Environment
| Publication | Category | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Climate Change, Sea-Level Rise, and the Vulnerable Cultural Heritage of Coastal New Hampshire New Hampshire’s ocean coastline, though small relative to that of other states, is a place where people have lived, worked, and died for thousands of years. It is home to numerous important cultural heritage sites,1 and its identity is tied in tangible and intangible… |
Community, Environment, and Climate Change | Climate Change, Conservation, Environment, New Hampshire, Rivers/Watersheds |
| Data Snapshot: Millennials and Climate Change From more frequent flooding to heat waves and drought, adverse impacts from climate change are already being experienced. Scientists warn of worse impacts within the lifetime of many people alive today, if greenhouse gas emissions are not reduced. Although majorities… |
Community, Environment, and Climate Change | Climate Change, Environment, Trust, Young Adults |
| Data Snapshot: Public Acceptance of Human-Caused Climate Change Is Gradually Rising Have recent extreme weather events in the United States shifted public opinion on climate change? In late summer and fall 2017, disaster headlines were common. Hurricanes caused damage along the Gulf Coast, and brought devastation to Puerto Rico and the Virgin… |
Community, Environment, and Climate Change | Climate Change, Environment, Public Opinion |
| Drier Conditions, More Wildfire, and Heightened Concerns About Forest Management in Eastern Oregon In eastern Oregon, a semi-arid region dominated by dry forest, warming over the past few decades is affecting the productivity and health of forests that are central to the region’s landscapes, economy, and culture. A warmer and drier climate will likely bring more… |
Community, Environment, and Climate Change | Climate Change, Environment, Forests |
| Eyes Off the Earth? Survey researchers have observed significant political divisions in the United States with regard to public trust of science related to evolution, the environment, vaccines, genetically modified organisms, and other topics. Conservatives are less likely than… |
Community, Environment, and Climate Change | Climate Change, Environment, Politics and Elections, Trust |
| Carsey Perspectives: To Dig, Or Not To Dig? Editor’s Note: Tom Haines, a journalist and assistant professor of English at The University of New Hampshire, has walked hundreds of miles across landscapes of fuel while researching a book about energy and the environment that will be published in 2018. He served… |
Community, Environment, and Climate Change | Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Politics and Elections |
| Where Is the North Pole? The north and south polar regions have been rapidly changing, affecting global weather and sea levels and sparking international concern about shipping and resources. While these global impacts occur, physical changes such as warming and less ice directly affect… |
Community, Environment, and Climate Change | Climate Change, Environment, Politics and Elections, Public Opinion, Trust |
| Forests in Flux The New England states and New York are more than 50 percent forested, a rate well above the national average. Economies in this heavily forested region have historically relied on forest-based industries, and human population has clustered along coastal regions and… |
Community, Environment, and Climate Change, New Hampshire | Environment, Forests, New England |
| Clean Water for Less Rising populations and increased development in New Hampshire coastal communities have led to a decline in water quality in the Great Bay Estuary. Responding effectively and affordably to new federal permit requirements for treating and discharging stormwater and… |
Community, Environment, and Climate Change, New Hampshire | Environment, New Hampshire |
| Carsey Perspectives: Saving Salt, Protecting Watersheds, in Winter Road Maintenance Every winter, the surface of the earth in the northern United States becomes considerably more salty. The reason is, for availability, cost, and effectiveness, nothing beats salt-based deicers for keeping roadways clear of ice. But the effects of road salt on aquatic… |
Community, Environment, and Climate Change, New Hampshire | Environment, Infrastructure, New Hampshire |
