Young activists sued Montana over fossil fuels. They just won the ‘strongest decision on climate change ever’ Significance of ruling ‘can’t be overstated,’ lawyer who argued the case tells Josh Marcus The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2023
July 2023 was the hottest month on Earth since at least 1880 'by a longshot,' NASA says In the wake of Hawaii's tragic wildfires, NASA experts discuss our planet's critically rising temperatures. Space · Aug 14, 2023
Climate change comes for Florida oranges Orange crop production will be at its lowest in nearly a century Salon · Aug 14, 2023
How A Luxury Auto Brand Is Redefining What’s Possible In The Electric Vehicle Space Spencer Reeder talks climate change, vehicle electrification, and Audi’s ambitious commitment to sustainability and CO2 reduction. Inverse · Aug 14, 2023
Judge sides with young activists in first-of-its-kind climate change trial in Montana A Montana judge has sided with young environmental activists who said state agencies were violating their constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment by permitting fossil fuel development without considering its effect on the climate The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2023
Why older people are some of those worst affected by climate change While we are all affected to some extent by extreme weather, it is older adults, especially older women and those with disabilities, who tend to be the most vulnerable. Who struggles most is partly determined by age but also pre-existing health conditions, mental wellbeing, and social and economic circumstances. The Conversation · Aug 14, 2023
Creating ‘sponge cities’ to cope with more rainfall needn't cost billions – but NZ has to start now Tune into news from about any part of the planet, and there will likely be a headline about extreme weather. While these stories will be specific to the location, they all tend to include the amplifying effects of climate change. The Conversation · Aug 14, 2023
Hawaii fires become deadliest in modern US history as ‘grim’ search for victims continues Hawaii governor warns of ‘fire hurricanes’ in age of climate change as questions raised about warning system The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2023
Scientists Find a Possible Connection Between Climate Change and Earthquake Risk Torrential rains could cause more seismic events — including earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, based on decades of data. Inverse · Aug 13, 2023
Where is the Lyme disease vaccine? Lyme disease cases are exploding due to climate change and other factors. Why isn't there a vaccine? Salon · Aug 13, 2023
Siddaramaiah writes to Centre seeking amendments to Drought Manual so that Karnataka can declare drought now Urging the Union government to bring changes to the Manual for Drought Management 2016 (updated in 2020) for the declaration of drought by States, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said it is necessary to have different parameters to declare drought in 14 agro-climatic zones in Karnataka in the light of dire… The Hindu · Aug 13, 2023
Uprooted and forgotten, Cameroon’s climate refugees living in despair Aminatou Ibrahim scoops water from the floor of her seven-square-metre hut at the Dana camp site for internally displaced people in Maroua, in Cameroon’s Far North Region. It’s become a familiar routine. Like some 500 others at the camp who have fled inter-ethnic violence, Aminatou lives in a makeshift hut. Radio France Internationale · Aug 13, 2023
Rishi Sunak ‘will rue his green group attacks come election time’ Academics – and polls – say majority of voters back action on climate change and will punish Tories for ‘weak tactic’ The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2023
'Glasgow's patron saint offers valuable lessons on climate change' THE patron saint of Scotland’s largest city offers a lesson for modern Scots facing climate change, according to the composer of a major new work. The National (Scotland) · Aug 13, 2023
The Hindu · Aug 12, 2023 North India more affected by El Nino Study finds El Nino's effect on India's monsoon varies regionally: ENSO linked to 70% of North India's rainfall fluctuations, 10% in Central India, and stable in South India. Climate change impacts Indian Ocean temperatures, influencing monsoon trough and depressions, making Central India less predictable. Monitoring other factors, like Indian Ocean…
Salon · Aug 11, 2023 The climate connection to wildfires Although many factors are behind the global series of wildfires, experts say climate change is the primary cause
The Conversation · Aug 10, 2023 How language can turn down the temperature of heated climate change discourse The world is burning.
The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2023 UAE's al-Jaber urges more financing to help Caribbean and other regions fight climate change The head of this year’s U.N. global climate summit is urging more availability of funds to help the Caribbean and other regions fight climate change
Salon · Aug 10, 2023 Maui wildfires strain health care system Climate change is already testing our public health infrastructure, which could trigger thousands of deaths
The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2023 When flooding rains mean untreated sewage and drinking water Across the U.S., municipal water systems and sewage treatment plants are at increasing risk of damage from floods and sea-level rise brought on in part or even wholly by climate change
The Guardian - US · Aug 10, 2023 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
Salon · Aug 10, 2023 Climate change increasing air turbulence Add shaky planes, weather delays and cancellations to our new reality under unfriendly warming skies
The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2023 The truth is Tory voters are onboard for net zero. What’s really worrying them is how we get there There are fears about personal freedom and who will bear the financial burden, says Sam Hall of the Conservative Environment Network
Salon · Aug 10, 2023 When will glaciers go extinct? A new study details how climate change is causing extreme weather in the Antarctic and what that means for us
The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023 What's driving Maui's devastating fires, and how climate change is fueling those conditions A dangerous mix of conditions appear to have combined to make the wildfires blazing a path of destruction in Hawaii particularly damaging, including high winds, low humidity and dry vegetation