A series of wet, dreary weeks culminated in natural disaster in parts of the Northeast. The writing is, once again, on the wall.
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Underground climate change is helping sink the land beneath us
In some locations, the excessive heat is causing deformations in the land and destabilizing buildings.
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Susana Hancock: Until we get off fossil fuels, stuck weather patterns will worsen
Humanity has a choice to make.
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Florida in hot water as ocean temperatures rise along with the humidity
Global sea surface temperatures have been record high since April, and the North Atlantic has been off-the-charts hot since mid-March, meteorologists report, as climate change is linked to more extreme and deadly events.
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Climate change ratchets up stress on farmworkers on the front lines of a warming Earth
As Earth this week set and then repeatedly broke unofficial records for average global heat, it served as a reminder of a danger that climate change is making steadily worse for farmworkers and others who labor outside.
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Commentary: Like it or not, let’s keep talking about the Maine weather
People know their backyards and the many changes that they’re seeing this rainy summer. What’s more, they care.
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Earth entering ‘uncharted territory’ as heat records quickly shatter
Scientists say to brace for more extreme weather and probably a record-warm 2023 amid unprecedented temperatures.
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Heat waves like one that’s killed 14 in southern U.S. become more frequent, enduring
Scientists and medical experts say such deaths caused by extreme heat will only increase in the U.S. each summer without more action to combat climate change.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Canada wildfire smoke is drifting from the Midwest to the East Coast
Air quality alerts related to smoke were in effect for parts of 17 states covering nearly a third of the American population.
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The Recycle Bin: The impact food has on climate
What we eat can make a large difference in reducing climate warming. Shifting our meat choices to animals that are produced with less feed — and therefore take much less energy — reduces the amount of greenhouse gas emissions, land use and heating of the atmosphere. Twenty-five percent of all world agricultural lands are used […]