California’s Self-Inflicted Water Crisis Is Getting Worse Under Newsom
This year, California was hit by not one, but nine “atmospheric rivers” that drenched the state, flooded communities and filled reservoirs. The storm fronts are called “rivers” because they concentrate their punch over long, narrow areas. Despite the property damage,…
Habitat loss and climate change increase the risk of new diseases – The Economist
Although scientists have not determined how covid-19 emerged, the leading theory is zoonotic spillover (transmission from animals). The death toll from covid has given efforts to prevent future pandemics new urgency. A recent study in Nature on bats, which carry…
Four possible consequences of El Niño returning in 2023
It’s possible that Earth’s rising temperature will temporarily exceed the 1.5°C threshold of the Paris agreement some time after the peak of the El Niño in 2024
England may be set to flood at the end of winter â hereâs why
Driven by a La Niña event, exacerbated by urban development in areas prone to flooding and the impacts of climate change, the effects could be severe.
Make Sunsets says it scored a geoengineering milestone. Was it real? – The Washington Post
Comment on this story Comment Gift Article In April 2022, in the Baja California region of Mexico near the Sea of Cortez, a man named Luke Iseman took a few grams of sulfur, lit it on fire and pumped the…
Coastal residents on climate change: “The ocean’s coming for you” – CBS News
Thirty years ago Jim Hartshorne looked out at the endless expanse of blue water and decided North Carolina’s Outer Banks felt like home. He said that back in 1993, sea level rise was not a concern. “I didn’t think it…
What does it mean that (once rare) atmospheric rivers and bomb cyclones are becoming more frequent? – The Hill
What does it mean that (once rare) atmospheric rivers and bomb cyclones are becoming more frequent? | The Hill Skip to content National Weather Service Atmospheric rivers and bomb cyclones are becoming increasingly frequent and intense parts of the North…
SpaceX aims for 100 launches in 2023
SpaceX had set a record launch pace in 2022 and plans to double it in 2023. Meanwhile, traffic is getting heavy on orbit.
The post SpaceX aims for 100 launches in 2023 first appeared on EarthSky.
A huge temperature rise threatens to unfold soon
A huge temperature rise threatens to unfold, as the already dire situation threatens to turn catastrophic due to the combined impact of a number of developments and feedbacks. The upcoming El Niño Temperatures are currently suppressed as we’re in the…
What Climate Change Means for Central America, With Paul J. Angelo – Council on Foreign Relations
LINDSAY:Welcome to The President’s Inbox, a CFR podcast about the foreign policy challenges facing the United States. I’m Jim Lindsay, director of Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. This week’s topic is what climate change means for Central America….
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