While President Donald Trump has enacted mass rollbacks on climate policy at the federal level, Boston University’s climate research programs and sustainability groups have continued to educate and advocate.
The Northeast has about a 40-percent chance of above-average temperatures — the same as was predicted in 2019, according to NOAA spokesperson Lauren Gaches.
The endangered North Atlantic right whale, which lives off the coast of Massachusetts, may go extinct due to human activities and climate change. An estimated 400 right whales remain, and the species has been on the endangered species list since 1970, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
More than a dozen panelists — including researchers, scientists and environmental conservationists — discussed the current state of the oceans and the difficulties of conservation at Saturday’s symposium titled, “Building Community in Conservation: Stories of Hope from Boston and Across the Globe.”
In this episode of “East to West,” we cover updates on Ben Shapiro’s speaking event at BU, a new Massachusetts healthcare bill, fall flavors at local eateries, and more.
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As sea levels rise, researchers predict that Boston’s roads are going to have to increasingly withstand high tide flooding, costing drivers millions of hours in traffic delays annually.
At a rate of 0.12 inches per year since 1992, the sea is rising, according to research by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. To a harbor city like Boston, that could be more than just...
