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Monthly Newsletter – March 2020
In this issue: False solutions are worse than none – Record-setting winter warmth highlights urgency of climate action – Enduring scientific partnership examines Congo River – New projects receive Fund for Climate Solutions internal grant awards – and more
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Community Lecture: Science on the Fly
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. Please join us for a community lecture on Science on the Fly: Uniting Anglers and Scientists for Healthy Rivers, presented by Dr. Max Holmes, on March 26, 2020 from 5:30-7 pm.
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False solutions are worse than none
From WHRC President Dr. Philip Duffy: You’ve probably heard me say that the conversation we should be having about climate change is not “Is it real?” but “What should we do about it?” Science demonstrated decades ago that climate change is real.
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Record-Setting Winter Warmth Highlights Urgency of Climate Action
A common pattern in recent years has been soaring Arctic temperatures paired with disruptions in the polar vortex and prolonged cold spells in parts of the lower 48, a pattern that WHRC Senior Scientist Dr. Jennifer Francis has linked to climate change.
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Enduring scientific partnership examines Congo River
Bienvenue Dinga, a hydrologist and WHRC’s research partner in the Republic of Congo, visited Falmouth in February, bringing Congo River water samples to WHRC’s environmental chemistry laboratory and meeting with staff to discuss progress.
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New projects receive Fund for Climate Solutions internal grant awards
The Fund for Climate Solutions aims to advance climate solutions by extending or augmenting crucial research initiatives, seeding new projects that offer breakthrough policy or scientific impact, and allowing startup projects to get off the ground to show proof of concept work for outside funding opportunities.
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Presidential candidate Weld visits WHRC for climate science briefing
WHRC hosted William Weld, the former Massachusetts governor now seeking the Republican presidential nomination, for a climate science briefing on February 25. Weld also toured WHRC’s laboratory and fielded questions from WHRC staff on his climate policy proposals.
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In the news : highlights
Humans must adapt to climate change destruction. Financial Times quotes John Holdren. January 21; More shippers and shipping companies promise to avoid Arctic routes. CBC (Canada) features Greg Fiske. January 13
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Monthly Newsletter – February 2020
In this issue: Rising from the ashes of the Amazon, a path forward for Brazil’s development and the world’s climate – Study: Indigenous territories protect Amazon carbon, but aren’t immune to degradation and disturbance – Scientists seek stronger understanding of Arctic’s role in extreme winter weather – and more
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Rising from the ashes of the Amazon, a path forward for Brazil’s development and the world’s climate
Guest column by Dr. Michael Coe: An alarming rise in human caused fires in Brazil captured the world’s attention in the middle of 2019. Using up-to-the-minute satellite data, our team at IPAM-Amazônia and WHRC quickly determined that the fires were almost exclusively associated with illegal deforestation.
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