As Heat Deaths Rise, New Program Puts Community Clinics On The Front Lines
"An initiative in Florida, Louisiana, and Arizona enlists clinicians to ensure resources go to the right places during heat waves."
Source: Grist, 10/12/2023
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Vessel Strikes on Whales Are Increasing With Warming. Can Ships Slow Down?
"Rising ocean temperatures and marine heat waves are pushing whales closer to busy shipping lanes. Flexible speed reduction areas could help prevent ship collisions, scientists say."
Source: Inside Climate News, 10/11/2023
Deadly Humid Heat Could Hit Billions, Spread As Far As US Midwest: Study
"Billions of people could struggle to survive in periods of deadly, humid heat within this century as temperatures rise, particularly in some of the world's largest cities, from Delhi to Shanghai, according to research published on Monday."
Source: Reuters, 10/10/2023
"Heat, High Water, Hurricanes: Schools Are Not Ready for Climate Change"
"A storm can last a day. But the disruption to learning can last years. As natural disasters become more common, school districts are grappling with how to adapt."
Source: NYTimes, 10/10/2023
September Set Records And Was So Hot Scientists Call It ‘Mind-Blowing’
"After a summer of record-smashing heat, warming somehow got even worse in September as Earth set a new mark for how far above normal temperatures were, the European climate agency reported Thursday."
Source: AP, 10/06/2023
"Workers Exposed to Extreme Heat Have Few Protections"
"Tens of millions of Americans are struggling to cope with soaring temperatures. OSHA is developing new workplace safety standards, but they are not yet complete."
Source: NYTimes, 10/06/2023
World’s Poorest People Won’t Be Able To Migrate To Escape Climate Disasters
"Climate change-driven heat waves, droughts, and floods will push vulnerable people into more extreme poverty, Harvard researcher says."
Source: Yale Climate Connections, 09/29/2023
Swiss Glaciers Have Lost 10% Of Their Volume In The Past 2 Years: Experts
"A Swiss Academy of Sciences panel is reporting a dramatic acceleration of glacier melt in the Alpine country, which has lost 10% of its ice volume in just two years after high summer heat and low snow volumes in winter."
Source: AP, 09/29/2023
"Industrial Air Pollution Battle Set to Move Beyond Smokestacks"
"Advocates and communities pushing for increased air pollution monitoring at industrial facilities are stretching the limits of long-standing emission control requirements that have largely stopped at smokestacks."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 09/28/2023
After Summer’s Extreme Weather, More Americans See Climate Change As Culprit
"New polling from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research indicates that extreme weather, including a summer that brought dangerous heat for much of the United States, is bolstering Americans’ belief that they’ve personally felt the impact of climate change."
Source: AP, 09/27/2023
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