Herald's focus on climate topics is appreciated | HeraldNet.com - The Daily Herald
Herald’s focus on climate topics is appreciated | HeraldNet.com
We at the Snohomish Chapter of the Citizen’s Climate Lobby want to applaud The Herald’s continuous, serious coverage of climate, energy and environmental subjects. I checked a recent issue of the Weekend Herald and counted seven different articles ranging from recycling, power and energy matters and the future of our planet if climate change is not treated more seriously as well as a worldwide climate change disaster report, a relevant letter to the editor, a pertinent political cartoon and another wonderful article by Julie Titone, this one focusing on a current exhibit at the Schack Art Center showcasing the work of local artists sharing their concepts in a common theme of what the world is heading toward in way of the disappearance of natural beauty in our world (“ Exhibits shine light on natural beauty on the edge of loss,” The Herald, March 26).
If a person wants to keep on top of climate change, global warming and related environmental/ecological matters, the best thing they should be doing is securing a subscription to the Daily Herald, a “one-stop shop” for tracking the on-going happenings regarding these issues. Even better would be becoming a frequent, generous donator to the newspaper’s Environmental and Climate Change Reporting Fund. How important are these issues; to you, your children and their children?
Jim Bloss
Monroe
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Related Knowledge Center: Climate economics
Climate change is now a driver of the world’s economy. The impact is profound:
- Catastrophic weather events — hurricanes, floods, droughts, high temperatures — are more frequent and more extreme. The cost can be measured in both the initial damage caused and the longer-term impact on the economy.
- Vulnerable communities are increasing climate-related investments, hardening infrastructure and taking other protective measures.
- Investment in carbon capture and storage technologies is increasingly rapidly.
- Governments are making investments and crafting regulations to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
On top of all of this is the cost of uncertainty. As the Fourth National Climate Assessment, released in 2018 by the U.S. Global Change Research Program, says, “The assumption that current and future climate conditions will resemble the recent past is no longer valid.”