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Ina recent forumheld at the Harvard School of Public Health four expert panelists discussed the most important lessons learned from Hurricane Sandy.
Daniel Schrag, climate scientist and Director of the Harvard Center for the Environment said that "hurricane Sandy has been connected by the public to climate change in a way that other storms have not".
This storm has brought the conversation of our vulnerability and need for adaptation to climate change back to the table.
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Fifty years ago, Rachel Carson warned us about a silent spring, a time when we would no longer hear the birds sing. After her book Silent Spring was published, many of the toxins used at the time were banned and birds became protected under international law. Unfortunately, we often put economic gains before our commitment to the environment, and the tar sands of Canada are another example of putting profits before ecology. Studies predict that over the next 50 years, bird populations could decrease anywhere between 6 million and 166 million unless effective action is taken — action that is both in our hands and our best interests. Delete the scoop?
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"One of the worst droughts in living memory is gripping southern and eastern areas and RSPB experts are predicting breeding failures for some our most threatened wetland birds as well as the increased threat of fire facing wildlife-rich heathlands. Today sees the introduction of a hosepipe ban by seven water companies and people are being urged to consider the impact their water use will have on nature." Delete the scoop?
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"We have lost 95 percent of our lowland forest, most of our wetlands and dunes, and three quarters of our bird species are threatened. But working with volunteers and other councils and agencies, we are gaining ground in the battle to reverse the loss of Wellington's biodiversity." Delete the scoop?
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