With global warming of just 1.2°C, why has the weather gotten so extreme? – Yale Climate Connections
My cellphone chirps with a text message. I glance down. “Oh no!” I think. “It’s from Bob.” Fellow meteorologist Bob Henson has been my partner for many years in extreme weather blogging, and I always read his text messages with…
Op-Ed: Climate change efforts won’t work if they exclude people with disabilities – Los Angeles Times
At last month’s United Nations climate negotiations in Egypt, disability activists urged governments to include people with disabilities in their plans to address climate change. In response, the member states adopted an “overarching decision” and a climate action plan that…
5 things we learned this year about climate change and what they mean for S.I. – SILive.com
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Earth has warmed by more than 1 degree Celsius since the middle of the 19th century, a steady rise fueled by human-caused emissions that scientists say will cause spiraling impacts in the coming decades that have…
Study: Maine is a leader in New England when it comes to preparing for climate change – Energy News Network
Every morning, the Energy News Network compiles the top stories about the clean energy transition and delivers them to your inbox for free. Sign up today! Maine is making the fastest strides among New England states in preparing for climate…
New Jersey teaches climate change in every class — even P.E. – The Washington Post
Comment on this story Comment Gift Article PENNINGTON, N.J. — There was one minute left on Suzanne Horsley’s stopwatch and the atmosphere remained thick with carbon dioxide, despite the efforts of her third graders to clear the air. Horsley, a…
Finding safe haven in the climate change future: The Northeast – Yahoo News
This Yahoo News series analyzes different regions around the U.S. in terms of climate change risks that they face now and will experience in the years to come. As the negative consequences of rising global temperatures due to humankind’s relentless…
New Jersey Joins Other States in Suing Fossil Fuel Industry, Claiming Links to Climate Change – InsideClimate News
New Jersey became the latest U.S. state to sue the fossil fuel industry over climate change, alleging it knew for decades that emissions from its products contributed to global warming, but lied to protect its profits and deter efforts to…
New Jersey sues fossil fuel companies over climate change, citing 10th anniversary of Superstorm Sandy – The Philadelphia Inquirer
New Jersey officials announced Tuesday that the state has filed suit against five fossil fuel companies, accusing the multinationals of a pattern of “obfuscation and delay” that “lasted decades” in deceiving residents and ultimately resulting in catastrophic storm and flood…
Florida’s GOP Leaders Opposed Climate Aid. Now They’re Depending on It. – The New York Times
Hurricane Ian’s wrath made clear that Florida faces some of the most severe consequences of climate change anywhere in the country. But the state’s top elected leaders opposed the most significant climate legislation to pass Congress — laws to help…
DeSantis addresses climate change impacts but not the source, some say: ANALYSIS – ABC News
When Ron DeSantis took office as the 46th governor of the state of Florida in January 2019, it was three months after Hurricane Michael blew ashore as the second Category 5 hurricane to make landfall in the United States in…
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