New findings on human-caused global heating and ocean stability have “profound and troubling implications,” says co-author Michael Mann.
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Climate Change is Responsible for Devastating Wildfires
With large fires still raging around the West, we can all feel empathy for those who lost their homes and even entire communities, as well as all of us suffering from the smoke. Still, there is a tremendous amount of smoke and mirrors about the blazes and their cause. The timber industry, Forest Service, and More
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Trump’s Destruction of America Started With Reagan
Donald Trump and his billionaire buddies are letting America die. The billionaires who make their money from fossil fuels have bought off Trump and Republicans so that they’re denying climate change while a dozen states in the West burn and the Gulf Coast is repeatedly ravaged by hurricanes. Firefighters are using dogs to identify the More
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California is burning because we have changed the climate
Climate change is making wildfires stronger while global warming makes heat waves more frequent, intense and longer-lasting.
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Climate Change Is Worsening California’s Hellish Wildfires
Like a modern-day Ebenezer Scrooge escorted by the Ghost of Summers Yet to Come, California is catching a glimpse of its future summer weather. The view is a hellish one.Within a two-week span in August, California saw:
Source: Climate Change Is Worsening California’s Hellish Wildfires | Portside
Hurricanes could be up to five times more likely in the Caribbean if tougher targets are missed
Global warming is dramatically increasing the risk of extreme hurricanes in the Caribbean, but meeting more ambitious climate change goals could up to halve the likelihood of such disasters in the region, according to new research.
After Two Years of School Strikes, The World is Still in a State of Climate Crisis Denial
On Thursday 20 August, it will be exactly two years since the first school strike for the climate took place. Looking back, a lot has happened. Many millions have taken to the streets to join the decades-long fight for climate and environmental justice. And on 28 November 2019, the European parliament declared a “climate and environmental emergency”.
Source: After Two Years of School Strikes, The World is Still in a State of Climate Crisis Denial | Portside
Widespread electric vehicle adoption would save billions of dollars, thousands of lives
A new study found that if EVs replaced 25% of combustion-engine cars currently on the road, the United States would save approximately $17 billion annually by avoiding damages from climate change and air pollution. In more aggressive scenarios — replacing 75% of cars with EVs and increasing renewable energy generation — savings could reach as much as $70 billion annually.
Climate Change is Genocide
According to Eric Holthaus’ new book, “The Future Earth,” by 2035 the United States must have a carbon neutral economy or face utter disaster. That, folks, pretty much means the end of capitalism as we know
it.
Source: Climate Change is Genocide - CounterPunch.org
VICE - This Map Shows Which U.S. Homes Will Flood Over the Next 30 Years Due to Climate Change
Millions of Americans have no idea they’re living in a flood zone. Now you can look up every property in the U.S. and see the flood risk for yourself.
Source: VICE - This Map Shows Which U.S. Homes Will Flood Over the Next 30 Years Due to Climate Change
