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The new science fossil fuel companies fear
This Politico article discusses the new science fossil fuel companies fear. Researchers can now link weather events to emissions – and to the companies responsible. A string of lawsuits is about to give “attribution science” a real-life test.
Richard Heede spent a decade digging through “disheveled, dusty” tomes in libraries around […]
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How USDA is failing farmers
This Politico article discusses how USDA is failing farmers. ‘I’m standing right here in the middle of climate change’. The $144 billion Agriculture Department spends less than 1 percent of its budget helping farmers adapt to increasingly extreme weather.
American farmers are reeling after extreme rains followed by a “bomb cyclone”— […]
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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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Yale Climate Connections, week of 8-23/2019
This week’s stories include:
How climate change threatens public health.
How plastics contribute to climate change.
A neuroscientist’s quest to reduce waste in research labs.
Recent weather extremes prompt ‘Explainer’ update.
How Pope Francis inspired […]
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A More Active Hurricane Season Could Lie Ahead, Scientists Warn
This NY Times article discusses the possibility that the climate crisis will make our next hurricane season more active. Federal weather researchers expect hurricane activity to be greater than normal for the rest of this year’s season, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday.
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NY sees heat wave, heavy rain, and flash flooding in a climate change preview
This Esquire article discusses On July 21, the temperature in New York hit 100 degrees. Historically, the city of New York has seen two days a year where the heat index—temperature plus humidity, or what it feels like outside—reaches 100 degrees or higher. But
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SCIENTISTS ARE GETTING BETTER AT PREDICTING KILLER HEAT WAVES
This Wired article discusses how scientists are getting better at predicting heat waves. The ability to predict the next heat wave is a big deal to meteorologists. That’s because more warning means extra time to prepare cooling centers and swimming pools, shore up the electric grid, and put supplies […]
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July is on track to become Earth’s hottest month on record, climate scientists say
This NBC News article discusses how July 2019 is on track to become Earth’s hottest month on record, climate scientists say. Even with more than a week left until the end of the month, experts are already anticipating that the current record from July 2017 will fall.
In July 2017, when the […]
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EarthJustice Newsletter July 21, 2019
Earthjustice is a team of more than 100 legal experts on staff and more than 600 active cases, holding accountable those who threaten to harm our environment and break our bedrock environmental laws. Their newsletter discusses various topics, and it is well worth signing up for. This week’s includes:
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Yale Climate Connections July 19, 2019
This week they discuss:
The ‘war on coal’ myth. Environmental regulations aren’t the reason that coal is falling off the map.
What’s the difference between weather and climate? They’re closely related, but they’re not actually the same thing.
Do we need […]
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