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WVPE is your gateway to green and sustainable resources in Michiana. Sustainability is meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. This is accomplished by finding a balance between businesses, the environment, and our society (people, planet, and profit).State, National and International resources on sustainability include:The Environmental Protection AgencyThe Natural StepSustainability Dictionary45 Sustainability Resources You Need to Know Explore ways to support sustainability in the Michiana area through the Green Links Directory.Sept. 17, 2019 from 2-3:30pm"Global Warming: A Hot Topic"Sept. 17, 19, 24, and 26All sessions are from 2-3:30pmGreencroft Goshen Community Center in the Jennings Auditorium1820 Greencroft Blvd.Goshen, IN 46526The event will look at possible solutions and suffering as well as consequences beyond warmer weather. The event will examine what other civilizations have or haven’t done when faced with environmental problems. Plus there will be an exploration of the biggest unknown in the climate system: What will the humans do? Paul Meyer Reimer teaches physics, math and climate change at Goshen College. The events are presented by the Lifelong Learning Institute. The Institute can be reached at: (574) 536-8244lifelonglearning@live.comhttp://life-learn.org/

Harvey Dumped Up To 127 Billion Tons Of Water On Texas

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How much rain fell on Texas when Hurricane Harvey struck in August? Scientists have inferred the weight of the water by measuring how much the Earth was compressed - up to half an inch, meaning somewhere up to 34 trillion gallons or 127 billion tons or 26,000 Superdomes filled with water, according to Adrian Borsa from the Scripps Institute. The American Geophysical Union met this week in New Orleans, where researchers told the gathering that Harvey's heavy rainfall was aggravated by the extra warming of greenhouse gases.

There were record-breaking global temperatures in 2016, which helped raise ocean temperatures in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. Warm water fuels storms, and the rainfall was especially intense along the Texas coastline, where hurricane Harvey stalled with stinging wind and ceaseless rain. Put simply, they say it was one of the heaviest precipitation events in recorded human history. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.