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Above the Fold & Daily Climate Weekend Reader
For the week ending September 29, articles include a discussion of air travel-related emissions, weedkiller-infused coffee beans, plastics, a report on PFAS contamination of California drinking water, California water shortages, a second look at a devastating bird loss study, climate change in the Arctic, and salmon and […]
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Report: Historic Snow Storm in the West, Plus a Heat Wave in the East — What’s Going On?
This Discover Magazine article discusses the connection between the jet stream, weather, and climate change.
Overall, emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere have caused increases in high temperature extremes and extreme precipitation events around the world, according to the most recent U.S. National Climate Assessment. And the United States […]
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EarthJustice Newsletter – September 29, 2019
This Earthjustice newsletter discusses:
Our newest clients: 16 young climate activists
‘Why study for a future that’s not going to exist?’
Time to listen to those affected most by climate change
The oceans are warming
Where do we go from here?
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Report: Solutions to Climate Change Cannot Overlook This One Key Factor
This Mother Jones article discusses why judicial action is absolutely crucial as a means to accelerate adaptation.
In advance of the UN Climate Summit this month, the Global Commission on Adaptation, chaired by former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, and former World Bank chief (now IMF chief) […]
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DeSmogBlog, September 28, 2019
This week’s articles:
Greta’s UN Climate Summit Speech Successfully Predicted More Business as Usual From World Leaders
New York City Climate Strike in Photos
Another Virtual Pipeline Truck Carrying Fracked Gas Crashes in New York. Local Climate Advocates […]
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2 Fredericksburg.com articles on sea level rise and hurricanes
This article reprints a NY Times article titled: “Slow, intense and unrelenting: The science behind Dorian’s most dangerous qualities.
This opinion piece discusses why people keep building as water keeps rising. Money.
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Study: The Best Place for Harvesting Solar Energy? Farmland
This Mother Jones article discusses where solar panels can be placed – farm land. And the same land can produce loads of food and electricity simultaneously.
Two of the paper’s authors, Oregon State University researchers Elnaz Adeh and Chad Higgins, co-authored a 2018 PLOS One study looking at grass production on a […]
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Studies: Is global warming causing hurricanes to stall? (Yes)
This Inside Climate News article discusses whether global warming is causing hurricanes like Dorian to stall. Hurricanes Harvey and Florence also stalled, leading to extreme rainfall. Research shows it’s a global trend. Recent research shows that more North Atlantic hurricanes have been stalling as Dorian did, leading to more extreme […]
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As sea level rises, unchecked use of groundwater is causing land to sink
This article discusses how unchecked extraction of ground water is sinking the world’s cities.
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Study: Trees and Climate change
This article discusses whether we are overestimating how much trees will help fight Climate Change? By using imaging scans to measure internal decay, researchers find forests may store far less carbon than we think. His research, published in Environmental Research Letters late last year and funded by […]
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