DECEMBER 31 2023

Climate scientists hail 2023 as ‘beginning of the end’ for fossil fuel era
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/30/climate-scientists-hail-2023-as-beginning-of-the-end-for-fossil-fuel-era
World will look back at 2023 as year humanity exposed its inability to tackle climate crisis, scientists say
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/29/world-will-look-back-at-2023-as-year-humanity-exposed-its-inability-to-tackle-climate-crisis
Red alert in Antarctica: the year rapid, dramatic change hit climate scientists like a ‘punch in the guts’
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/31/red-alert-in-antarctica-the-year-rapid-dramatic-change-hit-climate-scientists-like-a-punch-in-the-guts
Fossil Fuel Giants to Lavish Shareholders With Record Paydays as Climate Crisis Deepens
https://www.commondreams.org/news/fossil-fuel-shareholders
Canada could face more record-breaking heat this year. How can we prepare for wildfires?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/wildfire-preparation-2024-1.7074748
California snowpack lowest in decade despite hope with December storms
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/04/california-snowpack-low-december-storms
You asked: How does global warming cause more extreme weather?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/01/04/climate-change-extreme-weather-cold/
The Most Important Thing That Happened This Year Was the Heat
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/most-important-thing-2023-heat
2023 in Climate News
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/27122023/2023-in-climate-news/ 
What is Permafrost
https://www.severe-weather.eu/learnweather/cryosphere-theory/what-is-permafrost-rrc/
How 2023 changed the way states do climate policy
https://www.eenews.net/articles/how-2023-changed-the-way-states-do-climate-policy/

OCTOBER 2023

Exxon Purchase of Fracking Giant Shows It Is 'Hellbent on Driving the Thermostat Even Higher’
https://www.commondreams.org/news/exxon-pioneer-merger
‘Fires everywhere’: the Australian firefighters on the frontline of the new global Flame Age
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/07/australian-bushfire-season-summer-heatwave-fires-firefighters-rfs
How the Fossil Fuel Industry Came to Love Climate Change
https://covertactionmagazine.com/2023/10/06/how-the-fossil-fuel-industry-came-to-love-climate-change/
Heat Waves in the Ground Are Getting More Extreme—and Perilous
https://www.wired.com/story/heat-waves-in-the-ground-are-getting-more-extreme-and-perilous/
These are the places that could become ‘unlivable’ as the Earth warms
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/10/09/heat-waves-increased-temperatures-climate-change/
A loophole in the Montreal Protocol lets U.S. facilities pollute 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/10/10/montreal-protocol-ozone-climate/
800,000 tons of radioactive waste from Pennsylvania’s oil and gas industry has gone “missing”
https://www.dailyclimate.org/fracking-radioactive-waste-2665868851.html
Saltwater threat to Louisiana drinking water to grow across US, experts warn
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/10/louisiana-drinking-water-saltwater-mississippi-river
Half of Americans can’t install solar panels. Here’s how they can plug into the sun.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/10/10/community-solar-renters-apartments-discounted-electricity/
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After 'Mind-Blowing' September, 2023 Set to Be Hottest Year on Record: EU Climate Agency
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2023-hottest-record
A New Powerful Heat Dome Forecast to Drag a Major Heatwave across Western Europe as we head into the Weekend
https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/powerful-heat-dome-forecast-heatwave-october-autumn-season-2023-europe-uk-ireland-mk/
‘Inexcusable’: US Slammed for Refusal on Global Green Climate Fund
https://www.commondreams.org/news/green-climate-fund
Type of storm that drenched New York is up to 20% wetter due to climate crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/02/new-york-city-flooding-rain-storm-climate-change
How does climate change threaten your neighborhood? A new map has the details.
https://grist.org/extreme-weather/new-map-climate-change-risks-neighborhood-vulnerability-index/
Climate change could impose ‘substantial financial costs’ on U.S. household finances, Treasury warns
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/02/climate-change-could-devastate-household-finances-us-treasury-warns.html
Millions of children are displaced due to extreme weather events. Climate change will make it worse
https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-child-displacement-extreme-weather-87e933b1ee0d81f9345daa801f311ea6
Texas drought has deepened amid this year’s brutal heat
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/10/02/texas-drought-agriculture-wildfires/
Green Groups Warn Record US Fracked Gas Exports 'Bad News for Our Climate and Public Health’
https://www.commondreams.org/news/record-gas-exports
South American monsoon heading towards ‘tipping point’ likely to cause Amazon dieback
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/04/south-american-monsoon-heading-towards-tipping-point-likely-to-cause-amazon-dieback
Battery storage seen as ‘backbone’ of reliable electric grid but adoption uneven across US
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2023/10/02/battery-storage-seen-as-backbone-of-reliable-electric-grid-but-adoption-uneven-across-us/
California gets unseasonable heat wave
https://thehill.com/newsletters/sustainability/4238836-california-gets-unseasonable-heat-wave/
Climate change is a fiscal disaster for local governments − our study shows how it’s testing communities in Florida
https://theconversation.com/climate-change-is-a-fiscal-disaster-for-local-governments-our-study-shows-how-its-testing-communities-in-florida-211482
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Climate Emergency in Action: NYC 'Essentially Shut Down' by Flash Flooding
https://www.commondreams.org/news/climate-nyc-flooding
Climate change means New York City's flooding is 'new normal,' governor says
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/new-york-citys-heavy-rain-is-new-normal-due-climate-change-governor-says-2023-09-30/
New York City Is Not Built for This
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/09/new-york-heavy-rain-flooding-state-of-emergency/675505/
A Historic, Record-Shattering Heatwave is Forecast for the Midwest This Week
https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/historic-heatwave-heat-dome-forecast-midwest-united-states-october-fall-season-2023-mk/
Autumn heat continues in Europe after record-breaking September
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/01/autumn-heat-continues-in-europe-after-record-breaking-september
Sydney smashes 1 October heat record as Victoria fights bushfires
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/01/sydney-smashes-1-october-heat-record-as-victoria-fights-bushfires
Our Fragile Earth: How Close Are We to Climate Catastrophe? - Lessons from past eras when Earth was a hothouse or a snowball tell us whether we are doomed by climate change or still have time to prevent that fate
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/our-fragile-earth-how-close-are-we-to-climate-catastrophe/
‘We’re not doomed yet’: climate scientist Michael Mann on our last chance to save human civilisation
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/30/human-civilisation-climate-scientist-prof-michael-mann
Unprecedented Times Call For Unprecedented Measures - If there are future generations, they will necessarily be living in a society that functions in a completely different way than our current one does.
https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2023/09/27/unprecedented-times-call-for-unprecedented-measures/
A New Heatwave is Forecast for Western Europe – Unseasonably High Temperatures develop under the Heat Dome as we head into October 2023
https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/heatwave-forecast-europe-unseasonably-warm-heat-dome-october-autumn-season-2023-mk/
How climate change is fueling alcohol-related hospitalizations - A new study in New York found that hospital visits from alcohol-related disorders spike along with temperatures.
https://grist.org/health/how-climate-change-is-fueling-alcohol-related-hospitalizations/
The Climate Crisis Is Salting the Water in Major Coastal Cities
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/climate-crisis-salting-water
Wildland firefighters face a huge pay cut without action by Congress – here’s how physically demanding this lifesaving job is
https://theconversation.com/wildland-firefighters-face-a-huge-pay-cut-without-action-by-congress-heres-how-physically-demanding-this-lifesaving-job-is-214336
Phoenix has driest monsoon season since record-keeping began in 1895
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/02/phoenix-driest-monsoon-season-since-1895
IEA: Limiting global warming still possible due to advances in clean energy
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2023/09/26/paris-International-Energy-Agency-updated-2023-Net-Zero-Roadmap/9511695722658/
Fossil fuel workers have the skills to succeed in green jobs, but location is a major barrier to a just transition
https://theconversation.com/fossil-fuel-workers-have-the-skills-to-succeed-in-green-jobs-but-location-is-a-major-barrier-to-a-just-transition-214125
Rebuilding after wildfire: Help is scarcest for those who need it most
https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2023/0925/Rebuilding-after-wildfire-Help-is-scarcest-for-those-who-need-it-most
Swiss glaciers melt at record rate — report
https://www.dw.com/en/swiss-glaciers-melt-at-record-rate-report/a-66944292
Clouds now contains plastic, contaminating ‘everything we eat and drink’
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/clouds-plastic-rain-food-contamination-b2420308.html
Toxic Labor - A warming planet is creating a booming and loosely-regulated disaster restoration industry fueled by immigrant labor. Without protection, workers are exposed to lethal toxins making them sick long after the cleanup.
https://publicintegrity.org/environment/toxic-labor/toxic-labor-disaster-workers/
Texas prisons are as hot as ovens. I’m being cooked like a rotisserie chicken
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/01/texas-prison-extreme-heat-diary
The Direct Action Wing of the US Climate Movement Is Evolving―and That’s a Good Thing
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/climate-direct-action
Why Smaller Storms Are Growing More Fearsome, More Often 
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/30/nyregion/climate-change-flooding-storms.html
Climate Chaos and the Deserts
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/09/28/climate-chaos-and-the-deserts/
Food prices are rising as countries limit exports. Blame climate change, El Nino and Russia’s war
https://apnews.com/article/food-prices-export-bans-climate-change-aa7135b3a7f5ef9df440e94825880346
Biden to sell three oil and gas leases over five years, angering climate advocates
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/29/biden-administration-oil-gas-lease-sale-climate-crisis
Mosquitoes Are a Growing Public Health Threat, Reversing Years of Progress 
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/29/health/mosquitoes-malaria-disease-climate-change.html
Can the Courts Force Climate Action?
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/courts-climate-action
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SEPTEMBER 2023

China and U.S. face mounting calls to strike a climate deal at COP28 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/09/25/china-united-states-climate-deal/
75,000 Climate Protesters Marched In New York With Demand To End Fossil Fuels
https://countercurrents.org/2023/09/75000-climate-protesters-marched-in-new-york-with-demand-to-end-fossil-fuels/
Mental health crisis grows among climate change disasters first responders
https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/mental-health-crisis-grows-among-climate-change-disasters-first-responders-193356869611?ex=digest
Insurance premiums could surge in these American cities because of climate disasters, new data shows
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/20/business/insurance-price-increase-risk-climate-first-street-dg/index.html
New study warns of ‘climate insurance bubble.’ Is that driving costs up in Florida?
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/climate-change/article279490394.html
Japan swelters through ‘abnormal’ autumn, with warnings of more heat to come
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/20/japan-heatwave-autumn-temperatures-august-tokyo
Hotter Days Are Increasing Car Crashes and Fatalities - Hot cars are a health hazard for everyone on the road—and climate change could make things worse
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hotter-days-are-increasing-car-crashes-and-fatalities/
The Era of Climate Migration Is Here, Leaders of Vulnerable Nations Say
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21092023/climate-change-powers-global-migration/
California proposes big insurance changes as it faces climate risks 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/09/21/california-insurance-risks-fire-climate/
Big Oil Deception vs. Climate Accountability - Fossil fuel industry-driven opposition to climate action is growing fiercer as the climate accountability movement backs ExxonMobil and other major oil and gas corporations into a corner.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/california-climate-change-lawsuit
Biden’s Forest Service Logging Makes a Mockery of His Climate Pledge
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/09/22/bidens-forest-service-logging-makes-a-mockery-of-his-climate-pledge/
Al Gore to Fossil Fuel Industry: 'Get Out of the Way’
https://www.commondreams.org/news/al-gore-fossil-fuels
Weather tracker: Australia officially in grip of El Niño as temperatures soar
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/22/weather-tracker-australia-el-nino-temperatures-soar-heatwave
‘Climate villain’: scientists say Rupert Murdoch wielded his media empire to sow confusion and doubt
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/sep/23/rupert-murdoch-climate-change-denial
8 people sent to the hospital after JetBlue flight to Florida experiences "severe turbulence”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/8-hospitalized-severe-turbulence-jetblue-flight-1256-fort-lauderdale/
Extreme rain is getting more extreme as temperatures rise. That may seem counterintuitive, but the underlying physics is crystal clear.
https://www.wired.com/story/why-rain-is-getting-fiercer-on-a-warming-planet/
Army Corps of Engineers to barge 36 million gallons of freshwater a day as saltwater intrusion threatens New Orleans-area drinking water
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/23/us/freshwater-new-orleans-saltwater-mississippi-river/index.html
‘The climate is visiting a mental unravelling on all of us’: Charlie Hertzog Young on the dangers of activism – and staying sane on a dying planet
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/23/the-climate-is-visiting-a-mental-unravelling-on-all-of-us-charlie-hertzog-young-on-the-dangers-of-activism-and-staying-sane-on-a-dying-planet
Six young activists devote years to climate fight with 32 governments. Now comes their day in court
https://apnews.com/article/europe-climate-court-hearing-portugal-children-activists-9bfbd337aa0e8e8b0078c574c526ad00
‘Whatever it takes’: students at 50 US high schools launch climate initiative
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/25/green-new-deal-schools-climate-initiative
Feeling anxious about climate change? Check out these strategies. - The power of embracing despair, building community, and fostering emotional strength in the face of climate challenges.
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/09/feeling-anxious-about-climate-change-check-out-these-strategies/
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A climate of Insanity
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/09/a-climate-of-insanity.html
Seafloor methane tipping point reached
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/09/seafloor-methane-tipping-point-reached.html
Antarctic sea-ice at 'mind-blowing' low alarms experts
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-66724246
Climate Protests Around The World Call For End To Fossils Fuels As The Earth Heats Up
https://countercurrents.org/2023/09/climate-protests-around-the-world-call-for-end-to-fossils-fuels-as-the-earth-heats-up/
Climate action must respond to extreme weather driving health crisis, says WHO - Melting ice caps and rising sea levels are urgent but people care more about the floods, wildfires and droughts that are here now, New York summit hears
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/sep/19/climate-action-must-respond-to-extreme-weather-driving-health-crisis-says-who
Climate Crisis Threatens Largest U.S. Cities
https://countercurrents.org/2023/09/climate-crisis-threatens-largest-u-s-cities/
Climate activists kick off rallies against fossil fuel in week of action in New York - Protests were a preview of planned marches in the city ahead of United Nations’ climate ambition summit on 20 September
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/14/climate-activists-protests-fossil-fuels-united-nations
'It's only going to get worse': Scientists speak to WA governor about warming climate
https://www.yahoo.com/news/only-going-worse-scientists-speak-035900986.html
Biden's Decision to Skip Climate Ambition Summit Called a ‘Disgrace' - The U.S. president's no-show is "a betrayal to those who have rallied for him and a missed opportunity for him to deliver on his climate commitments," said 350.org's North American director.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/biden-climate-ambition-summit
LOOKING BACK - ‘We are not prepared’: Disasters spread as climate change strikes - The warming planet is causing havoc under the strain from record heat, floods, storms and wildfires. And scientists warn the toll will get worse.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/14/we-are-not-prepared-disasters-spread-as-climate-change-strikes-00106439
LOOKING BACK - Why Some Americans Do Not See Urgency on Climate Change - In-depth interviews find some Americans consider crisis language overblown, leading to added skepticism of claims
https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2023/08/09/why-some-americans-do-not-see-urgency-on-climate-change/
Summer of Deadly Climate Breakdown Spurs Mass Protests Worldwide - “We deserve a world free from fossil fuels.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/summer-climate-extremes
What to know about Climate Week NYC, protests and key people involved 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/09/18/climate-week-protests-un-biden/
'There's No Economy on a Dead Planet': Activists Blockade HQ of Oil Financier Citibank - “Citi is the world's second-largest financier of fossil fuels," noted one group taking part in the protest. "How do these people sleep at night? How?”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/citibank-climate-protest
Weather tracker: Australia bakes in spring heatwave while US hit by 14 storms
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/18/weather-tracker-australia-bakes-in-spring-heatwave-while-us-hit-by-14-storms
The Climate March, Joe Biden, and AOC’s Dubious Endorsement - Elected officials should stand against the powerful—not with them—when the powerful are obstructing reforms badly needed by working people and the planet.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/climate-march-biden-aoc
Urgency of Improving Dam Safety Re-Emphasized in Libya and Ukraine
https://countercurrents.org/2023/09/urgency-of-improving-dam-safety-re-emphasized-in-libya-and-ukraine/
Crop insurance costs are rising, fueled by climate change. Yet little has changed in federal program
https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/crop-insurance-costs-are-rising-fueled-by-climate-change-yet-little-has-changed-in-federal-program/
More Than 150 Protesters Arrested in New York City While Calling on the Federal Reserve to End Fossil Fuel Financing - In a mass act of civil disobedience, activists blocked the entrance to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to urge financial regulators to take action on the climate crisis.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19092023/protesters-arrested-new-york-federal-reserve-fossil-fuel-financing/
Making Climate the Everything Story - The news media needs to stop treating climate change as a niche topic—and start treating it as the most important story of our time.
https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/climate-news-coverage-conference/
'A Watershed Moment': California Sues Big Oil Over Decades of Climate Destruction - “California's move is an unmistakable sign that the wave of climate lawsuits against Big Oil will keep growing and that these polluters' days of escaping accountability for their lies are numbered.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/california-sues-big-oil
'Damning' Probe Finds 80% of Top Carbon Offset Schemes Are 'Likely Junk or Worthless’ - Carbon offset projects are "proving a dangerous diversion of political capital and time from the meaningful and just solutions needed to rise to the challenge of the climate crisis," said one researcher.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/carbon-offsets-worthless
Demanding an End to 'Deadly Fossil Fuels,' Tens of Thousands Take the Streets in NYC - “It's time for Biden to declare a climate emergency and phase out the fossil fuels killing people and wildlife around the world.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/march-end-fossil-fuels
Khanna and UAW President Demand 'New Model' That Puts Workers, Climate Over Profits - “We will not let corporate greed manipulate the transition to a green economy into a roll back of economic justice.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/khanna-fain-uaw
March to End Fossil Fuels: Mothers Continue to Mobilize Movements - It is more important than ever for moms to continue doing what they have done throughout history: build a better world for our children.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/mothers-mobilize-against-fossil-fuels
‘Mutilating the tree of life’: Wildlife loss accelerating, scientists warn - Study finds species groups are going extinct 35 times faster than the previous million years because of human activity
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/19/mutilating-the-tree-of-life-wildlife-loss-accelerating-scientists-warn
Critics Say Biden's Climate Inaction Belies Lofty Claims in UN Speech - “Unfortunately, the White House is trying to convince us that they are working hard to put out the fire while they continue pouring gasoline on it," said one campaigner.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/biden-climate
As extreme downpours trigger flooding around the world, scientists take a closer look at global warming’s role
https://theconversation.com/as-extreme-downpours-trigger-flooding-around-the-world-scientists-take-a-closer-look-at-global-warmings-role-213724
New 'Make Polluters Pay' Campaign Pushes States—and Biden DOJ—to Sue Big Oil - “It's time to come together and finally hold the fossil fuel industry accountable for the damage they've done.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/make-polluters-pay-campaign
Climate Change And Learning From The Disaster in Libya
https://countercurrents.org/2023/09/climate-change-and-learning-from-the-disaster-in-libya/
Why I March: The Importance of Climate Movement Unity - This push to end the reign of fossil fuels has allowed the climate movement to act as one giant machine in a burst of collective action.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/climate-movement-unity
EV sales growth points to oil demand peaking by 2030 − so why is the oil industry doubling down on production?
https://theconversation.com/ev-sales-growth-points-to-oil-demand-peaking-by-2030-so-why-is-the-oil-industry-doubling-down-on-production-213637
Ten countries and territories saw severe flooding in just 12 days. Is this the future of climate change?
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/16/world/global-rain-flooding-climate-crisis-intl-hnk/index.html
A climate of Insanity
https://countercurrents.org/2023/09/a-climate-of-insanity/
Property over people? New York City’s $52bn plan to save itself from the sea
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/19/new-york-hurricane-sandy-flooding-plan
The ocean is rising — and so is Miami’s skyline - The coastal city wants to build its way out of climate change. Is that smart?
https://www.vox.com/climate/23872640/coastal-climate-ocean-rising-miami-florida-building
All Eyes Are on World Leaders to Do Better at the Climate Ambition Summit - Governments are being asked to commit to more ambitious emission reduction commitments for 2030 and beyond by 2025, as well as to boost climate finance commitments from rich nations.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/do-better-at-climate-ambition-summit
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One Environmental Defender Was Killed Every Other Day in 2022: Analysis - “Governments around the world must urgently address the senseless killings of those who stand up for our planet, including for the protection of its most precious ecosystems.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/environmental-defenders-killed
Meet the Shadowy Global Network Vilifying Climate Protesters - For decades, the Atlas Network has used its reach and influence to spread conservative philosophy—and criminalize climate protest.
https://newrepublic.com/article/175488/meet-shadowy-global-network-vilifying-climate-protesters
Within 2 Weeks 4 Continents Face 8 Catastrophic Floods, At Least 10,000 Die, Neighborhoods Swept To Sea
https://countercurrents.org/2023/09/within-2-weeks-4-continents-face-8-catastrophic-floods-at-least-10000-die-neighborhoods-swept-to-sea/
Climate disasters will happen everywhere, anytime - Wildfires, hurricanes, and extreme heat used to follow seasonal rules. They increasingly don’t.
https://www.vox.com/climate/23870591/fall-climate-el-nino-hurricane-wildfires
UN Puts Out 'Truly Damning Report Card' for Climate Action Before Global Summits - “This report is a wake-up call to the injustice of the climate crisis and a pivotal opportunity to correct course," said one expert.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/un-global-stocktake-report
New Study Identifies United States as ‘Planet-Wrecker-in-Chief' - Planned fossil fuel expansion in the U.S. accounts for more than a third of new oil and gas extraction projects set to begin through 2050, according to Oil Change International.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/united-states-planet-wrecker
Q&A: Gov. Jay Inslee’s Thoughts on Countering Climate Change in the State of Washington and Beyond - Inslee, who unsuccessfully ran for president in 2019 as a climate change candidate, says, “The way to build hope is to take action.”
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/04032022/qa-gov-jay-inslees-thoughts-on-countering-climate-change-in-the-state-of-washington-and-beyond/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIoavu87iegQMVoxCtBh1Zdgz-EAAYASAAEgKi_fD_BwE
We can’t normalize climate catastrophe. Biden must act 
https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/4201368-we-cant-normalize-climate-catastrophe-biden-must-act/
G20 Leaders Rebuked for Latest 'Incomprehensible Failure' on Climate Crisis - “Fossil fuels are killing us, and the G20's reckless failure to act will be measured in further lives and livelihoods lost," said one campaigner who noted the refusal by rich nations to pledge a phaseout of oil, coal, and gas.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/g20-climate-failure
Oil & Gas Companies Are Forging a Suicide Pact With Mother Earth - Our national charter needs amending to deal with big corporations, which in turn requires a mass movement.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/oil-gas-companies-are-forging-a-suicide-pact-with-mother-earth
Water Cannons Target 10,000 Climate Protesters Blocking Highway in Netherlands - “While the world is going up in flames, the government continues to add fuel to the fire by propping up the biggest source of the climate crisis, fossil fuels, with billions in subsidies.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/water-cannons-target-10000-climate-protesters-blocking-highway-in-netherlands
Biden Must Do More—Why We Must March to End Fossil Fuels - We have seen too many examples of this White House making pro-fossil fuel decisions that fly in the face of its own climate rhetoric. It's why we're marching and we hope you'll join us.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/march-to-end-fossil-fuels-biden
Poll: 1 in 2 Americans Have Experienced Extreme Weather Events in the Past Month - Nearly 7 in 10 Americans believe extreme weather events will become more common in the near future.
https://truthout.org/articles/poll-1-in-2-americans-have-experienced-extreme-weather-events-in-the-past-month/
Phoenix on brink of breaking its record for most 110-degree days in a year
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/phoenix-could-set-record-most-110-degree-days/
Hong Kong paralyzed by flash flooding after heaviest rainfall since 1884
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/07/asia/hong-kong-black-rainstorm-flooding-intl-hnk/index.html
2,000 people are feared dead in flooding in eastern Libya after weekend storm, prime minister says
https://apnews.com/article/derna-disaster-zone-libya-storm-daniel-floods-8fac4fe35b962242568ff219456c6870
Flying soon? Airplane turbulence may be worse than usual. Here’s why
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/4195736-flying-soon-airplane-turbulence-may-be-worse-than-usual-heres-why/
Hurricane Lee: An Ominous Storm Even If It Doesn't Come to Land - "This is your hurricane on fossil fueled climate change.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/hurricane-lee-ominous-warning
Why 2% Is the Most Dangerous Number No One Is Talking About - The sheer quantity of chemicals being dumped into the environment is quickly growing—and we only be seeing the beginning of the harm they are doing to us.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/why-2-is-the-most-dangerous-number-no-one-is-talking-about
America Could Be in for a Rough Fall - The weather is about to get even weirder.
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/09/fall-winter-heat-el-nino-climate-change/675238/
What High Heat in the Classroom Is Doing to Millions of American Children - With too many schools ill-prepared for the impacts of climate change, research shows that excessive temperatures affect students’ ability to concentrate, perform and think clearly.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09092023/what-high-heat-in-the-classroom-is-doing-to-millions-of-american-children/
A Polar Vortex is starting to form in the Stratosphere over the North Pole and will impact the Weather as we head closer to Winter 2023/2024
https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/polar-vortex-forecast-winter-2023-2024-cooling-weather-impact-united-states-canada-europe-fa/
Second and Third-Stage Consequences of Fossil-Fueled Climate Disruptions Emerging Fast
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/09/12/second-and-third-stage-consequences-of-fossil-fueled-climate-disruptions-emerging-fast/
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Canadian army needs dedicated climate disaster force, says former top soldier
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/former-top-soldier-says-canadian-army-needs-new-disaster-response-force-1.6955373
‘Smashed’: summer of 2023 the hottest ever recorded - The climate crisis and emerging El Niño event pushed up temperatures and drove extreme weather across the world
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/06/summer-of-2023-hottest-recorded-in-wake-up-call-to-cut-carbon-emissions
How will the US cope next summer when it could be even hotter? - This year’s heatwaves have been a huge challenge – and scientists predict 2024 will likely break records again
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/04/us-climate-crisis-heat-temperature-heatwave
WHERE DANGEROUS HEAT IS SURGING
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2023/extreme-heat-wet-bulb-globe-temperature/
NOAA Finds Carbon Concentrations Highest in 800,000 Years as Sea Level Rise Hits Record - The new global report states that burning fossil fuels is "the main driver of increasing atmospheric CO2.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/noaa-finds-carbon-concentrations-highest-in-800000-years-as-sea-level-rise-hits-record
Antarctica warming much faster than models predicted in ‘deeply concerning’ sign for sea levels
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/08/antarctica-warming-much-faster-than-models-predicted-in-deeply-concerning-sign-for-sea-levels
Climate change strains Pa. farmers with extreme heat, floods, droughts
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/state/2023/09/03/climate-change-farming-droughts/stories/202308290075
The US is spending billions to reduce forest fire risks – we mapped the hot spots where treatment offers the biggest payoff for people and climate
https://theconversation.com/the-us-is-spending-billions-to-reduce-forest-fire-risks-we-mapped-the-hot-spots-where-treatment-offers-the-biggest-payoff-for-people-and-climate-210051
Banks pouring trillions to fossil fuel expansion in global south, report finds
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/04/banks-pour-trillions-fossil-fuel-expansion-global-south-report-says
US pipeline protester has ‘no regrets’ after conviction for felony obstruction - Mylene Vialard, 54, found guilty after Minnesota trial beset by legal irregularities after effort to block fossil fuel pumping station
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/02/mylene-vialard-us-pipeline-protester-convicted
The summer food went weird: searing heat reshapes US food production - From wilting wheat to stressed pollinators, US farmers and fishermen see unexpected climate effects
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/02/farming-food-supply-climate-change-drought-rain
New bullet trains misfire on old U.S. railroad tracks
https://www.eenews.net/articles/new-bullet-trains-misfire-on-old-u-s-railroad-tracks/
CHILD MALTREATMENT RATES RISE WHEN IT GETS HOTTER
https://www.futurity.org/rising-temperatures-child-neglect-climate-change-2970392-2/
Climate change could be sparking a shocking surge in lightning strikes
https://studyfinds.org/climate-change-lightning-strikes/
Home insurers cut natural disasters from policies as climate risks grow - Some of the largest U.S. insurance companies say extreme weather has led them to end certain coverages, exclude natural disaster protections and raise premiums
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/09/03/natural-disaster-climate-insurance/
Florida’s insurance and real estate are a climate warning for the U.S. 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/09/05/extreme-weather-home-insurance-real-estate-cost/
Vivek Ramaswamy Is Teaching the GOP to Weaponize Climate - The candidate is demonstrating a new way of Republican campaigning: with climate change front and center.
https://newrepublic.com/post/175308/ramaswamy-republicans-weaponize-climate-change
Historic Heatwave over the UK, France, and Benelux – Record-Breaking High Temperatures under the Heat Dome
https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/heat-dome-heatwave-forecast-uk-ireland-france-benelux-september-2023-autumn-season-mk/
The first Africa Climate Summit opens as hard-hit continent of 1.3B demands more say and financing
https://apnews.com/article/africa-climate-summit-kenya-433836dc1c9cafc938ee6682e34994c1
Pakistan bears the brunt of global extreme heat illness and mortality 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2023/pakistan-extreme-heat-health-impacts-death/
Climate Change Can Trigger Conflicts: Dr Malcolm Mistry
https://countercurrents.org/2023/09/climate-change-can-trigger-conflicts-dr-malcolm-mistry/
A Medical Toolkit for Climate Resiliency Is Built on the Latest Epidemiology and ER Best Practices - Doctors at Harvard devised the treatment principles based on the belief that every person’s health is affected by climate change.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/05092023/medical-toolkit-for-climate-resiliency/
States withhold cooling aid for the poor as heat gets deadlier - Many states refuse to use money from a federal program to help low-income people pay for cooling bills or repairs.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/06/states-withhold-cooling-aid-for-the-poor-as-heat-gets-deadlier-p-00111977
As Climate-Fueled Weather Disasters Hit More U.S. Farms, the Costs of Insuring Agriculture Have Skyrocketed - Critics of the federal program say it encourages more carbon-intensive farming and are calling for Congress to lower subsidies for big, wealthy producers.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/07092023/climate-change-crop-insurance-increases/
Exclusive poll: Is climate change to blame for extreme weather in the West?
https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2023/09/07/climate-change-weather-impact-western-us/70772288007/
Summer of Record Heat Deals Costly Damage to Texas Water Systems
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/06092023/texas-heat-drought-broken-water-pipes/
Texas power grid enters emergency mode Wednesday evening to avoid rolling blackouts
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2023/09/06/461684/texas-power-grid-enters-emergency-mode-wednesday-evening-to-avoid-rolling-blackouts/
Biden Is Turning US Towns Into Test Subjects for Climate Scams - Neither plastic burning nor carbon capture will help our climate change problem, but both are false solutions that threaten the health and safety of America’s rural communities.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/biden-administration-climate-scams
‘Seriously flawed’ oil and gas leases in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge canceled by Biden
https://www.theolympian.com/news/state/washington/article279038334.html
Torrential rain sparks flash floods on Las Vegas Strip as major power outages leave more than 4,000 residents suffering blackouts
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12473497/Torrential-rain-sparks-flash-floods-Las-Vegas-Strip-major-power-outages-leave-4-000-residents-suffering-blackouts.html
Subways and streets submerged as Spain hit by record rainfall – video report
https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2023/sep/04/subways-streets-submerged-spain-record-rainfall-video-report
'This Is Unprecedented': Record-Breaking Rain Brings Deadly Flooding to Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria - “I am afraid that the careless summers, as we knew them… will cease to exist," the Greek prime minister said.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/record-breaking-rain-greece
September's Start Brings Record-Threatening Heat To Midwest, Northeast
https://www.wunderground.com/article/forecast/national/news/2023-09-03-record-heat-midwest-northeast-september
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Mega Risks Threaten Earth
https://countercurrents.org/2023/09/mega-risks-threaten-earth/
What Arctic ice tells us about climate change - I went with scientists to a remote part of the Greenland ice sheet. Here’s what I learned, and why it matters for the rest of the world.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/08/29/arctic-ice-sheet-melting-climate-change/
This Brutal Summer in 10 Alarming Maps and Graphs
https://www.wired.com/story/this-brutal-summer-in-10-alarming-maps-and-graphs/
From the Maui wildfires to ultrahigh ocean temperatures, climate change is leaving its devastating mark on the Earth. It’s but a taste of the pain to come.
https://www.wired.com/story/this-brutal-summer-in-10-alarming-maps-and-graphs/
Dramatic climate action needed to curtail ‘crazy’ extreme weather - Heatwaves, wildfires and floods are just the ‘tip of the iceberg’, leading climate scientists say
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/28/dramatic-climate-action-needed-curtail-extreme-weather
Children’s voices must be heard on climate crisis, says UN rights body - The Committee on the Rights of the Child urges governments to respond to young people’s concerns about environmental threats
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/28/childrens-voices-must-be-heard-on-climate-crisis-says-un-rights-body
The Climate Movement and the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
In a divided America, there is at least one universal left, and that is the shared world we inhabit.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/climate-movement-martin-luther-king-jr
Biden stresses need to prepare for more climate disasters like Hurricane Idalia, Maui fires in speech today
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-speech-press-conference-climate-disasters-hurricane-idalia-maui-wildfires/
Biden Infrastructure Report Pushes 'Disastrous Water Privatization Schemes,' Watchdog Says - “President Biden should have never appointed an investment banker to chair an advisory council for the nation's infrastructure," said one advocate.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/biden-water-privatization
Florida-Bound Biden Faces Calls to Declare Climate Emergency After Hurricane Idalia
https://www.commondreams.org/news/biden-climate-emergency-2664717279
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQLtPhV5REo
'Disasters Are Not Going Away': Bernie Sanders Discusses Climate Change After Idalia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQLtPhV5REo
Exxon Still Has Its Foot on the Accelerator of the Climate Emergency - In a recent report, the company yet again doubled down on fossil fuels despite the nearly daily climate disasters, from record floods, fires, and heat bombs to record temperatures on land and at sea.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/exxon-climate-emergency
Maui Fire Coverage Ignored Fossil Fuel Responsibility
https://fair.org/home/maui-fire-coverage-ignored-fossil-fuel-responsibility/
What Your Insurer Is Trying to Tell You About Climate Change - Insurers are trying to send a message. The government is trying to suppress it.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/08/home-insurance-costs-wildfires-floods-weather/675141/
America Is Draining Its Groundwater Like There’s No Tomorrow 
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/08/28/climate/groundwater-drying-climate-change.html
The true cost of climate pollution? 44% of corporate profits. - Yet governments are still pouring $7 trillion into subsidies for fossil fuels.
https://grist.org/economics/true-cost-carbon-pollution-half-of-corporate-profits-climate/
Waves Along California’s Coast Are Getting Bigger, Study Says 
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/28/climate/waves-california-climate-change.htm
There’s been a shift in how we think about climate change
https://www.vox.com/climate/2023/8/31/23849730/climate-public-views-emotions-hope-concern
London’s plan to charge drivers of polluting cars sparks protests and stirs political passions
https://apnews.com/article/london-air-pollution-car-levy-protests-1483dbefd7087393f104ac0379fe82c4
Moment furious commuters rip banners away from climate activists blocking roads in angry rush-hour clash, screaming: 'We got kids to feed… I want to get to work’
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12456847/We-got-kids-feed-want-work-Moment-furious-commuters-rip-banners-away-climate-activists-blocking-roads-angry-rush-hour-clash.html
Europe’s largest fire on record sparks hunt for scapegoats in Greece - Politicians have sought to focus the nation’s attention on catching arsonists.
