U.S. sets record for billion-dollar disasters in a year with 4 months still to go
What’s happening reflects a rise in the number of disasters and more areas being built in risk-prone locations. Read more
Climate Change
Summer was a global record breaker for highest heat ever measured
Last month was not only the hottest August scientists ever recorded by far with modern equipment, but it was also the second hottest month measured, behind only July 2023. Read more
EPA delays new pollution standards until after 2024 election
Regan’s decision avoids an election-year battle with industry groups and Republicans. Read more
Thousands more evacuated as Tenerife fire rages on Spain’s Canary Islands
That figure of more than 8,000 evacuees is expected to rise, and perhaps sharply. Read more
‘Climate gentrification’ worries rise after Maui fires
“Climate gentrification” occurs when it becomes harder for local people to afford housing in safer areas after a climate-amped disaster. Read more
Maui sued Big Oil in 2020, citing fire risks and more
Maui is among more than two dozen states and municipalities, including Honolulu that are suing fossil fuel companies for climate damages. Read more
Young activists prevail in climate change trial in Montana
A similar youth-powered lawsuit has been filed in Hawaii against the state. Read more
How climate change turned lush Hawaii into a tinderbox
Since 1990, rainfall at selected monitoring sites has been 31% lower in the wet season and 6% lower in the dry season, according to work published in 2015 by researchers at the University of Hawaii and the University of Colorado. Read more
Amazon nations seek common voice on climate change
The members of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization, or ACTO, sought to chart a common course on how to combat climate change. Read more
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California waves get bigger as Earth warms, research finds
Researchers found that average winter wave heights have grown by as much as a foot since 1970, when global warming is believed to have begun accelerating. Read more
Study: Climate change made July hotter for 4 of 5 humans
Researchers looked at 4,711 cities and found climate change fingerprints in 4,019 of them for July. Read more
Here’s how hot and extreme the summer has been
Expect a hotter-than-normal August and September, American and European forecast centers predict. Read more
Ocean too hot to cool off in parts of Florida this past week
“It was like there was no difference between the humidity of the air and going into the water,” said Chelsea Ward of Fort Myers, Florida. Read more
Nearly 200M people in U.S. under heat or flood advisories
The National Weather Service said a “dangerous” heat wave began to scorch the Northeast and mid-Atlantic on Thursday and will continue into the weekend. Read more
Scientists calculate July will be warmest month on record
Scientists say that such shattering of heat records is a harbinger for future climate-altering changes as the planet warms. Read more
Biden looks to provide relief from heat amid record temps
The actions come as nearly 40% of the U.S. population faces heat advisories, according to the National Weather Service. Read more
Ocean currents vital for distributing heat could collapse by midcentury
In recent decades, researchers have both raised and downplayed the specter of Atlantic current collapse. Read more
South Florida waters hit hot tub temperatures
Scientists are already seeing devastating effects from prolonged hot water surrounding Florida — coral bleaching and even the death of some corals. Read more
Study links climate change to July heat waves
Thanks to years of research and more powerful computers, scientists can now determine almost in real-time whether climate change is contributing to the intensity of heat, storms, floods and drought — and by how much. Read more
State blesses 5 electric buses purchased via federal program
The buses were purchased with assistance from the Diesel Replacement Rebate program. Read more
Scientists worry about malaria as mosquitoes are on the move
Researchers have found evidence of the phenomenon from the tropical highlands of South America to the mountainous, populous regions of eastern Africa. Read more
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