"Atop an Underwater Hot Spring, an ‘Octopus Garden’ Thrives"
"The heat, a new study suggests, makes for an ideal breeding ground for these eight-legged animals."
Source: NYTimes, 08/24/2023
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"This Songbird’s Genes May Show How Climate Change Has Sped Up Evolution"
"Even bird enthusiasts will admit the southwestern willow flycatcher isn’t very flashy. But in studying the DNA of this brownish-olive songbird, scientists say they have found something remarkable: evidence that the endangered bird is adapting at the genetic level to climate change."
Source: Washington Post, 08/24/2023
Climate Change May Force More Farmers And Ranchers To Costly Irrigation
"The Texas ranch where Gilda Jackson trains and sells horses has been plagued by grasshoppers this year, a problem that only gets worse when the hatch quickens in times of heat and drought."
Source: AP, 08/24/2023
"Candidates Largely Dismiss Climate Issues At First GOP Debate"
"Climate change received little attention at the first Republican presidential debate Wednesday evening, with Vivek Ramaswamy dismissing it as a “hoax” in what was the most forceful comment on the matter throughout the night."
Source: The Hill, 08/24/2023
Deadly Heat Wave In Central US Strains Infrastructure, Transport, Grid
"Deadly heat that has gripped Texas for much of the summer has spread into other parts of the central U.S. this week where it is forecast to stay for days, with triple-digit temperatures buckling roads, straining water systems and threatening the power grid of the nation’s energy capitol."
Source: AP, 08/24/2023
"PragerU Says It's Approved In Texas Schools. It's Not."
"The conservative group's big announcement that its climate denial videos were approved in Texas public schools appears to be a lie, the Texas State Board of Education tells HEATED."
Source: HEATED, 08/23/2023
How A Mix Of Natural And Human-Caused Factors Cooked Up Storm Hilary Mess
"A natural El Nino, human-caused climate change, a stubborn heat dome over the nation’s midsection and other factors cooked up Tropical Storm Hilary’s record-breaking slosh into California and Nevada, scientists figure."
Source: AP, 08/23/2023
Record Heat, Smoke Trigger Air Quality Alerts For New Orleans, Baton Rouge
"What do you get when you combine record-breaking heat, wildfire smoke and sunlight? Ground-level ozone in amounts high enough to cause health problems in both Baton Rouge and New Orleans on Friday and Saturday, according to the federal/state Air Quality Index."
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 08/22/2023
Suicide Watch Incidents in Louisiana Prisons Spike on Extreme Heat Days
"The number of suicide watch incidents in Louisiana prisons increased by 30 percent on extreme heat days, a recently published study in the JAMA Journal found."
Source: , 08/22/2023
"‘This Way Of Farming Is Really Sexy’: The Rise Of Regenerative Agriculture"
"On the Isle of Wight Hollie Fallick and Francesca Cooper are part of a movement to bring tired and depleted soil back to life – and boost food security".
Source: Guardian, 08/17/2023
