/the-shrinking-line-between-land-and-sea/feed/ 1 http://change.nature.org/2012/03/19/nature-can-protect-us-from-storms-and-floods/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nature-can-protect-us-from-storms-and-floods http://change.nature.org/2012/03/19/nature-can-protect-us-from-storms-and-floods/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:19:33 +0000 Frank Lowenstein http://change.nature.org/?p=6207
The roads of South Florida stretch in across a seemingly endless flat and watery landscape. There are no hills, but countless drainage ditches and culverts, trying mightily to carry the abundant rain to the sea. It’s the perfect place to read Juliet Eilperin’s Washington Post story today on how sea level rise and climate change-driven increases in storm intensity threaten the roads to the oil port of Port Fourchon. It could have been written about Cape Coral, Miami Beach, Key West, or any of a dozen other Florida cities.]]> http://change.nature.org/2012/03/19/nature-can-protect-us-from-storms-and-floods/feed/ 0 http://change.nature.org/2012/02/13/a-trip-to-chingaza-national-natural-park-where-plants-and-soil-store-water-for-capital-city-bogota/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-trip-to-chingaza-national-natural-park-where-plants-and-soil-store-water-for-capital-city-bogota http://change.nature.org/2012/02/13/a-trip-to-chingaza-national-natural-park-where-plants-and-soil-store-water-for-capital-city-bogota/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:00:16 +0000 Frank Lowenstein http://change.nature.org/?p=5537
Where does your water come from? For many cities often the source is a distant natural area. In Bogotá, – the capital of Colombia and its largest city – the water comes from a mysterious and unique habitat threatened by climate change. Last year I got to see it first-hand. ]]> http://change.nature.org/2012/02/13/a-trip-to-chingaza-national-natural-park-where-plants-and-soil-store-water-for-capital-city-bogota/feed/ 0 http://change.nature.org/2012/02/09/responding-to-climate-change-locally-in-massachusetts-and-globally/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=responding-to-climate-change-locally-in-massachusetts-and-globally http://change.nature.org/2012/02/09/responding-to-climate-change-locally-in-massachusetts-and-globally/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:01:08 +0000 Paul Mackie http://change.nature.org/?p=5448 http://change.nature.org/2012/02/09/responding-to-climate-change-locally-in-massachusetts-and-globally/feed/ 0 http://change.nature.org/2011/12/21/help-save-the-planet-this-holiday-season-cut-down-a-tree/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=help-save-the-planet-this-holiday-season-cut-down-a-tree http://change.nature.org/2011/12/21/help-save-the-planet-this-holiday-season-cut-down-a-tree/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:00:17 +0000 Frank Lowenstein http://change.nature.org/?p=5442 http://change.nature.org/2011/12/21/help-save-the-planet-this-holiday-season-cut-down-a-tree/feed/ 0 http://change.nature.org/2011/11/18/the-extremes-are-here-the-time-to-respond-is-now/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-extremes-are-here-the-time-to-respond-is-now http://change.nature.org/2011/11/18/the-extremes-are-here-the-time-to-respond-is-now/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:12:44 +0000 Frank Lowenstein http://change.nature.org/?p=4124 released its new report looking at the relationship of climate change to extreme weather and outlining strategies for addressing these impacts. The report confirms the fact that climate change is like steroids for many extreme weather-related events like drought, floods, wildfire, heat waves and rain. Think of many of the events we’ve seen in this intense and wacky year of weather as a trailer for the climate change feature film. This is not a movie we want to see.]]> http://change.nature.org/2011/11/18/the-extremes-are-here-the-time-to-respond-is-now/feed/ 0 http://change.nature.org/2011/11/04/are-reports-about-the-october-noreaster-missing-the-story/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=are-reports-about-the-october-noreaster-missing-the-story http://change.nature.org/2011/11/04/are-reports-about-the-october-noreaster-missing-the-story/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:43:02 +0000 Frank Lowenstein http://change.nature.org/?p=4037 climate change plays a central role in the extreme weather events that are slamming people and communities around the world. This week press coverage began of an IPCC report on extreme weather due out in two weeks, which will identify a better than 90 percent chance that climate change will bring more severe weather in our future.]]> http://change.nature.org/2011/11/04/are-reports-about-the-october-noreaster-missing-the-story/feed/ 0 http://change.nature.org/2011/11/02/is-2011%e2%80%99s-crazy-year-in-weather-our-%e2%80%9cnew-normal%e2%80%9d/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-2011%25e2%2580%2599s-crazy-year-in-weather-our-%25e2%2580%259cnew-normal%25e2%2580%259d http://change.nature.org/2011/11/02/is-2011%e2%80%99s-crazy-year-in-weather-our-%e2%80%9cnew-normal%e2%80%9d/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:38:22 +0000 Frank Lowenstein http://change.nature.org/?p=4001
Climate change is helping to make extreme and wacky weather events part of a new “normal” that we need to be prepared for as best we can. Last Saturday evening while walking to the variety show at my son’s college, snow began to fall, mixing with the puddles from the day’s rain and clinging to boots and the hems of jeans. Two hours later the world had changed. The streets of Waltham, Massachusetts were nearly impassable—not due to the few inches of snow that had accumulated, but to the branches and even whole trees that had bent and fallen into the roads.]]> http://change.nature.org/2011/11/02/is-2011%e2%80%99s-crazy-year-in-weather-our-%e2%80%9cnew-normal%e2%80%9d/feed/ 0