"Heat Waves In U.S. Rivers Are On The Rise. Here’s Why That’s A Problem"
"The temperature spikes can cause trouble for fish, plants and water quality".
Source: Science News, 10/24/2022
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Amount Of Ocean Heat Found To Be Accelerating And Fuelling Extreme Weather
"The amount of heat accumulating in the ocean is accelerating and penetrating ever deeper, with widespread effects on extreme weather events and marine life, according to a new scientific review."
Source: Guardian, 10/19/2022
"England’s Summer Heat Waves Linked To Record Excess Deaths Among Elderly"
"England’s scorching summer that sent temperatures to record-breaking highs has now been linked to a record number of excess deaths among the elderly."
Source: Washington Post, 10/11/2022
Newsom Calls Special Session To Consider Windfall Tax On Oil Companies
"Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday he would call a special session of the Legislature to consider a windfall profit tax on oil companies in response to the “outrageous and unconscionable” price of gas in California."
Source: Politico, 10/10/2022
"Climate Change Made Summer Hotter and Drier Worldwide, Study Finds"
"Human-caused global warming has made severe droughts like the ones this summer in Europe, North America and China at least 20 times as likely to occur as they would have been more than a century ago, scientists said Wednesday. It’s the latest evidence of how climate change caused by the burning of fossil fuels is imperiling food, water and electricity supplies around the world."
Source: NYTimes, 10/07/2022
"Low-Income Communities Learn To Tackle Climate-Fueled Heat"
"Reggie Carrillo knows firsthand that where you live can determine how hot your neighborhood gets. The environmental activist and educator resides in a largely Mexican American area of south-central Phoenix, where segregation once forced Black and Hispanic people to live south of the railroad tracks."
Source: AP, 10/06/2022
"Meet the Band of TV Animals That’s Talking to Preschoolers About Climate"
"There are few books, shows or other tools to help parents and teachers talk to preschoolers about global warming. “Octonauts: Above and Beyond” is one of the first to try." ... "Climate scientists say its depictions are largely accurate, with one striking omission. The program says nothing about why the Earth is heating up: the burning of oil, gas and coal."
Source: NYTimes, 10/05/2022
Calif. Suffers Through Driest 3 Years Ever Recorded, With No Relief In Sight
"California’s drought has become the state’s driest three-year period on record, surpassing that of 2013-15 — and a fourth dry year is looking increasingly likely, officials said Monday."
Source: LA Times, 10/04/2022
"Hydrogen Is Unsuitable For Home Heating, Review Concludes"
"Hydrogen is unsuitable for use in home heating, and likely to remain so, despite the hopes of the UK government and plumbing industry, a comprehensive review of scientific papers has concluded."
Source: Guardian, 09/28/2022
"Why Climate-Change 'Loss And Damage' Will Be A Hot Topic At COP27"
"As large parts of the planet struggle with climate-inflicted woes, from floods in Pakistan to forest fires in the United States, the thorny issue of how to address "loss and damage" driven by global warming has risen up the political agenda."
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 09/26/2022
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