https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-largest-fire-record-hunt-scapegoat-greece/
North America’s summer of wildfire smoke: 2023 was only the beginning
https://theconversation.com/north-americas-summer-of-wildfire-smoke-2023-was-only-the-beginning-210246
‘He was dripping with sweat’: Kroger worker dies in hot work conditions in Memphis - The union representing workers at the grocery chain had asked the company to allow more breaks and cooler working conditions
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/28/kroger-worker-dies-heat-temperature
Complying With Right-Wing Supreme Court, Biden EPA Guts Wetland Protections - “Congress and local elected officials must now step in and do more to protect clean water through durable legislation and state-based action," said one advocate.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/supreme-court-epa-wetlands
‘The burns can cook them’: searing sidewalks cause horrific injuries in US
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/28/phoenix-arizona-heatwave-burns-sidewalks-climate-crisis
Hurricane Idalia’s Explosive Power Comes from Abnormally Hot Oceans - By burning fossil fuels, humans force the oceans to soak up the heat equivalent of a Hiroshima-size bomb, over and over
https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-a-warming-planet/hurricane-idalias-explosive-power-comes-from-abnormally-hot-oceans
Tropical Storm Idalia threatens flooding in North Carolina after damaging thousands of Florida homes
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/31/weather/florida-tropical-storm-idalia-damage-thursday/index.html
Hurricane Idalia leaves trail of floods and wreckage in south-eastern US
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/31/hurricane-idalia-florida-north-south-carolina-georgia
Hurricane Idalia could become 2023’s costliest climate disaster for the US - Analysts estimate the category 3 storm has already racked up a preliminary cost of $9.36bn, straining the insurance industry
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/31/hurricane-idalia-cost-update-category-3-florida-georgia
FEMA forced to restrict disaster spending because of low funds - From now on, the money will be used only for “critical response efforts” and not rebuilding.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/30/fema-disaster-low-funds-00113468
As cost of climate disasters grows, some profit with catastrophe bonds - Even as Tropical Storm Idalia heads toward Florida, hedge funds, pension plans and the ultrarich are increasingly putting their money into these insurance-linked securities
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/08/29/natural-disaster-investors-catastrophe-bonds/
Idalia poses once-in-a-century threat to rural Florida
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4179485-idalia-poses-once-in-a-century-threat-to-rural-florida/
Passengers seen being taken off Delta flight on stretchers after ‘severe turbulence’ injures 11: ‘Bunch of blood and awfulness’
https://nypost.com/2023/08/30/passengers-stretchered-off-delta-flight-after-severe-turbulence-injures-11/
Falsehoods Follow Close Behind This Summer’s Natural Disasters - Misattributed videos, recycled lies and warped fears are fueling unfounded claims about the recent record-breaking heat, floods and wildfires.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/30/business/media/maui-idalia-disinformation-climate-change.html
Opinion: When kids feel the magic of nature, they will want to protect it - Improving our quality of life starts with the simple of act of getting kids outdoors.
https://www.ehn.org/children-in-nature-2664546197.html
Global Fossil Fuel Subsidies Reached $7 Trillion in 2022, an All-Time High
https://e360.yale.edu/digest/fossil-fuel-subsidies-2022
Climate change is threatening farms across New England. Here’s how farmers are responding
https://www.wbur.org/news/2023/08/28/climate-new-england-drought-flood-agriculture
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AUGUST 2023

For The First Time In History, Humanity Has A Single Common Foe - It’s no longer about nation versus nation, ruler versus ruler, group versus group, person versus person. It’s about humankind versus extinction. It’s a fight that can only have one winner, and it’s a fight we can only win together.
https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2023/08/24/for-the-first-time-in-history-humanity-has-a-single-common-foe/
A Wish List for the Next Major US Climate Legislation - Even as climate advocates push for the equitable and effective implementation of the IRA and IIJA, we also need to be thinking about our next big steps.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/climate-legislation-wish-list
The Climate Crisis Demands Collective and Individual Leadership and Responsibility - Not everyone can lower their carbon footprint, but every person can do one thing within a community context of support.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/climate-crisis-demands-responsibility
The Montana climate kids’ lawsuit has energized activists, including this one - Tia Hatton and other plaintiffs await a climate trial that pits them against the federal government, in a case that started before the landmark Montana ruling
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/08/27/montana-youth-climate-lawsuit-juliana/
Extreme Weather Hits Around the World as Global Temperatures Rise -
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/22/climate/tropical-storm-california-maui-fire-extreme-august.html
Climate change will raise sea levels, cause apocalyptic floods and displace almost a billion people - Humanity needs to plan accordingly for the countless number of future climate refugees fleeing rising oceans
https://www.salon.com/2023/08/28/climate-change-will-raise-sea-levels-cause-apocalyptic-floods-and-displace-almost-a-billion-people/
After America’s summer of extreme weather, ‘next year may well be worse’ - A freakish season of record temperatures, wildfire smoke and the destruction of Lahaina could soon become normal, climate experts say
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/26/us-summer-extreme-heat-wildfires-climate-crisis
Sweltering temperatures bake central US as heatwave expected to continue - From the Gulf of Mexico and almost to the Great Lakes, the US is still suffering from extreme heat during a record-breaking summer
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/20/high-temperatures-central-us
Climate disasters are clobbering local responders
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/power-switch/2023/08/22/climate-disasters-are-clobbering-local-responders-00112247
'They Will Never Change on Their Own': Top Oil Giants Have No Serious Plans to Curb Emissions
https://www.commondreams.org/news/oil-company-emissions
G20 Nations Dished Out at Least $1 Trillion in Fossil Fuel Subsidies in 2022: Analysis - “This support perpetuates the world's reliance on fossil fuels, paving the way for yet more energy crises due to market volatility and geopolitical security risks.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/fossil-fuel-subsidies
The U.S. is pumping oil faster than ever. Republicans don’t care - GOP presidential candidates are blaming pump prices on President Joe Biden’s clean energy policies, even though the U.S. is churning out record amounts of oil.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/28/republicans-gas-prices-oil-production-00111626
Climate Risks Loom Over Panama Canal, a Vital Global Trade Link - Lack of rain and changing weather patterns are slowing the ship traffic that moves goods around the world.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/25/climate/panama-canal-drought-global-trade.html
South-east Australia marine heatwave forecast to be literally off the scale
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/27/south-east-australia-marine-heatwave-forecast-to-be-literally-off-the-scale
Chaos Erupts When Republican Candidates Are Asked if They Believe in Climate Change - There is no scientific dispute on the question, but almost none of the Republican presidential candidates gave a straight answer.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/23/us/republican-debate-climate-change.html
Republican activist says party ‘deserves to lose’ if it fails to address climate crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/24/republicans-climate-crisis-debate
Climate Change Is Still a Huge Electoral Problem for Republicans - With Vivek Ramaswamy still calling it a “hoax,” how can the other GOP candidates gain credibility on an issue Americans care about?
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/08/gop-candidates-debate-climate-change-meet-public.html
Climate change made it in the GOP debate. Some young Republicans say that's a win
https://www.npr.org/2023/08/25/1195566969/climate-change-made-it-in-the-gop-debate-some-young-republicans-say-thats-a-win
Climate Campaigners Decry 'Absolutely Horrendous' Brutality Against Protesters at Fed Summit
https://www.commondreams.org/news/jackson-hole-economic-policy-symposium
As Wildfires Spread, Anger Rises in Greece Over Government Response 
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/24/world/europe/greece-wildfires-athens-mount-parnitha.html
Extreme weather is a cause of post-traumatic stress - Anyone who has experienced a flood or wildfire is at high risk of mental illness and post-traumatic stress. The more helpless people are made to feel, the worse it is for their mental health.
https://www.dw.com/en/extreme-weather-is-a-cause-of-post-traumatic-stress/a-66634928
Biden racks up social media flak for erroneous climate policy post
https://nypost.com/2023/08/26/biden-blasted-for-erroneous-climate-policy-post/
Bowman, Bush, and Tlaib Lead Call for House Action to Protect People From Deadly Heat - “We have a duty to take decisive action that achieves both short-term relief and addresses systemic causes of the climate emergency fueling the heatwaves.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/biden-climate-emergency-2664368078
Does rising methane signal a ‘great transition’ in climate?
https://earthsky.org/earth/rising-methane-termination-event-euan-nisbet/?mc_cid=cd03fb9cf2&mc_eid=acdf275071
The Winds That Doomed Lahaina - Gusts primed the Maui landscape to burn, then drove an out-of-control blaze. It’s a worst-case scenario that’s growing increasingly common around the world. 
https://www.wired.com/story/the-winds-that-doomed-lahaina/
A Deserted Northern City Faces Down a ‘Monster’ Wildfire - Inside the Yellowknife evacuation — and why they are becoming more common.
https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/08/24/Yellowknife-Evacuation-Monster-Wildfire/
Living with wildfire: How to protect more homes as fire risk rises in a warming climate
https://theconversation.com/living-with-wildfire-how-to-protect-more-homes-as-fire-risk-rises-in-a-warming-climate-208652
Wildfire smoke linked to increased risk of dementia, study says
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2023/08/22/wildfire-smoke-dementia-risk-increase/
Looking for a US ‘climate haven’ away from heat and disaster risks? Good luck finding one
https://theconversation.com/looking-for-a-us-climate-haven-away-from-heat-and-disaster-risks-good-luck-finding-one-211990
Sun causing global warming? 2 reasons why not
https://earthsky.org/sun/is-the-sun-causing-global-warming-nasa-answer/?mc_cid=cd03fb9cf2&mc_eid=acdf275071
Q&A: What is the sun’s role in climate change?
https://earthsky.org/sun/what-is-the-suns-role-in-climate-change/?mc_cid=cd03fb9cf2&mc_eid=acdf275071
Volcanoes and wildfires offset 20% of global heating over eight years - Events that inject smoke and gas into high atmosphere help to cool planet but are no solution to climate crisis, says study
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/23/volcanoes-and-wildfires-offset-20-of-global-heating-over-eight-years
Fears of 'Plantation Disaster Capitalism' Mount in Wake of Maui Fires - “Justice is returning control of public resources like land and water to the people," wrote one activist. "For too long the strings of Maui and thousands of communities like it have been pulled by forces indifferent to their soul.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/maui-disaster-capitalism
A Hot Labor Summer, Literally - As heat records continue to be broken, the dangers are overwhelmingly borne by workers whose jobs directly expose them to heat, like farmworkers, construction workers, landscapers, and maintenance workers.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/protecting-workers-from-heat-stress
Heat dome to retreat from Midwest, intensify over southern US - Chicago hit 100 degrees for the first time since 2012, but big changes are on the way as the heat dome over the central United States gets squashed southward.
https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-forecasts/heat-dome-to-retreat-from-midwest-intensify-over-southern-us/1573354
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High Wet Bulb Globe Temperatures hit the US again
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/08/high-wet-bulb-globe-temperatures-hit-the-US-again.html
We Can’t Keep Being the Human Beings Who Live to Destroy - With some large-scale tweaking and significant reorientation, could our species have a similarly big impact in a positive way?
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/humans-can-t-live-to-destroy
Is Industrial Society on the Verge of Collapse?
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/is-society-on-the-verge-of-collapse
Oxford Study Shows 'Heat Can Lead to Food Insecurity in a Matter of Days’ - “Policymakers across sectors should consider how the socioeconomic links between heat, health, income, and food insecurity can be integrated into research, heat action plans, food programs, and labor regulations.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/food-insecurity-heat
Our oceans are the warmest in recorded history. This is why it's so concerning - How are our oceans being affected by rising global temperatures? From the threat of a disruption to a vital ocean circulation, to La Niña and El Niños, to the poles, we take a look at how they are changing.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/oceans-explainer-1.6937010
One Of Strongest Heat Domes To Spread Triple-Digit Record Highs From Midwest To South
https://www.wunderground.com/article/safety/heat/news/2023-08-18-heat-dome-records-midwest-plains-south-forecast
As 'Summer of Firsts' Continues, California Under Unprecedented Tropical Storm Watch - “At this point, every unprecedented extreme heat event has a human fingerprint on it," said one climate scientist. "Same thing with really extreme precipitation events.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/hurricane-hilary-california
California officials respond to Tropical Storm Hilary, an Ojai quake and wildfires
https://calmatters.org/newsletters/whatmatters/2023/08/california-tropical-storm-hilary/
Wildfires are about to burn California politicians - Wildfire insurance is becoming enough of a hot potato for California’s Democratic leaders to share the pain.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/21/wildfires-california-politicians-00112016
Having Our Say Against Carbon Pollution
https://seattlemedium.com/having-our-say-against-carbon-pollution/
As Biden Touts the IRA Anniversary, Here Are 5 Carbon Bombs He Leaves Out
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/biden-5-carbon-bombs
Harris touts investment in ‘clean energy economy’ on Inflation Reduction Act anniversary
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4154507-harris-touts-investment-in-clean-energy-economy-on-anniversary-of-inflation-reduction-act/
The IRA turns 1. Many Democrats are already talking about the next climate law. - They’re joining President Joe Biden in celebrating the Inflation Reduction Act, but his allies in Congress say they have a lot more to do.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/15/anniversary-of-climate-bill-deal-democrats-want-more-00108357
Manchin vows to fight implementation of IRA as ‘radical climate agenda’
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4154907-manchin-vows-to-fight-implementation-of-ira-as-radical-climate-agenda/
The Hubris of Plutocrats: They Can’t Escape the Heat That’s Coming
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/08/17/the-hubris-of-plutocrats-they-cant-escape-the-heat-thats-coming/
Here’s the Plan to Take Montana’s Massive Climate Win Nationwide - A Montana court ruled that youth have a right to a livable climate. Now, lawsuits around the country are working to build on that success
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/montana-youths-climate-lawsuit-win-blueprint-nationwide-1234807924/
Biden Admin Tried to Block Landmark Climate Lawsuit as July Heat Scorched US - Biden officials asserted that “there is no constitutional right to a stable climate system.”
https://truthout.org/articles/biden-admin-tried-to-block-landmark-climate-lawsuit-as-july-heat-scorched-us/
Biden goes west for his second vacation of the month - President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrived in Nevada late Friday for more rest and relaxation
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/biden-west-vacation-month-102380044
Awkward moment gormless-looking Biden shuffles away from lectern as Hawaii Democrat tries to speak to him minutes after giving tone-deaf speech to victims of Maui's killer wildfires - VIDEO
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12432165/Awkward-moment-gormless-looking-Biden-shuffles-away-lectern-Hawaii-Democrat-tries-speak-minutes-giving-tone-deaf-speech-victims-Mauis-killer-wildfires.html
The richest Americans account for 40 percent of U.S. climate emissions
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/08/17/greenhouse-emissions-income-inequality/
De-Gamify The Earth - Basically the problem is that our whole planet has been gamified. All the Earth’s life, resources and geography have been folded into this sick game where people commodify them into points called money, for no other reason than to score as many points as possible.
https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2023/08/18/de-gamify-the-earth/
A New Powerful Heatwave is Forecast to intensify across Western and Central Europe as we head into the final two weeks of summer 2023; a heat dome engulfs the continent
https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/heatwave-forecast-western-europe-france-uk-summer-season-2023-mk/
How Canada's wildfires are warming the stratosphere
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230817-how-wildfires-push-up-temperatures-long-after-they-are-extinguished
Zero-degree line at record height above Switzerland as heat and fire hit Europe
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/21/zero-degree-line-record-height-switzerland-heatwave-wildfire-europe
Climate crisis is accelerating, scientists warn, after unusually warm July breaks Australian records - Many weather stations in Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart clocked their highest July temperatures ever as the country’s winters get hotter
https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2023/aug/16/climate-crisis-global-warming-july-weather-australia
Biden faces calls to declare climate emergency as he heads to Maui - Climate groups and many of the president’s allies in Congress urge him to invoke emergency powers to mitigate environmental threats.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/20/biden-climate-emergency-hawaii-00111973
The US and China must unite to fight the climate crisis, not each other - Cooperation is not only in the best interests of all countries, but is absolutely necessary for the survival of the planet
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/21/us-bernie-sanders-china-climate-change-cooperation
Long delays at Panama Canal after drought hits global shipping route - Number of vessels able to pass through each day limited because lower availability of water
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/aug/14/drought-causes-queues-and-delays-for-ships-passing-through-panama-canal
Canadian wildfire in Kelowna JUMPS lake which emergency services hoped would stop it in its tracks, as map shows how blazes across country could blanket US in smog TODAY
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12420067/More-20-000-Canadians-ordered-leave-homes-control-wildfires-advance-city-properties-destroyed.html
Why Hawaii’s hard fire season isn’t over
https://thehill.com/newsletters/sustainability/4155812-why-hawaiis-hard-fire-season-isnt-over/
‘Too much to bear.’ The incalculable emotional toll of the Maui wildfires
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/19/us/hawaii-maui-rebuilding-after-wildfire/index.html
Fossil fuel firms move to dismiss climate lawsuit in Hawaii as Maui faces wildfires - In 2020, Honolulu officials had sued eight oil and gas companies over the steep costs of abating damages from extreme weather
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/17/hawaii-fossil-fuel-companies-dismiss-lawsuit-honolulu
New Jersey requires climate change education. A year in, here's how it's going
https://www.npr.org/2023/08/20/1191114786/new-jersey-requires-climate-change-education-a-year-in-heres-how-its-going
‘The heat’s different now’: Why the U.S. was unprepared for a deadly summer - Extreme temperatures across the U.S. have put the elderly, outdoors workers and people with no access to cool air at greatest risk of severe heat-related illnesses or even death.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/20/death-toll-summer-heat-00111442
A Quarter of the Global Population Is Facing 'Extremely High Water Stress’ - “Living with this level of water stress jeopardizes people's lives, jobs, food, and energy security," warns a new report from the World Resources Institute.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/extreme-water-stress
The real story behind that photo of a weirdly unscathed house in the rubble of Lahaina
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/the-real-story-behind-that-photo-of-a-weirdly-unscathed-house-in-the-rubble-of-lahaina/
Fracking Linked to Increased Cases of Lymphoma in Pennsylvania Children, Study Finds - Long awaited papers by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh looked at correlations between natural gas development and childhood cancers, asthma, and birth outcomes.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/16082023/pennsylvania-fracking-link-childhood-lymphoma/
California’s Top Methane Emitter is a Vast Cattle Feedlot. For Now, Federal and State Greenhouse Gas Regulators Are Giving It a Pass.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18082023/californias-top-methane-emitter-is-cattle-feedlot/
Rich countries ‘trap’ poor nations into relying on fossil fuels - Campaigners criticise ‘new form of colonialism’, where countries in the global south are forced to invest in fossil fuel projects to repay debts
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/aug/21/rich-countries-trap-poor-nations-into-relying-on-fossil-fuels
Hurricane Hilary prompts historic tropical storm warning for California as Southwest braces for dangerous rain, flooding
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/19/weather/hurricane-hilary-california-southwest-tropical-storm-saturday/index.html
Hurricane Hilary floods Mexico killing one as it barrels towards California, with Palm Springs residents scrambling for SANDBAGS ahead of 10 inches of rain: Health-conscious LA panic buyers clear grocery stores of everything except white bread
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12425935/hurricane-hilary-california-death-tracker-update-mexico.html
Tropical Storm Hilary soaks from coast to desert as it batters Nevada with 25 million people under flood warnings: Palm Springs is submerged and cut off from 911 as desperate Californians climb trees to escape mudslides
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12428701/Tropical-Storm-Hilary-soaks-coast-desert-barrels-Nevada-25-million-people-flood-warnings-Palm-Springs-submerged-cut-911-desperate-Californians-climb-trees-escape-mudslides.html
A Texas Dairy Ranks Among the State’s Biggest Methane Emitters. But Don’t Ask the EPA or the State About It
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18082023/texas-dairy-among-states-biggest-methane-emitters/
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Two Tipping Points
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/08/two-tipping-points.html
India, the world's most populated country, is on track to achieve its climate goals: report - A new report indicates that India is well on its way toward achieving its carbon emission goals by 2030
https://www.salon.com/2023/08/10/india-the-worlds-most-populated-country-is-on-track-to-achieve-its-climate-goals-report/
The Clean Energy Future Is Arriving Faster Than You Think - The United States is pivoting away from fossil fuels and toward wind, solar and other renewable energy, even in areas dominated by the oil and gas industries.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/08/12/climate/clean-energy-us-fossil-fuels.html
LOOKING BACK - Q&A: Gov. Jay Inslee’s Thoughts on Countering Climate Change in the State of Washington and Beyond - Inslee, who unsuccessfully ran for president in 2019 as a climate change candidate, says, “The way to build hope is to take action.”
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/04032022/qa-gov-jay-inslees-thoughts-on-countering-climate-change-in-the-state-of-washington-and-beyond/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIl5-nsILdgAMVfBStBh2DWQUZEAAYASAAEgJWpPD_BwE
California’s planning a renewable energy project at a scale never before attempted in the world
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/14/california-emissions-humboldt-county-00110262
Washington can’t get a climate pact. Gavin Newsom just cut another one. - California’s role as a shadow climate negotiator is only becoming more important as geopolitical tensions rise.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/14/newsom-climate-diplomacy-00110622
Coral Bleaching Across Caribbean Raises Fears of 'Catastrophic Mortality' of Reefs Worldwide - “This will only get worse until there is a global reduction in greenhouse gas emissions," said one expert.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/coral-bleaching-caribbean
Return of the Blob?
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/08/return-of-the-blob.html
Global heating likely to hit world food supply before 1.5C, says UN expert - Water scarcity threatening agriculture faster than expected, warns Cop15 desertification president
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/12/global-heating-likely-to-hit-world-food-supply-faster-than-expected-says-united-nations-desertification-expert
'This Is Huge': Judge Sides With Montana Youths in Historic Climate Ruling - “As fires rage in the West, fueled by fossil fuel pollution, today's ruling in Montana is a game-changer that marks a turning point in this generation's efforts to save the planet," said one attorney representing 16 young plaintiffs.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/montana-climate-kids-lawsuit
Just Five Oil Giants Set to Blow an Eighth of the World's Carbon Budget by 2050: Analysis
https://www.commondreams.org/news/oil-giants-carbon-budget
Florida Isn’t Teaching Its Students About the Climate Crisis Threatening the State’s Survival
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/florida-climate-education
Disasters crash Biden’s climate law celebration
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/power-switch/2023/08/15/disasters-crash-bidens-climate-law-celebration-00111262
Congress must not hold hurricane funds hostage for more Ukraine War money
https://thehill.com/opinion/international/4149293-congress-must-not-hold-hurricane-funds-hostage-for-more-ukraine-war-money/
White House to unveil a system for tracking heat-related illnesses nationwide - President Joe Biden is under increasing pressure from lawmakers and state and local officials to do more to address an extreme heat crisis that has defined the summer of 2023.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/white-house-unveil-dashboard-tracking-heat-related-illnesses-nationwid-rcna98927
‘We can’t escape’: climate crisis is driving up cost of living in the US west - Extreme weather, fueled by global heating, is affecting energy, water, insurance premiums and food and housing costs
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/21/climate-crisis-cost-of-living-energy-water-california
Congress looks to gut emissions reporting requirements for military contractors - Lawmakers want to make it harder to determine the ecological impact of weapons manufacturers, and activists aren’t happy.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/08/14/congress-looks-to-gut-emissions-reporting-requirements-for-military-contractors/
Experts fear US carbon capture plan is ‘fig leaf’ to protect fossil fuel industry - Critics concerned energy department decision on fledgling technology will undermine efforts to phase out fossil fuels
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/11/us-government-biden-carbon-capture
From Hawaii to Greece, the planet is broiling from wildfires. How much is climate change to blame? - Although many factors are behind the global series of wildfires, experts say climate change is the primary cause
https://www.salon.com/2023/08/11/from-hawaii-to-greece-the-planet-is-broiling-from-wildfires-how-much-is-climate-change-to-blame/
As Death Toll Hits 80, Hawaii AG to Probe Decisions and Policies on Wildfires
https://www.commondreams.org/news/hawaii-wildfire-probe
Pentagon bolsters efforts to battle wildfires in Hawaii
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4153978-pentagon-bolsters-efforts-to-battle-wildfires-in-hawaii/
“It looked like Armageddon”: Maui wildfire survivors describe their experience fleeing destruction
https://www.salon.com/2023/08/15/it-looked-like-armageddon-maui-wildfire-survivors-describe-their-experience-fleeing-destruction/
Maui’s deadly wildfires burn through Lahaina – it’s a reminder of the growing risk to communities that once seemed safe
https://theconversation.com/mauis-deadly-wildfires-burn-through-lahaina-its-a-reminder-of-the-growing-risk-to-communities-that-once-seemed-safe-211317
Maui’s wildfires overwhelmed hospitals with victims. Is this a preview of our climate future? - Climate change is already testing our public health infrastructure, which could trigger thousands of deaths
https://www.salon.com/2023/08/10/mauis-wildfires-overwhelmed-hospitals-with-victims-is-this-a-preview-of-our-climate-future/
Biden declares Hawaii wildfires a major disaster
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/10/maui-fire-hawaii-biden-00110692
Biden takes hit for Maui wildfire response
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4154180-biden-takes-hit-for-maui-wildfire-response/
Lahaina fire aftermath: Aerial photos show extent of the damage caused by catastrophic fire - but officials STILL don't know what started the blaze
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12394603/Lahaina-fire-damage-cause-officials-unsure-started-blaze.html
Hawaii wildfires: how did the deadly Maui fire start and what caused it?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/09/hawaii-wildfires-maui-explainer
Hawaii wildfire death toll approaches 100 and is expected to DOUBLE - as shocking new video shows terrified residents clinging to the shoreline while burning ash rains down on them
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12409051/Hawaii-wildfire-death-toll.html
Maui disaster sirens never sounded as deadly fire engulfed hundreds of homes
https://countercurrents.org/2023/08/maui-disaster-sirens-never-sounded-as-deadly-fire-engulfed-hundreds-of-homes/
Hawaii: growing threat of ‘devastating’ fires as island landscape dries and warms
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/12/hawaii-fire-lahaina-maui
Maui wildfires: Extra logistical challenges hinder government’s initial response when disasters strike islands
https://theconversation.com/maui-wildfires-extra-logistical-challenges-hinder-governments-initial-response-when-disasters-strike-islands-211384
After Maui fires, human health risks linger in the air, water and even surviving buildings
https://theconversation.com/after-maui-fires-human-health-risks-linger-in-the-air-water-and-even-surviving-buildings-211404
‘Disaster Capitalism’ Fears in Hawaii - Following the deadliest fire in the U.S. in over a century, local residents are worried wealthy outsiders will dominate and further serve themselves during a multibillion-dollar rebuild effort. 
https://consortiumnews.com/2023/08/15/disaster-capitalism-fears-in-hawaii/
READING RECOMMENDATION: Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World (2023)
https://www.amazon.com/Fire-Weather-Story-Hotter-World/dp/1399720201/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1689430058&sr=1-2
Ready or Not, the Climate Crisis Is Here - Denial operates at individual and societal levels, in both cases upholding an unsustainable status quo; we cannot escape death or the consequences of climate change, which for many will be one and the same.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/climate-crisis-is-here
The Murders of Indigenous Activists Mark the Death of the Planet - Amid capitalism's war on the environment and its defenders, we need Indigenous communities more than ever.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/murders-indigenous-activists
Boomers and Gen Z are both worried about extreme weather, but one is less concerned with climate change - In a new Fast Company-Harris Poll, growing concerns about atypical weather spanned generations, while older groups appeared less likely to make the climate connection.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90934963/exteme-weather-gen-z-baby-boomers-climate-change-anxiety-poll
The US Isn't Ready for the Climate Emergency's Impact on Older Adults - Efforts to build resilience have failed to consider what climate change means for this vulnerable population.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/the-us-isn-t-ready-for-the-climate-emergency-s-impact-on-older-adults
Rising flood risks threaten many water and sewage treatment plants across the US
https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-flood-risks-infrastructure-vermont-7bd953f513035468ee74f8f7c619bb8e
FEMA maps said they weren’t in a flood zone. Then came the rain. - Flaws in federal flood maps leave millions unprepared. Some are trying to fix that.
https://grist.org/extreme-weather/federal-maps-said-they-werent-in-a-flood-zone-then-came-the-rain/
Private jets are awful for the climate. It’s time to tax the rich who fly in them
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/10/private-jets-are-awful-for-the-climate-its-time-to-tax-the-rich-who-fly-in-them
The Deadly Intersection of Labor Exploitation and Climate Change
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/08/11/the-deadly-intersection-of-labor-exploitation-and-climate-change/
Neo-Nazis Are Using Climate Disasters to Recruit New Members - Experts have been sounding the alarm that the far-right are exploiting climate change and natural disasters.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/88xmap/neo-nazis-are-using-climate-disasters-to-recruit-new-members
UK will face greater food insecurity as climate crisis deepens, say analysts - Much of the UK’s food imports come from the Mediterranean, a region highly exposed to drought.
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/mediterranean-spain-europe-barcelona-shortages-b2392514.html
For Decades, Our Carbon Emissions Sped the Growth of Plants — Not Anymore, Study Suggests
https://e360.yale.edu/digest/climate-change-carbon-emissions-plants-photosynthesis
The fastest-growing U.S. cities are roasting in extreme heat
https://www.axios.com/2023/08/13/extreme-heat-climate-change-sunbelt-growth-cities
Dry Springs in Central Texas Warn of Water Shortage Ahead
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/15082023/central-texas-dry-wells-water-shortage/
Videos denying climate science approved by Florida as state curriculum - Prager University Foundation’s animations cast doubt over renewable energy and liken climate activists to Nazis
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/10/florida-ron-desantis-climate-vidoes-school-curriculum
Biden seeking $40B in emergency funds for Ukraine, disaster relief - That total includes $13 billion in military aid to Ukraine, as well as billions of dollars more in funding to replenish a dwindling pot of federal disaster relief, according to two people with direct knowledge of the request.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/10/biden-ukraine-emergency-funds-00110691
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July was world’s hottest month on record, climate scientists confirm - Global average temperature exceeded previous record by substantial margin
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/08/july-2023-worlds-hottest-month-climate-crisis-scientists-confirm
Four Factors Driving 2023’s Extreme Heat and Climate Disasters - The extremes this year are sharper than anthropogenic global warming alone would be expected to cause.
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/four-factors-driving-2023s-extreme-heat-and-climate-disasters/
Study Warns Burning Fossil Fuels 'Anywhere in the World' Is Destructive to Antarctica - Slashing greenhouse gas emissions is "our best hope of preserving Antarctica," said the lead author of a new study.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/study-warns-burning-fossil-fuels-anywhere-in-the-world-is-destructive-to-antarctica
What climate change deniers get totally wrong about the Little Ice Age - What does a regional period of mid-millennial cooling have to do with today's climate disasters? Absolutely nothing
https://www.salon.com/2023/08/07/what-climate-change-deniers-get-totally-about-the-little-ice-age/
There Is a Climate Conspiracy — But Not the One Climate Denialists Are Peddling - Environmentalists and elites aren’t in cahoots to destroy the U.S. But fossil fuels’ damage on the world is undeniable.
https://truthout.org/articles/there-is-a-climate-conspiracy-but-not-the-one-climate-denialists-are-peddling/
Florida Could Soon Become Uninsurable—and Other States Will Likely Follow
https://www.newsweek.com/florida-california-insurance-uninsurable-climate-change-1817260
Arizona Republicans Don’t Want to Hear About the Deadly Heat Wave
GOP lawmakers are brushing off the extreme heat — and any suggestion of climate change.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/08/09/phoenix-heat-wave-republicans-00110325
First Scorched, Then Soaked: Weather Whiplash Confounds Farmers
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/us/kansas-wheat-harvest-drought.html
‘It’s apocalyptic’: People jump into the ocean to flee Maui wildfires as patients overwhelm hospitals and 911 gets cut off
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/09/weather/maui-county-wildfires-hurricane-dora/index.html
US sees record number of billion-dollar disasters
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4144322-us-sees-record-number-of-billion-dollar-disasters/
El Niño is a harsh reminder that trade is essential for disaster planning
https://thehill.com/opinion/international/4141756-el-nino-is-a-harsh-reminder-that-trade-is-essential-for-disaster-planning/
Shock and Despair Are Logical Reactions to the Climate Emergency - New IPCC head Jim Skea’s call for a “balanced” approach only benefits those, like the fossil fuel industry giants and their puppets in politics, who prop up and profit from the status quo.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/shock-and-despair-climate-emergency
The Cure for Climate Anxiety? Climate Action - What we’re seeing is a pressing need for people to connect and become active in their communities—for the health of their communities as well as their own mental health.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/climate-anxiety
‘Despair is a luxury we can’t afford’: David Suzuki on fighting for action on the climate crisis - The celebrated science broadcaster and environmental activist says we have to stop elevating the economy and politics over the state of our world
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/06/david-suzuki-climate-action-crisis-in-conversation-natasha-mitchell-melbourne-museum
Most disapprove of Biden’s handling of climate change, Post-UMD poll finds - Less than 3 in 10 Americans say they know a good or great deal about the Inflation Reduction Act, though many voters in both parties support some of its key climate programs
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/08/07/biden-white-house-climate-policy/
'Time to Do It for Real,' Advocates Say as Biden Claims He's 'Practically' Declared Climate Emergency - “There's nothing more important than what happens today," said one environmental lawyer. "And there's no person in the world with more power to do good than Joe Biden.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/biden-practically-climate-emerency
Individualism is Killing the Planet
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/08/08/individualism-is-killing-the-planet/
The EPA’s ambitious plan to cut auto emissions to slow climate change runs into skepticism
https://apnews.com/article/auto-pollution-emissions-climate-change-epa-standards-306783df62bd2a2af0ad0f8e0b0bb121
Farmers have bought into Biden’s climate program. Now comes the hard part. - President Joe Biden’s administration poured $3 billion into greening agriculture. Some climate advocates aren’t convinced it will help.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/07/biden-agriculture-climate-program-00109931
Congress Puts Federal Support for Urban Farming on the Chopping Block - Since the last farm bill, the USDA has spent more than $50 million to support food production in cities and suburbs, but the programs might not last.
https://civileats.com/2023/08/07/congress-puts-federal-support-for-urban-farming-on-the-chopping-block/
Threatened by Climate Change, Food Chain Workers Demand Labor Protections - The farm bill has long excluded farmworkers and other food chain workers. Now, workers and advocates are making a case for including their needs in the massive bill.
https://civileats.com/2023/07/31/threatened-by-climate-change-food-chain-workers-demand-labor-protections/
The climate wrecking ball striking food supply
https://www.axios.com/2023/08/07/climate-commodities-food-supply
All Levels of Government Must Do More to Protect Workers From Extreme Heat - President Joe Biden’s new measures are a modest step in the right direction—but this is no time for modest steps.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/protect-workers-from-extreme-heat
When did summer becoming synonymous with suffering?
https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/4144830-when-did-summer-becoming-synonymous-with-suffering/
Streams of Migration – Special Frontline Rep
https://www.circleofblue.org/2023/world/streams-of-migration-limited-series/
Winter heatwave in Andes is sign of things to come, scientists warn - Human-caused climate disruption and El Niño push temperature in mountains to 37C
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/06/winter-heatwave-andes-sign-things-come-scientists-warn
Scientists look beyond climate change and El Nino for other factors that heat up Earth
https://apnews.com/article/hot-summer-climate-change-el-nino-9c5151f2fca2cd77d92a1c7bc61a0035
Alaska's capital Juneau is flooded out by melting glaciers - “We didn't even think that this was possible," Aaron Jacobs at the National Weather Service Juneau told ABC News
https://www.salon.com/2023/08/07/alaskas-capital-juneau-is-flooded-out-by-melting-glaciers/
Biden sends military to aid Maui wildfire response
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4146902-biden-sends-military-to-aid-maui-wildfire-response/
‘It looks like a war zone’: Lahaina residents tell of wildfire ‘nightmare’ - Survivors describe devastating scene in historic Maui town, with areas burned to the ground by wildfire that has killed at least 36
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/10/hawaii-lahaina-maui-wildfire-survivors
Extreme heat, the most lethal climate disaster
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/extreme-heat-the-most-lethal-climate-disaster/
A scorching heatwave re-intensifies into southwestern Europe; temperatures up to +45 °C are coming for Spain, with heat also forecast to spread north into western Europe as we head into the new week
https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/heatwave-forecast-europe-spain-france-mediterranean-summer-2023-mk/
OFF TOPIC:  Should We Be Mining Beneath the Ocean Floor? - The race is on to regulate an international competition for minerals in the world's least explored and most mysterious ecosystems.
