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Showing posts with label Climate Crisis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Climate Crisis. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Watchdog Warns America’s Power Grid Could Buckle Under Sweltering Summer Heat

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According to a new report by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), significant portions of the U.S. are at risk of bla...
Friday, May 10, 2024

Florida joins a legal challenge against a new EPA rule to reduce power plant carbon pollution that is contributing to global warming

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Florida and two dozen other states Thursday filed a legal challenge to a new U.S. Environmental Protection rule aimed at reducing carbon emi...
Saturday, April 20, 2024

Florida looking at a hotter-than-average summer, NOAA says

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You may want to clean out the kiddie pool and dust off the patio furniture early this year. We’re in for a hot start to summer, according to...
Monday, April 15, 2024

Most coral reef areas experienced bleaching in past year

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Coral reefs around the globe experienced a mass bleaching event in the past year as the ocean continues to heat, according to new research. ...
Thursday, April 11, 2024

After climate tipping points, change will come slowly, then all at once

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The planetary danger signals are increasing. Climate scientists are beginning to worry we may be at a terrifying juncture, where the climate...
Friday, March 8, 2024

Climate change’s impacts on coastal cities could be heightened as those cities sink: Study

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Sea level rise caused by the changing climate is expected to wreak havoc on the nation’s coastal cities, impacts that could be heightened in...
Thursday, February 22, 2024

Banks backpedal on climate amid federal scrutiny, anti-ESG pressure

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Many of the largest U.S. banks and asset managers are retreating from their climate commitments amid rising federal scrutiny and an assault ...
Monday, February 12, 2024

Climate change is making it more dangerous for kids to play outside, report finds

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Blistering heat waves and more frequent wildfires are reversing a generation of U.S. clean air gains, a new study has found..... Read More
Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Youth climate activists come to Tallahassee, calling for ‘immediate and bold action’

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Kim Ross with ReThink Energy Action Florida speaking at a press conference in Tallahassee on Jan. 24, 2024 (photo credit: Mitch Perry) Youth...
Wednesday, January 3, 2024

Tampa reports hottest year since records began, National Weather Service says

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If you thought 2023 was hot, it wasn't your imagination. Tampa recorded its hottest year on record in 2023, according to numbers release...
Thursday, November 30, 2023

To avert climate disaster, we need firm commitments on cutting methane at COP28

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The key goal of the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) negotiations beginning in Dubai this week must be to limit fast-ri...
Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Global Temperature Exceeds 2 °C (35.6 °F) Threshold For First Time on Record

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The global average temperature on Friday was more than two degrees Celsius hotter than pre-industrial levels for the first time on record, E...
Saturday, November 18, 2023

Companies with net-zero goals lobby against climate policy: analysis

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Many major U.S. corporations are lobbying against policies that would mitigate climate change despite having promised to cut their own emiss...
Friday, October 27, 2023

Antarctica’s glaciers are melting from beneath, speeding sea-level rise

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Hidden rivers of meltwater are decaying Antarctica’s glaciers from beneath, a new study has found — meaning sea levels are likely rising fas...
Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Global emissions from energy use to increase through 2050: analysis

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Despite efforts to shift toward low-carbon energy, global emissions from energy use will increase through 2050, according to a new analysis....
Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Are climate and energy policies under Governor Ron DeSantis helping or hurting Florida?

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The earth’s rapidly heating climate is already impacting Florida with dangerous heat waves, scorching oceans and strong storms. Meanwhile, G...
Sunday, September 17, 2023

Thousands of climate activists march in NYC, calling on Biden to declare climate emergency

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Tens of thousands of protestors kicked off a march Sunday in New York City, advocating for an end to fossil fuels while calling on President...
Wednesday, September 6, 2023

This summer was a global record breaker for high heat, meteorologists say

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Earth has sweltered through its hottest Northern Hemisphere summer ever measured, with a record warm August capping a season of brutal and d...
Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Kids’ landmark Montana court win adds momentum to fight for climate protections

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Youth climate activists’ landmark legal victory against the state of Montana last week could set the stage for wider recognition of rights t...
Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Something's Changing: NASA confirms July 2023 was hottest month ever recorded on Earth

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It’s official – July 2023 was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth, according to NASA..... MORE