To Address Climate Change, New Findings on Climate Attitudes & Learning Outcomes Offer Insight
by Teachers College - Columbia University
Teachers College - Columbia University— In honor of Earth Month, forthcoming research from the Center for Sustainable Futures and insights from innovative teacher preparation offer strategies to battle one of the most significant crises of our time
Phys.org—New computer algorithm supercharges climate models and could lead to better predictions of future climate change. Earth System Models—complex computer models that describe Earth processes and how they interact—are critical for predicting future climate change. By simulating the response of our land, oceans and atmosphere to manmade greenhouse gas emissions, these models form the foundation for predictions of future extreme weather and climate event scenarios, including those issued by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Newsweek—New York Homeowner Arrested After Changing Locks When Finding 'Squatters'. A homeowner in New York found themselves removed from property they own and placed under arrest after changing the locks when they found people that they did not know occupying the home.Though the homeowner is now not facing any charges, the incident paints a picture of the difficulties faced by law enforcement and homeowners in "squatter" cases in New York.According to the Queens District Attorney, Adele Andaloro inherited the home from her father and she says it was unoccupied when she visited...
Los Angeles Times—New scientific interventions are here to fight climate change. But they aren't silver bullets. Behind a chain-link fence in a corner of San Joaquin County sits one of California's — and perhaps the world's — best hopes for combating climate change. Here at the nation's first commercial direct air capture facility, towering trays of limestone mineral powder are working round-the-clock to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Robots skitter and whir around the 40-foot-tall columns, which are part of a multi-step process that will ultimately convert the CO2 to concrete, rendering the...