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/should-we-be-drilling-beneath-the-ocean-floor/
Texas Is a Look Into the Future of Driving - Mindless energy consumption can no longer be the status quo.
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/08/electric-vehicle-energy-infrastructure-heat-waves/674940/
Is it cheaper to refuel your EV battery or gas tank? We did the math in all 50 states.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2023/electric-vehicle-charging-price-vs-gasoline/
Louisiana's sea level rises, taking swamps and hurricane protection with it 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2023/new-orleans-sea-level-hurricane-wetlands/
The Politics and Science of Jet Fuel - No, planes won’t run on fruit compost, but they can be made more sustainable.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-politics-and-science-of-jet-fuel-climate-change-sustainability-tax-credits-regulators-d1e46020
Inundation and Injustice: Flooding Presents a Formidable Threat to the Great Lakes Region - Archaic wastewater systems, crumbling infrastructure and segregated housing in the region create a perfect storm of flood vulnerability amid excessive rain, overflowing rivers and storm surges.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08082023/inundated-great-lakes-flooding-midwest/
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This year is so hot, Antarctica is missing sea ice equivalent in size to Argentina - Antarctic sea ice is melting and massive chunks are not coming back yet, alarming scientists
https://www.salon.com/2023/07/31/this-year-is-so-hot-antarctica-is-missing-sea-ice-equivalent-in-size-to-argentina/
Extreme Rain From Atmospheric Rivers and Ice-Heating Micro-Cracks Are Ominous New Threats to the Greenland Ice Sheet - New evidence of a previous Greenland meltdown suggests large parts of the ice sheet vanished at temperatures similar to today’s.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/31072023/greenland-ice-sheet-microcracks-atmospheric-rivers-tipping-points/
It’s not just hot. Climate anomalies are emerging around the globe. - July was packed with weather anomalies, but some were so abnormal they sent a wave of consternation through the scientific community
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/07/31/july-hottest-month-extreme-weather-future/
Wet Bulb Globe Temperature Tipping Point
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/07/wet-bulb-globe-temperature-tipping-point.html
Polluters Must Pay': Senators Urge Biden DOJ to Sue Big Oil Over Decades of Climate Lies - “Thanks to the illegal lies of the fossil fuel industry, climate change is wreaking catastrophic damage upon the United States," four progressive U.S. senators write in a new letter.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/sue-big-oil
Climate Lawsuits Spreading Worldwide - While most cases have been in the U.S., the Global South represents a growing portion, finds a report compiled by the U.N. Environment Program and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University.
https://consortiumnews.com/2023/08/01/climate-lawsuits-spreading-worldwide/
A Global Green New Deal Is the Best Way to Save the Planet - What is urgently needed is a political platform that embraces a sound climate stabilization plan which ensures a just transition, creates a plethora of new jobs, reduces inequality, and promotes sustainable growth.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/global-green-new-deal
Why Republicans can’t get out of their climate bind, even as extreme heat overwhelms the US
https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/30/politics/republicans-climate-solutions-heat-wave/index.html
Conservatives have already written a climate plan for Trump’s second term - Hundreds of conservative operatives outlined a plan that Donald Trump, or any Republican, could use to purge climate action from the federal government.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/28/far-right-climate-plans-00107498
A Second Trump Presidency Would Push the Country—and the Planet!—to New Extremes - Donald Trump is intent on winning the power to create, at best, a Hungarian version of “democracy” here in America and that would help add more than three feet of sea-level rise to the area of Florida near Mar-a-Lago.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/second-trump-presidency-extreme
As the Climate Crisis Escalates, Here Are 18 Food and Ag Solutions - Climate change is here, and the news is dire. We share our recent stories of the many food system innovators finding ways to mitigate damage, increase resilience, and adapt to our ever-changing realities.
https://civileats.com/2023/08/01/as-the-climate-crisis-escalates-here-are-18-food-and-ag-solutions/
Discounting produce at the end of its shelf-life can cut food waste— and help fight climate change - The practice could help keep more perishable items out of landfills and reduce overall food waste
https://www.salon.com/2023/08/02/discounting-produce-at-the-end-of-its-shelf-life-can-cut-waste-and-help-fight-climate-change/
Phoenix on cusp of all-time hottest month on record
https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-forecasts/record-heat-wave-in-phoenix-could-end-with-a-bang/1564900
Heat Wave Grips Portions of South America in the Middle of Winter
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/03/world/americas/south-america-chile-heat-wave-winter.html
Threatened by Climate Change, Food Chain Workers Demand Labor Protections - The farm bill has long excluded farmworkers and other food chain workers. Now, workers and advocates are making a case for including their needs in the massive
https://civileats.com/2023/07/31/threatened-by-climate-change-food-chain-workers-demand-labor-protections/
As the Climate Crisis Escalates, Here Are 18 Food and Ag Solutions - Climate change is here, and the news is dire. We share our recent stories of the many food system innovators finding ways to mitigate damage, increase resilience, and adapt to our ever-changing realities.
https://civileats.com/2023/08/01/as-the-climate-crisis-escalates-here-are-18-food-and-ag-solutions/
Record Heat Waves Illuminate Plight Of Poorest Americans Who Suffer Without Air Conditioning
https://www.wunderground.com/article/news/news/2023-07-31-heat-waves-hurt-poorest-americans
As EV Sales Soar, China to Reach Peak Gasoline Demand Next Year, Experts Say
https://e360.yale.edu/digest/china-peak-gasoline
Chinese firefighter ‘dies heroic death’ as Beijing reports heaviest rain in 140 years - Extreme weather comes as China’s foreign ministry denies reports that it obstructed discussions on climate crisis at G20 meetings
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/02/beijing-reports-heaviest-rain-140-years-china-g20-climate-talks
As extreme heat hits South Korea and Japan, death toll rises sharply
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/08/02/south-korea-japan-heat-wave-extreme-weather/
On Earth Overshoot Day, Campaigners Say 'Move the Date' by Fixing Broken Economic System - “We still have a chance to change the broken economic system that puts profit and overconsumption before people and nature," said Greenpeace International.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/earth-overshoot-day-2023
We’re Gambling With the Only Good Oceans in the Universe - Earth’s precious water made life possible. Now it’s simmering.
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/08/marine-heat-waves-earth-climate-change/674892/
'Unprecedented Heat': Iran Closes Offices and Schools as Temperatures Soar - Ministry of Health spokesperson Pedram Pakain called the number of heat-related admissions that hospitals had seen so far “alarming."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/iran-heat
‘People are dying’: Texas prisoners say heatwave turns cells into ovens
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/31/texas-prison-heatwave-temperatures-cells
Opinion Extreme heat is threatening virtually every aspect of human health
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/08/01/extreme-heat-climate-change-public-health/
Malaria Cases in Florida and Texas Raise Prospect of Greater Transmission in a Warmer Future
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/02082023/malaria-texas-florida-climate-change/
‘I realise how serious it is’: voters in England support action on climate crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/29/i-realise-how-serious-it-is-voters-in-england-support-action-on-climate-crisis
‘Silent killer’: experts warn of record US deaths from extreme heat - Fears of new high death toll this year as prolonged heatwave causes spike in hospitalizations from people who work outside
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/01/heat-related-deaths-us-temperatures-heatwave
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JULY 2023

Gulf Stream could collapse as early as 2025, study suggests - A collapse would bring catastrophic climate impacts but scientists disagree over the new analysis
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/25/gulf-stream-could-collapse-as-early-as-2025-study-suggests
Threat of AMOC Collapse Begs Question: If Not Now, Then When? If Not Us, Then Who? - We must use this as a catalyst for massive behavior change and mass forms of protests to force our corrupt officials to rapidly decarbonize the economy by 2030—not 2050.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/amoc-collapse
Record high North Atlantic sea surface temperature
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/07/record-high-north-atlantic-sea-surface-temperature.html
Record-shattering heat signals a global climate change tipping point
https://countercurrents.org/2023/07/record-shattering-heat-signals-a-global-climate-change-tipping-point/
As the Price of the Climate Crisis Rises, Who Is Going to Pay? - A global transition to renewable energy is going to be costly, but the cost of doing nothing would be far greater.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/climate-crisis-cost
Most of Missouri and the Midwest are in drought. And there’s no simple way to get out of it
https://www.kcur.org/news/2023-07-25/most-of-missouri-and-the-midwest-are-in-drought-and-theres-no-simple-way-to-get-out-of-it
The Supreme Court approves controversial fossil fuel pipeline construction — with Biden's support - This fossil fuel project, which the president supports, runs athwart Biden's promise to fight climate change
https://www.salon.com/2023/07/27/the-approves-controversial-fossil-fuel-pipeline-construction--with-bidens-support/
Biden announces new measures to protect Americans from extreme heat - Critics say steps positive but modest as US president stops short of declaring climate emergency
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/27/biden-extreme-heat-worker-protection
In Speech on Extreme Heat, Biden Makes No Mention of What's Driving It: Fossil Fuels - “Real relief won't come until Biden confronts the culprit of deadly oil and gas," said one campaigner.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/biden-extreme-heat
Gen Z for Change Leader Interrupts Biden Press Secretary to Demand Climate Action - “Asking nicely hasn't worked out," said Elise Joshi as she stood up during the White House press secretary's remarks.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/gen-z-protester-interrupts
'July Should Be a Wake-Up Call': Senator Says Biden Must Stop Approving New Fossil Fuel Projects - “We are in a climate emergency," said Oregon Democrat Jeff Merkley. "We can't take a piecemeal approach to the massive crisis we face.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/biden-fossil-fuels
In Face of Climate Emergency, Don’t Despair, Mobilize! - What we’re glimpsing is the Janus-like face of two competing climate futures. The choice between them is ours, and it should be an easy one.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/don-t-despair-on-climate
'Could Be a World Record': South Florida Ocean Temperature Hits 101.1°F - “I have no doubt a dip in Manatee Bay today would have been a hot tub-like experience," said one meteorologist earlier this week.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/florida-ocean-temperature
The past twenty days have been the hottest ever recorded
https://countercurrents.org/2023/07/the-past-twenty-days-have-been-the-hottest-ever-recorded/
Is The Hottest Time Of The Year Over? Here's What The Data Shows
https://www.wunderground.com/article/safety/heat/news/2023-07-28-hottest-time-of-year-united-states
Heat wave expected to expand, cover most of US
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4116279-heatwave-expected-to-expand-cover-most-of-us/
‘No one wants to be right about this’: climate scientists’ horror and exasperation as global predictions play out
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/25/northern-hemisphere-heatwaves-europe-greece-italy-wildfires-extreme-weather-climate-experts
Call on US Leaders to Declare a Climate Emergency - As the nation bakes, it is imperative that President Joe Biden take this action to mobilize powers, resources, and tools not currently available to him that could challenge Republican obstruction.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/climate-change-emergency-declaration
‘It’s Called Summer’: GOP Brushes Off Record Heat Wave - Republicans say people concerned about unprecedented heat around the world should just chill out.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/climate-change-heat-republicans_n_64c3c5bfe4b024f8ebc870f5
We are watching the brutal reality of what climate scientists told us would happen. How will we respond? - Amid the despair and doomism is a real climate emergency. We must act accordingly
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/27/extreme-weather-heatwaves-fire-climate-change-europe-greece-scientists-northern-hemisphere
EXCLUSIVE - Through the eye of the storm: Delta Airlines passenger jet is nearly torn apart by thunderstorm it flew through before packed airliner is forced to make emergency landing
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12349711/Through-eye-storm-Delta-Airlines-passenger-jet-nearly-torn-apart-thunderstorm-flew-packed-airliner-forced-make-emergency-landing.html
Why Aren’t American Streets Filled with Climate Protestors?
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/07/26/why-arent-american-streets-filled-with-climate-protestors/
‘Project 2025’: plan to dismantle US climate policy for next Republican president - Rightwing groups penned a conservative wish list of proposals for the next conservative president to gut environmental protections
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/27/project-2025-dismantle-us-climate-policy-next-republican-president
As Planet Burns, Shell Reports $5 Billion in Profits and Plans to Ramp Up Fossil Fuels - “Every house burnt to the ground, every town forced to evacuate, every ecosystem lost to a wildfire is a necessary consequence of a business model like Shell’s."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/shell-fossil-fuels
Colorado River has lost 10tn gallons of water since 2000 due to climate crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/27/colorado-river-water-lost-climate-crisis
More than 170m Americans under heat alerts as heatwave expands - Between 250 and 275 million will face heat indexes of 90F as heatwave moves into parts of Great Plains, midwest and north-east
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/27/over-170-million-americans-under-heat-alerts
Joe Biden must declare a climate emergency. And he must do so now - Biden had the last opportunity of any president to keep the world under 1.5C of heating. Instead he is squandering time we do not have
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/27/joe-biden-climate-emergency-peter-kalmus
‘We simply are nowhere’: EU slams lack of progress at G20 climate meeting - Countries were unable to agree on clear language on renewables and fossil fuels.
https://www.politico.eu/article/we-simply-are-nowhere-eu-slams-lack-of-progress-at-g20-climate-meeting/
What frightens me about the climate crisis is we don’t know how bad things really are - As the barrage of bad news from places like Greece continues, all we can be certain of is there are many surprises lying ahead
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/25/frightens-climate-crisis-do-not-know-how-bad-wildfires-greece
'Climate Upheaval': Wildfires Kill Dozens Across Mediterranean - At least nine nations in northern Africa and southern Europe are struggling to contain blazes. Meanwhile, policymakers are still allowing corporate interests to pour more fossil fuels onto the raging fire of climate chaos.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/wildfires-mediterranean-july-2023
On the Coast of Greenland, Early Arctic Spring Has Been Replaced by Seasonal Extremes, New Research Shows - In assembling data over 25 years, scientists found plants and animals reaching the limits of their ability to respond to climate variability.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/26072023/greenland-arctic-seasons-climate-change/
Farmers Navigate Dual Crises of Climate and Mental Health
https://www.yesmagazine.org/climate/2023/07/25/farms-mental-health-climate
Global warming will make La Niña events longer and more frequent: study - A new study unpacks the impact of global warming on La Niña, which is part of an interannual climate fluctuation
https://www.salon.com/2023/07/26/global-warming-will-make-la-nia-events-longer-and-more-frequent/
Hot Water in the Headwaters
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/07/27/hot-water-in-the-headwaters/
Biden Reneged on His Climate Promises. Can 2024 Be Any Different? - The climate movement needs to remind President Biden that he won’t earn our vote by bargaining away our futures.
https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/climate-change-2024-election-biden/
The 2003 Northeast blackout was a historical outlier. But extreme heat could make it much more common - Once rare, power blackouts will likely increase in frequency. The health effects could be disastrous.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90928386/extreme-heat-power-blackouts
America's biggest electrical grid operator PJM, with 65M customers, issues LEVEL ONE emergency and warns of potential blackouts during this week's heatwave
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12344585/PJM-biggest-electrical-grid-operator-warns-fail-heatwave.html
Phoenix could soon become uninhabitable — and the poor will be the first to leave - As climate change worsens, desert cities like Phoenix must adapt, or face a mass exodus
https://www.salon.com/2022/07/31/phoenix-could-soon-become-uninhabitable--and-the-poor-will-be-the-first-to-leave/
Wild storm floods crowded NYC subway car, topples trees in ‘microburst’ of 70-mph winds
https://nypost.com/2023/07/26/nyc-storm-floods-crowded-subway-car-topples-trees-in-microburst-of-70-mph-winds/
Why Homeowners Need To Prepare For The Costs Of Climate Change
https://www.forbes.com/sites/darylfairweather/2023/07/24/why-homeowners-need-to-prepare-for-the-costs-of-climate-change/?sh=109345044763
Giant Italy Hail Sets European Record Twice In Five Days
https://www.wunderground.com/article/storms/severe/news/2023-07-26-italy-hail-europe-record
New law pushes Washington cities and counties to plan for climate change - They’ll have to incorporate strategies to cut emissions and better withstand natural disasters and severe weather into their long-term plans.
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2023/07/24/new-law-pushes-washington-cities-and-counties-to-plan-for-climate-change/
Northeast Floods Devastate 'Heartbroken' Farmers As Months of Labor And Crops Are Swept Away
https://www.wunderground.com/article/news/news/2023-07-24-northeast-floods-farmers-crops
Record-Breaking Rains in Chicago Underscore the Urgency of Flood Resiliency Projects, City Officials Say  - As the risk of flooding in Northeastern Illinois increases, with millions in federal funds available, investments in water management and nature-based solutions are seen as crucial to protect vulnerable communities.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28072023/record-rain-chicago-flood-resiliency/
How climate change is contributing to flight delays, cancellations
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/how-climate-change-is-contributing-to-flight-delays-cancellations/
For unhoused people in America’s hottest large city, heat waves are a merciless killer - Finding shelter from extreme heat is critical to survival in Phoenix, Arizona, where record-breaking heat waves are on the rise.
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/07/for-unhoused-people-in-americas-hottest-large-city-heat-waves-are-a-merciless-killer/
110+ Dems Push Biden Admin to Enact New Worker Protections Amid 'Dire Threat' of Extreme Heat - “President Biden and OSHA have the opportunity to protect workers and to save lives," said Rep. Greg Casar. "Greg Abbott will be on the wrong side of history.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/dems-biden-osha-heat-standard
Unsanitary and deadly: The Great Stink of 1858 may foreshadow our future climate breakdown - One of the smelliest summers in history has stark implications for our present climate breakdown, experts say
https://www.salon.com/2023/07/25/unsanitary-and-deadly-the-great-stink-of-1858-may-foreshadow-our-future-climate-breakdown/
Extreme heat is particularly hard on older adults, and an aging population and climate change are putting ever more people at risk
https://theconversation.com/extreme-heat-is-particularly-hard-on-older-adults-and-an-aging-population-and-climate-change-are-putting-ever-more-people-at-risk-210049
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Planetary Inferno: Nero fiddles while Rome burns
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/07/planetary-inferno-nero-fiddles-while-rome-burns.html
The World Is Reeling From Record Heat and Flooding. Scientists Say It’s the Cost of Climate Inaction - A record-hot June, followed by a disaster-packed July has climate scientists “shocked” by just how extreme the extreme weather has been, including some ocean waters feeling like “a hot tub.”
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18072023/todays-climate-world-record-heat-and-flooding-climate-inaction/
Washington’s governor on climate: ‘The Earth is screaming at us’ - Gov. Jay Inslee said that the consequences of climate change have hit sooner than expected.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/23/inslee-climate-change-earth-screaming-00107724
US envoy Kerry says climate cooperation could redefine US-China ties
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-climate-envoy-kerry-meets-chinas-top-diplomat-wang-yi-2023-07-18/
The Future of Our Planet Depends on US and China Cooperating - As Climate Envoy John Kerry visits Beijing, our two nations must overcome their deep mutual distrust quickly if we’re to have any hope of reducing global emissions fast enough to blunt the worst climate impacts.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/us-china-climate-cooperation
'The Climate Change Bomb Has Gone Off,' Says Jay Inslee Amid Extreme Heat - “What the scientific community is telling us now, is that the Earth is screaming at us," said the Washington governor. "We need to stop using fossil fuels. That is the only solution to this massive assault on humanity."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/inslee-climate-extreme-heat
House Republicans propose planting a trillion trees as they move away from climate change denial
https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-republicans-trillion-trees-01e455acce4397c0376e82bfa18b72c2
Record temperatures kindle interest in heat legislation - Lawmakers have introduced a flurry of bills to address heat waves. Extreme conditions may give the measures new momentum.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/21/heat-wave-bills-congress-00106692
‘It’s brutal’: Europeans tell of sleepless nights and dizzy spells in heatwave - People in Italy, Spain and Greece describe their day-to-day struggles in soaring temperatures
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/22/europe-heatwave-temperatures-symptoms-italy-spain-greece
G20 countries fail to reach agreement on cutting fossil fuels - Fossil fuel-producing members dispute goal of tripling renewable capacity by 2030
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/22/g20-countries-fail-to-reach-agreement-on-cutting-fossil-fuels
OFF TOPIC:  We Can’t Ignore Plastic’s Climate Footprint Any Longer - As we create policies and incentives to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, we have a plastic-shaped hole in our vision.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/plastic-and-climate-change
As Earth Sizzles, Climate Denialists Rearrange Deck Chairs
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/07/21/as-earth-sizzles-climate-denialists-rearrange-deck-chairs/
The invisible consequences of heat on the body and mind - Heat has bigger effects on us than we may realize.
https://www.vox.com/climate/2023/7/21/23799004/invisible-consequences-extreme-heat-physical-mental-health
Rampant heatwaves threaten food security of entire planet, scientists warn
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/21/rampant-heatwaves-threaten-food-security-of-entire-planet-scientists-warn#:~:text=Successive heatwaves threaten nature's ability,record temperatures scorching the Earth.
How climate change could cause a home insurance meltdown
https://www.lpm.org/news/2023-07-23/how-climate-change-could-cause-a-home-insurance-meltdown
After hottest day ever, researchers say global heating may mean future of crop failures on land and ‘silent dying’ in the oceans
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/21/rampant-heatwaves-threaten-food-security-of-entire-planet-scientists-warn
Worsening Heatwaves Put Entire Global Food System in Jeopardy, Scientists Warn - “There are growing risks of simultaneous major crop losses in different regions in the world," said one scientist. "This is not what we're seeing right now, but in the coming decades that's one of the things I'm really scared of.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/heatwaves-global-food-security
‘We are damned fools’: scientist who sounded climate alarm in 80s warns of worse to come - James Hansen, who testified to Congress on global heating in 1988, says world is approaching a ‘new climate frontier’
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/19/climate-crisis-james-hansen-scientist-warning
This heatwave is a climate omen. But it’s not too late to change course - Michael Mann and Susan Joy Hassol - The warming of the planet – including the most up-to-date data for 2023 – is entirely consistent with what climate modelers warned decades ago
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/19/heatwave-climate-omen-change-course-weather-models
The GOP’s Environmental Appropriations Bill Is a Major Giveaway to the Fossil Fuel Industry - The Republican majority’s latest in a series of attempts to hand over our public lands and waters to Big Oil, this bill strips away the Department of Interior’s land and ocean management discretion.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/house-appropriations-bill
‘Zombie fires’ in the Arctic: Canada’s extreme wildfire season offers a glimpse of new risks in a warmer, drier future
https://theconversation.com/zombie-fires-in-the-arctic-canadas-extreme-wildfire-season-offers-a-glimpse-of-new-risks-in-a-warmer-drier-future-209666
Antarctica’s Threatening Winter
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/07/21/antarcticas-threatening-winter/
When Greenland was green: Ancient soil from beneath a mile of ice offers warnings for the future
https://theconversation.com/when-greenland-was-green-ancient-soil-from-beneath-a-mile-of-ice-offers-warnings-for-the-future-209018
Media Coverage of Wildfire Smoke Largely Ignored Clear Culprit - On U.S. TV news, viewers were more likely to hear climate denial than reporting that made the essential connection between fossil fuel consumption and worsening wildfires.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/media-wildfire-smoke
Climate Crisis Makes Us Recognize Our Limits; Disability Culture Can Show Us How - Disability culture teaches us to honor our limits and resist injustice. We need both skills to navigate climate crisis.
https://truthout.org/articles/climate-crisis-makes-us-recognize-our-limits-disability-culture-can-show-us-how/
Why aren’t we more scared of the climate crisis? It’s complicated - Despite extreme heat and weather in the US, most Americans aren’t cowering in fear. There’s a psychological reason for it
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/22/climate-crisis-fear-psychology?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
As 'Summer of Hell' Drags On, Climate Clock Drops Below Six Years - “This summer shows the devastating impacts are now. We need to act like we are living in a climate emergency.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/climate-clock
Climate Change Means Greener Oceans - Over the last 20 years, more than half of the planet's oceans experienced color change.
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/climate-change-means-greener-oceans/
Phoenix scorches at 110 for 19th straight day, breaking big U.S. city records in global heat wave
https://news.yahoo.com/phoenixs-long-simmering-heat-poised-005540315.html
When Will the Southwest Become Unlivable? - Air-conditioning and swimming pools are sustaining my community. I worry about the day when they won’t be enough.
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/07/heat-dome-southwest-arizona/674689/
Climate Connections - A warming planet, pathogens, and diseases
https://grist.org/climate-connections-diseases-pathogens/
Extreme temperatures recorded across northern hemisphere
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/17/extreme-temperatures-recorded-across-northern-hemisphere
Global Warming Is Bringing More Change Than Just Heat 
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/19/world/climate-change-migration.html
Biggest smoke plume yet from Canadian wildfires to blanket 23 states today as Code Orange warnings issued for vulnerable residents to stay indoors
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12309431/America-smoked-Biggest-smoke-plume-Canadian-wildfires-blanket-23-states-today-Code-Orange-warnings-issued-vulnerable-residents-stay-indoors.html
Workers Needed to Fulfill America’s Infrastructure Goals
https://www.circleofblue.org/2023/world/workers-needed-to-fulfill-americas-infrastructure-goals/
Miami really is hotter this summer than last summer. And any other year on record
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/miami-really-is-hotter-this-summer-than-last-summer-and-any-other-year-on-record/ar-AA1e4KmP
How urban planning turned into a climate conspiracy theory
https://www.eenews.net/articles/how-urban-planning-turned-into-a-climate-conspiracy-theory/
For every flood buyout, 10 new homes were built in flood plains in North Carolina
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/07/for-every-flood-buyout-10-new-homes-were-built-in-flood-plains-in-north-carolina/
Here’s Why Flooding Could Get More Intense As Planet Warms—As Northeast U.S. Recovers From Brutal Rain
https://www.forbes.com/sites/darreonnadavis/2023/07/18/heres-why-flooding-could-get-more-intense-as-planet-warms-as-northeast-us-recovers-from-brutal-rain/?sh=774f89ef336b
A year after catastrophic flash flooding, recovery for many Missourians is just beginning
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/a-year-after-catastrophic-flash-flooding-recovery-for-many-missourians-is-just-beginning
There are now four ‘heat domes’ around the world: Weather watch
https://www.gazettextra.com/news/nation_world/there-are-now-four-heat-domes-around-the-world-weather-watch/article_b741bb1b-1a54-5f3d-a461-9f415b3b7a07.html
The Wet and Cold Australian Winter Seems to be Defying the Recent El Nino Alert and is in Stark Contrast to the Official Winter Weather Outlook
https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/wet-cold-australian-winter-defying-el-nino-alert-official-winter-weather-forecast-bh/
It’s Like Being Baked in a Concrete Oven - During record-breaking heat, prisons without air-conditioning can kill inmates and staff.
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/its-like-being-baked-in-a-concrete-oven/
As heat records fall, how hot is too hot for the human body?
https://theconversation.com/as-heat-records-fall-how-hot-is-too-hot-for-the-human-body-210088
Extreme weather: the climate crisis in four charts - As much of the northern hemisphere endures blistering heatwaves and parts of Asia are deluged with rain, a number of climate records are being challenged
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/datablog/2023/jul/20/the-climate-crisis-in-four-charts-extreme-weather-heatwaves
Kentucky Appears To Have Set A New 24-Hour Rainfall Record
https://www.wunderground.com/article/safety/floods/news/2023-07-20-united-states-most-extreme-24-hour-rainfall-records-kentucky
Biden Proposal for Fossil Fuel Leasing on Public Lands Called 'Massive Climate Failure’ - “President Biden is blowing an opportunity to end oil and gas extraction on public land as the world reels from one climate catastrophe to the next," said a Center for Biological Diversity campaigner.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/biden-oil-and-gas-leasing
What’s happening under cities? Underground climate change
https://earthsky.org/earth/underground-climate-change-cities-infrastructure/?mc_cid=56f849a29a&mc_eid=acdf275071
‘We’re going to see workers die’: extreme heat is key issue in UPS contract talks
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jul/23/ups-drivers-extreme-heat-contract-talks
There Is No New Climate Normal Until We Stop Burning Fossil Fuels - As long as the world keeps warming, the climate will keep changing, and extreme conditions will only become worse and more frequent.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/new-climate-normals
We Underestimated the Speed and Scale of the Climate Crisis, Scientists Warn - “We need to hold governments to start to act sensibly now and reduce emissions,” one expert said.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/scientists-underestimated-climate-crisis
From scorching heat to deadly storms, Europe has no rest from ‘summer of hell’
https://www.politico.eu/article/extreme-heat-wave-deadly-storm-europe-croatia-italy-no-rest-summer-hell-climate-change/
‘We can’t escape’: climate crisis is driving up cost of living in the US west - Extreme weather, fueled by global heating, is affecting energy, water, insurance premiums and food and housing costs
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/21/climate-crisis-cost-of-living-energy-water-california
Are These the End Times? - A conversation with Peter Turchin, author of End Times: Elites, Counter-Elites, and the Path of Political Disintegration, about the prognosis for social breakdown in 2020s.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/are-these-the-end-times
In the climate red zone, the US and EU are considering urgent interventions
https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/4110030-in-the-climate-red-zone-the-us-and-eu-are-considering-urgent-interventions/
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READING RECOMMENDATION: Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World (2023)
https://www.amazon.com/Fire-Weather-Story-Hotter-World/dp/1399720201/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1689430058&sr=1-2
'Ancient Heat Records Will Be Broken': Southern Europe Braces for Unprecedented Temperatures - “If the disasters we're seeing this month aren't enough to shake us out of that torpor, then the chances of our persevering for another hundred and twenty-five thousand years seem remote.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/ancient-heat-records-will-be-broken-southern-europe-braces-for-unprecedented-temperatures
Biden, Stop Ignoring Climate-Fueled Extreme Weather - It is a massive blindspot of this administration that the country can be pummeled by weather of biblical plague proportions, and our political leaders aren’t out there calling this what it is.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/biden-stop-ignoring-extreme-weather
When It Comes to the Climate Emergency, It’s No Fun Saying, ‘I Told You So’ - The dawning El Niño, which will produce worse chaos than we’ve seen so far, offers what I think may be our last viable political opening to make the large-scale global corrections in time to really limit the heating.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/i-told-you-so-on-climate-emergency
Did Xi Just Save the World? - In a little-noticed speech this week, China permanently changed the global fight against climate change.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/09/25/xi-china-climate-change-saved-the-world%e2%80%a8/
How fast are the seas rising? - Global sea level has risen 6.7 inches (170 mm) over the past 100 years — and the rate of rise has doubled since the 20th century. Part one of a three-part series designed to help you understand your flood risk.
