How Govt. Attacks On Agriculture Are Worsening Famine, Inflation

Joseph Arthur of TNT Radio and author Ron Barmby, a regular Climate Change Dispatch contributor, discuss how government dictates to reduce or eliminate nitrogen-based agricultural fertilizers run counter to their stated goal of reducing greenhouse gases. These policies also worsen…

Wildfires erupt across Alaska as climate change drives up temperatures in the Arctic – WSWS

Record wildfires have erupted this year across Alaska. The National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) reports that year-to-date, 547 wildfires have burned across Alaska encompassing more than 3 million acres, making this the worst fire season in the state since 2015….

University of Hawaii study suggests onslaught of disease amid global warming – Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story! As if drought, heat waves, coastal flooding and other extreme weather aren’t enough in a warming world influenced by greenhouse gas emissions, a new study from researchers at the University of…

Fact check: Global warming caused by human activity, not solar winds or weakened magnetic field – USA TODAY

The claim: Global warming is occurring because of solar winds and changes in Earth’s magnetic field Solar winds consist of charged particles emitted by the sun. Earth’s magnetic field – generated by churning, molten iron in the planet’s core – prevents most of…

Personal behavior — even Taylor Swift’s — is a minor part of climate change – Axios

Celebrities would be doing the Earth a favor if they cut back on private jets, but combating global warming will require bigger systemic changes, not just better personal behavior. Driving the news: A recent report from Yard, a U.K. marketing…

Global warming tied to record ice melt from Svalbard glaciers – Axios

The Norwegian Arctic Archipelago of Svalbard, situated northeast of Greenland, is seeing a record melt season tied to human-caused global warming, scientists tell Axios. Why it matters: The meltwater is pouring into the Atlantic Ocean, where it helps to raise…

Freshwater plesiosaur fossils spark Loch Ness Monster questions

Scientists have discovered the 1st freshwater plesiosaur fossils, in an ancient riverbed in Morocco.

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Analysis | The climate bill won’t stop global warming. But it will clean the air. – The Washington Post

Listen 11 min Comment on this story Comment Gift Article The higher temperatures observed today across the world, implicated in everything from extreme heat to drought and worsening wildfires, are the result of many decades of rising greenhouse gas emissions…

Internet Debates Climate Change’s Role in Devastating Kentucky Flooding – Newsweek

Social media users spoke about climate change on Friday and the potential role they believed it played in the recent flash flooding experienced in parts of Kentucky. Earlier this week, heavy rainfall hit several areas in Eastern Kentucky, resulting in…

Why Louisville Metro Council is smarter than SCOTUS on global warming – Forward Kentucky

A tale of two cities can be told about last month’s U.S. Supreme Court decision throwing out the Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to protect the environment from global warming. It’s the worst of times in Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court’s…