NYT > Climate and Environment→ How Offshore Wind Farms Could Transform Land
2022-03-01 Six companies will pay a record $4.37 billion to lease ocean territory off the coasts of New York and New Jersey. …›
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NYT > Climate and Environment→ Climate Change’s Effects Outpacing Ability to Adapt, I.P.C.C. Warns
2022-03-01 The impacts of global warming are appearing faster than expected, according to a major new scientific report. It could soon become much harder to cope. …›
NYT > Climate and Environment→ New Coronavirus Lineage Discovered in Ontario Deer
2022-03-01 Scientists also found signs of possible deer-to-human transmission, but there is no evidence that the new lineage poses an elevated risk to people. …›
The Independent Climate→ Germany turns to renewables after Russian invasion of Ukraine
2022-03-01 Germany halted the Nord Stream 2 pipeline when Russia waged war on Ukraine …›
The Independent Climate→ How is the climate crisis affecting North Korea?
2022-03-01 North Korea, through economic mismanagement and punitive sanctions, already struggles to provide basic goods and food for its population and thus maintain regime stability. …›
NYT > Climate and Environment→ Creeks, Once Overlooked, Are Now Seen as Assets for Urban Renewal
2022-03-01 Developers have recently realized the value of even the most minor waterways for commerce, but experts advise caution because of flooding risks. …›
MIT Climate Portal→ Energy justice at the U.S. Department of Energy with Shalanda H. Baker
2022-03-01 Energy justice at the U.S. Department of Energy with Shalanda H. Baker MIT Energy Ini… Tue, 03/01/2022 - 09:10 MIT Energy InitiativeTopicsEnergyGovernment & PolicyPostMarch 1, 2022Energy justice at the U.S. Department of Energy with Shalanda H. Baker …›
Climate Beat – Covering Climate Now→ Climate Looms Large Over Biden’s First State of the Union. Will the Coverage Say So?
2022-03-01 Tonight, before a joint session of Congress, President Joe Biden will deliver his first State of the Union address. The backdrop is a frightening new war in Europe, which the president has described as a “brutal” and “unjustifiable” assault on …›
The Independent Climate→ Race to track Great White sharks in Atlantic Ocean to solve their mating mystery
2022-03-01 Team of scientists intends to track as many sharks as possible for 20 days and run tests on them …›
The Independent Climate→ Heat pump switch could shave £260 off household energy bills as gas prices spike
2022-03-01 Energy bills are set to soar by 54% from the beginning of April, driven by rising gas prices …›
Climate : NPR→ The ski industry is preparing for a future that will require more manufactured snow
2022-03-01 East Coast resorts are preparing for a future with warmer temperatures and less snowfall. Elizabeth Burakovsky of the University of New Hampshire says some areas are losing snow faster than others. …›
Climate crisis | The Guardian→ Bees can play soccer – 10 little-known facts about insects
2022-03-01 If the climate crisis leads to an insect die-off, human life will be less livable – and more boringThe labyrinthine world of insects is in deep trouble. Scientists have uncovered startling declines in their populations , with the United Nations estim …›
Inside Climate News→ California’s Strict New Law Preventing Cruelty to Farm Animals Triggers Protests From Big U.S. Meat Producers
2022-03-01 Proposition 12 bans “gestation crates” for pregnant sows and requires that all eggs be cage-free.By Leah CampbellSome have called it “Bacongate.” Republican Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa calls it the “war on breakfast.” …›
Inside Climate News→ Conservative Justices Express Some Support for Limiting Biden’s Ability to Curtail Greenhouse Gas Emissions
2022-03-01 Before the Supreme Court, red states and the coal industry invoked the “major questions” doctrine, arguing that the administration lacks authority from Congress to counter climate change.By Marianne LavelleThe U.S. Supreme Court on Monday showed so …›
Climate crisis | The Guardian→ California debates naming heatwaves to underscore deadly risk of extreme heat
2022-03-01 Experts and advocates are also exploring new ranking systems to add urgency to the growing disaster of rapidly warming landscapesClimate scientists from around the world issued dire warnings on Monday, in the latest IPCC report on the dangers posed in …›
Climate : NPR→ Thousands evacuate worst Australian floods in decades
2022-03-01 Local authorities have placed up to 300,000 people under evacuation warnings in one of the country's worst flooding incidents. (Image credit: AP) …›
Climate crisis | The Guardian→ How do we force our leaders to lead and ourselves to take action in the face of multiple crises? | Jess Harwood
2022-03-01 Honestly, it feels like A LOT for us all right now Continue reading... …›
Climate crisis | The Guardian→ Gang-gang cockatoo to become threatened species after large drop in bird numbers
2022-03-01 Cockatoo populations reduced after 2019-20 bushfires with decline expected to continue as climate crisis causes increased heatwavesGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesThe gang-g …›
Climate crisis | The Guardian→ In Lismore, this is more than a flood, it is a catastrophe – and I am still praying we will be saved | Sue Higginson
2022-03-01 Australia needs to decide how much worse we want these disasters to get and take the climate action needed to keep people safeNSW and Qld floods live news – latest eastern Australia flood updatesGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingIn …›
The Independent Climate→ Climate crisis poses global risk to biodiversity causing mass mortality events and threatening food shortages, IPCC report warns
2022-03-01 Safeguarding the natural world is vital for creating a ‘liveable future’, landmark climate assessment warns …›
NYT > Climate and Environment→ Chinese Company Removed as Operator of Cobalt Mine in Congo
2022-03-01 A court has given the Congolese control of one of the world’s largest sources of cobalt while allegations against the mine’s Chinese owners are investigated. …›