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/07/how-fast-are-the-seas-rising/
Climate change is turning Earth’s oceans from blue to green
https://studyfinds.org/climate-change-oceans-blue-green/
It’s even hot in Antarctica, where it’s winter - Antarctica isn’t immune to the recent heat baking much of the planet. It could affect the rest of the world.
https://www.vox.com/climate/23792828/antarctica-heat-wave-sea-ice-level-record-el-nino
Nearly 30 dangerous feedback loops could permanently shift the Earth’s climate, scientists say
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/17/world/climate-feedback-loops-tipping-points-arctic-ice-intl
The Arctic Is a Freezer That’s Losing Power - As glaciers retreat, methane-rich groundwater is bubbling to the surface. That may be warming the climate, accelerating the Arctic’s rapid decline.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-arctic-is-a-freezer-thats-losing-power/
Climate change will jump to a whole new level in 2024 thanks to El Niño
https://www.yahoo.com/news/climate-change-will-jump-to-a-whole-new-level-in-2024-thanks-to-el-nino-125854877.html
Compounding Disasters - America’s compounding natural disasters show the reality of climate change.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/13/briefing/extreme-weather.html
‘We are not prepared’: Disasters spread as climate change strikes - The warming planet is causing havoc under the strain from record heat, floods, storms and wildfires. And scientists warn the toll will get worse.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/14/we-are-not-prepared-disasters-spread-as-climate-change-strikes-00106439
US west braces for fiercest temperatures yet as ‘supercharged’ heatwave arrives - Hottest weather of the year just beginning, warns National Weather Service, as authorities prepare to protect most vulnerable
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/14/us-west-extreme-temperatures-heatwave-weather
‘I’ve never seen heat this bad. It’s not normal’: Italy struggles as temperature tops 40C - Anticyclone Caronte could send thermometer to 48C/118F as Mediterranean heatwave intensifies
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/15/italy-temperatures-48c-mediterranean-heatwave-hotter
What extreme heat does to the human body - Climate change is making parts of the world too hot and humid to survive
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2021/climate-change-humidity/?fbclid=IwAR34RQbJRQrvKALt6-GsmCvTfU2kNZ6KC6VRU--tlRfyhiDe19u1Vmz3E5M
Collapse, it’s the plutocrats v life on Earth - Climate breakdown and crop losses threaten our survival, but the ultra-rich find ever more creative ways to maintain the status quo
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/15/food-systems-collapse-plutocrats-life-on-earth-climate-breakdown
John Kerry Says 'Under No Circumstances' Will US Pay Poor Nations for Climate Damages - “This is unfair and goes against what was agreed upon at COP27 in Egypt. Climate activists especially from the Global South must stand up to the U.S. and other Western powers that want to short-change developing countries.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/kerry-says-no-climate-reparations
US Republicans oppose climate funding as millions suffer in extreme weather - Nearly 90 million Americans are facing heat alerts this week, yet GOP members are wrangling over spending to reduce emissions
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/13/us-republicans-climate-funds-extreme-heat
‘Hell on earth’: Phoenix’s extreme heatwave tests the limits of survival
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/14/phoenix-heatwave-summer-extreme-weather-arizona
US climate envoy John Kerry spars in heated exchanges with House Republicans ahead of Beijing trip
https://apnews.com/article/john-kerry-climate-china-trip-republicans-3ef1adee530d27af2b6bb44b13fa4297
The GOP's Autocratic Attack on Education Imperils Life on Earth - Where information and educational systems are increasingly being used as tools for thought control, more and more people will be going through life ill-equipped to understand how much ecological peril humanity faces, or how deep a transformation will be required of us.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/censorship-education-climate-action
European heatwave Cerberus claims first life as worker dies in 40C heat - Heatwave named after mythological underworld monster claims first life in Italy
https://www.independent.co.uk/weather/italy-europe-cerberus-heatwave-b2373689.html
UK told to prepare for possible 30% increase in uncomfortably hot days - Britain and Switzerland among countries that need to adapt most for heating, says research looking at impact of 2C global rise
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/13/uk-told-to-prepare-for-possible-30-increase-in-uncomfortably-hot-days
A historic long-lived supercell storm with giant 14 cm hailstones tracks for more than 1200 km across five European countries leaves severe wind and hail damage along its path
https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/record-giant-hail-severe-weather-outbreak-europe-summer-2023-mk/
After two years of real progress on climate, a European ‘greenlash’ is brewing
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/12/progress-climate-european-greenlash-populist-right
The “new abnormal”: The rise of extreme flooding, briefly explained - Climate change is contributing to heavier precipitation, a major factor in flooding.
https://www.vox.com/climate/2023/7/11/23791452/vermont-flooding-climate-change
Insurer’s Retreat in Florida Signals Crisis With No Easy Fix
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/14/business/farmers-homeowners-insurance-florida.html
From rapid cooling body bags to ‘prescriptions’ for AC, doctors prepare for a future of extreme heat
https://www.statnews.com/2023/07/18/doctors-prepare-for-extreme-heat-climate-change/
Floods, fires and deadly heat are the alarm bells of a planet on the brink
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/07/12/climate-change-flooding-heat-wave-continue/
The “new abnormal”: The rise of extreme flooding, briefly explained - Climate change is contributing to heavier precipitation, a major factor in flooding.
https://www.vox.com/climate/2023/7/11/23791452/vermont-flooding-climate-change
When Is The Hottest Time Of Year? For Most Americans, It's Right Now
https://www.wunderground.com/article/safety/heat/news/2023-07-17-hottest-time-of-year-peak-united-states
How climate change intensifies the water cycle, fueling extreme rainfall and flooding – the Northeast deluge was just the latest
https://theconversation.com/how-climate-change-intensifies-the-water-cycle-fueling-extreme-rainfall-and-flooding-the-northeast-deluge-was-just-the-latest-209476
Boreal forests could be a planet-warming ‘time bomb’ as wildfires expand, says new study
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/02/world/boreal-forest-fires-study-climate-scn-intl
Millions on alert as wildfire smoke from Canada to spread to US
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/17/wildfire-smoke-canada-us-air-quality
There’s no such thing as a disaster-resistant place anymore - Climate risks are becoming increasingly expensive. Not just locally, but globally.
https://www.vox.com/climate/2023/7/13/23792409/floods-vermont-new-york-natural-disaster-insurance-global-climate-risk-change
UN: 122 Million Pushed into Hunger Since 2019 - In the latest report by five U.N. agencies, the climate emergency, armed conflicts and the Covid-19 pandemic are seen pushing the global goal of eradicating hunger further out of reach. 
https://consortiumnews.com/2023/07/13/un-122-million-pushed-into-hunger-since-2019/
Climate change in India: A growing environmental crisis
https://www.dailyclimate.org/climate-change-in-india-a-growing-environmental-crisis-2662273500.html
Americans love climate litigation
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/the-long-game/2023/07/13/u-s-loves-its-climate-litigation-00106095
‘Definitely unprecedented’: Vermont wildlife also affected by historic flooding - Fish, beavers and skunks all suffered from the deluge this week. But good news: populations are healthy and they will rebound
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/13/vermont-wildlife-historic-flooding
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Scorching temperatures broke records three times this week and July is just getting started
https://www.salon.com/2023/07/07/scorching-temperatures-broke-records-three-times-this-week-and-july-is-just-getting-started/
The Hottest Days in 125,000 Years—So Far - This season’s hellish heat simply has to move us into action; the power of the sun can help.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/the-hottest-days-in-125000-years
Why a sudden surge of broken heat records is scaring scientists - Scientists say to brace for more extreme weather and probably a record-warm 2023 amid unprecedented temperatures
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/07/06/earth-record-heat-climate-extremes/
Earth’s 120,000-Year Heat Record Shattered, Finds Study
https://countercurrents.org/2023/07/earths-120000-year-heat-record-shattered-finds-study/
LOOKING BACK:  The upcoming El Nino and further events and developments
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2022/11/the-upcoming-el-nino-and-further-events-and-developments.html
LOOKING BACK:  The Microplastic Crisis Is Getting Exponentially Worse - Plastic production is skyrocketing, pushing microplastic pollution to dangerous new levels. Now research shows even the Arctic is increasingly contaminated.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-microplastic-crisis-is-getting-exponentially-worse/
Arctic sea ice July 2023
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/07/arctic-sea-ice-july-2023.html
Canada sees its farthest-north 100-degree temperature as wildfires rage
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/07/10/canada-record-heat-wildfires-climate/
Recent events that indicate Earth’s climate has entered uncharted territory
https://apnews.com/article/global-heat-climate-extremes-2023-95f6861b1312ead54ed941524fa7d2ab
Surging Weather Extremes Fuel Fresh Demands for Biden to Declare Climate Emergency
https://www.commondreams.org/news/biden-climate-emergency
US faces deadly floods in north-east and longer heatwaves in south and west - Week of dangerous weather to continue across the US, as July warnings about the climate crisis intensify
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/10/us-weather-floods-heatwave-climate-crisis-alerts
'Worrying News for the Planet': UN Agency Says Last Week Was Hottest on Record - “We are in uncharted territory and we can expect more records to fall as El Niño develops further," said the head of the World Meteorological Organization.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/hottest-july-on-record
Yes, it’s hot. But this could be one of the coolest summers of the rest of your life. - Heat waves like those in Texas and Europe are likely to get worse on the whole, not better.
https://www.vox.com/climate/2023/7/5/23784587/hottest-day-heat-wave-recorded-temperature-climate-change
This year is set to be the hottest in history. Congress must act now - Bernie Sanders - If there is not bold, immediate action to address the climate crisis, the quality of life that we are leaving our kids is very much in question
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/07/this-year-is-set-to-be-the-hottest-in-history-congress-must-act-now
How to Survive a Blackout in a Heat Wave - No matter where you live, you should be prepared to live without power during extreme heat.
https://heatmap.news/climate/heat-wave-blackout-power-outage
Heat Records Are Broken Around the Globe as Earth Warms, Fast - From north to south, temperatures are surging as greenhouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere and combine with effects from El Niño.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/06/climate/climate-change-record-heat.html
Europe In The Grip Of The Strongest Heatwave Of Summer Season 2023 As We Head Into Next Week
https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/heat-dome-strongest-heatwave-summer-2023-europe-mk/
Last summer's deadly heat wave killed 61,000 Europeans: Study - Extreme heat killed more women and elderly during the heatwave, resulting in more death than previously thought
https://www.salon.com/2023/07/10/last-summers-heat-wave-61000-europeans-study/
Extreme heat wave bound for Phoenix and Southwest could be worst ever
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/extreme-heat-wave-bound-for-phoenix-and-southwest-could-be-worst-ever/ar-AA1dzj2j
Heat wave may be the longest ever and temperatures will likely increase
https://www.axios.com/local/phoenix/2023/07/10/phoenix-historic-heat-wave-record
Climate change ratchets up the stress on farmworkers on the front lines of a warming Earth
https://apnews.com/article/heat-record-farmworkers-danger-climate-c0ca69cf71871ff07c5731cca55738c7
Texas power demand to hit record highs again as heat bakes state
https://news.yahoo.com/texas-power-demand-hit-record-120624815.html
‘Literally off the charts’: Canada’s fire season sets records — and is far from over - Officials say the risk will remain high through summer thanks to drought and above-normal temperatures.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/06/canada-fire-season-00104959
Wildfires In Canada Have Broken Records For Area Burned, Evacuations And Cost, Official Says
https://www.wunderground.com/article/news/news/2023-07-07-canada-wildfires-set-records
Reeling Arctic glaciers are leaving bubbling methane in their wake, scientists warn
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/07/06/arctic-glacier-melt-methane-global-temperatures/
The Greenland Threat Escalates
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/07/07/the-greenland-threat-escalates/
Climate Disasters Daily? Welcome to the ‘New Normal.’ _ Around the United States, dangerous floods, heat and storms are happening more frequently.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/10/climate/climate-change-extreme-weather.html
Dust storms are on the rise in the Southwest. That could harm health. - Exposure to dust storms can cause eye irritation and in some cases, severe respiratory distress.
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/07/dust-storms-are-on-the-rise-in-the-southwest-that-could-harm-health/
Northeast braces for MORE flooding that could rival deadly 2011 Hurricane Irene: 42 MILLION across the Northeast under flash flood watch after historic rains killed at least one
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12281657/New-York-deadly-storm-kills-woman-mid-30s-shes-swept-away-house.html
Emergency in Montpelier: Capital of Vermont is cut off and bracing for catastrophic flooding disaster as officials warn nearby dam could FAIL because of 'tidal wave' rains that dropped 7 INCHES in less than 24 hours - with another deluge on the way
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12286737/Vermont-braces-catastrophic-flooding-disaster-dam-near-capital-Montpelier-FAIL.html
India’s national capital gets record single-day rain as several parts across country face severe downpour - ’15 per cent of the total rainfall of the monsoon season fell in just 12 hours,’ says Delhi’s chief minister
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/delhi-rain-india-red-alerts-b2371949.html
2 Weeks Of Monsoon Rains In Pakistan Have Killed At Least 55, Including 8 Children
https://www.wunderground.com/article/news/news/2023-07-07-deadly-pakistan-monsoon-rains
15 Killed By Floods In Southwestern China As Seasonal Torrents Hit Mountain Areas
https://www.wunderground.com/article/news/news/2023-07-05-southwestern-china-flood-kills-15
‘Extremely hot’ summer arrives in Japan amid climate change and El Nino
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/11/national/japan-heat-wave-2/
Doctor’s Notes: 10 Dehydration Symptoms You Might Not Know
https://studyfinds.org/doctors-notes-dehydration-symptoms/
Can a City Feed Itself? - In Paris and elsewhere, cities are exploring the economic and environmental benefits of building-based agriculture and racing to protect farmland at the urban edge. 
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-07-07/in-quest-for-food-security-cities-test-limits-of-urban-agriculture?srnd=citylab-environment
Wildfire smoke may be having a negative impact on your mental health
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/07/06/wildfire-smoke-anxiety-mental-health/
Experts say climate change likely to increase US malaria cases - Scientists quell fears about imminent risk after cases in Texas and Florida but warn that mosquito breeding sites set to grow
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/06/malaria-us-mosquitoes-climate-crisis
Parts of Florida Swelter Through First Month Of Rainy Season
https://www.wunderground.com/article/news/weather/news/2023-07-07-florida-heat-rainy-season-drought
As Miami melts, heat advisories and military plan put climate skeptics on notice | Opinion
https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/article277035608.html
Florida in hot water as ocean temperatures rise along with the humidity
https://apnews.com/article/florida-ocean-heat-climate-coral-record-bfc3010460eb077fc14d53a6f768931d
Unprecedented ocean temperatures "much higher than anything the models predicted," climate experts warn
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ocean-temperatures-higher-models-predicted-climate-experts-warn/
House Republicans move to silence Wall Street in climate fight
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/10/house-gop-treads-lightly-in-culture-war-on-wall-street-00104991
Buildings in major cities worldwide sinking due to ‘silent hazard’ of climate change
https://studyfinds.org/buildings-sinking-climate-change/
US Has a Power Disconnection Crisis - Utilities can shut off electricity for an alarming number of Americans for nonpayment in a heat wave, write Sanya Carley and David Konisky.
https://consortiumnews.com/2023/07/10/us-has-a-power-disconnection-crisis/
Farmers to end home, auto coverage in Florida, pull back in California over natural disaster costs
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4091628-farmers-to-end-home-auto-coverage-in-florida-pull-back-in-california-over-natural-disaster-costs/
‘Cascading impacts’ warning as Farmers becomes latest insurer to quit Florida - State’s efforts unable to persuade company to stay amid growing risk for carriers as climate crisis increases strength of storms
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/12/florida-farmers-insurance-climate-crisis
12 Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters Hit The US This Year, Second Fastest Pace On Record, NOAA Says
https://www.wunderground.com/article/news/news/2023-07-11-billion-dollar-disasters-january-june-2023-noaa
The War on Climate Activism Is Reaching Dangerous New Heights - Governments around the world are increasingly deploying the language and methods of counterterrorism to repress climate movements.
https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/climate-movement-terrorism-repression/
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'We've Run Out of Time': Experts and Activists Urge Climate Action Amid Summer of Extremes - “Still we are not acting with the urgency and determination that is required," the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said Monday.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/experts-urge-climate-action-amidst-extreme-summer
The planet saw its hottest day ever this week. The record will be broken again and again
https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/05/world/hottest-day-world-climate-el-nino-intl/index.html
Arctic sea ice under threat - update 5
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/
Dire situation gets more dire every day
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/07/dire-situation-gets-more-dire-every-day.html
The new "abnormal": Experts agree climate change will intensify droughts and heatwaves in the future - Authors of a new study urge societies to begin preparing for the worst regarding extreme drought and heatwaves
https://www.salon.com/2023/07/05/the-new-abnormal-experts-agree-climate-change-will-intensify-droughts-and-heatwaves-in-the-future/
In India, It’s Getting Too Hot to Farm - Heat waves are pushing agricultural workers across a wide swath of India to the edge of survival.
https://www.thenation.com/article/world/india-heat-wave-farmworkers-climate-change/
More gloomy news from Biden! White House says it's open to plan that would BLOCK sunlight from hitting surface of the Earth in bid to limit global warming
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12254167/More-gloomy-news-Biden-backs-plan-BLOCK-sunlight-Earth-bid-limit-global-warming.html
Biden’s Mountain Valley Pipeline and the Titan Submarine Disaster - We have seen what happens when things are built from substandard materials with faulty design.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/mountain-valley-pipeline-titan-disaster
As the Country Burns, Where Are America’s Climate Patriots?
https://capitalandmain.com/as-the-country-burns-where-are-americas-climate-patriots
Climate action, as patriotism - Three distinguished military veterans make the case for climate action to better assure national security, help ensure freedom and democracy, and best serve those serving in uniform.
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2022/04/climate-action-as-patriotism/
Summer wildfire threat could imperil unexpected US regions: the Northeast and Midwest
https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2023/07/03/summer-wildfire-threat-could-imperil-unexpected-us-regions-the-northeast-and-midwest/
The UK Had The Hottest June Since Records Began In 1884, With Climate Change A Factor
https://www.wunderground.com/article/news/climate/news/2023-07-03-uk-hottest-june-climate-change
June Extremes Suggest Parts of the Climate System Are Reaching Tipping Points - Research shows heat domes, wildfires and vanishing polar ice are the symptoms; unabated greenhouse gas emissions are the cause.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/04072023/june-extremes-climate-tipping-points/
Climate-heating El Niño has arrived and threatens lives, declares UN
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/04/climate-heating-el-nino-has-arrived-and-threatens-lives-declares-un
Climate Issues are Class Issues
https://countercurrents.org/2023/07/climate-issues-are-class-issues/
‘It’s become unbearable’: Texas workers toil through extreme heatwave - Many employees in Texas have no heat protections and work in intense and prolonged sun exposure, which causes heat illness
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/30/texas-heatwave-worker-protections-illness-sun-exposure
Heat upends Texans’ daily lives: ‘Anything after 11 o’clock, I’m down’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/01/texas-extreme-heat-heatwave
New Bill Would Require Medicare to Cover 'Home Resiliency' Amid Worsening Climate Crisis - “Climate justice is a matter of disability justice," said Sen. Ed Markey. "It's time that we guarantee that seniors and people with disabilities can safely weather the climate crisis.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/medicare-climate-crisis
Summer in the South Is Becoming Unbearable - Southerners are used to heat. We’re not used to this.
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/07/south-extreme-heat-wave-texas-climate-change/674598/
Heat dome keeps New Orleans broiling with heat index as high as 110F - City opens cooling centers to help residents fend off ‘disrespectful’ hot spell that has settled in region for past two weeks
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/03/heat-dome-keeps-new-orleans-broiling-with-heat-index-as-high-as-110f
4 tips to help you cope with climate anxiety - Help your mind — and the earth — manage the uncertainty of climate change.
https://www.vox.com/even-better/23778284/tips-cope-climate-anxiety
Future generations will regard climate inaction like sending children up chimneys, says Wildlife Trusts chief - Meanwhile, a new survey provides further evidence that the younger generations are driving a move towards much greater sustainability
https://inews.co.uk/news/environment/future-generations-regard-climate-inaction-sending-children-up-chimneys-wildlife-trust-chief-2448662
Nearly half of Americans have gained 17 pounds because of stress
https://studyfinds.org/stress-unhealthy-weight-gain/
‘Hope and fear in equal measure’: renewables racing against a heating world - Renewable energy has achieved critical mass, but the oil and gas industry has us staying a dangerous course amid climate change
https://thenarwhal.ca/climate-change-clean-energy-tipping-point/
Warm temperatures return to California after cool spring bringing wildfire risk - Weather probably milder than previous summers but wet winter spurred growth in grasses and vegetation that is ‘ready to burn’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/01/california-warm-weather-wildfire-risk
Chicago flooding is stark reminder of vulnerability of major cities during extreme weather
https://apnews.com/article/floods-climate-change-chicago-storms-urban-nascar-cb70e4f885a5ea083a7dbaadc9c0fb57
Midwest states, often billed as climate havens, suffer summer of smoke, drought, heat - “As climate changes, it’s changing everything for everyone,” says one expert.
https://investigatemidwest.org/2023/07/03/midwest-states-often-billed-as-climate-havens-suffer-summer-of-smoke-drought-heat/
Canada Offers Lesson in the Economic Toll of Climate Change
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/03/business/economy/canada-wildfires-economy.html
New Yorkers baffled by tiny flying bugs swarming city in wake of smoke - Insects appear to have arrived along with smoke from Canadian wildfires though their species is yet to be determined
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/01/new-york-city-tiny-bugs-wildfire-smoke
America’s power disconnection crisis: In 31 states, utilities can shut off electricity for nonpayment in a heat wave
https://theconversation.com/americas-power-disconnection-crisis-in-31-states-utilities-can-shut-off-electricity-for-nonpayment-in-a-heat-wave-208893
How 'climate lockdowns' became the new battleground for conspiracy-driven protest movement - Protesters radicalized by their opposition to Covid-19 lockdowns have a new target: anti-traffic measures.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/climate-lockdowns-became-new-battleground-conspiracy-driven-protest-mo-rcna80370
Living in walkable neighborhoods can boost your social life — and your health
https://studyfinds.org/walkable-neighborhoods-health/
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JUNE 2023

'We Need to Declare a Climate Emergency': Deadly Heat and Toxic Smoke Envelop the US - “We can't afford to wait. Climate action now.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/heat-smoke-climate-emergency
Climate crisis: It’s time for more drastic solutions
https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/4071924-climate-crisis-its-time-for-more-drastic-solutions/
As Climate Crisis Intensifies, GOP Wants to Prohibit Biden From Declaring Emergency - Leading the effort is Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, an ally of the fossil fuel industry and recipient of Big Oil campaign cash.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/gop-bill-climate-emergency
Scorching heat and Canada wildfires could be tied to ‘wavy, blocky’ jet stream - Some researchers think climate change is disrupting the jet stream's flow and causing it to bake regions in heat longer.
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/scorching-heat-canada-wildfires-tied-wavy-blocky-jet-stream-rcna91409
FIRMS US/CANADA - Fire Information for Resource Management System US/Canada
https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/usfs/map/#d:24hrs;@-100.0,40.0,4z
National Weather Service
https://www.weather.gov/
Drought hits the Midwest, threatening crops and the world’s food supply - Farmers endure a ‘weird’ rainless period at a critical time
https://www.penncapital-star.com/agriculture-pa-farms/drought-hits-the-midwest-threatening-crops-and-the-worlds-food-supply/
What is a flash drought? An earth scientist explain
https://theconversation.com/what-is-a-flash-drought-an-earth-scientist-explains-194141
Record-breaking Texas heatwave enters third week as thousands lose power - New Mexico, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas also face scorching temperatures as heat dome settles over US south-west
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/24/texas-heatwave-high-temperatures-power
Texas’s nighttime temperatures are a symptom of a new, more dangerous kind of heat wave
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/27/weather/texas-heat-wave-nighttime-temperatures-climate/index.html
Emergency Room Visits and 911 Calls for Heat Illness Spike During Texas Heat Wave - Prolonged 100-plus degree weather has sent hundreds of Texans to emergency rooms this month.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28062023/texas-heat-illness-emergency-visits/
Heatwave Death Toll Rises as Texas Breaks All-Time Power Consumption Record - “To effectively safeguard communities facing extreme heat," said one policy expert, "we need improved occupational safety policies around heat, cooling standards, and ways to target services for those populations most in need.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/heat-related-deaths-in-texas
Heat dome’s scorching temperatures in Texas expected to expand across US - Heat to spread north to Kansas City, Mississippi valley, Oklahoma, western Florida Panhandle and western Alabama
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/27/texas-heatwave-temperatures-latest-weather-dome
What is a heat dome? An atmospheric scientist explains the weather phenomenon baking Texas and forecast to expand
https://theconversation.com/what-is-a-heat-dome-an-atmospheric-scientist-explains-the-weather-phenomenon-baking-texas-and-forecast-to-expand-185569
Extreme heat stress
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/
Extreme heat will cost the US $1 billion in health care costs — this summer alone - A new report estimates heat will spur nearly 235,000 ER visits for conditions related to increased body temperature
https://www.salon.com/2023/06/29/extreme-heat-will-cost-the-us-1-billion-in-health-care-costs--this-summer-alone_partner/
A Grid Collapse Would Make a Heat Wave Far Deadlier - Climate change is making summers hotter, blackouts more common, and heat-related illness more dangerous. The power system may be resilient—but it still has vulnerabilities.
https://www.wired.com/story/a-grid-collapse-would-make-a-heat-wave-far-deadlier/?bxid=5d670c5c52ba1e18375f8d8b&cndid=58246552&esrc=MARTECH_ORDERFORM&source=Email_0_EDT_WIR_NEWSLETTER_0_DAILY_ZZ&utm_brand=wired&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_content=WIR_Daily_062723&utm_mailing=WIR_Daily_062723&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl&utm_term=P4
Extreme Heat Is Already Straining the Mexican Power Grid - Climate change is making scorching temperatures more common in the country, which last week surpassed the peak energy demand of 2022.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/29062023/extreme-heat-is-already-straining-the-mexican-power-grid/
Exploring the Powerful El Niño Effect: How to Understand Nature’s Fury for a Better Future
https://www.severe-weather.eu/weather-instruments/exploring-powerful-el-nino-effect-understand-natures-fury-better-future-sz/
‘Never occurred before’: How the Arctic is sizzling Texas
https://www.eenews.net/articles/never-occurred-before-how-the-arctic-is-sizzling-texas/
Ocean temperatures are off the charts—here’s what that means for the weather - Ocean temperatures are at their highest average levels in 40 years, and it’s having enormous effects on weather systems around the world.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90915248/ocean-temperatures-are-off-the-charts-heres-what-that-means-for-the-weather
Meltwater is hydro-fracking Greenland’s ice sheet through millions of hairline cracks – destabilizing its internal structure
https://theconversation.com/meltwater-is-hydro-fracking-greenlands-ice-sheet-through-millions-of-hairline-cracks-destabilizing-its-internal-structure-207468
Rainfall Extremes Increasingly Threaten Mountain Regions and Areas Downstream From Them - A new study suggests the threat of flooding rains, landslides and erosion has been underestimated, especially in high-elevation and snow-dominated regions.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28062023/rainfall-extremes-mountain-regions/
Climate crisis linked to rising domestic violence in south Asia, study finds - Increase of 1C in average annual temperature connected to more than 6% rise in physical and sexual domestic violence
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/28/climate-crisis-linked-to-rising-domestic-violence-in-south-asia-study-finds
Pressure builds for FEMA to declare deadly heat events as disasters
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/06/29/fema-heat-waves-disasters/
No, We’re Not All to Blame for the Climate Crisis - There is a bad guy in this discussion, and that is Big Oil.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/we-re-not-all-to-blame-for-the-climate-crisis
Climate change is fueling an insurance crisis. There’s no easy fix.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/06/27/climate-change-is-fueling-an-insurance-crisis-there-no-easy-fix/
Hot Wars: The Coming Climate Conflicts - Climate disasters are not only failing to goad governments into taking bold action but may be nudging societies toward increasing violence and cruelty.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/the-coming-climate-conflicts
Analysts Say Solar Is Saving Texans From Widespread Power Outages Amid Extreme Heat - “Renewables are definitely saving the grid and saving our wallets," said one independent energy analyst.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/solar-power-texas-heat
‘It’s absolutely guaranteed’: the best and worst case scenarios for sea level rise
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/26/its-absolutely-guaranteed-the-best-and-worst-case-scenarios-for-sea-level-rise
How climate change harms children’s health - And what parents can do, according to “Children’s Health and the Peril of Climate Change,” a recent book by Frederica Perera.
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/06/how-climate-change-harms-childrens-health/
MAP: More Than 5,000 Toxic Sites Along SF Bay Threatened by Rising Groundwater, New Study Finds
https://www.kqed.org/science/1983106/map-more-than-5000-toxic-sites-along-sf-bay-are-threatened-by-rising-groundwater-new-study-finds
Fossil fuel consumption steady despite record growth in renewable energy
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4068632-fossil-fuel-consumption-steady-record-growth-renewables/
The alarming decline of Earth’s forests, in 4 charts - Deforestation raged ahead again in 2022, even after scores of countries pledged to protect their forests.
https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/23766056/deforestation-amazon-rainforest-palm-oil-cattle
Contrary to popular belief, the cost of ditching fossil fuels may fall on those who can most afford it - In the US, aggressive climate action could strand $350 billion of fossil fuel assets—two-thirds of the losses would fall on the wealthiest top 10% a new study finds.
https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2023/06/contrary-to-popular-belief-the-cost-of-ditching-fossil-fuels-may-fall-on-those-who-can-most-afford-it/
Chicago’s air quality: ‘We’re in the crosshairs.’ Wildfires and wind push region’s air to worst in the world, global pollution index shows.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/weather/ct-air-quality-alert-high-risk-swimming-20230627-kbv6oh3w4jcgjadfd37iwacbp4-story.html
Washington DC is put on CODE RED air quality warning as smoke from Canada wildfires is expected to plunge city into 'unhealthy' category - as NYC braces for a second coating of smog
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12243021/Nearly-90-MILLION-unhealthy-air-quality-warnings-wildfires-burn-Canada.html
‘How would you survive?’: Desperation grows in Iraq water crisis - Parched communities, once displaced by the ravages of ISIL, can barely survive the decimation of their water supplies.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/28/how-would-you-survive-desperation-grows-in-iraq-water-crisis
Canadian Wildfires Send Carbon Offsets Up in Smoke - These fires have brought to light yet another reason why attempts by fossil fuel companies to “carbon offset” do not work.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/canadian-wildfires-send-carbon-offsets-up-in-smoke
Unusual Winter Weather Event Threatens Heavy Rain Deluge for Central Australia and Near Record Cold Temps
https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/unusual-winter-weather-event-threatens-heavy-rain-deluge-for-central-australia-and-near-record-cold-temps-bh/
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We should have listened to Jim Hansen - Instead we are headed for global chaos
https://theraven.substack.com/p/we-should-have-listened-to-jim-hansen?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=72245&post_id=130540123&isFreemail=false&utm_medium=email
Climate Tipping Points, Ecological Collapse Could Arrive Sooner Than Expected: Study - “Urgent action is needed now more than ever to prevent a catastrophic ecological collapse," said one campaigner in response to the new research.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/tipping-points-sooner
The Carbon Cartel Has Forced Children to Fight for Their Lives in Court - While the Montana youth climate lawsuit is the first of its kind in U.S. history, it must not be the last.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/children-fight-for-their-lives-in-court-against-climate-crisis
'Totally Irresponsible': Macron's Paris Finance Summit Fails Climate Test - Campaigners slammed rich countries for "letting fossil culprits off the hook" by failing to advance ambitious climate finance plans.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/macron-finance-summit-climate
140+ Experts to Rich Nations: Redirect Trillions in Public Money to Curb Climate, Inequality Crises - “Stopping climate breakdown is not rocket science," said one scholar. "Governments need to stop subsidizing fossil fuel companies; international banks need to cancel the external debts of Global South countries; and we need to tax extreme wealth.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/redirect-trillions-in-public-money-to-fight-climate-crisis-inequality
Senate examines role of ‘dark money’ in delaying climate action - The budget committee hearing looked into alleged misinformation from big oil that covered up ‘massive’ risks of the climate crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/21/senate-budget-committee-dark-money-climate-action
Degrowth: Is There Any Alternative? - To slow climate change and rescue key ecosystems from the brink, a new economic paradigm is needed.
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/degrowth-is-there-any-alternative/?_gl=1*ue58yl*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTMyMjUzMjE4NS4xNjg3MzgxNDg5*_ga_9Y8QRMKT7K*MTY4NzM4MTQ4OC4xLjAuMTY4NzM4MTQ4OC4wLjAuMA..
The Atlantification of the Arctic Ocean Is Underway - The discovery of a tiny fish far from its normal range is a poignant reminder of the changes that are already happening.
https://hakaimagazine.com/news/the-atlantification-of-the-arctic-ocean-is-underway/
Climate change denial hit its stride in the Bush-Cheney era, precipitating today's climate disaster - Republicans didn't always deny the reality of climate change. Then, George W. Bush took office
https://www.salon.com/2023/06/19/climate-change-denial-hit-its-stride-in-the-bush-cheney-era-precipitating-todays-climate-disaster/
Half of Americans have faced ‘extreme’ weather in the last six weeks - Scientists tracking alerts sent by the National Weather Service say data underscores the risk of heatwaves and storms this summer
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/21/us-extreme-weather-six-weeks-heatwaves-storms
Himalayan Glaciers Could Lose 80% of Their Ice by 2100, Threatening Billions of Lives - “We need leaders to act now to prevent catastrophe. There is still time to save this critical region, but only if fast and deep emissions cuts start now.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/himalayan-glaciers-ice-2100
Europe – Fastest Warming Continent In World Since 1980s, Says WMO
https://countercurrents.org/2023/06/europe-fastest-warming-continent-in-world-since-1980s-says-wmo/
Bird Populations Are in Meltdown - Humans rely on birds to eat insects, spread seeds, and pollinate plants—but these feathered friends can’t survive without their habitats.
https://www.wired.com/story/bird-population-decline/
Farmers wait for signs of rain
https://agupdate.com/content/tncms/live/
As Carbon Dioxide Goes Up, Plants’ Nutrient Content Declines - Abundant environmental CO2 can increase plant biomass and photosynthesis, but it has downsides for agriculture and ecosystems, a growing body of research finds.
https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/as-carbon-dioxide-goes-up-plants-nutrient-content-declines-70720
The environmental footprint of food - Researchers map the environmental pressures of global production for all foods on land and ocean
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/10/221024131033.htm
The troubling heat in Texas and its ties to climate change in 5 maps
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/06/20/texas-record-heat-maps-climate/
Texas Cities Set Temperature Records in Unremitting Heat Wave - Readings in Laredo, Del Rio, San Angelo and Junction were the highest ever recorded, while Corpus Christi logged an all-time-high heat index of 125 degrees. Forecasters warn that no relief is in sight this month.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21062023/texas-heat-wave-records-climate-change/
Rare combination of tornadoes and softball-sized hail leads to deaths in Texas - Severe storms with hurricane-force winds in north-west Texas killed at least four people and caused widespread damage
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/22/texas-tornadoes-hail-deaths
Ocean heat is off the charts – here’s what that means for humans and ecosystems around the world
https://theconversation.com/ocean-heat-is-off-the-charts-heres-what-that-means-for-humans-and-ecosystems-around-the-world-207902
China rushes to market with next-gen solar cell - Gaining ground in global race to raise PSC cell efficiency, some Chinese firms have started production to secure a first mover edge
https://asiatimes.com/2023/06/china-rushes-to-market-with-next-gen-solar-cell/
A brief introduction to climate change and torrential rainstorms - These readings will get you up to speed on the causes and impacts of flooding around the world.
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/06/a-brief-introduction-to-climate-change-and-torrential-rainstorms/
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Global Temps Not Just Off the Chart, But Off the Wall the Chart Is Tagged To - The rapid warming over the next couple of years is likely to be our last opportunity to really act coherently as a civilization to reduce the magnitude of this crisis, and so far we are blowing it
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/global-temps-not-just-off-the-chart-but-off-the-wall-the-chart-is-tagged-to
In 'Stern Warning Sign,' Ocean and Air Temps Break May and June Records - Some scientists predict that 2023 could be the warmest year on record, as a developing El Niño exacerbates the impacts of the climate crisis.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/ocean-and-air-temps-break-may-and-june-records
North Atlantic temperature anomaly sparks concern among climate scientists - The combination of long-term ocean warming from human emissions plus short-term natural variation is thought to be responsible.
