Save Island Nations
Founder
Wade M. Norris
Since the summer of 2008 he has been a strong advocate for Pacific Islanders and indigenous people living on low-lying islands across the globe. He has covered their plight and served as a voice for those who are being hit the hardest by the effects of climate change and sea level rise, yet, they have the least to do with it.
From The Blog
USA Today covers California sea level threats to coastal housing
“Oceans rise, houses fall: The California beach dream home is turning into a nightmare” USA Today now has covered the loss of coastal houses in California due to sea level rise. Sea Level rise comes to the U.S. By Joel Shannon USA TODAY September 22, 2022 CALIFORNIA – Tyree Johnson loved his apartment that overlooked the Pacific Ocean – until
Property insurance titan begs for action on climate change, calling failure ‘an existential threat’
A new Insurance company report reveals that a major insurer of properties is calling for action on Climate Change, highlighting the instability of being able to insure claims in a rapidly destabilizing environment: While the natural catastrophes of last year did not reach the same magnitude as the record–setting levels of 2017, it was a major year for CATs
Americans’ climate change concerns surge to record levels, poll shows
Recent polling shows that Americans are starting to connect the dots between the record flood events of Hurricanes Michael and Florence and the mega forest fires on the West Coast to Climate Change. And that is shifting perspective not only on that issue but also how that issue will be part of the 2020 Presidential campaign issues. From the
Geo-engineering Ancient Lakes – off setting sea level rise and Mega storms
Today, I saw something I have been waiting 5 years to see from this article in Science Magazine: Study says large-scale solar and wind installations in Sahara and Sahel could supply all of Earth’s electricity needs and then some: Extensive renewables development there would raise local nighttime temperatures while increasing rainfall and growth of vegetation, as well as cutting back
Pope Francis Warns Oil Executives That Fossil Fuels Threaten Humanity
Pope Francis met with oil and gas executives and investors in a closed-door session at the Vatican on Saturday to sound the alarm on fossil fuels’ dire threat to humanity and urgently call for greater efforts to develop alternative energy. “There is no time to lose,” the pontiff told them. “This is a challenge of epochal proportions. Civilization requires energy, but energy
Despite Trump administration complaints, Kid’s climate lawsuit will proceed, #EarthGuardians
This is GOOD NEWS: A federal appeals court Wednesday rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a group of kids who want to force the government to do more to fight climate change. The San Francisco-based Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled that it would be premature to dismiss the case based