One of the last Obama-era climate reports had a troubling update about the rising seas

The Washington Post

A Mexican beach. PinP photo.

A new report, released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on the last day of Barack Obama’s presidency, presents a series of updated estimates for future sea-level rise, both in the United States and worldwide. It suggests that, under extreme future climate change, global sea levels could rise by more than eight feet by the end of the century — one of the highest estimates yet to be presented in a federal report.  Details here.

With the Rise of Trump, Is It Game Over for the Climate Fight?

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Donald Trump’s ascension to the presidency is a stunning blow to hopes for avoiding the worst impacts of global warming. But a broad-based, grassroots movement committed to cutting emissions and promoting clean energy must continue and intensify – the stakes are simply too high to give up. Details here.

PROTECTING CANADA’S NATIONAL PARKS. A CALL FOR RENEWED COMMITMENT TO NATURE CONSERVATION

CPAWS Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society

Are human animals "loving our parks to death?" PinP photos.

For almost a decade CPAWS has observed a significant shift in Parks Canada’s approach to managing our national parks, away from their legislative first priority of protecting nature, towards a more tourism and marketing focused agenda which is putting wildlife and wilderness in our national parks at risk. Details here.

Climate change will hurt crops more than it helps them, study suggests

The Washington Post

A new study from institutes around the world, reaffirms the idea that high temperatures could seriously harm the production of some of the world’s most important food crops. Story here.

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On the climate change frontline: the disappearing fishing villages of Bangladesh

theguardian

Kutubdia’s islanders don’t have much of a carbon footprint – most don’t have regular electricity. But they are facing the reality of a changing climate, and soon tens of millions of their fellow Bangladeshis will be at risk. Story here.

A common scene in Bangladesh. Photo by Liftarn.

Dirty industries spend more on politics, keeping us in the fossil age.

by George Monbiot

Alberta tar sands - photo by "Beautiful Destruction."

Make America Wait Again. That’s what Donald Trump’s energy policy amounts to. Stop all the clocks, put the technological revolution on hold, ensure that the transition from fossil fuels to clean power is delayed for as long as possible. Story here.

Species On The Move

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As climate change impacts habitats around the world, species are on the move, trying to adapt — and survive. Story here.

Polar bear mother and cubs. photo by Alistair Rae.

New Tar Sands Pipelines Are Incompatible With Paris Climate Goals

EcoWatch

New research released Thursday reveals disturbing new evidence on how locking-into new long-lived tar sands production undermines global efforts to address the global climate crisis far beyond Canada's borders. "Trudeau's pipeline decisions will lead directly to suffering…Story here.

The Term "Climate Change" has Already Disappeared From the Whitehouse Website! HELP!

Larry - This is what we're up against. The minute Trump took office, he scrubbed every mention of Climate Change from whitehouse.gov. His new energy "plan" will make your blood boil: President Trump is committed to eliminating harmful and unnecessary policies such as the Climate Action Plan... We must take advantage of the estimated $50 trillion in untapped shale, oil, and natural gas reserves, especially those on federal lands... The Trump Administration is also committed to clean coal technology. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? We are mobilizing and launching an emergency grassroots campaign to stop Trump from derailing everything we've worked for. I need you to make a monthly donation before midnight tonight so we can fight back before it's too late. Will you help? Fight back every day for the next four years. Make a monthly donation to the Sierra Club this second. Thank you, Michael Brune Executive Director Sierra Club P.S. -- If you have recently become a monthly donor, THANK YOU. We have had an outpouring of support and are still processing donations.

Last year’s snow season in the Swiss Alps was 38 days shorter than in 1970

Science

Climate change is already thawing ski slopes from Utah to Bolivia; now, Europe may be the next to lose its powder. Story here.
The former ski resort, of Tunetschalp in Switzerland. Photo by Curran2

Impending extinction crisis of the world’s primates: Why primates matter

ScienceAdvances

The endangered yellow-tailed woolly monkey (Oreonax flavicauda) Photo by Platyrrhinus

Nonhuman primates, our closest biological relatives, play important roles and offer unique insights into many human societies. Story here.