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/north-atlantic-el-nino-national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-scientists-university-of-sussex-b2356711.html
The world’s oceans are extremely hot. We’re about to find out what happens next. - Unprecedented Atlantic Ocean heating and El Niño in the Pacific are pushing the climate into uncharted territory.
https://www.vox.com/climate/23762529/atlantic-ocean-record-heat-wave-el-nino-hurricane-climate-change
July-September Outlook: Coolest Summer Since 2017, But Central US Likely To Be Hotter Than Average
https://weather.com/safety/heat/news/2023-06-16-july-september-temperature-outlook?cm_ven=hp-slot-3
Biden Climate Failures Risk 'Disillusioning Young Voters' in 2024, Progressives Warn - “He needs youth turnout in 2024. This ain't the way to get it," said one climate advocate after the president supported expedited approval of the Mountain Valley Pipeline.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/biden-climate-failures-youth-2024
Needed: Either Degrowth or Two Earths
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/06/19/needed-either-degrowth-or-two-earths/
The hard right and climate catastrophe are intimately linked. This is how - As climate policy is weakened, extreme weather intensifies and more refugees are driven from their homes – and the cycle of hatred continues
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/15/hard-right-climate-catastrophe-extreme-weat'People & Planet Won!': Swiss Vote to Tax Corporations, Reach Net-Zero by 2050
'People & Planet Won!': Swiss Vote to Tax Corporations, Reach Net-Zero by 2050 - “Swiss voters demonstrate that progressive measures can be approved via direct democracy," noted one observer.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/swiss-referendum
Texas Is Expected to Break The Power-Demand Record as Heat Intensifies This Week
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-13/texas-is-expected-to-break-the-power-demand-record-as-heat-intensifies-this-week#xj4y7vzkg
Water rationing is introduced after temperatures hit 30C on hottest June 13th EVER
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12191253/Water-rationing-introduced-temperatures-hit-30C-hottest-June-13th-EVER.html
So Much Groundwater Pumped That The Earth Has Tilted 80 cm, Finds Study
https://countercurrents.org/2023/06/so-much-groundwater-pumped-that-the-earth-has-tilted-80-cm-finds-study/
Mount Washington records snowiest June in 91 years of recordkeeping
https://www.accuweather.com/en/winter-weather/mount-washington-records-snowiest-june-in-91-years-of-recordkeeping/1540787
OFF TOPIC:  No, you don't eat a credit card worth of plastic every week. But you still swallow a lot of it - Some statistics claim the average person consumes 5 grams of plastic per week. Reality is much more shocking
https://www.salon.com/2023/06/16/no-people-dont-eat-a-credit-card-worth-of-plastic-each-week-but-we-still-swallow-a-lot-of-garbage/
ER Visits for Asthma in New York City Soared as Wildfire Smoke Blanketed the Region - Smoky days can double emergency hospital visits for asthma, which disproportionately affects Black and Latino children. In New York, the Bronx was especially hard hit.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/14062023/new-york-er-asthma-willdfire-smoke/
Dead Fish, Flesh-Eating Bacteria at the Beach Are Warnings From a Warming Ocean - As dead fish wash up in Texas, a massive “belt” of seaweed stretching across the Atlantic closes beaches in Florida.
https://truthout.org/articles/dead-fish-flesh-eating-bacteria-at-the-beach-are-warnings-from-a-warming-ocean/
The meteorologist telling Congress about climate change
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/the-long-game/2023/06/14/the-meteorologist-telling-congress-about-climate-change-00101838
Rooftop Solar Grew Nearly 50 Percent Globally Last Year
https://e360.yale.edu/digest/rooftop-solar-growth-2022
Inexpensive Solar Panels Are Essential for the Energy Transition. Here’s What’s Happening With Prices Right Now - A rising supply of silicon is one of the factors behind a drop in solar panel prices globally.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/15062023/inside-clean-energy-solar-panel-prices-drop/
What happens when you read an article about climate migration? - A study suggests that learning about the subject can trigger a close-the-borders response
https://www.salon.com/2023/06/18/what-happens-when-you-read-an-article-about-climate-migration_partner/
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El Niño planet-warming weather phase has begun
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65839060
‘Nowhere is safe now’: wildfire smoke brings climate crisis home to Americans - With the Empire State Building and the Lincoln Memorial blotted out, the US is experiencing the climate catastrophe first-hand
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/09/canada-wildfire-smoke-climate-crisis
Through the Smoky Haze, Can We See Clearly Now the Climate Emergency? - Today is our chance to understand what it really feels like every day on a fossil-fueled planet, for the billions of people unlucky enough to really bear the brunt. My eyes are stinging a bit from the smoke, but I’ve never seen more clearly.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/wildfires-smoke-climate-emergency
'About That Climate Emergency?': Northeastern US Chokes on Wildfire Smoke - The smoke has drifted south from "unprecedented" wildfires in Canada sparked by record spring temperatures.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/northeastern-us-chokes-on-worst-wildfire-smoke-in-20-years
Smoke over North America
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/06/smoke-over-north-america.html
What Is Climate Change's Role In The Canada Wildfires? (VIDEO)
https://weather.com/news/weather/video/0608-smoke-forecast
Your Guide to Understanding the East Coast Smokepocalypse - The Canadian wildfire smoke that made New York City look like Mars this week has moved on. Here’s a look at where it’s going, how to protect yourself and climate change’s potential role.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09062023/east-coast-smoke-guide/
The Realities Conservatives Are Ignoring About Wildfires - Climate change denial and conspiracy theories about coordinated arson are dominating the right-wing response to the devastating Canadian wildfires.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/conservative-wildfire-reaction-climate-reality_n_64836b81e4b04ee51a94838e
Canada wildfires: Will they change how people think about climate change?
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230608-canada-wildfires-will-they-change-climate-attitudes-on-us-east-coast
Wildfire smoke reminded people about climate change. How soon will they forget? - Extreme weather and climate-linked disasters don’t always lead to changes in public opinion.
https://www.vox.com/climate/23754580/wildfire-smoke-air-quality-canada-new-york-washington-climate-change-opinion
Dems seize on wildfires to pound GOP’s climate opposition - The haze descended on the East Coast from the Canadian wildfires as Republicans were targeting some of the measures Democrats and scientists say would help slow the planet’s warming.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/08/dems-seize-on-wildfires-to-pound-gops-climate-opposition-00101131
D.C. Saw Climate Change With Its Own Eyes. Will that Change Policy? - When the haze descended on Washington this week, it seemed that something new was happening — but also that nothing much was going to change.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/06/10/climate-change-wildfires-dc-00101389
Young Montana residents bring climate change case to court for first time ever - Plaintiffs say state violated constitutional guarantee to a ‘clean and healthful environment’ for ‘present and future generations’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/12/montana-young-residents-first-ever-climate-change-trial
What We Can Learn From the Canadian Wildfires - The smoke that blanketed the US Northeast was not incidental or anomalous but yet another manifestation of accelerating anthropogenic climate change.
https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/canada-wildfires-smoke-new-york-city/
How Canada’s wildfires reflect a ‘fire-dependent civilization’
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4043281-how-canadas-wildfires-reflect-a-fire-dependent-civilization/
Chris Hedges: Requiem for Our Species - The effects of the climate crisis intrude with increasing regularity into our lives and yet we do not act. We are as paralyzed as past civilizations were when facing catastrophic destruction.
https://consortiumnews.com/2023/06/12/chris-hedges-requiem-for-our-species/
Hazardous air quality from wildfire smoke takes a toll on outdoor workers - “If we’re not outside, then we don’t make money,” said a pedicab driver in Central Park, echoing the view of many workers who pressed on despite warnings about harmful air quality
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/06/08/workers-outside-hazardous-air-quality-wildfire-smoke/
Did N.Y. Leaders Leave Residents Unprepared for the Air Quality Crisis? - Some experts and elected officials say New York’s leaders should have responded more quickly to the wildfire smoke that 
pushed air quality to historically unhealthy levels.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/09/nyregion/adams-hochul-response-air-quality.html
Wildfires: Oil Giant Influenced Canada’s Carbon Plan - As news of Suncor’s involvement with the Canadian government’s carbon plan broke, smoke from raging wildfires in the country was choking large parts of the neighboring U.S.
https://consortiumnews.com/2023/06/09/wildfires-oil-giant-influenced-canadas-carbon-plan/
There Are No Climate Havens - Before this week, it was easy for those of us in the East to think that suffocating wildfire smoke was solely a West Coast problem. But no longer.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/there-are-no-climate-havens
As Insurers Cut Coverage Due to Climate Disasters, Senators Probe Continued Backing of Fossil Fuels - “By underwriting and investing in new and expanded fossil fuel projects, U.S. insurers are helping Big Oil bring us closer to the worst runaway climate scenarios," said Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/senators-probe-insurers-fossil-fuel-investments
How NYC officials failed to prepare for an air quality crisis - “It’s been a lackluster, underwhelming, frankly problematic response.”
https://www.salon.com/2023/06/09/how-nyc-officials-failed-to-prepare-for-an-air-quality_partner/
Canada Wildfires Intensify, Could Last "All Summer” - Nearly 17,800 square miles have burned since the beginning of the year, well above previous averages as the country warms quicker than the rest of the world amid climate change.
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/canada-wildfires-intensify-could-last-all-summer-4111388
Dirty air can be deadly. Here’s how to protect yourself.
https://www.vox.com/22664710/wildfires-air-quality-pollution-aqi-health-app
How Real Is Smoke Brain? - Researchers are only just starting to ask how wildfire smoke affects cognition.
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/06/wildfire-smoke-brain-health/674336/
Which mask is best for wildfire smoke?
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/4039364-which-mask-is-best-for-wildfire-smoke/
Fire Map
https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/usfs/map/#d:24hrs;@-100.0,40.0,4z
Maps: Tracking Air Quality and Smoke From Canada Wildfires
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/us/smoke-maps-canada-fires.html
What if a “State of Emergency” Isn’t Enough? - Our crises require more than a never-ending series of duct-tape fixes.
https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2023/06/state-of-emergency-keyword-mother-tongue/
'A Perfect Storm': Hundreds of Thousands of Fish Wash Up Dead on Texas Beach - “As we see increased water temperatures, certainly this could lead to more of these events occurring," one expert said.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/hundreds-of-thousands-of-fish-wash-up-dead-on-texas-beach
“These climate extremes are going to continue": The toxic cloud upon us - The smog fallout downwind has set off air quality alerts for 13 states south of the Canadian border
https://www.salon.com/2023/06/08/these-climate-extremes-are-going-to-continue-the-cloud-upon-us_partner/
OFF TOPIC:  The US Shouldn’t Stand in the Way of an Ambitious Global Plastics Treaty - The United States has so far backed country-specific over global plastic-reduction targets, but relying on national targets alone undermines the sincerity and cohesiveness of a global effort to reduce plastics and their associated emissions.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/us-shouldn-t-stand-in-way-of-ambitious-plastics-treaty
Reaching net-zero emissions could triple U.S. energy jobs by 2050
https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2023/06/reaching-net-zero-emissions-could-triple-u-s-energy-jobs-by-2050/
Chinese President Xi Jinping calls for greater efforts to fight desertification after climate change leads to spike in dust clouds
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3223297/chinese-president-xi-jinping-calls-greater-efforts-fight-desertification-after-climate-change-leads
New Jersey is teaching kids about climate. Opponents call it ‘indoctrination.’
https://grist.org/politics/culture-wars-come-for-climate-education-new-jersey/
How climate change is raising the cost of food
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/climate-change-food-prices-inflation-3-percent-study/
On a Rapidly Warming Planet, Home Is a Luxury - The importance of place and the draw of home is at odds with the future we have created for our planet.
https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/climate-migration-great-displacement/
Alarm at rightwing push to reverse clean-energy success in Texas and beyond
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/08/rightwing-backlash-reverse-clean-energy-success-texas
Turbulence on flights is getting worse because of climate change - Climate data from 1979 to 2020 shows that clear air turbulence is occurring more frequently – a predicted consequence of a warmer atmosphere
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2377658-turbulence-on-flights-is-getting-worse-because-of-climate-change/
Where Are the World’s Water Stresses?
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/06/12/where-are-the-worlds-water-stresses/
Department of Agriculture Conservation Programs Are Giving Millions to Farms That Worsen Climate Change - A new report tracks grants from the agency and finds that the largest contracts are going to big California dairies.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09062023/agriculture-conservation-funding/
Too late now to save Arctic summer ice, climate scientists find - Ice-free summers inevitable even with sharp emissions cuts and likely to result in more extreme heatwaves and floods
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/06/too-late-now-to-save-arctic-summer-ice-climate-scientists-find
France’s Global Warming Predicament
https://countercurrents.org/2023/06/frances-global-warming-predicament/
The Climate Crisis Will Be the Mother of All Financial Crises - Our rapidly heating planet is the fundamental crisis for humanity and will have repercussions on all human systems.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/climate-change-financial-crisis
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Accounting for war - Ukraine's climate fallout
https://www.reuters.com/world/accounting-war-ukraines-climate-fallout-2023-06-06/
Arctic sea ice under threat
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/06/arctic-sea-ice-under-threat.html
Climate Crisis Is on Track to Push One-Third of Humanity Out of Its Most Livable Environment - As conditions that best support life shift toward the poles, more than 600 million people are already living outside of a crucial “climate niche,” facing more extreme heat, rising food scarcity and higher death rates.
https://www.propublica.org/article/climate-crisis-niche-migration-environment-population
Carbon dioxide levels in atmosphere mark a near-record surge - ‘Not good,’ said one climate scientist, referring to a near-record increase in CO2 levels since May of last year
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/06/05/carbon-dioxide-growing-climate-change/
A Climate of Betrayal
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/06/a-climate-of-betrayal.html
El Niño is now developing rapidly, with long-range data already showing a strong event is likely, impacting the Fall and Winter Weather patterns
https://www.severe-weather.eu/long-range-2/el-nino-strong-development-noaa-watch-forecast-seasonal-weather-winter-impact-united-states-canada-europe-fa/
OFF TOPIC:  Like Tobacco and Big Oil, Secret Docs Show Chemical Companies Knew PFAS Dangers - “These documents reveal clear evidence that the chemical industry knew about the dangers of PFAS and failed to let the public, regulators, and even their own employees know the risks.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/pfas
If you live in California, your power bill will soon depend on your income - A new California law is sparking backlash --- with uncertain benefits for clean energy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/06/01/should-your-electricity-bills-depend-how-much-money-you-make/
Arizona Limits Construction Around Phoenix as Its Water Supply Dwindles - In what could be a glimpse of the future as climate change batters the West, officials ruled there’s not enough groundwater for projects already approved.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/01/climate/arizona-phoenix-permits-housing-water.html
To Curb Climate Change, Young People Are Growing the Green Jobs Market - As environmental concern extends beyonds traditional conservation work, recent graduates are seeking sustainable careers—with more options than ever before.
https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/green-jobs-market-climate-change-sustainable-careers/
Climate change is already making parts of America uninsurable - “We’re steadily marching toward an uninsurable future.”
https://www.vox.com/climate/23746045/state-farm-california-climate-change-insurance-wildfire-florida-flood
What climate change means for the federal debt
https://www.eenews.net/articles/what-climate-change-means-for-the-federal-debt/
The Grand Canyon, a Cathedral to Time, Is Losing Its River
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/06/06/climate/grand-canyon-colorado-river.html
Crippling heat is forcing northern U.S. schools to close. Again.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/crippling-heat-is-forcing-northern-us-schools-to-close-again/ar-AA1c3kQC
More than 800m Amazon trees felled in six years to meet beef demand
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/02/more-than-800m-amazon-trees-felled-in-six-years-to-meet-beef-demand
China swelters through record temperatures, putting pressure on power grids - Record heat in May across parts of the country comes amid a year of rising temperatures and erratic weather in China
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/02/china-swelters-through-record-temperatures-putting-pressure-on-power-grids
Farm animals, crops suffer from extreme weather affecting China
https://www.accuweather.com/en/climate/farm-animals-crops-suffer-from-extreme-weather-affecting-china/1536139
10 states and scores of local governments sue FEMA over higher flood insurance rates
https://www.npr.org/2023/06/01/1179573166/fema-lawsuit-flood-insurance-rate-hikes
Looking for home in an overheating world: If emissions continue, will we all be migrants someday? - Where will we go to find safety from fire, floods, and extreme storms? Will we ever find home again?
https://www.salon.com/2023/06/06/looking-for-home-in-an-overheating-world-if-emissions-continue-will-we-all-be-migrants-someday_partner/
Texas Flooding Causes Cattle Losses - Total Cattle Losses Uncertain After Texas Panhandle Sees Flooding From Heavy Rains
https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2023/05/31/total-cattle-losses-uncertain-texas
‘Climate whiplash’ is the new normal for California, experts say
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/06/climate-whiplash-is-the-new-normal-for-california-experts-say/
Rich countries with high greenhouse gas emissions could pay $170tn in climate reparations - Proposed compensation would be paid to developing countries that must transition away from fossil fuels
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/05/climate-change-carbon-budget-emissions-payment-usa-uk-germany
Wildfires lead to air warnings across the US
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4038208-wildfires-lead-to-air-warnings-across-the-us/
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Earth is ‘really quite sick now’ and in danger zone in nearly all ecological ways, study says
https://apnews.com/article/earth-environment-climate-change-nature-sick-2dded06915af4645253f5c29abff4794
OFF TOPIC:  "Significant global ecological disruption": Plastic is destroying Earth — and recycling won't help - A new report analyzed previous studies and reached sobering conclusions about the plastic pollution crisis
https://www.salon.com/2023/05/30/significant-global-ecological-disruption-plastic-is-destroying-earth--and-recycling-wont-help/
Antarctic alarm bells: observations reveal deep ocean currents are slowing earlier than predicted
https://theconversation.com/antarctic-alarm-bells-observations-reveal-deep-ocean-currents-are-slowing-earlier-than-predicted-206289
Forget GDP growth, it’s sustainable wellbeing we need to aim for
https://countercurrents.org/2023/05/forget-gdp-growth-its-sustainable-wellbeing-we-need-to-aim-for/
Atlantic hurricane season 2023: El Niño and extreme Atlantic Ocean heat are about to clash
https://theconversation.com/atlantic-hurricane-season-2023-el-nino-and-extreme-atlantic-ocean-heat-are-about-to-clash-204670
Climate Groups Slam Debt Ceiling Deal for MVP Approval and Other 'Polluter Giveaways’ - “This agreement is far from a compromise," said one campaigner. "It's a surrender to Big Oil and Republican hostage-takers in Congress.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/debt-ceiling-mvp-permits-approval
Why We Need to Abandon Industrial Farming - Many will argue that chemicals are needed to feed the population, but this is a false dilemma.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/abandon-industrial-agriculture
Farmers face a soaring risk of flash droughts in every major food-growing region in coming decades, new research shows
https://theconversation.com/farmers-face-a-soaring-risk-of-flash-droughts-in-every-major-food-growing-region-in-coming-decades-new-research-shows-206265
Why the climate crisis is making our insects run for the hills
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/28/why-the-climate-crisis-is-making-our-insects-run-for-the-hills
Supremes Declare War on Wetlands
https://countercurrents.org/2023/05/supremes-declare-war-on-wetlands/
When it comes to climate change, Amtrak is stuck in a catch-22 - Trains were supposed to be climate-friendly transportation. Now, extreme weather is making them less dependable.
https://crosscut.com/environment/2023/05/when-it-comes-climate-change-amtrak-stuck-catch-22
'Apocalyptic Scenes' as Unprecedented Climate-Driven Wildfires Devastate Nova Scotia
https://www.commondreams.org/news/climate-wildfires-nova-scotia
Climate Shocks Are Making Parts of America Uninsurable. It Just Got Worse. - The largest insurer in California said it would stop offering new coverage. It’s part of a broader trend of companies pulling back from dangerous areas.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/31/climate/climate-change-insurance-wildfires-california.html
Students and Faculty at Ohio State Respond to a Bill That Would Restrict College Discussions of Climate Policies - “You can say gravity isn't true, but if you step off the cliff, you’re going down,” says climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe about restrictions on teaching.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/31052023/ohio-state-college-climate-bill/
‘Thumb on the scale’: Kagan rebukes SCOTUS environment rulings
https://www.eenews.net/articles/thumb-on-the-scale-kagan-rebukes-scotus-environment-rulings/
Climate Envoy John Kerry’s Disturbing Sci-Fi Approach to the Climate Crisis - When it comes to sustainable farming and the climate crisis, the former Secretary of State seems to be more interested in science fiction than science fact.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/sci-fi-climate-john-kerry
Rich Countries Skimp on Famine Relief - A U.N. pledging event fell far short of the $7 billion sought for the Horn of Africa where more than 23.5 million people are currently suffering from hunger brought on by one of the worst droughts in recent history.
https://consortiumnews.com/2023/05/31/rich-countries-skimp-on-famine-relief/
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MAY 2023

'A Death Sentence': Green Groups Decry G7 Support for More Gas Investments
https://www.commondreams.org/news/g7-hiroshima-japan-gas-climate
Right-Wing US Supreme Court Delivers 'Catastrophic Loss for Water Protections’ - The court "ripped the heart out of the law we depend on to protect American waters and wetlands," said one critic, warning that the ruling "will cause incalculable harm.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/us-supreme-court-epa-water-protections
DeSantis dismisses climate change, calling it ‘politicisation of weather’ - Florida governor repeats common misconception about climate change and fierce storms
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/desantis-climate-change-fox-news-b2345966.html
Heat Waves Are Breaking Records. Here's What You Need to Know
https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/heat-waves-are-breaking-records-heres-what-you-need-to-know/
The Atmosphere is Cooling Dangerously Fast
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/05/23/the-atmosphere-is-cooling-dangerously-fast/
Unusual Ocean Anomalies are being detected in the North Atlantic, impacting the Atlantic storm systems as we head into the Summer season
https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/unusual-ocean-anomaly-el-nino-north-atlantic-pressure-system-impact-united-states-europe-fa/
'Very Bad News Indeed': Study Sounds Alarm on Threat of Deep Ocean Current Collapse - “It's something that is a concern because it touches on so many aspects of the Earth, including climate, sea level, and marine life," said one oceanographer.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/deep-ocean-current
Faster and faster: The pace of climate change keeps surprising us
https://countercurrents.org/2023/05/faster-and-faster-the-pace-of-climate-change-keeps-surprising-us/
James Hansen Warns of a Short-Term Climate Shock Bringing 2 Degrees of Warming by 2050 - The famed researcher publicly released a preliminary version of a paper-in-progress with grim predictions of short- and long-term warming, but not all climate scientists agree with its conclusions.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/26052023/james-hansen-climate-change-2-degrees-2050/
NOAA releases summer weather predictions for all 50 states
https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/4016733-noaa-releases-summer-weather-predictions-for-all-50-states/
More than two dozen cities and states are suing Big Oil over climate change – they just got a boost from the US Supreme Court
https://theconversation.com/more-than-two-dozen-cities-and-states-are-suing-big-oil-over-climate-change-they-just-got-a-boost-from-the-us-supreme-court-205009
In Harbinger of Green Future, Spain Ran on Renewables for 9 Hours
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/spain-renewable-energy-nine-hours
Oxfam Says Rich Nations 'Complicit' as Looming Famine Threatens Millions in Horn of Africa - “One person is likely to die of hunger every 28 seconds between now and July across Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and South Sudan alone—the highest on record," said one advocate.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/funding-aid-horn-of-africa
‘Big Earth energy’: A new era of nature spirituality is here
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/24/nature-spirituality-religion-climate-change/
‘No one saw this level of devastation coming’: climate crisis worsens in Somalia - Torrential rain, coming on top of the country’s worst drought in four decades, has forced 250,000 people to leave their homes
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/may/19/no-one-saw-this-level-of-devastation-coming-climate-crisis-worsens-in-somalia
What El Niño means for the 2023 hurricane season
https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/4006523-what-el-nino-means-for-the-2023-hurricane-season/
Here’s why this hurricane season could be unusually unpredictable - El Niño typically means a quieter hurricane season. As ocean temperatures rise, that could be changing.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/05/24/hurricane-predictions-el-nino-warming-oceans-climate/
Heat Wave and Blackout Would Send Half of Phoenix to E.R., Study Says - New research warns that nearly 800,000 residents would need emergency medical care for heat stroke and other illnesses in an extended power failure. Other cities are also at risk.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/23/climate/blackout-heat-wave-danger.html
‘Roads have disappeared’: Italy begins cleanup after catastrophic floods
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/21/italy-flooding-floods-emilia-romagna-cleanup-homeless-landslides
Water, Water Everywhere, Yet Local U.S. Planners Are Lowballing Their Estimates - A study finds that more than half of American communities are basing their long-term preparations for coastal flooding on numbers that underestimate future sea level rise.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/20052023/sea-level-rise-underestimates/
Global South Saw More Than 90% of All Extreme Weather Deaths in Last 51 Years: UN Agency
https://www.commondreams.org/news/global-south-saw-more-than-90-extreme-weather-deaths
As Climate-Induced Crises Increase, Humanitarian Aid Isn’t Enough - Extreme drought leaves the Horn of Africa on brink of famine. Climate adaptation funds are needed to mitigate disaster.
https://truthout.org/articles/as-climate-induced-crisis-increase-humanitarian-aid-isnt-enough/
The Climate Crisis Is a Health Crisis Too - How to follow the heat to the next disease; and how following the science got a researcher in trouble.
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-climate-crisis-is-a-health-crisis-too/
Climate scientists flee Twitter as hostility surges
https://news.yahoo.com/climate-scientists-flee-twitter-hostility-012943481.html
Do humans cause climate change? Even now, only half of Americans say yes.
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4019474-do-humans-cause-climate-change-even-now-only-half-of-americans-say-yes/
Climate change is making NJ and NY into wildfire hotspots
https://gothamist.com/news/climate-change-is-making-nj-and-ny-into-wildfire-hotspots
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OFF TOPIC:  UN Agency Provides Path to 80 Percent Reduction in Plastic Waste. Recycling Alone Won’t Cut It
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/17052023/un-environment-program-plastic-waste-reduction/
OFF TOPIC:  Who Said Recycling Was Green? It Makes Microplastics By the Ton - A study finds one plastics recycling plant in the U.K. produces as much as 3 million pounds of microplastics a year—and that’s with filtering.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/16052023/recycling-plastic-microplastics-waste/
OFF TOPIC:  Communities Rise Up to Resist Becoming “Sacrifice Zones”
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/05/18/communities-rise-up-to-resist-becoming-sacrifice-zones/
World likely to breach 1.5C climate threshold by 2027, scientists warn - UN agency says El Niño and human-induced climate breakdown could combine to push temperatures into ‘uncharted territory’
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/17/global-heating-climate-crisis-record-temperatures-wmo-research
Heat Will Likely Soar to Record Levels in Next 5 Years, New Analysis Says
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/17/climate/record-heat-forecast.html
Summer Outlook: Coolest Since 2017 Possible, But Central US Likely To Be Hotter Than Average
https://weather.com/safety/heat/news/2023-05-16-summer-temperature-outlook?cm_ven=hp-slot-1
EPA finally wakes up with stiff new climate rules: ‘They’ve hit full throttle’
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/16/epa-climate-rules-climate-crisis
On Climate: Grieve, Cry, But Don’t Give Up! - Grief calls climate activists to embrace the most difficult challenge: to fight to save as much life as possible and—hopefully—to restore some of what’s gone.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/grieve-and-cry-for-climate-but-don-t-give-up
New Report Finds Methane Mitigation in Texas Could Create Thousands of Jobs
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/17052023/texas-methane-epa-regulations-jobs/
By Fighting the Ozone Hole, We Accidentally Saved Ourselves - With the Montreal Protocol, life on Earth dodged a bullet we didn’t even know was headed our way.
https://hakaimagazine.com/news/by-fighting-the-ozone-hole-we-accidentally-saved-ourselves/
Why Intergenerational Thinking Is Essential to Heal the Planet
https://countercurrents.org/2023/05/why-intergenerational-thinking-is-essential-to-heal-the-planet/
Biden’s Carbon Capture Regulation Is Just What the Fossil Fuel Industry Wants - “Carbon capture and sequestration” isn’t proven to work and would exacerbate fossil fuel harms.
https://truthout.org/articles/bidens-carbon-capture-regulation-is-just-what-the-fossil-fuel-industry-wants/
Can America Go Car-Free? Gen Z Hopes So. - Young people today are already driving less, but breaking the country’s car-dependency will require unprecedented investment in infrastructure and public transit.
https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/young-people-driving-safety-cost-climate-change-public-transportation/
What happens to people after a disaster? - These readings explore what happens when the TV cameras leave and rebuilding is all that’s left.
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/05/what-happens-to-people-after-a-disaster/
When Disaster Strikes, Far-Right Groups See An Opportunity To Gain Trust - Anti-government organizations are filling a disaster-response gap — and using it to spread their message.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/far-right-groups-fema-disaster-relief_n_6463af3de4b005be8ff66084
The next cameo on your favorite TV show could be climate change - Behind the push to get more climate mentions in film and television.
https://grist.org/looking-forward/the-next-cameo-on-your-favorite-tv-show-could-be-climate-change/
With Support of 70 Climate Groups, Lawmakers Unveil Bill to Ban US Fossil Fuel Exports - The bill, led by Democrats, comes amidst mounting concerns about the increase in liquefied natural gas export infrastructure in both the U.S. and overseas.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/bill-introduced-to-ban-fossil-fuel-exports
Warming, drying climate puts many of the world’s biggest lakes in peril - A new global study of lakes shows water levels falling and finds a global warming fingerprint. The research didn’t find a climate warming fingerprint affecting the Great Lakes, but that doesn’t mean it’s not there.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/5/18/23728749/climate-global-warming-drying-lakes
Big Trouble in the Deep: World's Oceans Are Now Heating Up Very, Very, Very Fast - Remember, people, this is an experiment we haven’t run before, and the test tube we’re using is the whole planet.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/ocean-temperatures-heating-up
The Upper Atmosphere Is Cooling, Prompting New Climate Concerns - A new study reaffirming that global climate change is human-made also found the upper atmosphere is cooling dramatically because of rising CO2 levels. Scientists are worried about the effect this cooling could have on orbiting satellites, the ozone layer, and Earth’s weather.
https://e360.yale.edu/features/climate-change-upper-atmosphere-cooling
It’s not just climate disasters. “Normal” weather is getting weirder, too. - Why you should keep tabs on the subtle changes in weather, not just extremes.
https://www.vox.com/climate/23724924/weird-strange-weather-dust-flood-fort-lauderdale-heat-climate
E.P.A. Proposes First Limits on Climate Pollution From Existing Power Plants - It’s the last in a string of major regulations proposed by the Biden administration to sharply cut the greenhouse gases produced by the United States.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/11/climate/epa-power-plants-pollution.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage&section=Climate%20and%20Environment
It Is Time to Kill the ‘Dirty Deal’ Once and For All - Senator Joe Manchin and others in government are using the current push for “permitting reform” as a full-scale political attack on bedrock environmental laws.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/kill-dirty-deal-once-and-for-all
Most teachers support teaching students about climate change, survey finds - But many feel unprepared to teach the topic, and they worry about pushback from parents.
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/05/most-teachers-support-teaching-students-about-climate-change-survey-finds/
Canadian forest fires are the latest costly climate disaster that public accounts fail to capture - The advantages of fighting in-your-face effects of climate change simply don't show up public accounts
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/fires-climate-accounting-column-don-pittis-1.6846066
‘It’s just crazy’: How the U.S.-China energy race imperils the climate fight - Beijing’s control of the technology behind batteries and solar panels is complicating Washington’s efforts to make a swift transition from fossil fuels.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/18/us-china-energy-fossil-fuels-00097207
As Alberta Burns, Politicians ‘Dare Not Speak’ of Climate Change - This election, the UCP and NDP are saying little about how they’d tackle global warming.
https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/05/18/Alberta-Politicians-Climate-Change/
Biden's Very Bad Climate Policies Are Also Very Bad Politics - The Biden administration has approved more oil and gas drilling permits on public lands than the Trump administration did over an equivalent period of time. And his base—especially younger voters who helped propel him to the White House—are not impressed.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/biden-climate-policy-and-politics
The U.S. Is Running Low On The Machines Needed To Avoid Blackouts And Quit Fossil Fuels - A nationwide shortage of electrical transformers has been growing for years, and it may be getting worse.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/transformer-shortage_n_64645004e4b0005c6055c541
Italy’s deadly floods just latest example of climate change’s all-or-nothing weather extremes
https://apnews.com/article/italy-floods-rain-climate-alps-drought-393406ca037aef08faf0733604d93965
Flooding is most common severe weather event in south-central Pennsylvania
https://www.wgal.com/article/flooding-is-most-common-severe-weather-event-in-south-central-pennsylvania/43934457#
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OFF TOPIC:  Societal Cost of 'Forever Chemicals' Estimated at Over $17,000,000,000,000 - “Why are we allowing this?" asked one group. "$17.5 TRILLION in societal cost so that industry can make billions.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/societal-cost-forever-chemicals
OFF TOPIC:  70+ US Lawmakers Demand EPA Boost Regulation of Microplastic Pollution - “As plastic pollution saturates our planet and our bodies, the Biden administration should take every reasonable step to protect our environment and public health," said Rep. Lloyd Doggett.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/epa-regulation-on-microplastics
Jane Goodall calls for end to factory farming amid ‘extreme’ animal cruelty
https://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/national/23514921.jane-goodall-calls-end-factory-farming-amid-extreme-animal-cruelty/
Underwater heat waves could be reshaping the weather around the world - Marine heat waves are happening on an unprecedented global scale, and El Niño will only make matters worse. Experts break down what it means for global weather patterns.
https://www.accuweather.com/en/climate/underwater-heat-waves-could-be-reshaping-the-weather-around-the-world/1523886
'Bad News': Unexpected Melting of Greenland Glacier Could Double Sea-Level Rise Projections - nThe way that the Petermann Glacier in Northwest Greenland is melting indicates that current models are too conservative.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/melting-of-greenland-glacier-could-double-sea-level-rise-projects
Why Are Heat Waves Getting Worse?
https://www.wunderground.com/article/news/climate/news/2023-05-09-climate-change-and-heat-waves
More Frequent Dust Storms Could Be in Our Future - A combination of climate change and unsustainable agricultural practices could lead to Dust Bowl–like conditions
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/more-frequent-dust-storms-could-be-in-our-future/
Flood insurance rates will soar in some areas, FEMA says
https://www.eenews.net/articles/flood-insurance-rates-will-soar-in-some-areas-fema-says/
Spring wildfires in the eastern US got off to a roaring start this year
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/05/spring-wildfires-in-the-eastern-us-got-off-to-a-roaring-start-this-year/
Alberta wildfires burn 1 million acres, smoke over US
https://earthsky.org/earth/canada-alberta-wildfires-smoke-northeastern-us-siberia/?mc_cid=600909d44e&mc_eid=acdf275071
Senator Whitehouse: 275 of 315 Pages of GOP Debt Limit Bill Are Big Oil Favors - The proposal contains the entirety of Republicans’ H.R. 1, a major pro-fossil fuel package.
https://truthout.org/articles/senator-whitehouse-275-of-315-pages-of-gop-debt-limit-bill-are-big-oil-favors/
Why New York’s Congestion Pricing Plan Getting Federal Approval Is a Win for Climate Change
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09052023/why-new-yorks-congestion-pricing-plan-getting-federal-approval-is-a-win-for-climate-change/
In major climate step, EPA proposes 1st limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants
https://apnews.com/article/epa-climate-change-coal-gas-power-plants-809d38eff9b33d051a98541a4045f69d?fbclid=IwAR2jiZqBerjyk4WClV_GQ-RCngmY1YKFAKiu5Qw2MjoyA_i7Y3z-3yB7jN4
Climate change and droughts: What’s the connection? - As average temperatures continue to climb, drought has become a permanent part of our vocabulary.
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/05/climate-change-and-droughts-whats-the-connection/
Spain’s Drought Shows Climate Change Is Here
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-05-11/spain-s-drought-shows-climate-change-is-here
Summer 2023 Update: The emerging El Nino will bring Atmospheric changes, impacting the weather patterns as we head into Summer and towards Fall
https://www.severe-weather.eu/long-range-2/summer-2023-weather-forecast-update-el-nino-rising-atmosphere-pattern-shift-united-states-europe-fa/
Number of internally displaced people hits record due to war, climate change
https://www.reuters.com/world/number-internally-displaced-people-hits-record-due-war-climate-change-2023-05-11/
Corporations are trying to cancel free speech — here’s how - Oil and gas companies use frivolous lawsuits to bully and silence climate change activists
https://www.salon.com/2023/05/13/corporations-are-trying-to-cancel-free-speech--heres-how/
Meteorologists targeted in climate misinfo surge
https://phys.org/news/2023-05-meteorologists-climate-misinfo-surge.html
How Big Oil is manipulating the way you think about climate change - A logic professor explains how a persistent, subtle fallacy has infected public discussion of climate change
https://www.salon.com/2023/05/13/how-big-oil-is-manipulating-the-way-you-think-about-climate-change/
A Series of Climate Catastrophes Have Exacerbated the Debt Ceiling Crisis - A barrage of climate-fueled disasters has slowed down federal tax collection just when it’s needed most.
https://truthout.org/articles/a-series-of-climate-catastrophes-have-exacerbated-the-debt-ceiling-crisis/
Greenhouse Gases Are Also Poisoning You - Diesel exhaust and emissions from plastic production threaten those who inhale their toxic fumes.
