Fascinating read about how Dominica is funding climate resilience by selling passports: $200,000 each, generating a staggering $140 million per year for the developing island nation! www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Dominica is using revenue from its citizenship-by-investment program to fund its ambitious plans to become more resilient against hurricanes in the Caribbean.
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“We won’t know the full estimated contributions from climate change until more thorough analysis is done. But this is a pattern we’re seeing around the world. Extreme rainfall events are becoming more common.” Baker Perry Uni. Nevada www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...@washingtonpost.com
What fueled Helene and caused so much devastation in North Carolina
何せ気候変動で最も自然災害が増える事が予想されるフロリダ州では、州知事が州法の大半から「気候変動」という概念を削除する法案に署名しているわけで。 一番備えと対策をしなければいけない人たちが、がっつり正常化バイアスに縋り付いている状態。 www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Climate advocates said the bill is a bid for national attention from a Republican governor eager to use global warming as a culture war issue.
“Dominica is confronting hurricanes with money earned from selling citizenship - Dominica is using revenue from its citizenship-by-investment program to fund its ambitious plans to become more resilient against hurricanes in the Caribbean.” www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Dominica is using revenue from its citizenship-by-investment program to fund its ambitious plans to become more resilient against hurricanes in the Caribbean.
“Inside a helicopter bringing life-saving relief to NC’s storm-ravaged counties National Guard and civilian aircraft now crisscross the skies of NC, bringing supplies to places where roads and bridges were destroyed by Helene and people are trapped.” www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
National Guard and civilian aircraft now crisscross the skies of North Carolina, bringing supplies to places where roads and bridges were destroyed by Helene and people are trapped.
“How Helene demolished North Carolina’s once-bustling Lake Lure - A popular tourist destination, it is now one of many communities that has been both utterly transformed and largely cut off from the outside world for days after Helene.” www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
A popular tourist destination, it is now one of many communities that has been both utterly transformed and largely cut off from the outside world for days after Helene.
How did Helene become a worst case scenario? Short answer: global warming. "Water vapor is weather fuel, and it's controlled by the sea surface temperature. So when you have record warm sea surface temperatures, you have record amounts of weather fuel.” www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
What fueled Helene and caused so much devastation in North Carolina
The Washington Post has used its resources for good, here, by making a highly complex situation more understandable to outsiders... www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
What fueled Helene and caused so much devastation in North Carolina