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…

🌱 Frozen COVID-19 Antigen Tests + Vermont Global Warming Risk – Patch.com

Morning, neighbors! Danielle Fallon here with the latest edition of the Burlington Daily. First, today’s weather: Breezy in the morning. High: 16 Low: -2. Here are the top 3 stories in Burlington today: According to new research, scientists predict that…

One-third of Americans are “alarmed” about climate change, and over half are at least “concerned” – ZME Science

Americans are more concerned about global warming than ever, according to the latest results from the long-running Climate Change in the American Mind survey on public opinion. Image credits Andrea Spallanzani. Researchers at Yale University and George Mason University (GMU)…

Yale Climate Connections Equates Year Of Weather With Climate Change

In a recently published article, titled “Warmest U.S. December in history caps a stormy, mostly-sizzling year,” Yale Climate Connections (YCC) says all of the weather events of the past year are proof of dangerous climate change. They mention the word…

Met Office Warns Of A ‘Mad Max’ Future In Climate Doomsday Report

It is a bleak forecast even by the Met Office’s standards – the complete collapse of society leaving armed militias and criminal gangs to roam the land unchallenged. That is one of the doomsday scenarios set out in a report…

Volcano eruption in Tonga was a once-in-a-millennium event

The underwater Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption has already triggered a tsunami, a sonic boom and thousands of lightning bolts, and could now lead to acid rain

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…

Analysis: After sun-dimming setback, geoengineers seek a diplomatic fix – Reuters

‘Solar geoengineering’ research runs into barriers Indigenous opposition sparks 2022 strategy rethink New commission to look at risks from climate target overshoot OSLO, Jan 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – In 1965, U.S. President Lyndon Johnson’s science advisors urged research into…

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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