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/greenhouse-gases-are-also-poisoning-you/
Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon Fell 68% in April Compared With Last Year - “Still a lot more to do but this is the impact of electing an environmentalist like Lula over a right-wing populist like Bolsonaro," said one observer.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/brazil-amazon-deforestation-down-68-april-2023
As Ocean Oxygen Levels Dip, Fish Face an Uncertain Future
https://e360.yale.edu/features/as-ocean-oxygen-levels-dip-fish-face-an-uncertain-future
Climate crisis deniers target scientists for vicious abuse on Musk’s Twitter
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/14/climate-crisis-deniers-target-scientists-abuse-musk-twitter
Gianforte signs bill banning state agencies from analyzing climate impacts 
https://montanafreepress.org/2023/05/12/gianforte-signs-climate-change-analysis-ban-into-law/
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OFF TOPIC:  Toxic Chemicals Are Pouring Out of Consumer Products — Here Are the Most Dangerous
https://www.globalresearch.ca/toxic-chemicals-pouring-out-consumer-products-here-most-dangerous/5818139
OFF TOPIC:  Plastic pollution may be creating a whole new ecosystem in the ocean
https://studyfinds.org/plastic-pollution-new-ecosystem/
Will there be Arctic sea ice left in September 2023?
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/05/will-there-be-arctic-sea-ice-left-in-september-2023.html
There’s Still Time to Avoid Climate Catastrophe - If we fail to reach the goal of reducing emissions by 50 percent by 2030, it won’t be for lack of options
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/theres-still-time-to-avoid-climate-catastrophe
Animals Are Dying in Droves. What Are They Telling Us? - From flu-ridden sea lions to elephant die-offs, mass mortality events are becoming more common. We understand very little about their repercussions.
https://newrepublic.com/article/172221/animals-dying-sea-lions
How will climate change affect Latin America? Scientists respond to IPCC report
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/how-will-climate-change-affect-latin-america-scientists-respond-to-ipcc-report/
Students occupy schools and universities across Europe in climate protest - Twenty-two institutions have been shut down as part of proposed month-long campaign
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/05/students-occupy-schools-universities-europe-climate-protest
Western fires could be delayed after months of rain and snow, but risk remains
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/05/03/fire-outlook-west-risk/
Fire and floods across western Canada force evacuations
https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/fire-flood-record-spring-heat-forces-evacuations-across-western-canada-2023-05-05/
Dust storms have killed hundreds and are a growing problem in parts of the U.S. - Fast-moving winds can suddenly whip dirt and debris into the air, leading to fatal accidents. It's an issue worsened by drought, climate change and land management.
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/dust-storms-killed-hundreds-are-growing-problem-parts-us-rcna82889
Outgoing Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on his climate record
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/04/outgoing-washington-gov-jay-inslee-his-climate-record/
7 Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters Have Already Struck The US This Year, NOAA Says
https://www.wunderground.com/article/news/news/2023-05-08-billion-dollar-disasters-january-april-2023-noaa
April Mediterranean heatwave ‘almost impossible’ without climate crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/05/april-mediterranean-heatwave-almost-impossible-without-climate-crisis
The water brokers - A small Nevada company spent decades buying water. As the West dries up, it’s cashing out
https://www.salon.com/2023/05/07/the-water-brokers_partner/
'Worrying': Vietnam and Laos Hit Record-High Temps Amid Ongoing Heatwave - “I believe this record will be repeated many times," said one scientist. "It confirms that extreme climate models are being proven to be true.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/vietnam-laos-record-high-temps-asia-heatwave-spring-2023
Amid Continuing Drought, Arizona Is Coming up With New Sources of Water—if Cities Can Afford Them
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/06052023/arizona-water-sources-drought/
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OFF TOPIC:  Even BPA-free plastic particles can mess with your sex hormones, study finds - It’s not just plastics with BPA: everyday plastic pollution could be endocrine-disrupting, too
https://www.salon.com/2023/04/28/even-bpa-free-plastic-particles-can-mess-with-your-hormones-study-finds/
OFF TOPIC:  ‘You make it, you recycle it’: Half of Americans think big corporations have responsibility to be sustainable
https://studyfinds.org/big-corporations-sustainable-responsibility/
OFF TOPIC:  Plastic is already in blood, breast milk, and placentas. Now it may be in our brains
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/may/01/plastic-is-already-in-blood-breast-milk-and-placentas-now-it-may-be-in-our-brains
Climate Campaigners Stage Blockade at White House Correspondents Dinner - “We disrupted the rich and powerful because Joe Biden's approval of deadly new oil and gas projects is killing the planet," said the campaign group Climate Defiance. "We will continue to disrupt until we end fossil fuels."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/climate-blockade-whca-dinner
'War Is Not Green': Climate Groups Call On Biden to Support Peace Talks in Ukraine - “We must stop this madness before it's too late!" said climate organizers. "For the sake of future life on this planet, we urge you to initiate peace talks to end this war now.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/climate-peace-talks-ukraine
Oil and gas critics escalate their gripes against Biden - But many green campaigners are lamenting administration actions that favored oil drilling and natural gas exports.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/29/greens-bashing-biden-climate-energy-00093929
Can Iceberg Surges in the Arctic Trigger Rapid Warming at the Other End of The World? - New research shows a fast-acting climate connection between poles that may be driven by wind rather than by ocean currents
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28042023/arctic-iceberg-surges-global-warming/
Climate change: Satellite maps warming impact on global glaciers
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65399580
Yes, the climate crisis is raising your grocery bills
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/apr/27/climate-crisis-grocery-bills-food-environment
Historic flooding in Fort Lauderdale was a sign of things to come – a look at who is most at risk and how to prepare
https://theconversation.com/historic-flooding-in-fort-lauderdale-was-a-sign-of-things-to-come-a-look-at-who-is-most-at-risk-and-how-to-prepare-204101
GOP’s climate counter punch: pushing more fossil fuels - The GOP believes its energy plan is a winner on the campaign trail. Most people don’t know about it.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/26/republicans-elections-energy-00092550
Investigation Details How Gas Industry Exploited Ukraine War to Boost LNG Expansion - Greenpeace says new infrastructure isn't needed and threatens climate targets and frontline communities.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/lng-expansion-undermines-climate-targets
Climate Change Causes Deadly Draught in Africa - Severely dry conditions have led to acute malnutrition in children and the death of livestock.
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/climate-change-causes-deadly-draught-in-africa/
Climate change: Spain breaks record temperature for April
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65403381
Near-record California heat is melting snow and triggering flooding - Flood warnings affect Yosemite National Park and portions of central California as a record-setting snowpack melts
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/04/28/california-heat-flooding-snowmelt/
Many Europeans want climate action – but less so if it changes their lifestyle, shows poll
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/02/many-europeans-want-climate-action-but-less-so-if-it-changes-their-lifestyle-shows-poll
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APRIL 2023

OFF TOPIC:  A spill outside Philadelphia adds to the growing list of chemical accidents this year - There have already been 50 chemical spills or fires in the U.S. this year, and it's only March.
https://www.salon.com/2023/04/23/a-spill-outside-philadelphia-adds-to-the-growing-list-of-chemical-accidents-this-year_partner/
OFF TOPIC:  Microplastics in Lake Erie highlight growing concern over potential health effects - Microplastics form as plastic pieces erode into smaller and smaller pieces.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/microplastics-lake-erie-highlight-growing-concern-potential-health/story?id=98724887
It’s Earth Day—and the News Isn’t Good - New reports show that ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are melting faster than anticipated, and other disasters loom.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/its-earth-day-and-the-news-isnt-good
Last Earth Day, Wynn Bruce Set Himself on Fire Outside the Supreme Court. I Tried to Understand Why - Some saw my former student’s actions as a climate protest. As I examined the years leading up to his death, I found his grief for our planet was undeniable.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/22042023/wynn-bruce-earth-day/
Monster Heat Hits 1/3rd of World Population
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/04/24/monster-heat-hits-1-3rd-of-world-population/
A Record-Challenging Heatwave heads for Spain late this week. Extreme April Temperatures close to +40 °C possible
https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/record-heatwave-forecast-spain-europe-april-spring-season-2023-heat-dome-mk/
Hot or Cold: Unlocking the Secrets of Earth’s Extreme Temperatures and Their Implications for Our Future
https://www.severe-weather.eu/weather-instruments/air-temperature-sz/
Record ocean temperatures put Earth in ‘uncharted territory’, say scientists - ‘Unprecedented’ warming indicates climate crisis is taking place before our eyes, experts say
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/26/accelerating-ocean-warming-earth-temperatures-climate-crisis
Global warming: Here’s where climate change could lead to record-setting heatwaves soon
https://studyfinds.org/climate-change-record-heatwaves/
Protecting people’s health in the era of global warming - Environmental protection in the most populous state is a big job. Yana Garcia comes to it with a background in environmental justice.
https://publicintegrity.org/environment/protecting-peoples-health-in-the-era-of-global-warming/
High sea surface temperature in North Atlantic
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/04/high-sea-surface-temperature-in-north-atlantic.html
Accelerating melt of ice sheets now ‘unmistakable'
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65317469?fbclid=IwAR0KZVx7IlvIWVblQ_G-ITaj00S8hEs5Q36CpQ_p3HOsVxazh-XQaLHddMk
"It demonstrates the potential enormity of the problems society may face over the coming centuries" UiT scientists on the new data from the Barents Sea. - New Barents Sea study points to how global sea level will continue to rise.
https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/2023/04/it-demonstrates-potential-enormity-problems-society-may-face-over-coming-centuries-uit
Life Beneath the Arctic Ice Is Chock-Full of Microplastics
https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2023/04/life-beneath-the-arctic-ice-is-chock-full-of-microplastics/
'Festival of Climate Resistance': Tens of Thousands Celebrate 'The Big One' in UK on Earth Day - “As the government continues to fan the flames of the climate and biodiversity crisis it's clear that only a collective effort can put it out," said the head of Greenpeace UK.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/day-2-the-big-one-climate-protest-uk
Natural gas plans on Texas coast anger locals, green groups
https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/3963099-natural-gas-plans-on-texas-coast-anger-locals-green-groups/
Anti-China fervor casts a dark cloud over solar and U.S. climate goals - In Congress, there is sudden bipartisan momentum to reinstitute tariffs on Chinese components. The U.S. solar industry is alarmed.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/04/27/solar-tariffs-congress-biden-climate/
12 Ways to Make Earth Day Count - A dozen essential actions to protect Food, farming, and the environment we share
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/12-ways-to-make-earth-day-count
Climate change: Multi-country media analysis shows skepticism of the basic science is dying out - The world is less skeptical of the basic science that underlies climate change than ever before
https://www.salon.com/2023/04/22/climate-change-multi-country-media-analysis-shows-skepticism-of-the-basic-science-is-dying-out_partner/
Two-thirds of Americans care about environment as much as their finances
https://studyfinds.org/being-sustainable-saves-money/
The Civil Rights Movement Fought for Environmental Justice Long Before Earth Day
https://truthout.org/articles/the-civil-rights-movement-fought-for-environmental-justice-long-before-earth-day/
Nearly half of people who've dealt with extreme weather express concern about having to move: CBS News poll
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nearly-half-concern-extreme-weather-move/
Climate change is a growing threat to household financial security — we need to prepare
https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/3963951-climate-change-is-a-growing-threat-to-household-financial-security-we-need-to-prepare/
The American West Is Running Out of Water - A new federal proposal mandates strict cuts on water usage in states reliant on the Colorado River.
https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/american-west-water/
How schools and families can take climate action by learning about food systems - How to learn more about food systems, climate change and the impact of your daily food choices on a larger scale
https://www.salon.com/2023/04/26/how-schools-and-families-can-take-climate-action-by-learning-about-systems_partner/
Water Theft Proves Lucrative in a Dangerously Dry World
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/water-theft-proves-lucrative-dangerously-130000330.html
Deadly heat threatens the lives and livelihoods of 1 billion people in India - Increasingly severe heat waves will imperil the country's development goals and slow economic growth, new research shows.
https://grist.org/climate/deadly-heat-threatens-the-lives-and-livelihoods-of-1-billion-people-in-india/
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OFF TOPIC:  New Report Details Harmful Impact of Air Pollution at Every Stage of Life - “Controlling emissions will provide the greatest benefit to all," says an assessment of recently published research.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/air-pollution-impacts-every-stage-of-life
Gov. Inslee: What Earth Day means in Washington
https://news.yahoo.com/gov-inslee-earth-day-means-170817772.html
New Research Sparks Concerns That Ocean Circulation Will Collapse - Scientists have long feared that warming could cause a breakdown of ocean circulation in the North Atlantic. But new research finds the real risk lies in Antarctica’s waters, where melting could disrupt currents in the next few decades, with profound impacts on global climate.
https://e360.yale.edu/features/climate-change-ocean-circulation-collapse-antarctica
El Niño Threatens Unparalleled Heatwaves
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/04/21/el-nino-threatens-unparalleled-heatwaves/
World could face record temperatures in 2023 as El Nino returns
https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/world-could-face-record-temperatures-2023-el-nino-returns-2023-04-20/
Echoes of the Stratospheric Warming still ring across the Atmosphere, helping to sustain a blocking pattern over the Northern Hemisphere
https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/forecast-trend-polar-vortex-stratospheric-warming-cold-anomaly-spring-united-states-canada-europe-fa/
LNG Is a Bridge Fuel to a Hotter, More Dangerous World - The era of fossil fuels is coming to an end—and we need to accelerate it for the sake of humanity, ecosystems, and life on Earth everywhere.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/lng-bridge-fuel-climate-g7
'Someone Needs to Show President Biden the Latest IPCC Report,' Greenpeace Says After Texas LNG Approvals - “The stunning amount of new LNG export deals being approved underscores the climate hypocrisy of the Biden administration.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/show-president-biden-the-latest-ipcc-report-greenpeace-says-of-texas-lng-approvals
Can You Fight for Climate Justice Without Being Antiwar? - Short answer–no. The Pentagon is the world's No. 1 fossil fuel polluter, and conflict wreaks environmental havoc.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/must-be-antiwar-to-fight-for-climate-justice
A mysterious, banned industrial chemical is cracking a new hole in the ozone layer - Two rarely-seen chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs, are on the rise. Their presence threatens life on Earth
https://www.salon.com/2023/04/17/a-mysterious-banned-industrial-chemical-is-cracking-a-new-hole-in-the-ozone-layer/
People Power Ends Nuclear Energy Era in Germany - The German nuclear phase-out is a victory of reason over the lust for profit; over powerful corporations and their client politicians.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/nuclear-power-ends-germany
What Makes People Act on Climate Change, according to Behavioral Science - To get people to shift to more climate-friendly behavior, what works best? Education? Payments? Peer pressure?
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-makes-people-act-on-climate-change-according-to-behavioral-science/
Green Groups Blast G7 'Addiction to Fossil Fuels' After Statement From Climate Ministers - “This year's Japan-led G7 continues its shameful disregard for what people and planet urgently need—a rapid, equitable, and just transition directly to renewable energy systems," said one campaigner.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/sapporo-japan-climate-ministers-g7
Fort Lauderdale flooding likely to rewrite history books: ‘Everything was bad’
https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/fort-lauderdale-flooding-likely-to-rewrite-history-books-everything-was-bad/1512727?traffic_source=Connatix
Summer who? Reality check on the way for central, eastern US
https://www.accuweather.com/en/winter-weather/summer-who-reality-check-on-the-way-for-central-eastern-us/1513190
40 million Americans are under fire alerts after record-breaking heat triggered huge blazes across New Jersey - with 50m warned to brace for extreme storms
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11976769/40M-Americans-fire-alerts-record-breaking-heat-triggered-huge-blazes-NJ.html
El Nino watch has been issued by NOAA, with large-scale atmospheric and oceanic changes now being detected as we head for the next ENSO phase
https://www.severe-weather.eu/long-range-2/el-nino-watch-noaa-forecast-seasonal-weather-impact-summer-winter-united-states-canada-europe-fa/
El Niño is coming, and ocean temps are already at record highs – that can spell disaster for fish and corals
https://theconversation.com/el-nino-is-coming-and-ocean-temps-are-already-at-record-highs-that-can-spell-disaster-for-fish-and-corals-202424
Greenland's melting ice could be changing our oceans. Just ask the whales
https://www.npr.org/2023/04/18/1170547217/greenlands-melting-ice-could-be-changing-our-oceans-just-ask-the-whales
‘Flash droughts’ becoming the new normal, climate study warns
https://studyfinds.org/flash-droughts-climate-change/
The worst-case scenario for drought on the Colorado River - One in eight Americans depend on a river that’s disappearing.
https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/23670139/colorado-river-drought-lake-mead-climate-change-water-cuts
In China, a Big Auto Show Returns to a Country That Has Gone Electric - The Shanghai auto show, the largest in China since before the pandemic, had one theme: The dominance of electric vehicles in the world’s largest car market is here to stay.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/19/business/shanghai-auto-show-electric-vehicles.html
Heatwave: Is India ready to deal with extreme temperatures?
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-65299807
'What the Climate Emergency Looks Like': Extreme Heat Busts Records Across Asia - Sweltering temperatures have devastated numerous Asian countries this month, eliciting demands for lifesaving climate action.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/record-breaking-asia-heatwave-april-2023
Why Asia’s early heat wave is so alarming - Extreme heat is dangerous. Extreme heat when you least expect it is even worse.
https://www.vox.com/climate/2023/4/14/23677907/spring-summer-heat-climate-change-india-bangladesh-thailand
Intensifying Cycle of Extreme Heat And Drought Grips Europe - Last summer’s heat waves killed 15,000 people, and the odds for even hotter years keep rising.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/20042023/europe-heat-drought/
‘Frightening’: record-busting heat and drought hit Europe in 2022 - Continent set for further drought in 2023, scientists say, as unstoppable impacts of climate crisis mount
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/20/frightening-record-busting-heat-and-drought-hit-europe-in-2022
‘They are despairing’: climate crisis weighs heavy on mental health of young Australians
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/apr/20/they-are-despairing-climate-crisis-weighs-heavy-on-mental-health-of-young-australians
COVID-19 is just the beginning: Climate change is bringing a lot more diseases with it - Scientists spoke with Salon about the diseases and pathogens that will be exacerbated by climate change
https://www.salon.com/2023/04/21/19-is-just-the-beginning-climate-change-is-bringing-a-lot-more-diseases-with-it/
‘In every breath we take’: How climate change impacts pollen allergies
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/04/in-every-breath-we-take-how-climate-change-impacts-pollen-allergies/
The devil lurking in the dust - How extreme weather is driving a deadly fungus further into the American West
https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/23673211/valley-fever-cocci-fungal-infections-colorado-river-dust
Fire danger in the high mountains is intensifying: That’s bad news for humans, treacherous for the environment
https://theconversation.com/fire-danger-in-the-high-mountains-is-intensifying-thats-bad-news-for-humans-treacherous-for-the-environment-203472
Rapid snowmelt causing significant flooding across northern Plains
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/04/19/flooding-minnesota-dakotas-river-snow/
Fossil Fuel Giants With Most Emissions Paid $1.18 Billion to CEOs in Last Decade
https://truthout.org/articles/fossil-fuel-giants-with-most-emissions-paid-1-18-billion-to-ceos-in-last-decade/
The Real Way to Save Animals? Think More Selfishly - To trigger the necessary change, animal advocates should emphasize what their loss would mean for human society.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/selfish-reasons-to-save-animals
GRANDDAUGHTER'S EYES | Nimo Patel Feat. Phehello | Empty Hands Music(VIDEO)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb99Cznj9x8
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OFF TOPIC:  Where There’s Plastic, There’s Fire. Indiana Blaze Highlights Concerns Over Expanding Plastic Recycling
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12042023/plastics-fire-richmond-indiana/
Op-ed: Biden’s Arctic drilling go-ahead illustrates the limits of democratic problem solving - President Biden continues to deploy conventional tactics against the highly unconventional threat of climate change.
https://www.dailyclimate.org/biden-alaska-drilling-2659746585.html
Temperatures rising fast March 2023 - Monthly Northern Hemisphere Land Temperature Anomaly
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/04/temperatures-rising-fast-march-2023.html
On Back of Willow Project, Biden DOE Approves 'Another Carbon Bomb' in Alaska
https://www.commondreams.org/news/biden-admin-approves-exports-alaska-lng-project
CLIMATE CHANGE THREATENS LARGE PORTION OF U.S. CROPLAND -- REPORT
https://www.agriculture.com/news/business/climate-change-threatens-large-portion-of-us-cropland-report
Drought will cause crop failures in Spain, farmers warn
https://apnews.com/article/spain-drought-andalusia-agriculture-crops-climate-change-8c6f8be6b09dc0e905c9c7fcf0a89f6f
Global warming is disrupting an Antarctic current system that life on Earth relies on - The base of the food chain could lose much of its nutrient supply if the current collapses
https://www.salon.com/2023/04/11/global-warming-is-disrupting-an-antarctic-current-system-that-life-on-earth-relies-on/
Disturbing Sea Level Studies
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/04/14/disturbing-sea-level-studies/
Climate models warn of possible ‘super El Niño’ before end of year - Climate researchers say magnitude of predicted weather event uncertain but if an extreme El Niño occurs ‘we’ll need to buckle up’
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/apr/12/climate-models-warn-of-possible-super-el-nino-before-end-of-year
The Greatest Casualty of the Ukraine War Could Be Planet Earth Itself - The world's ruling elites have chosen to place their geopolitical rivalries above all other critical concerns, including planetary salvation.
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/05/23/greatest-casualty-ukraine-war-could-be-planet-earth-itself
Bubble trouble: Climate change is creating a huge and growing U.S. real estate bubble - Rising seas, bigger floods, and other increasing climate hazards have created a dangerous instability in the U.S. financial system.
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/04/bubble-trouble-climate-change-is-creating-a-huge-and-growing-u-s-real-estate-bubble/
‘We all want to be home’: California town faces slow recovery after historic flood - The low-income community of Pajaro was devastated by floodwaters last month, but help with cleanup is hard to find
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/10/pajaro-california-historic-flood-rebuild
The last Time there was this much CO2, there were Sabertooth Tigers, California Monsoons and an Undersea Florida
https://www.juancole.com/2023/04/sabertooth-california-undersea.html?fbclid=IwAR1ZoALTyACjIKla1h-ZztshWj2W10Vy0msYlHc23A0dtLjVQBh8Twn8Cew
Miami and New Orleans face greater sea-level threat than already feared
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/10/sea-level-rise-climate-crisis-miami-new-orleans
Countries facing most climate disasters already ‘drowning in debt’ - Thirty eight out of 63 most climate vulnerable countries are slashing spending on vital public services
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/climate-disaster-debt-africa-world-bank-b2317573.html
There could be millions of abandoned wells in the U.S. Plugging them is a monumental task.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2023/04/11/plugging-abandoned-oil-wells/
Historic rain in South Florida causes severe flooding, closing schools and Fort Lauderdale’s airport
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/12/weather/florida-flash-flood-fort-lauderdale/index.html
From swimming pools to gardening, the rich’s privileged lifestyles are driving urban water crises, study says
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/13/privileged-lifestyles-of-rich-are-driving-urban-water-crises-study.html
Big Ag, Big Oil & Biden’s Colorado River Plans - An environmental watchdog says the administration’s plan to cut water allotments ignores the overexploitation of water by  corporate agriculture and fossil fuel industries.
https://consortiumnews.com/2023/04/13/big-ag-big-oil-bidens-colorado-river-plans/
Climate change making ‘flash droughts’ more common: study
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/3949312-climate-change-making-flash-droughts-more-common-study/
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The Corporate Media's Shocking Silence on Latest Tipping Points Study - When what should be top "headline news," gets nearly no major coverage at all.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/media-silence-on-climate-tipping-points
Glaciologist Says New Melting Study 'Frankly Scary. Even to Me.’ - “Ice sheets are retreating fast today," said one expert. "But we see traces in the seafloor that the retreat could go faster, way faster, and this is a reminder that we have not seen everything yet.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/scary-study-glacier-retreat-rates
‘Scary’ new data on the last ice age raises concerns about future sea levels - A new study shows an ancient ice sheet retreated at a startling 2,000 feet per day, shedding light on how quickly ice in Antarctica could melt and raise global sea levels in today’s warming world
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/04/05/antarctica-ice-melt/
A Toxic Time Bomb Is Ticking in the Arctic - Thousands of contaminated sites are sitting on permafrost that'll soon thaw, a looming disaster that could spread beyond the region.
https://www.wired.com/story/a-toxic-time-bomb-is-ticking-in-the-arctic/
Record-breaking sea temperatures set to bring supercharged storms - The global average sea surface temperature has hit a record high of 21.1°C, which could lead to fiercer hurricanes and typhoons
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2368005-record-breaking-sea-temperatures-set-to-bring-supercharged-storms/
Potent Heat-Trapping Methane Emissions Saw 4th-Largest Annual Increase in 2022: NOAA - “Allowing any new fossil fuel projects, more fracking, and [liquefied natural gas] is an unspeakable climate crime.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/methane-rose-2022
Ozone Troubles, Once Again
https://countercurrents.org/2023/04/ozone-troubles-once-again/
Sea level rise along southern U.S. happening faster than previously thought
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/04/10/sea-level-rise-southern-us/
The Willow Project Was a Key Climate Test. And Joe Biden Failed It. - The rubber-stamping of such a project sends a message not just to our generation but humanity as a whole: The future of our planet and the present well-being of frontline communities are being sacrificed for short-term economic gain and political expediency.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/joe-biden-willow-climate-test
Oil Giant Knew About Climate Impacts Even Earlier - Newly unveiled records show that Shell began collecting knowledge about climate change in the 1960s, Jessica Corbett reports.
https://consortiumnews.com/2023/04/05/oil-giant-knew-about-climate-impacts-even-earlier/
Wealthy Countries Have Blown Through Their Carbon Budgets
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/wealthy-countries-have-blown-through-their-carbon-budgets/
Moves to crystallise right to a healthy environment spark tension at UN - Incremental resolutions at the UN are starting to make the right to healthy environment tangible, but are running into pushback from states like the US.
https://www.climatechangenews.com/2023/04/04/moves-to-crystallise-right-to-a-healthy-environment-spark-tension-at-un/
Why We Need Stories of Climate Optimism
https://www.newamerica.org/the-thread/climate-optimism-stories/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
U.S. renewable electricity surpassed coal in 2022
https://apnews.com/article/renewable-energy-coal-nuclear-climate-change-dd4a0b168fe057f430e37398615155a0?fbclid=IwAR0xrWlF9G29fSdjqo-o-7sA9IQW6SuBZRlGfy1W4m6EEupnEB2fdH5dgEk
The perfect storm: the US city where rising sea levels and racism collide
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/04/charleston-south-carolina-racist-mistakes-rising-sea-levels
Fossil Fuel Divestment Doesn’t Work - NGOs, activists and especially policymakers need to stop pretending that the climate movement can succeed by pressuring capitalists to be more responsible, writes Ted Franklin. 
https://consortiumnews.com/2023/04/07/fossil-fuel-divestment-doesnt-work/
Despite Meat Industry Lies, Plant-Based Diets Are Healthy
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/meat-industry-lies-vegetarian-diet
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Trump's Indictment Was Not the Biggest Story of the Week
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/trump-indictment-antarctica-study
Antarctic ocean currents heading for collapse - report [“The effect of Antarctic meltwater on ocean currents has not yet been factored in to IPCC models on climate change, but it is going to be "considerable", Prof England said.”]
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-65120327?fbclid=IwAR0YOg6DyYf_jrLbxpMlVzh6r2P4dvZOvUBg-8wCyDEgQye5N0JrYjk3GEc
IPCC keeps downplaying the danger even as reality strikes
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/04/ipcc-keeps-downplaying-the-danger-even-as-reality-strikes.html
The Chemical Menace Inside Glaciers and Icebergs - Ice can trap pollutants and accelerate their breakdown, with troubling environmental consequences.
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/pollutant-degradation-ice-cores-antarctica
Biden Climate Approval Plummets After Willow Oil Drilling Greenlighted - “Voters strongly support transitioning to clean energy projects instead of building fossil fuel projects on public lands," according to new research published as the White House moved forward with a massive lease sale.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/biden-climate-approval-plummets-after-willow
The Last Winter of Gas in Europe - We will not sit idle while governments across the political spectrum repeatedly choose the path of collapse and continuous social and economic crises in order to save the fossil fuels industry.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/last-winter-of-gas-europe
Corporate Interests ‘Watered Down’ the Latest IPCC Climate Report, Investigations Find - References to fossil fuels and meat consumption were removed from the report summary, while language bolstering controversial carbon removal technologies were added.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28032023/corporate-interests-watered-down-the-latest-ipcc-climate-report-investigations-find/
California’s Winter Storms: 25 Atmospheric Rivers, Near-Record Snow, Billions in Damages - The state braces for even more rain and snow: ‘This is not a normal year’
https://www.wsj.com/articles/californias-winter-storms-25-atmospheric-rivers-near-record-snow-billions-in-damages-2a4bd219
How climate change made the Mississippi tornadoes more likely - A new study explores the link between rising temperatures and more deadly tornadoes.
https://grist.org/article/scientists-link-climate-change-extreme-tornadoes/
Communities face major destruction after large tornadoes tear through the South and Midwest, leaving at least 24 dead
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/02/us/us-severe-storm-south-midwest-sunday/index.html
The US leads the world in weather catastrophes. Here's why
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/us-leads-world-weather-catastrophes-98298368
What Happens to Climate Migrants After the Dust Settles - Case studies from Houston, Orlando and Southern Louisiana show how climate migrants struggle after short-term help fades. 
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-03/gulf-coast-cities-unprepared-for-slow-climate-migration?srnd=citylab-environment
A New Report Is Out on Hurricane Ian’s Destructive Path. The Numbers Are Horrific - The category 4 storm was the costliest in Florida’s history. Storm surges rose as high as 15 feet and over 20 inches of rain fell on some communities.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/03042023/hurricane-ian-destruction/
California Snowpack May Hold Record Amount of Water, With Significant Flooding Possible - Recently wracked by drought, California is now bracing for the possibility that even more water will deluge communities already overwhelmed by floods.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/04042023/california-snowpack-drought-flooding/
What the decline of mountain snow cover means for Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/what-the-decline-of-mountain-snow-cover-means-for-canada-1.6787314
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MARCH 2023

OFF TOPIC:  The US is the world’s richest country. So why can’t I get a glass of clean drinking water?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/mar/28/the-us-is-the-worlds-richest-country-so-why-cant-i-get-a-glass-of-clean-drinking-water
Southern atmospheric rivers are melting the Arctic sea ice; it may never recover: Study
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/03/southern-atmospheric-rivers-are-melting-the-arctic-sea-ice-it-may-never-recover-study/
Why sea creatures are washing up dead around the world
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/03/29/dead-sea-creatures-washing-up-climate-change/
Facing Up to the Climate Reckoning Ahead - The IPCC’s forecast of fast-approaching climate catastrophe requires us to think, and organize, in urgent new ways.
https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/facing-up-climate-reckoning/
Biden Chooses Fossil Fuels Over Us - The administration's approval of the Willow oil project in Alaska communicates a disconnect from reality and a disregard for the people who elected him.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/biden-willow-project-climate-youth
Climate Chaos in 2023 and Possibly for Millennia
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/03/27/climate-chaos-in-2023-and-possibly-for-millennia/
‘Ukraine is a false justification’: America’s destructive new rush for natural gas
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/20/ukraine-is-a-false-justification-americas-destructive-new-rush-for-natural-gas
President says he is offering full federal support and is praying with Jill for 'those who have lost loved ones' in Mississippi's 'devastating tornadoes’
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11902331/President-Joe-Biden-offers-federal-support-affected-Mississippi-tornadoes.html
Tornadoes in the Southeast are getting worse and they’re often the deadliest
https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/28/weather/southeast-tornado-xpn/index.html
How the climate crisis may be changing the way tornadoes behave
https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/14/us/climate-change-affecting-tornadoes-xpn/index.html
Mississippi tornado victims wonder, ‘How can we rebuild?’
https://apnews.com/article/mississippi-tornado-rolling-fork-silver-city-a61f1ee709ad81568d9ef410315d817a
California’s Atmospheric Rivers Are Getting Worse - As climate change makes storms warmer and wetter, the state’s flood control system is struggling to keep up.
https://www.wired.com/story/california-atmospheric-river-climate-change/
Our Global Water Crisis
https://countercurrents.org/2023/03/our-global-water-crisis/
US Airports Aren't Ready For Climate Change, New Analysis Says
https://www.wunderground.com/article/news/climate/news/2023-03-27-us-airports-climate-change-effects-sea-level-rise
Airplane Turbulence Is on the Rise: Here's Why
https://www.newsweek.com/airplane-turbulence-rise-1790065
California’s desert trees can’t take the heat: study
https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/3922578-californias-desert-trees-cant-take-the-heat-study/
Climate advocates say the oceans are overlooked in climate change. Biden's new action plan would change that.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/03/21/president-biden-ocean-climate-action-plan/11515889002/
LISTEN: Should the government pay for your bad climate decisions?
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/24/podcasts/the-daily/should-the-government-pay-for-your-bad-climate-decisions.html
Climate Freeloaders Are Destroying the Planet - Governments are ignoring calls to stop fossil fuel expansion—despite there being little time left to avoid the worst effects of global warming.
https://www.wired.com/story/ipcc-synthesis-report-australia-us-fossil-fuel-expansion/
Entire Towns Evacuated as Climate-Fueled Wildfires Start 'Very Early' in Spain - “These fires we're seeing, especially this early in the year, are once again proof of the climate emergency that humanity is living through, which particularly affects and ravages countries such as ours," said Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/spain-wildfires-start-early-2023
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OFF TOPIC:  Why most plastic can’t be recycled - With only 9% of annual plastic waste recycled, the myth that we can recycle our way out of a mounting plastic pollution crisis doesn't add up.
https://www.dw.com/en/why-most-plastic-cant-be-recycled/a-64978847
OFF TOPIC:  A New Research Review Describes Plastics, ‘From Cradle to Grave,’ as a Toxics Crisis and Says the UN Must Act to Limit Production - Chemicals found in plastics cause cancer, disrupt hormones, harm human reproductive systems and lead to obesity and diabetes, the Minderoo-Monaco Commission on Human Health finds.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21032023/plastics-cradle-grave-toxic-research/
OFF TOPIC:  Why the ethics of octopus farming are so troubling - More research shows that octopus are remarkably intelligent. How does this affect your comfort in eating them?
https://www.salon.com/2023/03/22/why-the-ethics-of-octopus-farming-is-so-troubling_partner/
Sea surface temperature at record high
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/03/sea-surface-temperature-at-record-high.html
Earth’s oceans are showing early and surprising record warming
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/03/21/ocean-temperatures-record-warm-climate/
Amazon Rainforest Destabilizes the World
https://countercurrents.org/2023/03/amazon-rainforest-destabilizes-the-world/
UN climate report: Scientists release 'survival guide' to avert climate disaster
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65000182
'We Have a Choice Here to Act': IPCC Climate Report to Sound Most Dire Warning Yet - “The central message from climate scientists is unmistakable: governments must rally to drastically cut emissions and cease the extraction and burning of fossil fuels this decade.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/ipcc-report-dire-warning
Climate damage is worsening faster than expected, but there’s still reason for optimism – 4 essential reads on the IPCC report
https://theconversation.com/climate-damage-is-worsening-faster-than-expected-but-theres-still-reason-for-optimism-4-essential-reads-on-the-ipcc-report-202116
‘It can be done. It must be done’: IPCC delivers definitive report on climate change, and where to now
https://theconversation.com/it-can-be-done-it-must-be-done-ipcc-delivers-definitive-report-on-climate-change-and-where-to-now-201763
UN climate scientists are running out of ways to warn us - Coming soon: A world warmed by 1.5 degrees
https://www.vox.com/climate/23648274/climate-change-report-ipcc-ar6-warming-overshoot
Our Nation Must Enlist Youth on Mass Scale to Battle Climate Emergency - The point ought not to be the creation of another new non-profit program. That's too small. Meeting the climate emergency requires something much grander.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/youth-climate-corps-canada
‘Ukraine is a false justification’: America’s destructive new rush for natural gas
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/20/ukraine-is-a-false-justification-americas-destructive-new-rush-for-natural-gas
The state of the climate in 2023 - In the last few years, the world has experienced extreme weather, record temperatures and rapid ice melt. Where are we on key climate indicators?
