Tropical system brewing in the Caribbean now is forecast to hit the US. Here is its new projected path Florida forecasters say some models show the system moving into the Sunshine State The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2024
Jails and prisons often fail to protect incarcerated people during natural disasters The United States has almost 2 million people behind bars in prisons, jails and detention centers – the largest such population in any country. Although incarcerated people are locked away from the outside world, they are even more vulnerable to the impacts of disasters, such as hurricanes and wildfires, than… The Conversation · Nov 12, 2024
U.S., Mexico Reach Agreement to Ensure Timely Water Deliveries for Texas Farmers Mexico was at risk of breaching an 80-year old treaty with the U.S. through which it must deliver 1,750,000 acre-feet of water every five years Latin Times · Nov 12, 2024
Evidence from Snowball Earth found in ancient rocks on Colorado’s Pikes Peak – it’s a missing link Around 700 million years ago, the Earth cooled so much that scientists believe massive ice sheets encased the entire planet like a giant snowball. This global deep freeze, known as Snowball Earth, endured for tens of millions of years. The Conversation · Nov 11, 2024
The next Atlantic storm is brewing and could form later this week in the Caribbean The next named storm of the 2024 Atlantic season will be named Sara The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2024
Cuba Continues To Be Battered By Nature, Enduring Back-to-Back Earthquakes After Large Hurricane Two strong earthquakes struck Cuba's southeastern region just days after Hurricane Rafael, further impairing the country's recovery efforts and causing more destruction. Latin Times · Nov 11, 2024
Paris Agreement Climate Goals 'In Great Peril', Warns UN The Paris climate agreement's goals "are in great peril" and 2024 is on track to break new temperature records, the United Nations warned Monday as COP29 talks opened in Baku. International Business Times · Nov 11, 2024
2024 set to be hottest year on record as temperatures breach 1.5C threshold This year is on track to beat 2023’s record heat, the World Meteorological Organisation said Evening Standard · Nov 11, 2024
UN climate talks start following deadly floods, record heat and Trump’s return Cop29 is set to focus on finance, but will be overshadowed by the outcome of the US election. The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2024
England has 10th of expected sunshine amid ‘anticyclonic gloom’, Met Office says Grey and misty weather has been a mainstay this month – but brighter skies should arrive soon The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2024
Multilateral banks are key to financing the fight against global warming. Here is how they work International mega banks, funded by taxpayer dollars, are the biggest, fastest-growing source of climate finance for the developing world The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2024
Cuba Says It Made Arrests After Protests Over Hurricane Blackout Cuba's government said Saturday it arrested an unspecified number of people who staged demonstrations when a hurricane left the island without power for the second time in weeks. International Business Times · Nov 10, 2024
Australia’s heatwave to continue as east coast braces for possible severe storms Sydney has a high chance of thunderstorms this week, while Melbourne can look forward to 30C weather on Saturday The Guardian - AU · Nov 10, 2024
U.S.-Mexico water agreement might bring relief to parched South Texas The amendment to a 1944 treaty will help Mexico catch up with its water deliveries to the U.S. and might help Rio Grande Valley farmers devastated by low rainfall. The Texas Tribune · Nov 9, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2024 Global boiling, mass flooding and Trump: 10 big talking points for Cop29 Record carbon emissions, melting ice sheets and the return of the former US president will all be under the spotlight at this week’s climate summit
Salon · Nov 9, 2024 Earth on track for hottest year recorded Climate scientists have long identified 1.5º of global temperature rise as a grave milestone for avoiding disaster
The Guardian - AU · Nov 9, 2024 More than half of Australia sweats through heatwave as BoM forecasts more scorching temperatures BoM expects hot weather to continue across parts of Queensland, Western Australia and Northern Territory next week
The Conversation · Nov 8, 2024 Cop29: world leaders must be held to account on climate with scientific evidence The latest scientific assessment by an international team of climate scientists that I lead shows how human activity is warming the world more rapidly than ever before, and we are now perilously close to the Paris agreement’s 1.5°C guardrail. This evidence underscores the need for decisive climate action at the…
The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2024 ‘Anticyclonic gloom’ blamed as English village sees no sunshine since October UK has had average of just three hours of sun over past week, but skies should start to clear from Sunday
The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2024 Study: Weather extremes are influencing illegal migration and return between the U.S. and Mexico Extreme weather in Mexico is contributing to undocumented migration and return between Mexico and the United States
The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2024 Sunless gloom set to lift early next week The ‘anticyclonic gloom’ enveloping the UK has left southern England seeing less than one hour of sunshine, on average, so far in November.
Latin Times · Nov 8, 2024 Lights Still Out In Cuba After Hurricane Rafael President Miguel Diaz-Canel said that the provinces of Artemisa, Havana and Mayabeque were worst hit.
Evening Standard · Nov 8, 2024 What is 'anticyclonic gloom'? The weather phenomenon making London so grey this week The city’s skyline has disappeared in a blanket of cloud and fog
AAP · Nov 8, 2024 No relief as northern Australia swelters under heatwave Heatwave conditions have hit northern Australia but there is no relief in sight, with high temperatures set to linger in the coming days.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2024 ‘Essential to act now’ to prevent chaotic climate breakdown, warns UN chief On the eve of Cop29 in Baku, António Guterres says dangers are underestimated as irreversible tipping points near