More than Half the World could See ‘Record-Setting Heat’ Every Year by 2100
More than half of the world could see new temperature records set in every single year by the end of the century if global warming is not curbed, a study finds.
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Mozambique Is Drowning. Nebraska Has Flooded. We Need a Green New Deal.
For years, stories of massive climate disasters such as these may have felt distant to many U.S. readers, but the climate crisis has arrived here, too.
Cyclone Idai Lays Bare the Fundamental Injustice of Climate Change
A humanitarian catastrophe is underway in Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe as the full scale of devastation from Cyclone Idai becomes more clear.
Nearly all Tornadoes are Survivable, so Why are People still Dying?
This isn’t just a weather disaster; it’s a failure of society. Lee County’s per capita income is $22,794, 19 percent live below the poverty line, and 17 percent of houses are mobile homes, nearly three times the national average. Unsafe shelter makes residents much more vulnerable to tornadoes.
How is Arctic Warming Linked to the ‘Polar Vortex’ and Other Extreme Weather?
In this detailed Q&A, Carbon Brief speaks to scientists about the potential connections between Arctic warming and extreme weather across the mid-latitudes, what those theories look like, and how the evidence measures up.
2018 Was a Year of Deadly Climate Disasters and an ‘Ear Splitting Wake-Up Call’
Indeed, 2018 brought some of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history — many of them linked to climate change, scientists have said.
It’s Not the Economy, Stupid. Here’s why Focusing on Money Misses the Big Climate Picture.
Money just isn’t the appropriate frame when we’re talking about the planet. Climate change is a special problem that traditional economic analyses aren’t built to handle.
Nuclear Plant Declares Emergency, Second Breach Reported at Coal Ash Site amid Florence’s Rains
At least 23 people have died in North and South Carolina so far during the historic storm. Around half a million people in the region are without power, with more damage expected as Florence continues to rage.
Report Shows Hurricane Maria Death Toll Overwhelmingly Hit the Poorest and Oldest
A much anticipated study into the death toll from Hurricane Maria was released Tuesday. The independent report, commissioned by the governor of Puerto Rico, puts the number of people who died at 2,975 ith low-income communities and elderly men at the highest risk of death.
When I Woke up this Week, the Sun was Blocked out by Smoke
When I woke up this week, the sun was blocked out by smoke. I’m writing this on August 19, 2018 from Prince George which, according to the map on my computer, has an air quality index rating of 224 aka Purple aka “Very Unhealthy.”
New Study on the Collapse of Mayan Civilization Should be Climate Wake-up Call
A new study finds that it was a severe and long-lasting megadrought that destroyed the great Mayan civilization a thousand years ago. But the research has ominous relevance for us today…
In Defense of Using ‘The New Normal’ to Describe Climate Change
When people invoke the “new normal,” Stamper says they’re not referring to an unchanging, static condition, but rather “a measure of uncertainty and worsening danger.” In other words, the cliche conveys exactly the message that climate scientists want to convey.