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230317-the-state-of-the-climate-in-2023
The IPCC’s Latest Climate Report Is a Final Alarm for Food Systems, Too - In this week’s Field Report, food and agriculture in the IPCC’s summary report, new drinking water limits for PFAS, and policy debates over food insecurity.
https://civileats.com/2023/03/20/the-ipccs-latest-climate-report-is-a-final-alarm-for-food-systems-too/
China-proposed initiative on global civilization hailed
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202303/16/WS64132d59a31057c47ebb4ea7.html
Feds pass climate ball to locals, find pass interference
https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/3905795-feds-pass-climate-ball-to-locals-find-pass-interference/
The World Needs Just Green Trade, Not 'Free Trade’ - Corporations are using trade and investment treaties to handcuff global and national efforts to save the planet.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/just-green-trade-not-free-trade
Cyclone Gabrielle: The New Zealand flood victims too scared to go home
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64940342
Global warming driving more extreme droughts and floods, NASA satellites show
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/03/19/global-warming-droughts-floods-nasa-data/11479081002/
Somalia drought caused 43,000 deaths in 2022, report estimates
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/20/somalia-drought-deaths/
Another atmospheric river will thrash storm-ravaged California, threatening more flooding and hurricane-force wind gusts
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/20/weather/california-atmospheric-river-monday/index.html
Powerful California 'Bomb Cyclone' Leaves 2 Dead, Topples Trees, Knocks Out Power
https://weather.com/news/news/2023-03-22-powerful-california-bomb-cyclone-leaves-2-dead?cm_ven=hp-slot-1
California Extreme Weather Is the New Normal
https://www.newsweek.com/california-extreme-weather-normal-1789458
What a deluged California means for farmworkers
https://www.axios.com/2023/03/22/california-farmworkers-impact-storms
Kentucky floodwaters receded six months ago. For many, the crisis goes on.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/03/22/kentucky-flooding-disasters-housing/
Fears of Monarch Butterfly Extinction as Numbers Plummet 22% in Annual Count - “Despite heroic efforts... we could still lose these extraordinary butterflies by not taking bolder action," warned one conservationist.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/monarch-butterflies
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OFF TOPIC:  Rich countries export twice as much plastic waste to the developing world as previously thought - Current estimates only cover “the tip of the plastic waste iceberg”
https://www.salon.com/2023/03/14/rich-countries-export-twice-as-much-plastic-waste-to-the-developing-world-as-previously-thought_partner/
OFF TOPIC:  EPA to limit toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
https://apnews.com/article/epa-pfas-forever-chemicals-water-contamination-regulations-560d0ce3321e7fa8ed052f792c24f16f
Biden Denounced for 'Appalling' Approval of Willow Oil Project - “There is simply no justification for President Biden's decision to approve a massive new oil drilling scheme that will lead to decades of air and climate pollution," said one critic.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/biden-approves-willow-project
Willow Project: A Carbon Bomb is Exploding in the Arctic of Alaska
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/03/16/willow-project-a-carbon-bomb-is-exploding-in-the-arctic-of-alaska/
The Willow Oil Project Isn’t a Betrayal, Biden Was Never on Our Side
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/03/14/alaskas-willow-oil-project-isnt-a-betrayal-biden-was-never-on-our-side/
Biden’s approval of Willow project shows inconsistency of US’s first ‘climate president’
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/14/biden-president-approved-alaska-willow-project
The Toxic Threat in Thawing Permafrost - Scientists are tracking neurotoxic methylmercury production in North America’s largest peatland.
https://hakaimagazine.com/news/the-toxic-threat-in-thawing-permafrost/
Arctic ice has seen an ‘irreversible’ thinning since 2007, study says
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/03/15/artic-sea-irreversible-low/A looming El Niño could give us a preview of life at 1.5C of warming - The hotter weather pattern might push the Earth into unprecedented territory next year
https://www.salon.com/2023/03/17/a-looming-el-nio-could-give-us-a-preview-of-life-at-15c-of-warming_partner/
LOOKING BACK: Washington Gov. Jay Inslee Says He's Running for President in 2020 for One Urgent Reason: The Climate Crisis - “We're the first generation to feel the sting of climate change, and we're the last that can do something about it.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/03/01/washington-gov-jay-inslee-says-hes-running-president-2020-one-urgent-reason-climate
LOOKING BACK: 'We're the Last Generation': Jay Inslee Explains Why Climate Change Should Be Defining Topic of 2020 Election
https://www.newsweek.com/jay-inslee-2020-democrats-climate-change-1339722
LOOKING BACK: Meet the first Democrat running for president on climate change - Washington Gov. Jay Inslee dishes on the Green New Deal, the filibuster, and more.
https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2019/3/1/18244206/jay-inslee-2020-campaign-president-climate-change-interview
LOOKING BACK:  Washington Gov. Jay Inslee: Time to 'Seize the Moment' on Climate Change, Clean Energy - The governor of the top-ranked state in the U.S. News Best States rankings discusses health care, infrastructure and equity.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2021-04-22/washington-gov-jay-inslee-time-to-seize-the-moment-on-climate-change-clean-energy
LOOKING BACK:  Climate Campaigners Praise Gov. Inslee's 'Spirited Commitment' to Action, While Calling on 2020 Candidate to 'Push the Envelope’
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/05/03/climate-campaigners-praise-gov-inslees-spirited-commitment-action-while-calling-2020
LOOKING BACK:  Jay Inslee Tops New Ranking Of 2020 Candidates’ Climate Proposals - Eight candidates, including Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris and Cory Booker, don't even have climate plans to rank on the list.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/2020-climate-ranking_n_5d1a320ce4b07f6ca5819cd9
LOOKING BACK:  Jay Inslee Says He May Defy the DNC on a Climate Change Debate - He claimed the DNC is effectively “blacklisting candidates who want to have one.” 
https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2019/06/jay-inslee-says-he-may-defy-the-dnc-on-a-climate-change-debate/
LOOKING BACK:  Gov. Jay Inslee Slams DNC for Refusing to Hold Climate Debate
https://truthout.org/video/gov-jay-inslee-slams-dnc-for-refusing-to-hold-climate-debate/
LOOKING BACK:  Key Moments From Gov. Jay Inslee's Second Debate Performance - Inslee called Donald Trump a "white nationalist" and sparred with Joe Biden over climate change.
https://patch.com/washington/sammamish/s/gspet/key-moments-gov-jay-inslees-second-debate-performance
LOOKING BACK:  Inslee drills urgency in climate fight during presidential debate - Gov. Jay Inslee went on the offensive against former Vice President Joe Biden during the presidential debate on Wednesday night.
https://www.king5.com/article/news/politics/the-house-is-on-fire-inslee-drills-urgency-in-climate-fight-during-presidential-debate/281-708b3075-b004-4547-8f23-107e8b6ef06f
LOOKING BACK: Joe Biden’s Climate Plan Melted During the Debate - “Mr. Vice President, your argument is not with me, it’s with science.”
https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2019/08/joe-bidens-climate-plan-melted-during-the-debate/
LOOKING BACK:  Jay Inslee tops Greenpeace climate grades, Joe Biden gets a D- - The environmental group evaluated the 2020 candidates on support for the Green New Deal and opposition to fossil fuels.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/jay-inslee-tops-greenpeace-climate-grades-joe-biden-gets-d-n1011996
LOOKING BACK:  Jay Inslee Says Fossil Fuel Execs Are ‘Killing People’ - The Washington governor made the remark a day after Bernie Sanders called out the industry’s “criminality” in the Democratic debate.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jay-inslee-fossil-fuel_n_5d41c300e4b0db8affb24736
LOOKING BACK:  How Big Oil Blocked the Nation’s Greenest Governor on Climate Change - Publicly, BP supported carbon pricing. Behind the scenes, it extracted concessions from Gov. Jay Inslee, then dropped its support last minute, emails show.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/10092019/big-oil-money-blocked-jay-inslee-climate-change-policy-carbon-fee-bp-washington/
LOOKING BACK:  Jay Inslee, exiting the presidential race, reflects on his campaign - He drove climate onto center stage and left behind a comprehensive plan.
https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2019/8/21/20826258/jay-inslee-presidential-exit-interview
LOOKING BACK:  As Inslee Drops Out of 2020 Race, Applause and Gratitude for Elevating Climate Crisis to 'Forefront of the National Conversation’ - “We'll miss you in this race, Jay Inslee. Thank you for setting the pace for our elected leaders on the climate crisis, running a historic campaign, and elevating this issue for all of us.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/08/22/inslee-drops-out-2020-race-applause-and-gratitude-elevating-climate-crisis-forefront
LOOKING BACK:  Jay Inslee Changed Everything
https://gizmodo.com/jay-inslee-changed-everything-1837474700
LOOKING BACK:  Gov. Jay Inslee on the Climate Crisis: ‘We Cannot Give in to Defeat and Pessimism’ - The Washington state governor writes about the wildfires that have ravaged the West Coast, the importance of this election, and why we have no more time to lose
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/jay-inslee-wildfires-washington-climate-crisis-1065359/?fbclid=IwAR3oMoYH-otnuFMxX6uYbs2QF4hLi1wmENQFNMjav0jntJFi7PbApMNH6iQ
LOOKING BACK:  Sixth Installment of Jay Inslee's Climate Plan Champions Regenerative Farming and Massive Investment in Rural America
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/08/21/sixth-installment-jay-inslees-climate-plan-champions-regenerative-farming-and
LOOKING BACK:  Inslee to attend COP27, will highlight continued urgency and importance of subnational leadership in climate action
https://www.governor.wa.gov/news-media/inslee-attend-cop27-will-highlight-continued-urgency-and-importance-subnational
LOOKING BACK:  'We Are in a Climate Emergency': Historic Floods in BC, Washington Follow Scientists' Warnings - “It definitely matches what the climate models show for the future around here—hotter, dryer summers and wetter winters... Our infrastructure isn't designed for that.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/11/16/we-are-climate-emergency-historic-floods-bc-washington-follow-scientists-warnings
LOOKING BACK:  Gov. Inslee: Heat wave is beginning of permanent climate emergency
https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/gov-inslee-heat-wave-is-beginning-of-permanent-climate-emergency-115635781914?fbclid=IwAR1qquJpoK65e9Kkj6PQsha_wd7cAQWBTr4m-VlMvervQP8ZrUwkfRsy0jk
LOOKING BACK:  Inslee, Environmentalists Want More Aggressive Action Toward Reducing Greenhouse Gases
https://www.invw.org/2020/01/14/inslee-environmentalists-want-more-aggressive-action-toward-reducing-greenhouse-gases/
Inslee urges federal regulators to reject GTN pipeline expansion
https://www.governor.wa.gov/news-media/inslee-urges-federal-regulators-reject-gtn-pipeline-expansion
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Hundreds of thousands in deluged California are without power as state’s 11th atmospheric river sweeps through
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/15/weather/california-atmospheric-river-flood-wednesday/index.html
California at ‘high’ risk of ‘locally catastrophic’ flooding
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/california-at-high-risk-of-locally-catastrophic-flooding/ar-AA18C76S
How rising temperatures are intensifying California’s atmospheric rivers - As storms get warmer and wetter, the state's flood control system is struggling to keep up
https://www.salon.com/2023/03/16/how-rising-temperatures-are-intensifying-californias-atmospheric-rivers_partner/
Nor'easter To Bring Heavy Snow, Rain, Strong Winds, Coastal Flooding To East Coast
https://weather.com/storms/winter/video/noreaster-to-bring-heavy-snow-rain-strong-winds-coastal-flooding-to-east-0
Why rain on snow in the California mountains worries scientists
https://theconversation.com/why-rain-on-snow-in-the-california-mountains-worries-scientists-201742
In the Deluged Mountains of Santa Cruz, Residents Cope With Compounding Disasters - In 2020, a wildfire burned through parts of the Santa Cruz mountains. Now, the Central California coast has been inundated by a string of atmospheric rivers. “It’s hard to live here right now,” says one resident.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/16032023/santa-cruz-california-disasters/
Can the New High Seas Treaty Help Limit Global Warming? - A framework agreement to protect open oceans is the first step toward enacting protections for ecosystems that take CO2 from the air and store it for millennia in sediments.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/14032023/high-seas-treaty-climate-change/
Cyclone Freddy: Record-breaking storm wreaks havoc in southern Africa
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/14/cyclone-freddy-storm-mozambique-africa-havoc/
Tropical Cyclone Freddy sets world record for longevity
https://earthsky.org/earth/deadly-tropical-cyclone-freddy-set-records-southern-hemisphere/?utm_source=EarthSky+News&utm_campaign=55ddb530d5-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_02_02_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c643945d79-55ddb530d5-395109277&mc_cid=55ddb530d5&mc_eid=acdf275071
Fossil Fuel Giants Urged to 'Pay Up' After Tropical Cyclone Freddy Kills 300+ - “Disasters such as these are further evidence of the injustice suffered by the nations that contribute least to the climate crisis," said one campaigner as thousands in Malawi, Mozambique, and Madagascar mourn.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/tropical-cyclone-freddy-fossil-fuels
Extreme rain and drought is happening more often, new research shows
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/03/14/climate/extreme-weather-climate-change.html
Insurers slashed Hurricane Ian payouts far below damage estimates, documents and insiders reveal
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/03/11/florida-insurance-claims-hurricane-ian/
Texas youth organizers take aim at the biggest oil field in the US - Proposed El Paso climate charter seeks to prohibit use of city water for extraction projects including those in Permian Basin
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/10/texas-youth-organizers-worlds-biggest-oil-field-el-paso
Alliance of 60+ Groups Demands Farm Bill That Rejects False Climate Solutions - “There's no way around it—we have to actually cut fossil fuel emissions," said Food & Water Watch.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/farm-bill-carbon-offsets
These Small- and Medium-Sized States Punch Above Their Weight in Renewable Energy Generation - While Texas and California lead the country in wind and solar, several others leap ahead once we take into account each state’s land area.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/16032023/inside-clean-energy-renewable-wind-iowa/
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/16032023/santa-cruz-california-disasters/
Oregon eyes mandate for climate change lessons in schools
https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-education-school-oregon-united-states-376bed4c1b916bcf038ca9e89302401e
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OFF TOPIC:  This Herbicide Is Everywhere. But Should It Be? - Glyphosate is linked to the decline of honey bees and everything from cancer, autism and irritable bowel syndrome in humans.
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/this-herbicide-is-everywhere-but-should-it-be/
OFF TOPIC:  Plastic pollution is filtering up into the fish that we eat - Oysters, tuna and other wild-caught fish we eat often contain microplastics
https://www.salon.com/2023/03/08/microplastics-ocean-fish-seafood/
OFF TOPIC:  Plastic particles could cross over from mother to unborn fetus, experts say - A study of pregnant rats found nanoplastics in their fetus' livers, brains and kidneys
https://www.salon.com/2023/03/08/plastic-particles-could-cross-over-from-mother-to-unborn-fetus-experts-say/
OFF TOPIC:  There are 21,000 pieces of plastic in the ocean for each person on Earth - A new study found far more plastic in global oceans than previously believed — and the amount is doubling every six years.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/03/08/ocean-plastics-pollution-study/
OFF TOPIC:  Cleanup of Oceans 'Futile' If Plastic Production Continues at Current Rate: Scientist - A new study stresses urgent action is required to tackle a "growing plastic smog" of over 170 trillion particles in the world's oceans.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/ocean-plastic-pollution-treaty
UN reaches historic agreement to protect the world’s oceans - The treaty, if ratified, will establish a new set of rules aimed at conserving marine species and ecosystems.
https://grist.org/international/un-reaches-historic-agreement-to-protect-the-worlds-oceans/
Greenland temperatures surge up to 50 degrees above normal, setting records
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/03/07/greenland-record-warmth-ice-sheet/
Antarctic sea ice cover at record low
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230308-antarctic-sea-ice-cover-at-record-low
With global warming of just 1.2°C, why has the weather gotten so extreme? - Climate change increases extreme weather by adding more heat and moisture to the air and through disruption of fundamental atmospheric circulation patterns.
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/03/with-global-warming-of-just-1-2c-why-has-the-weather-gotten-so-extreme/
Revealed: 1,000 super-emitting methane leaks risk triggering climate tipping points
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/06/revealed-1000-super-emitting-methane-leaks-risk-triggering-climate-tipping-points
‘We don’t feel safe’: US community in shock after record methane leak - A billion cubic feet of the potent greenhouse gas were spewed into atmosphere in rural Pennsylvania amid state’s fracking boom
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/06/us-methane-gas-leak-fracking-jackson-township-pennsylvania
Tracking the Erratic Path of US Climate Migrants - In The Great Displacement, Jake Bittle follows families displaced by flooding, drought and other disasters as the “next American migration” begins in earnest. 
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-07/forget-managed-retreat-us-climate-migration-will-be-chaos?srnd=citylab-environment&leadSource=uverify wall
Many coastal residents willing to relocate in the face of sea level rise - A survey of more than 1,400 residents of flood-prone urban areas found that almost half would consider moving if flooding becomes more severe.
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/03/many-coastal-residents-willing-to-relocate-in-the-face-of-sea-level-rise/
Farmers March for Urgent Climate Action in DC - In this week’s Field Report, scenes from the Rally for Resilience, a push for “Product of USA” labeling on meat, new glyphosate research, and more.
https://civileats.com/2023/03/09/dc-farmers-march-climate-action-rally-for-resilience-field-report-glyphosate-cool-ciw/
Why snowpack is so critical to life in the West - Millions of people in the U.S. rely on the melting of snow for drinking water, agriculture, and more. But even amid near-record snows in California, snowpack levels are steadily declining.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/what-is-snowpack-why-it-matters-for-drought
Disaster response is straining Canada’s military. Training citizens might be the solution - As extreme weather events eat up military budgets and time, there are calls to train more residents to do emergency response
https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-disaster-military/
Some California residents are urged to prepare 2 weeks of essentials ahead of expected flooding
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/08/weather/california-atmospheric-river-flood-wednesday/index.html
California at risk of life-threatening flooding from new atmospheric river
https://www.accuweather.com/en/winter-weather/california-weather-atmospheric-river-flooding-forecast/1494270
The Food System Is Awful for the Climate. It Doesn’t Have to Be - New modeling estimates that food production could add a degree Celsius to global warming. But it also points to powerful ways to make diets more sustainable.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-food-system-is-awful-for-the-climate-it-doesnt-have-to-be/
Central Valley Farmworkers Struggle to Recover After Floods - Weeks after devastating storms, residents of Planada in Merced County are only beginning to rebuild.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/07/us/planada-central-valley-farmworkers-floods.html
New York City launches program to help lower-income residents recover from floods
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/10/low-income-new-yorkers-could-get-emergency-cash-after-flooding.html
Increasingly Large and Intense Wildfires Hinder Western Forests’ Ability to Regenerate
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/06032023/wildfire-forest-regeneration/
Biden's clean energy factory jobs may elude U.S. union workers
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/bidens-clean-energy-factory-jobs-may-elude-us-union-workers-2023-03-06/
Are plane rides getting bumpier? - How climate change might be making turbulence worse
https://theweek.com/climate-change/1021602/how-climate-change-is-making-plane-turbulence-worse
Yellen warns climate change could trigger asset value losses, harming US economy
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/yellen-warns-climate-change-could-trigger-asset-value-losses-harming-us-economy-2023-03-07/
Kerry: China tensions hurting climate talks
https://www.axios.com/2023/03/07/john-kerry-us-china-stalled-talks-climate-change
China strengthens role of courts in meeting carbon targets
https://www.climatechangenews.com/2023/03/07/china-strengthens-role-of-courts-in-meeting-carbon-targets/
No avoiding it now: Immigration issues threaten Biden’s climate program - Congress has directed a record amount of money at boosting green jobs the U.S. workforce currently doesn’t appear equipped to fill.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/06/biden-climate-program-immigration-00085663
OFF TOPIC:  'Absolutely Shameful': Biden Reportedly Weighing Revival of Migrant Family Detentions - “I've got one word for them: unacceptable," responded one immigration attorney.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/biden-migrant-family-detention
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OFF TOPIC:  'Plasticosis': Researchers Discover New Digestive Disease Sickening Seabirds - “This study is the first time that stomach tissue has been investigated in this way and shows that plastic consumption can cause serious damage to these birds' digestive system," the paper's lead author said.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/plasticosis
OFF TOPIC:  It's Time to Realize the Farm Bill's Transformative Potential - Despite the legislation's relatively low profile, the Farm Bill deserves serious consideration from nearly everyone, including our politicians.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/big-ag-farm-bill
What If the World Cannot Save the World? - The crisis of international governance on a planet rife with emergencies.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/what-if-the-world-cannot-save-the-world
Stop Rewarding Destroyers of Our World and Punishing Those Defending It
Under our outdated economic systems, those who knowingly fuel a crisis that threatens human health and survival are richly rewarded, while those who try to halt the destruction — often young people whose future is most at stake — are punished.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/stop-defending-planet-destroyers
Antarctic ice on the run, with a 45-year low
https://earthsky.org/earth/antarctic-ice-on-the-run-plus-a-45-year-low/?utm_source=EarthSky+News&utm_campaign=d70f229f0c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_02_02_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c643945d79-d70f229f0c-395109277&mc_cid=d70f229f0c&mc_eid=acdf275071
Stronger El Niño events may speed up irreversible melting of Antarctic ice, research finds
New study shows impact of weather phenomenon could have a ‘double whammy’ effect, leading to worsening extreme weather and accelerating sea level rise
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/21/stronger-el-nino-events-may-speed-up-irreversible-melting-of-antarctic-ice-research-finds
A strong Blocking system is forming over Greenland, changing the Weather patterns across Northern Hemisphere as we head into Spring
https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/strong-blocking-system-polar-vortex-collapse-cold-weather-united-states-canada-europe-fa/
Oil CEOs Should Be Barred From Global Climate Summits, Not Running Them - For decades, the fossil fuel industry has completely co-opted climate policy from the inside out. It is time for this to end.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/sultan-ahmed-al-jaber
Shareholder Showdown: The Most Important Climate Votes You’ve Never Heard Of - Without Wall Street cash, the world's most polluting companies wouldn't get the capital they need to finance their toxic expansion.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/shareholder-showdown-climate-banks
Before the floods I thought climate change wasn’t my problem. Now, I’m not waiting for someone else to fix it
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/feb/28/before-the-floods-i-thought-climate-change-wasnt-my-problem-now-im-not-waiting-for-someone-else-to-fix-it
The never-ending fallout of the northern rivers floods: ‘People are just worn down’
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/20/the-never-ending-fallout-of-the-lismore-floods-people-are-just-worn-down
‘There are roofs collapsing everywhere’: Thousands of Californians are running low on food and water as California Governor Newsom declares state of emergency in 13 counties after historic winter storms dump seven feet of snow
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11810829/California-Governor-declares-state-emergency-13-counties-including-Los-Angeles.html
'Help Us!!': Stranded residents plead for help after snowstorm
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/help-us-stranded-residents-plead-for-help-after-snowstorm/ar-AA18cqDx
Despite record-breaking snow and rain, California is still in a drought. Here's why - Record-setting snow in LA doesn't mean the state has recovered from its historic drought yet
https://www.salon.com/2023/03/05/despite-record-breaking-snow-and-rain-california-is-still-in-a-drought-heres-why/
Study reveals global algae blooms are growing, and warming waters may be to blame
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/phytoplankton-blooms-grow-climate-change-1.6764789
Billions Are Available to Tackle Environmental Racism. Where Is the Money Going? - Under-resourced communities of color are struggling to access funding supposedly allotted for environmental justice.
https://truthout.org/articles/billions-are-available-to-tackle-environmental-racism-where-is-the-money-going/
As climate changes, climate anxiety rises in youth
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/climate-change-anxiety/
Climate crisis could lead to more wildfire-inducing ‘hot lightning’ strikes, study warns
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/hot-lightning-surge-wildfires-global-warming-b2292585.html
How to get serious about climate change
https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/3881332-how-to-get-serious-about-climate-change/
Living on the edge (literally!): They boast glorious ocean views, but swathes of homes along America's coastlines are at risk of tumbling off CLIFFS due to erosion, rising sea levels and extreme weather event
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11812893/The-homeowners-struggling-save-homes-plunging-cliff.html
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FEBRUARY 2023

OFF TOPIC:  How Widespread Are These Toxic Chemicals? They’re Everywhere. - Researchers created a map showing where PFAS compounds, linked to cancer in humans, have been detected in wildlife. It spans the globe.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/22/climate/pfas-forever-chemicals-wildlife-animals.html
OFF TOPIC: Toxic Forever Chemicals Found in More Than 330 Animal Species - “Our choice is either to keep enabling extinction with widespread chemical contamination or take action to prevent it," said one scientist.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/forever-chemicals-animal-blood
A looming El Niño could give us a preview of life at 1.5C of warming - The hotter weather pattern might push the Earth into unprecedented territory next year.
https://grist.org/science/el-nino-tipping-points-amazon-great-barrier-reef/
El Nino event signal is getting stronger for 2023. When is it forecast to emerge, and how can it impact the next Cold Weather season?
https://www.severe-weather.eu/long-range-2/el-nino-event-forecast-2023-2024-global-weather-impact-winter-united-states-canada-europe-fa/
We Face a Climate Abyss, But There Are Sparks of Hope, Robert Pollin Says - We must embrace the positive developments so that we can build effectively from them, the progressive economist argues.
https://truthout.org/articles/we-face-a-climate-abyss-but-there-are-sparks-of-hope-robert-pollin-says/
Hurricane damage will increase in surprising new places in the coming decades. See where it’s trending higher
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/27/us/hurricane-wind-damage-first-street-climate/index.html
How Climate Change and the Polar Vortex Influenced This Week’s Harsh Winter Storms - Strong winds and heavy snowfall disrupted travel and knocked out power for thousands of Americans. It’s the latest extreme weather influenced by the warming Arctic.
https://insideclimatenews.org/todaysclimate/how-climate-change-and-the-polar-vortex-influenced-this-weeks-harsh-winter-storms/
A rare blizzard hits California as summerlike heat roasts the eastern U.S.
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/02/a-rare-blizzard-hits-california-as-summerlike-heat-roasts-the-eastern-u-s/
Climate change is increasing the risk of infectious diseases worldwide
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/02/climate-change-is-increasing-the-risk-of-infectious-diseases-worldwide/
Sunny highs to shivering cold: Wild weather swings take a health toll - Temperature fluctuations bewilder plants and animals and can exacerbate human health problems, especially among those with existing medical conditions
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/02/23/weather-temperature-changes-illness/
Wind and Solar Energy Projects Risk Overwhelming America’s Antiquated Electrical Grids  
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/23/climate/renewable-energy-us-electrical-grid.html
'We can’t find people to work': The newest threat to Biden's climate policies — (Governor Inslee)
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/27/biden-climate-jobs-00080207
Climate Code Red Analysis and Sea Level Warnings
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/02/24/climate-code-red-analysis-and-sea-level-warnings/
The American climate migration has already begun - Last year, 3 million were displaced in the US. Millions more will follow – and neither they, the government or the housing market are ready
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/feb/23/us-climate-crisis-housing-migration-natural-disasters
Which U.S. cities will fare best in a warming world — and which will be hit hardest? - A new report by Moody’s Analytics looks at the cities in the United States that are most vulnerable and resilient to climate change
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/02/23/us-cities-climate-vulnerability/
This Arctic US Air Base Has Its Eyes on Russia. But Climate is a Bigger Threat - The isolated Thule Air Base in Greenland is the only U.S. outpost that can monitor all of Russia’s missiles, but thawing permafrost is undermining the station.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/26022023/thule-air-base-greenland-russia-climate-change/
Report: World’s fossil fuel subsidies surged to $1 trillion after Ukraine invasion
https://www.salon.com/2023/02/28/report-worlds-fossil-fuel-subsidies-surged-to-1-trillion-after-ukraine-invasion_partner/
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OFF TOPIC: Federal Records Reveal Inhumane Slaughter of Livestock - An array of reports document the agonizing deaths which animals experience.
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/federal-records-reveal-inhumane-slaughter-of-livestock/
War is a Climate Killer
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/02/22/war-is-a-climate-killer/
Beware a climate ‘doom loop,’ where crisis is harder to solve, report says
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/02/16/doom-loop-earth-climate-change/
Big Heat Hits Antarctica
https://countercurrents.org/2023/02/big-heat-hits-antarctica/
Stronger El Niño events may speed up irreversible melting of Antarctic ice, research finds - New study shows impact of weather phenomenon could have a ‘double whammy’ effect, leading to worsening extreme weather and accelerating sea level rise
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/21/stronger-el-nino-events-may-speed-up-irreversible-melting-of-antarctic-ice-research-finds
Great Lakes ice cover plummets to record mid-February low
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/02/17/great-lakes-record-low-ice/
'Historic' winter storm to slam Minnesota; record-breaking cold temperatures expected in the West: Weather updates
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/historic-winter-storm-to-slam-minnesota-record-breaking-cold-temperatures-expected-in-the-west-weather-updates/ar-AA17K5FV
Winter Heat Wave Could Smash February Records
https://weather.com/forecast/national/news/2023-02-20-february-heat-wave-monthly-records-southeast-cold-north-west?cm_ven=hp-slot-2
Pacific winter snowstorm coming … again
https://earthsky.org/earth/pacific-winter-snowstorm-late-feb-2023/?utm_source=EarthSky+News&utm_campaign=f4f1b460d8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_02_02_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c643945d79-f4f1b460d8-395109277&mc_cid=f4f1b460d8&mc_eid=acdf275071
Due to Wars and Climate Destruction, US Ranks Worse Than Peers on 'Impunity' Index - “While accountability is critical to democracy, a democratic system of government alone is insufficient to fend off impunity.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/us-atlas-of-impunity
A Realistic ‘Energy Transition’ Is to Get Better at Using Less of It
https://countercurrents.org/2023/02/a-realistic-energy-transition-is-to-get-better-at-using-less-of-it/
Homes in flood zones are overvalued by billions, study finds - Failure to account for climate change means low-income homeowners could see their home values plunge
https://www.salon.com/2023/02/17/homes-in-flood-zones-are-overvalued-by-billions-study-finds_partner/
Florida's Great Displacement - The state's climate exodus has already begun
https://www.businessinsider.com/florida-residents-moving-leaving-climate-change-refugees-hurricanes-flood-2023-2
The climate change real estate bubble risks billions
https://www.axios.com/2023/02/17/climate-change-real-estate-bubble
Free program helps Gulf Coast communities assess climate risk - Many small towns don’t have the resources to respond to the consequences of climate change, like sea level rise and extreme weather, on their own.
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/02/free-program-helps-gulf-coast-communities-assess-climate-risk/
Scientists: high temperatures due to climate change worsen impact of Argentina’s drought
https://buenosairesherald.com/business/agro/scientists-high-temperatures-due-to-climate-change-worsen-impact-of-argentinas-drought
Listening to the Forest
https://countercurrents.org/2023/02/listening-to-the-forest/
Alpine Snow Cover Decline Worst in 600 Years - Millions of people depend on meltwater from the Alps snowpack.
