"The Race Against Time To Breed A Wheat To Survive The Climate Crisis"
"Scientists are testing forgotten wheat varieties from across the world to find those with heat- and drought-tolerant traits".
Source: Guardian, 06/13/2022
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California Fire Season Made Dangerous By Drought, Water Restrictions
"Southern California is facing a potentially treacherous wildfire season this year, as climate change, drought and extreme heat conspire to bake vegetation and prime the landscape for burning, officials say."
Source: LA Times, 06/13/2022
Women In Environmental Leadership. Making Progress? Or Hitting More Ceilings?
"California is a good laboratory to explore women’s impact on environmental policy and the hurdles they continue to face."
Source: LA Times, 06/10/2022
"Indian Heatwaves Threaten Maternal And Baby Health"
"Soaring temperatures can lead to more preterm and stillbirths. But experts say awareness of the risk of heat during pregnancy is low, with more research needed into impacts on the world's most vulnerable women."
Source: DW, 06/02/2022
"Monarch Butterfly Numbers In Mexico Rise By 35%"
"Mexican experts said Monday that 35% more monarch butterflies arrived this year to spend the winter in the country’s mountaintop forests, compared with the previous season."
Source: AP, 05/25/2022
"Extreme Heat Linked To Rise in US Death Rates: Study"
"Extreme heat events, on the rise due to climate change, are associated with higher overall adult death rates across the U.S., a new study has found."
Source: The Hill, 05/20/2022
"UN Floats Plan To Boost Renewables As Climate Worries Mount"
"The United Nations chief on Wednesday launched a five-point plan to jump-start broader use of renewable energies, hoping to revive world attention on climate change as the U.N.’s weather agency said greenhouse gas concentrations, ocean heat, sea-level rise, and ocean acidification reached record highs last year."
Source: AP, 05/19/2022
"Climate Change Swells Odds Of Record India, Pakistan Heatwaves"
"Climate change makes record-breaking heatwaves in northwest India and Pakistan 100 times more likely, a Met Office study finds."
Source: BBC News, 05/19/2022
"Poor Workers Bear The Brunt Of India's Heatwave"
"Labourers on construction sites are falling sick due to extreme heat - but when they can't work, they lose income, which makes it hard to afford enough to eat".
Source: Reuters, 05/16/2022
"Coming This Summer: Spiking Electricity Bills Plus Blackouts"
"Electricity prices are rising in much of the country at the same time that climate change is contributing to extreme heat and a high chance of blackouts this summer."
Source: Inside Climate News, 05/12/2022
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