Climate change hits home for Latinos – Axios

Latinos in the fight against climate change will gather this week during a virtual summit highlighting the community’s growing environmental activism. The big picture: Climate change and pollution have outsized impacts on communities of color in the U.S. Unsafe water…

Climate change exposes older adults to more of these health hazards—here’s how to prepare – MarketWatch

This article is reprinted by permission from NextAvenue.org. With over one-third of California long-term care communities located in areas that are at high risk for fire, it would be difficult to find someone more on edge than a long-term-care facility operator during California’s…

Climate change: Global warming ‘could reach 4C by end of this century’ after COP26 fell short of its aims, say experts – Sky News

There could be global warming of 4C by the end of this century despite pledges made at the COP26 climate summit, according to a new report. Researchers from the University of Exeter and the Met Office analysed worldwide policies and…

‘Global warming of 4°C cannot be ruled out’ – Devon Live

Global warming of 4°C cannot be ruled out, according to alarming new research from the University of Exeter. The Third UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA3) was submitted to Parliament today, based on report led by the University of Exeter,…

Outdoor laborers lost billions of hours to global warming: Study | Daily Sabah – Daily Sabah

The effects of climate change and global warming have steadily impacted the lives of people around the world, from wildfires to record temperatures, with a punishing mix of heat and humidity making outdoor labor difficult and dangerous, causing around 677…

Can glass help limit climate change? – Glass on Web

According to the Special Report on Global Warming limiting global warming would require “rapid and far-reaching” transitions in land, energy, industry, buildings, transport, and cities. Ever since the publication of the report earlier this week the discussion has been active…

LETTER: More evidence we must deal with global warming – Las Vegas Review-Journal

In response to your Tuesday story, “Las Vegas records 6th hottest year ever in 2021”: The numbers: 1.86 inches of rain, 87 days of temperatures above 100 degrees and 117 degrees, the hottest temperature ever recorded in Las Vegas. Under…

One Of The World’s Richest Countries Is Becoming Hotter And Unlivable – NDTV

Kuwait, by contrast, pledged at COP26 summit in November to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 7.4% by 2035 Trying to catch a bus at the Maliya station in Kuwait City can be unbearable in the summer. About two-thirds of the city’s…

Australia ties its hottest temperature on record

Onslow, Australia, reached 50.7 C on January 13, 2022, tying its hottest temperature on record in the country and for the Southern Hemisphere.

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Climate change worsening toll of humid heat on outdoor workers —study – GMA News Online

PARIS — A punishing mix of heat and humidity that makes outdoor labor difficult and dangerous is causing around 677 billion lost working hours a year around the world, according to a new study Thursday that warns climate change is…