Climate – Science News→ A UN report shows climate change’s escalating toll on people and nature
2022-02-28 Neither adaptation by humankind nor mitigation alone is enough to reduce the risk from climate impacts, hundreds of the world’s scientists say. Nothing less than a concerted, global effort to both drastically curb carbon emissions and proactively …›
The Independent Climate→ San Andreas fault line could cause greater earthquakes than first thought, researchers say
2022-02-28 The central section of the fault line has not had a major earthquake in 2,000 years, but that doesn’t mean it can’t produce one …›
Climate Central - News→ Storied Maine ski resort bets future on reining in high costs of warmer winters
2022-02-28 By Lori Valigra and Elizabeth Miller A skier jumps into the air in front of a large snow-making machine at Shawnee Peak in Bridgton on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. Modern advances in snow-mak …›
Climate : NPR→ Some effects of climate change are irreversible, but there’s still hope
2022-02-28 NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with earth scientist Brian O'Neill about a new major United Nations report on climate change. …›
The Independent Climate→ Supreme Court weighs threat to US emission cuts as UN releases ‘atlas of human suffering’ climate report
2022-02-28 Lawyers representing West Virginia, along with 19 other Republican-led states and coal companies, urged the court to restrict the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to reduce carbon emissions from power plants …›
Climate News -- ScienceDaily→ Indian Ocean warming could weaken Summer Monsoon rainfall in South Asia
2022-02-28 Paleoclimate data retrieved from ocean sediment cores dating back 130,000 years show that sustained warming in the Indian Ocean during the Last Interglacial increased convective rainfall above the ocean, but weakened Indian Summer Monsoon rainfall on l …›
Climate News -- ScienceDaily→ Chemical link between wildfire smoke and ozone depletion
2022-02-28 Atmospheric chemists have found that the smoke from Australia's 'Black Summer' wildfires set off chemical reactions in the stratosphere that contributed to the destruction of ozone. The study is the first to establish a chemical link between wildfire s …›
Climate crisis | The Guardian→ Martin Rowson on the IPCC’s bleak report on the planet’s future – cartoon
2022-02-28 Continue reading... …›
Climate crisis | The Guardian→ Smoke from Black Summer bushfires depleted ozone layer, study finds
2022-02-28 More intense bushfires due to climate change will slow recovery of ozone layer, scientist saysFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingSmoke injected high into the atmosphere by the …›
NYT > Climate and Environment→ Supreme Court Will Hear Biggest Climate Change Case in a Decade
2022-02-28 The court could handcuff President Biden’s climate change agenda — and restrict federal agencies from enacting new regulations governing health, workplace safety and more. …›
Climate crisis | The Guardian→ The Guardian view on the IPCC report: inaction has cost the world dearly | Editorial
2022-02-28 It is past time to take on the ‘arsonists’ of the fossil fuel industry which refuse to manage their own declineWhat are the chances of humanity avoiding a full-scale disaster, given that history suggests civilisational collapse has been mostly the …›
Climate crisis | The Guardian→ The IPCC climate report is grim – but there is still room for hope | Alice Bell
2022-02-28 There is only a small window in which to mitigate the worst effects. So make a change now, and make it one you can stick toIf the prospect of nuclear war wasn’t enough, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) picked this week to drop its …›
NYT > Climate and Environment→ Supreme Court Considers Limiting E.P.A.’s Ability to Address Climate Change
2022-02-28 Members of the court’s conservative majority voiced skepticism that Congress had authorized the agency to decide what they said were major political and economic questions. …›
Climate News -- ScienceDaily→ Climate change: A threat to human wellbeing and health of the planet
2022-02-28 Human-induced climate change is causing dangerous and widespread disruption in nature and affecting the lives of billions of people around the world, despite efforts to reduce the risks. People and ecosystems least able to cope are being hardest hit, s …›
Inside Climate News→ ‘Delay is Death,’ said UN Chief António Guterres of the New IPCC Report Showing Climate Impacts Are Outpacing Adaptation Efforts
2022-02-28 The findings show the urgency of immediate climate action, but some scientists worry that the conflict in Ukraine may be distracting from the gravity of its message.By Bob BerwynToday’s report on climate impacts, vulnerabilities and adaptation from t …›
The Independent Climate→ UN report paints bleak picture of climate danger ‘already upon us’
2022-02-28 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres describes the report as ‘an atlas of human suffering and a damning indictment of failed climate leadership’. …›
Climate crisis | The Guardian→ As extreme weather ravages the Pacific, there is much to do and no time to waste | Mark Howden and Ofa Ma’asi-Kaisamy
2022-02-28 Climate change is already pushing some human systems and ecosystems beyond their adaptation limitsIn the past decade the two most intense cyclones recorded to date in the southern hemisphere ripped through the Pacific. Tropical Cyclone Pam, the second …›
Climate crisis | The Guardian→ Deforestation emissions far higher than previously thought, study finds
2022-02-28 Carbon emissions from felling of tropical forest doubled in just two decades and are accelerating, research saysCarbon emissions from tropical deforestation this century are far higher than previously thought, doubling in just two decades and continuin …›
Climate News -- ScienceDaily→ Gas flares tied to premature deaths
2022-02-28 Engineers suggest that flaring of natural gas at oil and gas fields in the United States, primarily in North Dakota and Texas, contributed to dozens of premature deaths in 2019. …›