Hopes Fade as 25th Body Found in Washington State Mudslide 

By: Jonathan Kaminsky

After this tragic mudslide, 90 people are still missing and there are doubts that they not may ever be found. (Kaminsky). In Darrington, it has been said that 25 people were declared dead, when the mudslide hut homes. People are helping as much as they can. People are asking for donations, giving out free food to rescuers and the Arlington middle school was turned into a red cross rescue center. "A rain-soaked hillside collapsed near the tiny town of Oso, about 55 miles northeast of Seattle last Saturday, cascading over a river and a road into homes, blanketing about a square mile in muck and debris." (Kaminsky 1). People have been working 24/ 7 to look for bodies, using dogs, small cameras, and other devices.

To help with the relief efforts, "President Obama had signed an emergency declaration ordering U.S. government assistance to supplement state and local relief efforts."(Kaminsky 1). Many people are being cared for and more than 100 houses were completely destroyed by the mudslide. People are sadly loosing hope but people aren't giving up. (Kaminsky).



http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hopes-fade-as-25th-body-found-in-washington-state-mudslide/

Pollution Sours Pacific Ocean More Than Expected 

By: Stephanie Paige Ogburn and ClimateWire

There are so many concerns about the Pacific Ocean because of the high carbon dioxide levels that are being absorbed. (Ogburn). According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the University of Washington, over the past, 14 years, this ocean is becoming more and more acidic and becoming that faster than expected. Adrienne Sutton, a research scientist with NOAA's Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean at the University of Washington, the cause of this quick carbon dioxide build up is from natural variability and human-caused emissions in the atmosphere. "Measurements by atmospheric scientists at NOAA show that atmospheric CO2 is increasing at a rate of about 2 parts per million per year. But in parts of the tropical Pacific, the rate of change in CO2 concentrations measured by the researchers reached 3.3 ppm per year." (Ogburn 1). With this highly acidic body of water, shellfish and coral are also highly at risk. With shellfish, these animals will then have a problem building their shell and coral reefs will have problems building their skeletons because the water is acidic. Overall, scientists' main goal is to figure out what part of the carbon dioxide is coming from human emissions and then whats coming from natural oscillations. (Ogburn).



http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/pollution-sours-pacific-ocean-more-than-expected/

Britain's Greenhouses Gas Emissions Down 1.9% in 2013

By: Susanna Twidale

From a report in London, England, gas emissions were down 1.9% overall in because of the decline in fossil-fuel power generation. (Twidale). "Output of the heat-trapping gases in Europe's second-largest emitter dipped to 569.9 million metric tons compared to 581.1 million metric tons in 2012, data from the Department of Energy and Climate Change showed." (Twidale 1). When looking more into it, carbon dioxide was the main gas that was blamed because it took up 82 percent of the emissions. Also, the DECC said that the electricity generation was irregular.

"British utilities are major buyers of carbon permits under the European Union's Emissions Trading System, which requires big emitters to surrender one permit for every tonne of carbon dioxide they emit each year." (Twidale 1). In the beginning of April, the European Commission will have the chance to go look more into the CO2 figure for 2013. In addition, with this release, it also gives them a look on the overall demand-supply balance for EU emission permit. Overall, since 1990,UK emissions have fallen 21%. (Twidale).



http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/britains-greenhouse-gas-emissions-down-19-in-2013/

Global Warming Hurts Rural Communities Most 

By: Elspeth Dehnert and ClimateWire

There have new information about farmers and that they will have a difficult time dealing with climate change. (Dehnert). "A new report aims to put a human face on what it says are some of the communities hardest hit by global climate change, whose effects will be highlighted in the forthcoming Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) findings" (Dehnert 1). There were seven different stories that were documented on the impacts of climate change. These seven stories come from the countries, El Salvador, Bangladesh, Brazil, Kenya, Malawi, Bolivia and the Philippines. People think that by displaying these personal stories, it will show that there is an urgent need for decisive action on global climate policy. The one thing that people need to understand that we need to act now, we can't wait for something or somebody to be ready. Also, poor countries are being destroyed, which then forces them to adapt to all of these weather changes. Asia has been suffering from coastal flooding, sea-level rise, and storm surges. This causing so much economic loss. (Dehnert). In addition, because of the constant melting glaciers, water supply is completely changing. (Dehnert). "I was born here. I wmet away for a number of years because we have problems with our droughts, and landslides when the waters do come. We don't have enough water to grow our crops. (Dehnert).



http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/global-warming-hurts-rural-communities-most/