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/alpine-snow-cover-decline-worst-in-600-years/
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Antarctic Researchers Report an Extraordinary Marine Heatwave That Could Threaten Antarctica’s Ice Shelves - The inexorable rise of ocean heat is now evident off the coast of West Antarctica, potentially disrupting critical parts of the global climate system and accelerating sea level rise.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12022023/antarctic-ice-shelves-marine-heatwave/
The Arctic’s Iceless Upheaval
https://countercurrents.org/2023/02/the-arctics-iceless-upheaval/
Will Steffen: The dilemma of pioneer climate scientists
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/02/will-steffen-the-dilemma-of-pioneer-climate-scientists.html
Our Environment at Risk: Climate change may be worse than you think
https://lacrossetribune.com/opinion/columnists/our-environment-at-risk-climate-change-may-be-worse-than-you-think/article_8400742e-a661-11ed-8d2b-9baa43ddce0c.html
'This Is Climate Change': New Zealand Devastated by 100-Year Cyclone - “We need to stop making excuses for inaction," said the nation's climate minister in a fiery speech. "We cannot put our heads in the sand when the beach is flooding. We must act now."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/climate-crisis-new-zealand-cyclone
Rising seas threaten ‘mass exodus on a biblical scale’, UN chief warns - António Guterres calls for urgent action as climate-driven rise brings ‘torrent of trouble’ to almost a billion people
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/14/rising-seas-threaten-mass-exodus-on-a-biblical-scale-un-chief-warns
Global Oil And Gas Industry Sees Profits Soar To $4 Trillion
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Global-Oil-And-Gas-Industry-Sees-Profits-Soar-To-4-Trillion.html
China Is Crushing The Competition In Clean Energy Spending
https://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Renewable-Energy/China-Is-Crushing-The-Competition-In-Clean-Energy-Spending.html
Electric vehicle sales top $1 trillion in wake-up call for carmakers
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2023/feb/14/electric-vehicle-sales-top-1-trillion-in-wake-up-c/
After January storms, some California communities look for long-term flood solutions
https://www.npr.org/2023/02/10/1155558812/after-january-storms-some-california-communities-look-for-long-term-flood-soluti
Hurricanes Ian and Nicole Left Devastating Flooding in Central Florida. Will it Happen Again? - The hurricanes dumped more rain on the region last fall than anyone had seen in hundreds of years, prompting some residents to ask whether it’s time to move.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/15022023/hurricanes-ian-and-nicole-orlando-florida-flooding/
South Africa declares national state of disaster over floods
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-africa-declares-national-state-disaster-over-floods-2023-02-13/
Aerial view shows Cyclone Gabrielle damage and flooding in New Zealand
https://www.foxweather.com/watch/play-6372182f10013d2
Supporters of a controversial climate solution say it could be key. Critics believe it is the path to catastrophe
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/12/world/solar-dimming-geoengineering-climate-solution-intl/index.html
‘Double-edged sword’: why the badly needed rains in California could fuel catastrophic fires
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/13/california-storms-rains-drought-fires
Severe storms already batter the grid. What happens in 2032?
https://www.eenews.net/articles/severe-storms-already-batter-the-grid-what-happens-in-2032/
‘It’s inequality that kills’: Naomi Klein on the future of climate justice
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/feb/13/its-inequality-that-kills-naomi-klein-on-the-future-of-climate-justice
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Biden Told to Act on His Climate Rhetoric by Halting New Fossil Fuel Drilling - “President Biden needs to stop approving fossil fuel infrastructure projects, end fossil fuel production on public lands and waters, and declare a climate emergency," said one climate campaigner.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/biden-climate-state-of-the-union
A Sudden Stratospheric Warming is coming, collapsing the Polar Vortex and potentially impacting the weather in late-month and early Spring
https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/sudden-stratospheric-warming-polar-vortex-collapse-effect-forecast-february-march-united-states-europe-fa/
How a predicted polar-vortex disruption could spur winter’s revenge - Forecasters are watching changes in the stratosphere that may trigger a shake-up in the mild weather pattern over the Eastern U.S. and Europe
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/02/09/polar-vortex-sudden-stratospheric-warming/
January 2023 Was Record-Warm In 7 Northeast States
https://www.wunderground.com/article/news/climate/news/2023-02-08-record-warm-january-2023-northeast-united-states-noaa-report
California’s Extreme Weather Is the Future of Climate Change - After years of thirst, the state has been drowning, and the poorest people have been among those hardest hit.
https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/california-floods-climate-change/
'No Time to Waste': Alarm as Antarctic Ice Hits Lowest January Level Ever Recorded - “These extreme temperatures remain a tangible indication of the effects of a changing climate for many regions," said one European climate official.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/antarctic-sea-ice
Melting Glaciers Show Why Climate Targets Below 1.5°C Are Needed - Earth’s systems can restore themselves, but not if global climate policy permits 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming.
https://truthout.org/articles/melting-glaciers-show-why-climate-targets-below-1-5c-are-needed/
Atmospheric rivers are hitting the Arctic more often, and increasingly melting its sea ice
https://theconversation.com/atmospheric-rivers-are-hitting-the-arctic-more-often-and-increasingly-melting-its-sea-ice-199189
Millions face threat of flooding from glacial lakes
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-64547096
Should We Start Preparing for the Evacuation of Miami?
https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/miami-climate-change-evacuation/
Census: Disasters displaced more than 3M Americans in 2022
https://www.eenews.net/articles/census-disasters-displaced-more-than-3m-americans-in-2022/
Trapped in harm’s way as climate disasters mount - Communities stuck on the front lines of the climate crisis need help relocating. The U.S. government isn’t prepared.
https://publicintegrity.org/environment/harms-way/disasters-mount-climate-relocation-assistance/
6 TOP Crops to Grow at Home to Save You From STARVING
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKbHqxI7VFA
World’s biggest investment fund warns directors to tackle climate crisis or face sack
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/feb/03/worlds-biggest-investment-fund-warns-directors-to-tackle-climate-crisis-or-face-sack
Spring forecast 2023: The La Nina Winter pattern is forecast to extend as we head into Spring despite the breakdown of the cold ocean anomalies
https://www.severe-weather.eu/long-range-2/spring-forecast-2023-la-nina-winter-pattern-extends-jet-stream-anomaly-united-states-canada-europe-fa/
China warns of more extreme weather in 2023
https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/china-warns-more-extreme-weather-2023-2023-02-06/A Looming El Niño Could Dry the Amazon
When a warm band of water develops in the Pacific, drought grips the rainforest. The Amazon, devastated by deforestation and fires, is especially vulnerable.
https://www.wired.com/story/a-looming-el-nino-could-dry-the-amazon/
'Tipping Point': IEA Says Surging Renewables to Be World's Top Electricity Source by 2025 - Climate advocates welcomed the forecast—although one expert stressed that the world doesn't need "miracle technologies" or new nuclear power to meet its electricity needs.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/renewable-energy
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Dire situation gets even more dire - Sea ice extent is very low at both poles at the moment, and the outlook is that the situation is getting even worse. 
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/02/dire-situation-gets-even-more-dire.html
AI Study Warns World Could Hit 2°C Within Decades—Even With Emissions Cuts - “This new study, using a new method, adds to the evidence that we certainly will face continuing changes in climate that intensify the impacts we are already feeling," said the lead author.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/ai-climate-warming-paris
The Coldest Air of 2023 Plunges from Canada into the United States, sending northern states into Deep Freeze and More Snow for Midwest in the coming days
https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/winter-season-coldest-air-january-2023-deep-freeze-snow-canada-united-states-mk/
Extreme cold snaps: Why temperatures still plummet to dangerous levels even as the planet warms
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/03/world/extreme-cold-arctic-polar-vortex-climate-intl/index.html
Society isn’t changing fast enough to stop climate change: study
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/3839348-society-isnt-changing-fast-enough-to-stop-climate-change-study/?fbclid=IwAR3riHrOdDMh2iEDvAyywoH7cM_WeWd7C-mCcGrUFk7LCRUrTOOAz7qm6-Y
Exxon scientists accurately forecast climate change back in the 1970s – what if we had listened to them and acted then?
https://theconversation.com/exxon-scientists-accurately-forecast-climate-change-back-in-the-1970s-what-if-we-had-listened-to-them-and-acted-then-197944
Calls for Windfall Tax Grow as ExxonMobil Smashes Big Oil Profit Record With $56 Billion Haul - “Enough is enough," said one advocate. "It's time to fight back against the politicians and Big Oil CEOs who put their billions before the health and safety of our families, our communities, and our climate.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/exxonmobil-profits-2022
Microplastics Are Filling the Skies. Will They Affect the Climate?
https://e360.yale.edu/features/plastic-waste-atmosphere-climate-weather
The Battle of Lützerath Marks Beginning of a New Stage for Global Climate Movement - The dominant system of capital and state has already made its choice: it wants collapse and will violently confront anyone who opposes it.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/the-battle-of-lutzerath
'Massive Climate Disaster': Groups Demand Biden Reverse Course on Willow Project - “Greenlighting the Willow Project would banish President Biden’s climate legacy to one of irreparable and downright shameful environmental destruction," said a campaigner with Friends of the Earth.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/biden-reverse-willow-project
As ice storm continues in the South, parts of the Northeast brace for brutal wind chills not felt in decades
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/02/weather/winter-storm-south-northeast-us/index.html
Western wildfires destroyed 246% more homes and buildings over the past decade – fire scientists explain what’s changing
https://theconversation.com/western-wildfires-destroyed-246-more-homes-and-buildings-over-the-past-decade-fire-scientists-explain-whats-changing-197384
Wet winter won’t fix Colorado River woes - “One year of good flows doesn’t mean we have a trend,” noted one expert
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/02/wet-winter-wont-fix-colorado-river-woes/
Climate Change Is Overpowering America’s Electric Grid
https://www.wilsonquarterly.com/quarterly/strategic-competition/climate-change-is-overpowering-americas-electric-grid
The threat of ocean acidification - Another consequence of carbon emissions
https://www.economist.com/films/2023/02/02/the-threat-of-ocean-acidification
How Water Finally Became a Climate Change Priority - A collaboration helped convince policy makers at COP27 to finally prioritize water as a critical resource affected by climate change. It was a win long in the making
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-water-finally-became-a-climate-change-priority/
How evangelicals moved from supporting environmental stewardship to climate skepticism
https://theconversation.com/how-evangelicals-moved-from-supporting-environmental-stewardship-to-climate-skepticism-196727
DeSantis Screeching "Resiliency" Won't Save Florida From Climate Catastrophe - The state is in denial about an existential fact: seas are rising, and nothing but collective action by the planet's biggest polluters, Florida among them, can hope to slow the calamity.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/florida-desantis-resiliency-climate
Clean energy is taking over the Texas grid. State officials are trying to stop it. - Wind and solar are rapidly growing, but Texas Republicans want to throw a lifeline to natural gas.
https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/23577512/texas-clean-energy-wind-solar-natural-gas-ercot-blackout
The country that has been flooded for four years - Unrelenting rain is keeping rivers and wetlands at record highs throughout the year, with devastating consequences
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/climate-and-people/south-sudans-four-year-flood-could-spell-permanent-change-climate/
Auckland sees wettest month in its history after ‘unparalleled deluge’ - New Zealand’s largest city experiences 2.5 times an entire summer’s rain in just a month
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/auckland-rains-wettest-month-climate-change-b2274323.html
Forever Chemicals, Everywhere
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/02/03/forever-chemicals-everywhere/
Report: Harmful PFAS Chemicals are Pervasive in Building Materials
https://greensciencepolicy.org/news-events/press-releases/report-harmful-pfas-chemicals-are-pervasive-in-building-materials
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January 2023

The global climate change suicide pact
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/01/the-global-climate-change-suicide-pact.html
'Spectacular Failure of Climate Leadership': Biden Outpaces Trump on Oil and Gas Permits - “Avoiding catastrophic climate change requires phasing out fossil fuel extraction, but instead we're still racing in the opposite direction," said one environmental justice advocate.
https://www.commondreams.org/biden-trump-drilling-public-lands
Reaching 1.5°C of Global Heating by 2024 Isn't Even the Whole Story
https://www.commondreams.org/reaching-1-5c-global-heating
How California’s ambitious new climate plan could help speed energy transformation around the world
https://theconversation.com/how-californias-ambitious-new-climate-plan-could-help-speed-energy-transformation-around-the-world-197094
‘Super-tipping points’ could trigger cascade of climate action - Small interventions on electric cars and plant-based meat could unlock rapid emissions cuts, say experts
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/20/super-tipping-points-climate-electric-cars-meat-emissions
One Hundred Years of Certitude - We thought we knew how often heavy storms and deadly floods were supposed to occur. We were wrong.
https://slate.com/business/2023/01/100-year-floods-california-rain-climate-change-infrastructure.html
As the Colorado River Shrinks, Washington Prepares to Spread the Pain - The seven states that rely on the river for water are not expected to reach a deal on cuts. It appears the Biden administration will have to impose reductions.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/27/climate/colorado-river-biden-cuts.html
GOP House Puts Big Oil's Revolving Door Into High Gear - “These lobbyists are not getting hired to advocate for American energy consumers—they will push an agenda that benefits the new majority's donors no matter what it costs taxpayers.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/accountable-us-maga-big-oil
No False Solutions! Citizens Rise Up to Resist Dangerous Carbon Pipelines in the Midwest - If the Midwest Carbon Express is built, residents across the Midwest will bear the risks associated with the pipeline, while its financial backers will reap the profits.
https://www.commondreams.org/midwest-carbon-express-opposition
Oil refineries are polluting US waterways. Too often, it’s legal - Facilities release a "witches' brew" of toxins in their wastewater
https://www.salon.com/2023/01/28/oil-refineries-are-polluting-us-waterways-too-often-its-legal_partner/
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Davos: The Arctic as 'ground zero' for climate change (VIDEO)
https://www.dw.com/en/the-arctic-as-ground-zero-for-climate-change/video-64430448
The ocean's temperature was hotter than ever in 2022, scientists say - Alarmingly, rising ocean temperatures have a trickle-down effect on human food systems and weather patterns
https://www.salon.com/2023/01/18/the-oceans-temperature-was-hotter-than-ever-in-2022-scientists-say/
One of the World’s Coldest Places Is Now the Warmest it’s Been in 1,000 Years, Scientists Say
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18012023/greenland-ice-sheet-global-warming/
A strong Stratospheric Warming event is about to start, impacting the Polar Vortex as we head into the final month of the Winter Season
https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/strong-stratospheric-warming-event-polar-vortex-january-forecast-united-states-europe-fa/
New Study Reveals Arctic Ice, Tracked Both Above and Below, Is Freezing Later - Climate change is affecting the timing of both the freezing of the ice and its melting in the spring.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23012023/arctic-ice-global-warming/
‘Born into a time of chaos’: how being pregnant amid a climate disaster can affect children
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/18/study-pregnant-climate-disaster-children-behavior
Two thirds of UK workers could be working in extreme heat by the end of the decade - Global regulations on working temperatures will increasingly be tested in coming years.
https://qz.com/extreme-heat-workplace-regulation-1850017546
What 5,000-year-old skeletons tell us about living with climate change - Collapse isn’t inevitable. New research shows that nimble, cooperative societies adapted best to rapid shifts.
https://grist.org/health/how-ancient-societies-adapted-to-climate-change-anthropology-study/
Trauma from extreme climate events has long-term effects on survivors’ brains, study finds - People exposed to 2018 California wildfire showed ‘significant cognitive deficits,’ scientists say
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/climate-extreme-weather-events-brains-trauma-b2267313.html
How Do You Fight a Drought When It’s Flooding?
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/20/opinion/california-drought-flooding-climate-change.html
After California’s deadly storms flooded towns and farmland, residents are struggling to recover - Many Latino farmworkers have lost their homes and paychecks. One Central Valley town was underwater for several days.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/californias-deadly-storms-left-towns-farmland-flooded-residents-are-st-rcna65740
California’s next flood could destroy one of its most diverse cities. Will lawmakers try to save it? - Climate change could submerge Stockton beneath 10 feet of water. The city's aging levees aren't prepared.
https://grist.org/extreme-weather/stockton-california-storm-flooding-atmospheric-river-central-valley-levees/
‘Inside we are all struggling’: storm-bruised California begins recovery
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/21/california-begins-recovery-after-storm-joe-biden-visit
In soaked California, few homeowners have flood insurance (VIDEO)
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/soaked-california-homeowners-flood-insurance-96562771
Wondering what happens to all those cars destroyed by California's floods? Here's where they're headed
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/buyer-beware-those-cars-damaged-133028245.html
California’s storms are almost over. Its reckoning with flood insurance is about to begin - Just 1.3 percent of homeowners in the state have national flood insurance policies
https://www.salon.com/2023/01/22/californias-storms-are-almost-over-its-reckoning-with-flood-insurance-is-about-to-begin_partner/
Oil wells guzzle precious California water. Next door, residents can’t use the tap
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/22/california-oil-wells-refineries-water-use-drought-fuller-acres
Mexico cracks down on solar geoengineering, forcing startup to pause operations
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/18/mexico-cracks-down-on-solar-geoengineering-stalling-make-sunsets.html
Asia Set For Rapid Renewable Energy Expansion In 2023
https://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Renewable-Energy/Asia-Set-For-Rapid-Renewable-Energy-Expansion-In-2023.html
Renewables Projected to Soon Be One-Fourth of US Electricity Generation. Really Soon
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19012023/inside-clean-energy-us-renewables-generation/
Climate change trauma has real impacts on cognition and the brain, wildfire survivors study show
https://theconversation.com/climate-change-trauma-has-real-impacts-on-cognition-and-the-brain-wildfire-survivors-study-shows-197870
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California’s rainstorm hell ‘among the most deadly disasters in our history’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/16/california-weather-rainstorms-deadly-atmospheric-river
Today, California is hammered by extreme weather. Tomorrow, it could be your area
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/16/california-extreme-weather-climate-crisis
Their family home is flood-prone. Flood insurance is too expensive.
https://kentuckylantern.com/2023/01/12/their-family-home-is-flood-prone-flood-insurance-is-too-expensive/
Homeowners in Louisiana are in 'crisis' as more than 20 insurance companies go under or flee the state after string of devastating storms - forcing hundreds of thousands to pay higher premiums or go without coverage
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11644495/Homeowners-Louisiana-crisis-20-insurance-companies-leave.html
Why West Coast weather will be chaotic in the future, according to a climate scientist
https://www.salon.com/2023/01/14/climate-scientist-explains-future-california-weather-patterns/
Arizona city cuts off a neighborhood’s water supply amid drought
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/arizona-city-cuts-off-a-neighborhood-s-water-supply-amid-drought/ar-AA16oIho
Californians Urged To Stay Vigilant Amid Yet More Storm Warnings
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/california-storm-warnings_n_63c295fbe4b0fe267cba828d
How fast-moving floods took a deadly toll on California’s capital: ‘No one expected it’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/14/california-storms-flooding-sacramento-county
Will California’s ‘atmospheric river’ storms end the drought? - Heavy rains may refill reservoirs, but they won't solve the state's broader water crisis
https://www.salon.com/2023/01/14/will-californias-atmospheric-river-storms-end-the-drought_partner-2/
Humanitarian experts report ‘cascading crises’ as climate, health emergencies soar
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/humanitarian-experts-report-cascading-crises-as-climate-health-emergencies-soar/
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The Last 8 Years Were the Hottest on Record
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/climate/earth-hottest-years.html
Despite La Niña’s Cooling Effects, 2022 Was Among The Hottest Years Ever Recorded
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/climate-change-2022-records-extreme_n_63c024c0e4b0ae9de1c57b34
Relentless Rise of Ocean Heat Content Drives Deadly Extremes
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11012023/relentless-rise-of-ocean-heat-content-drives-deadly-extremes/
Welcome to the era of weather whiplash - California’s floods reveal a likely climate change symptom: Quick shifts between opposing weather conditions.
https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/23550073/california-floods-rainfall-weather-climate-change-whiplash
The US Saw Some of Its Worst Climate Disasters in 2022 - This year might provide a glimpse of our near future, as these extreme climate events become more frequent.
https://truthout.org/articles/the-us-saw-some-of-its-worst-climate-disasters-in-2022/
18 huge, billion-dollar disasters: Climate change helped make 2022 the 3rd most expensive year on record
https://theconversation.com/18-huge-billion-dollar-disasters-climate-change-helped-make-2022-the-3rd-most-expensive-year-on-record-197524
Billion-dollar climate disasters rise with drought in Colorado, the American West  - NOAA report details growing total of weather and climate chaos biting deep into U.S. economy
https://coloradosun.com/2023/01/11/climate-disasters-billion-dollars-record-drought-noaa/
As Planet Warms, Water Risks Abound
https://www.circleofblue.org/2023/wef/as-planet-warms-water-risks-abound/
Exxon Accurately Predicted Global Warming, Years Before Casting Doubt on Climate Science
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12012023/exxon-doubt-climate-science/
Climate change and La Niña drive global natural disaster losses to $270bn in 2022
https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4062457/climate-change-la-nin-drive-global-natural-disaster-losses-usd270bn-2022
El Nino event is coming in 2023. How is it forecast to emerge, and what does it mean for seasonal weather and the next Winter season?
https://www.severe-weather.eu/long-range-2/el-nino-event-2023-seasonal-weather-changes-winter-forecast-united-states-canada-europe-fa/
Governments urged to confront effects of climate crisis on migrants
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/10/climate-crisis-migrants-displaced-people-extreme-weather
The Urgent Need to Stop a Destructive Environmental Precedent
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/deb-haaland-alaska-national-parks
Report Shows 'Terrible Prognosis' as US Emissions Continue Rising Amid Climate Emergency
https://www.commondreams.org/news/us-carbon-emissions-2022
Biden declares emergency in California after deadly winter storms
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3805198-biden-declares-emergency-in-california-after-deadly-winter-storms/
Mass evacuations in Montecito as storm pounds L.A. with intense rain, flooding
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-01-09/weather-storm-rain-southern-california
No rest for the weary: More flooding rain to eye California
https://www.accuweather.com/en/winter-weather/flooding-rain-to-aim-for-california-again/1466322
California Storm Siege A Stunning Reversal From Recent Winters
https://www.wunderground.com/article/news/news/2023-01-10-california-storm-parade-recent-dry-winters
California's flooding, in pictures
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/10/weather/gallery/california-weather-flooding/index.html
California governor caught in eye of storm over climate budget cuts - Announcement drew criticism from environmentalists as Gavin Newsom proposes cutting $6bn from ‘unprecedented’ climate fund
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/12/california-governor-gavin-newsom-climate-budget-cut
California’s Devastating Storms Are a Glimpse of the Future - Even as the state weathers a megadrought, climate change is increasing the risk of massive floods.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-a-warming-planet/californias-devastating-storms-are-a-glimpse-of-the-future
California’s deadly floods won’t break the megadrought
https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2023/1/6/23542194/california-atmospheric-river-flood-drought
Atmospheric rivers over California’s wildfire burn scars raise fears of deadly mudslides – this is what cascading climate disasters look like
https://theconversation.com/atmospheric-rivers-over-californias-wildfire-burn-scars-raise-fears-of-deadly-mudslides-this-is-what-cascading-climate-disasters-look-like-197563
Severe storms sweep the Southeast (VIDEO)
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/tornadoes-southeast-weather-01-12-23/index.html
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie lashes Australia with record-breaking flooding, setting its sight on Queensland with widespread severe storms and heavy rainfall over the next week
https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/ex-tropical-cyclone-ellie-record-flooding-in-wa-increase-rainfall-across-queensland-australia-jn/
UN Report Shows Ozone Layer Recovery Effort 'Sets a Precedent for Climate Action’ - “Our success in phasing out ozone-eating chemicals shows us what can and must be done—as a matter of urgency—to transition away from fossil fuels, reduce greenhouse gases, and so limit temperature increase," said one expert.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/ozone-layer-climate
Why the Climate Justice March in South Korea Could Be a Game Changer for the Environment
https://countercurrents.org/2023/01/why-the-climate-justice-march-in-south-korea-could-be-a-game-changer-for-the-environment/
Mass Climate Migration Is Coming
https://www.wired.com/story/migration-climate-environment-refugees/
With rising sea levels  and extreme weather events, the global north needs to prepare to welcome displaced people.
https://www.wired.com/story/migration-climate-environment-refugees/
5 Climate Questions for 2023 - Alleged criminal conspiracies, water wars, quake-safe energy and deforestation are among the topics for journalists to probe in the coming year.
https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2023/01/5-climate-questions-for-2023/
Researchers Warn Great Salt Lake's Retreat Threatens Crucial Ecosystem, Public Health - “The lake's ecosystem is not only on the edge of collapse. It is collapsing," said one ecologist.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/great-salt-lake-drying-up
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2023 Can Be the Year We Save the Planet - There is no longer time for thinking small. The only option is thinking big.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/save-the-planet
Europe kicks off 2023 with a record-setting heat wave - Climatologists are calling it “the most extreme heat wave in European history” - 2023
https://www.salon.com/2023/01/05/europe-kicks-off-2023-with-a-record-setting-heat-wave_partner/
Another Blistering Year Next Year?
https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/12/30/another-blistering-year-next-year/
LOOKING BACK: July 2022 heat wave sets new PNW records - 2022
https://www.kuow.org/stories/western-washington-sets-new-heat-wave-record
LOOKING BACK: North America Just Experienced Hottest June on Record--For Now - 2021
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/07/north-america-just-experienced-hottest-june-record-now
LOOKING BACK:  The West Sizzled in a November Heat Wave and Snow Drought - 2021
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/10122021/drought-heat-western-united-states-colorado/
LOOKING BACK: Seattle area sees record-breaking heat - 2020
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/weather/seattle-area-sees-record-breaking-heat/
LOOKING BACK: Seattle hit 86 degrees on Friday - another new record - 2019
https://www.king5.com/article/weather/seattle-hit-86-degrees-on-friday-another-new-record/281-74acd321-0c85-4ab4-a552-0ec403b38193
LOOKING BACK: ‘Pretty rare in January’: Seattle just set a record for warm temperatures - 2019
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/weather/pretty-rare-in-january-seattle-just-set-a-record-for-warm-temperatures/
LOOKING BACK: Driest summer in a century offers taste of Seattle's future - 2018
https://www.kuow.org/stories/driest-summer-in-a-century-offers-seattle-a-taste-of-its-future
LOOKING BACK: Western Washington breaks high temp records amid heat wave - 2017
https://mynorthwest.com/706091/excessive-heat-watch/
LOOKING BACK: What's causing Seattle's heat wave? - 2016
https://www.king5.com/article/weather/whats-causing-seattles-heat-wave/143860343
 LOOKING BACK: Soaring Temps in Pacific Northwest Shattered Records - 2015
http://www.climatecentral.org/news/record-temps-pacific-northwest-19179
Where Oh Where Are the Screaming Headlines About Planetary Destruction? - Ending the world as we've known it, whether in a matter of weeks or in slow motion over countless decades should, it seems to me, evoke the screaming headlines of our times
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/climate-coverage-planetary-destruction
LOOKING BACK:  Scientists Call Northwest Heatwave the 'Most Extreme in World Weather Records’ - 2021
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/02/scientists-call-northwest-heatwave-most-extreme-world-weather-records
LOOKING BACK: Gov. Inslee: Heat wave is beginning of permanent climate emergency (VIDEO)
https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/gov-inslee-heat-wave-is-beginning-of-permanent-climate-emergency-115635781914?fbclid=IwAR1qquJpoK65e9Kkj6PQsha_wd7cAQWBTr4m-VlMvervQP8ZrUwkfRsy0jk
LOOKING BACK: Washington Gov. Jay Inslee Says He's Running for President in 2020 for One Urgent Reason: The Climate Crisis
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/03/01/washington-gov-jay-inslee-says-hes-running-president-2020-one-urgent-reason-climate
LOOKING BACK: In Far-Reaching Plan, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee Proposes Radical Changes to Fossil Fuel Industry
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/06/24/far-reaching-plan-washington-gov-jay-inslee-proposes-radical-changes-fossil-fuel
LOOKING BACK: 'We're the Last Generation': Jay Inslee Explains Why Climate Change Should Be Defining Topic of 2020 Election
https://www.newsweek.com/jay-inslee-2020-democrats-climate-change-1339722
LOOKING BACK: Jay Inslee Changed Everything
https://gizmodo.com/jay-inslee-changed-everything-1837474700
LOOKING BACK: Former Inslee staffers pitch climate plan to Biden, Congress
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/493436-former-inslee-staffers-pitch-climate-plan-to-biden-congress/
LOOKING BACK: The Energy 202: Former operatives for Jay Inslee press Congress and Joe Biden to adopt pieces of his climate change plan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-energy-202/2020/05/14/the-energy-202-ex-jay-inslee-staffers-press-congress-and-biden-to-adopt-pieces-of-his-old-climate-plan/5ebc3842602ff11bb117c638/
Jay Inslee’s EVERGREEN Economy Plan
https://www.jayinslee.com/issues/evergreen-economy/text/Inslee_EvergreenEconomyPlan_2.pdf
LOOKING BACK:  Jay Inslee, exiting the presidential race, reflects on his campaign - He drove climate onto center stage and left behind a comprehensive plan.
https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2019/8/21/20826258/jay-inslee-presidential-exit-interview
Governor Jay Inslee’s Action Plan for American Leadership on the Global Climate Crisis
https://www.jayinslee.com/issues/global-climate/text/Inslee_GlobalClimateMobilization_Final_2.pdf
LOOKING BACK: Washington Gov. Jay Inslee: Time to 'Seize the Moment' on Climate Change, Clean Energy
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2021-04-22/washington-gov-jay-inslee-time-to-seize-the-moment-on-climate-change-clean-energy
LOOKING BACK: Flooding, outages, and rescues mount in severe West Coast weather - 2021
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/northwest-storms-set-rainfall-records-spark-floods-rcna5661
LOOKING BACK:  The Northwest heat wave is ‘unprecedented.’ Here’s what’s pushing it into uncharted territory. (VIDEO) - 2021
https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/28/weather/heat-waves-climate-change/index.html
LOOKING BACK:  Deadly heat waves engulfed the planet this year: Climate change is a national security crisis - As a U.S. Army general, I prepared to do battle with enemies and face disaster. All of humanity must do that now - 2022
https://www.salon.com/2022/12/04/heat-waves-engulfed-the-planet-this-year-climate-change-is-a-national-security/
LOOKING BACK:  Gov. Jay Inslee on the Climate Crisis: ‘We Cannot Give in to Defeat and Pessimism’
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/jay-inslee-wildfires-washington-climate-crisis-1065359/?fbclid=IwAR3oMoYH-otnuFMxX6uYbs2QF4hLi1wmENQFNMjav0jntJFi7PbApMNH6iQ
LOOKING BACK:  Washington Gov. Jay Inslee On How To Stay Optimistic On Fighting Climate Change
https://www.npr.org/2020/10/04/920164724/washington-gov-jay-inslee-on-how-to-stay-optimistic-on-fighting-climate-change?fbclid=IwAR2GVWB8WdTk8fWI7s7ShybXCQk1zZcjD_wPVluvNYgLcsMYaZ78gWgXW1M
A huge temperature rise threatens to unfold soon
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/01/a-huge-temperature-rise-threatens-to-unfold-soon.html
2022 Will Be Remembered for Its Brutal Climate Change Impacts - At the same time, 2022 was a breakthrough year of climate action juxtaposed on the increasingly stark evidence that fossil fuels and their producers are the primary cause of the planet's growing peril.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/impacts-of-climate-change
LOOKING BACK:  'What The Hell Are We Waiting For?' Democrats Urge Climate Emergency Declaration
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/07/27/what-hell-are-we-waiting-democrats-urge-climate-emergency-declaration
As Climate Outlook Worsens, Republicans Go After “Woke” Capitalism
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/01/republicans-woke-capitalism-ron-desantis-blackrock/
Epic flooding leads to water rescues and highway closures in California as the storm system threatens more states - 2023
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/01/us/california-flooding-bay-area-evacuation-warning-sunday/index.html
Climate Chaos Continues as Dangerous Megastorm Hits California - “The massive bomb cyclone unleashing on California today illuminates key underlying climate and environmental challenges," said one observer. - 2023
https://www.commondreams.org/news/california-storm
LOOKING BACK:  Exceptional June rain soaks Pacific Northwest due to atmospheric river - ‘Seasonally unusual’ rains have set records in Seattle, while the Columbia River near Portland may hit flood stage - 2022
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/06/10/pacific-northwest-atmospheric-river-seattle/
LOOKING BACK: Torrential rain breaks records across Western Washington; here’s when it will dry out - 2022
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/weather/torrential-rain-breaks-records-across-western-washington-heres-when-it-will-dry-out/
LOOKING BACK:  'We Are in a Climate Emergency': Historic Floods in BC, Washington Follow Scientists' Warnings - 2021
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/11/16/we-are-climate-emergency-historic-floods-bc-washington-follow-scientists-warnings
LOOKING BACK: Wettest November in history to end with one last day of steady rain - 2021
https://komonews.com/news/local/wettest-november-in-history-to-end-with-one-last-day-of-steady-rain
LOOKING BACK: ‘Historic flooding’ and landslides strike Western Washington - 2020
https://kuow.org/stories/rain-prompts-heavy-eastside-flooding
LOOKING BACK: Record Rainfall Brings Flooding, Mudslides To Western Washington - 2019
https://patch.com/washington/sammamish/s/gyea3/record-rainfall-brings-flooding-rivers-streets-washington
LOOKING BACK: Seattle breaks record for consecutive days of rain in April - 2019
https://www.king5.com/article/weather/seattle-breaks-record-for-consecutive-days-of-rain-in-april/281-e8161519-4eda-4478-bd74-220f5e74292d
LOOKING BACK: ‘Snowiest’ February on record for King County - 2019
http://www.issaquahreporter.com/news/snowiest-february-on-record-for-king-county/
LOOKING BACK: Record rainfall recorded across Western Washington on Sunday - 2015
http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/record-rainfall-recorded-across-western-washington/nkXf9/
Floods Show California’s Climate Dilemma: Fight the Water, or Pull Back?
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/05/climate/california-floods-drought-preparedness.html
Extreme weather is now shaping international law
https://www.axios.com/2023/01/01/extreme-weather-events-of-2022-international-law
How extreme weather is changing real estate nationwide and in Miami
https://southfloridaagentmagazine.com/2023/01/02/extreme-measures/
First-of-Its-Kind Study Links US Gun Violence Epidemic to Climate Emergency
https://www.commondreams.org/news/climate-change-gun
SIXTY MINUTES:  Scientists say planet in midst of sixth mass extinction, Earth's wildlife running out of places to live
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/earth-mass-extinction-60-minutes-2023-01-01/
Farewell To The Senate’s Biggest Climate Denier - Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) leaves behind a legacy of climate disinformation, and a small army of pro-industry contrarians.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jim-inhofe-retire-climate-denial_n_63a4c721e4b0d6f0b9ec07ec
2022 Will Be Remembered as the Year the U.S. Became the World’s Largest Exporter of Liquified Natural Gas
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/01012023/liquified-natural-gas-lng-exports-2022/
The Climate Impact of Our Insatiable Plastic Addiction
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2022-plastic-climate-change-pollution-data/
Volume of microplastics found on ocean floor triples in two decades, scientists warn
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/microplastics-plastic-ocean-mediterranean-sea-b2255982.html
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Environmental review of 2022: another mile on the ‘highway to climate hell’
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/30/environmental-review-of-2022-another-mile-on-the-highway-to-climate-hell
Another Blistering Year Next Year?
https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/12/30/another-blistering-year-next-year/
Arctic Ocean overheating
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/search/label/El Niño
Feedbacks in the Arctic
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/p/feedbacks.html
Antarctic Sea ice extent hits a new record low, possibly heading to set the most significant negative anomaly ever observed in the satellite era
https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/antarctic-sea-ice-extent-record-low-anomaly-observed-rrc/
'The System' Is Ruining Our Present and Collective Future
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/the-system-is-ruining-our-present-and-collective-future
No More Dire Warnings: It's Time to Fight to Win
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/2022-climate-emergency
The Year 2022 Displayed the Woeful Shortcomings of Humankind - War, famine, disease, and climate disasters made this year one feel like standing on the edge of apocalypse.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/2022-shortcoming-humanity
National Guard mobilized to help those trapped by massive winter storm
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/national-guard-winter-storm/
Winter storms put the US power grid to the test. It failed.
https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2022/12/27/23527327/winter-storm-power-outages
Western US battles rain and flooding as ‘atmospheric river’ storm hits
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/dec/28/flooding-oregon-washington-california-pacific-northwest-storm-rain
Winter Storm Elliott Highlights Vulnerability Of U.S. Energy Systems
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Winter-Storm-Elliott-Highlights-Vulnerability-Of-US-Energy-Systems.html
Republicans get a louder voice on climate change as they take over the House
https://www.npr.org/2022/12/30/1145083067/republicans-get-a-louder-voice-on-climate-change-as-they-take-over-the-house
3 reasons local climate activism is more powerful than people realize - Why do so few adults participate in actions to encourage governments to do more about climate change?
https://www.salon.com/2022/12/27/3-reasons-local-climate-activism-is-more-powerful-than-people-realize_partner/
5 doable resolutions for US climate policy in 2023
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/23511257/how-us-fight-climate-change-2023
Liberal media made slew of dubious claims about climate change, year-end report finds
https://www.foxnews.com/media/liberal-media-dubious-claims-climate-change-year-end-report
These lies about climate change just wouldn't die in 2022
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/12/29/global-warming-myths-disinformation-and-lies-circulated-2022/10802959002/?utm_source=ourcommunitynow&utm_medium=web
Biggest climate toll in year of ‘devastating’ disasters revealed
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/27/biggest-climate-toll-in-year-of-devastating-disasters-revealed
Climate Change Will Bankrupt Us Before It Drowns Us | Opinion
https://www.newsweek.com/climate-change-will-bankrupt-us-before-it-drowns-us-opinion-1769187
The top 3 climate-friendly tax credits are coming out in 2023
https://localtoday.news/us/the-top-3-climate-friendly-tax-credits-are-coming-out-in-2023-245028.html
The Inflation Reduction Act and Europe’s energy crisis have focused attention on a stealthy tool to reduce emissions: the humble home.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-climate-struggle-literally-hit-home-in-2022/
There’s no such thing as ‘freak’ weather any more – and 2023 already looks like a disaster movie
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/dec/29/no-such-thing-freak-weather-2023-storm-elliott
The toll extreme weather took in the U.S. during 2022, by the numbers
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/12/30/blizzard-hurricane-drought-flood-tornado-2022/
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