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As Election Nears, Trump Makes a Final Push Against Climate Science

Wed, 2020-10-28 19:50 — mike kraft

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has recently removed the chief scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the nation’s premier scientific agency, installed new political staff who have questioned accepted facts about climate change and imposed stricter controls on communications at the agency.

The moves threaten to stifle a major source of objective United States government information about climate change that underpins federal rules on greenhouse gas emissions and offer an indication of the direction the agency will take if President Trump wins re-election.

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STUDY: Fear of more coronavirus-like pandemics as land rights 'under siege'

Wed, 2020-09-16 20:36 — mike kraft
Fear of more coronavirus-like pandemics as land rights 'under siege' Governments' failure to recognise the land rights of indigenous communities and their role in protecting biodiversity could lead to more coronavirus-like pandemics, researchers said on Tuesday. Nita Bhalla U.S.
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New Climate Maps Show a Transformed United States

Wed, 2020-09-16 20:08 — mike kraft
New Climate Maps Show a Transformed United States According to new data analyzed by ProPublica and The New York Times Magazine, warming temperatures, rising seas and changing rainfall will profoundly reshape the way people have lived in North America for centuries. ProPublica

According to new data from the Rhodium Group analyzed by ProPublica and The New York Times Magazine, warming temperatures and changing rainfall will drive agriculture and temperate climates northward, while sea level rise will consume coastlines and dangerous levels of humidity will swamp the Mississippi River valley.

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The world set a 2020 deadline to save nature but not a single target was met, UN report

Wed, 2020-09-16 19:51 — mike kraft
World fails to meet a single target to stop destruction of nature, UN report finds In 2010, leaders from 196 countries gathered in Japan and agreed on a list of goals designed to save the Earth. Jessie Yeung, CNN CNN
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New Federal Report Warns of Financial Havoc From Climate Change

Fri, 2020-09-11 11:41 — mike kraft

WASHINGTON — A report commissioned by federal regulators overseeing the nation’s commodities markets has concluded that climate change threatens U.S. financial markets, as the costs of wildfires, storms, droughts and floods spread through insurance and mortgage markets, pension funds and other financial institutions.

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Climate crisis could displace 1.2bn people by 2050, report warns

Wed, 2020-09-09 17:31 — mike kraft
Climate crisis could displace 1.2bn people by 2050, report warns Countries unable to withstand ecological threats among world’s least peaceful, analysis finds Jon Henley the Guardian
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Damage from whopper hurricanes rising for many reasons

Thu, 2020-08-27 08:46 — mike kraft
Damage from whopper hurricanes rising for many reasons A destructive storm is rising from warm waters. Again. America and the world are getting more frequent and bigger multibillion dollar tropical catastrophes like Hurricane Laura, which is... AP NEWS

 ...America and the world are getting more frequent and bigger multibillion dollar tropical catastrophes like Hurricane Laura, which is menacing the U.S. Gulf Coast, because of a combination of increased coastal development, natural climate cycles, reductions in air pollution and man-made climate change, experts say.

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Major new climate study rules out less severe global warming scenarios

Thu, 2020-07-23 09:18 — mike kraft
Major new climate study rules out less severe global warming scenarios The study found the planet is most likely to warm 4.1 to 8.1 degrees if carbon dioxide doubles from preindustrial levels. Washington Post
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Tough Summer for the Power Grid. But the Microgrids are Working

Tue, 2019-10-29 06:33 — Kathy Gilbeaux

The Ameren microgrid. S&C Electric

microgridknowledge.com - by Elisa Wood - August 2, 2019

Severe heat and storms across the US this summer have strained the electric grid and caused extensive power outages. But the microgrids are working.

Consider the following examples . . .

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Scientists Predict Climate Change Will Make Dangerous Heat Waves Far More Common

Wed, 2019-07-17 07:45 — Kathy Gilbeaux

CLICK HERE - RESEARCH - Killer Heat in the United States: Climate Choices and the Future of Dangerously Hot Days (2019)

CLICK HERE - PAPER - Increased frequency of and population exposure to extreme heat index days in the United States during the 21st century

time.com - by Jamie Ducharme - July 16, 2019

People all across the U.S. have been sweating through heat waves this summer, and new research suggests they should get used to it.

Over the next century, climate change will likely make extreme heat conditions—and their concordant health risks—much more frequent in nearly every part of the U.S., according to a paper published in the journal Environmental Research Communications. By the end of the century, it says, parts of the Gulf Coast states could experience more than 120 days per year that feel like they top 100°F.

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