Scientists Look Beyond Climate Change And El Nino For Other Heating Factors
"Scientists are wondering if global warming and El Nino have an accomplice in fueling this summer’s record-shattering heat."
Source: AP, 08/10/2023
Climate Change
"Severe Thunderstorms In First Half Of 2023 Caused Record Amount In Damages"
"Severe thunderstorms in the first half of 2023 caused a record amount in insured losses, underscoring the impact of climate change on extreme weather events, according to new research for the Swiss Re Group."
Source: The Hill, 08/10/2023
"First Scorched, Then Soaked: Weather Whiplash Confounds Farmers"
"As the war in Ukraine disrupts the global grain market, a volatile climate leaves Kansas on track to harvest its smallest wheat crop in decades."
Source: NYTimes, 08/10/2023
At Least 36 Killed on Maui as Fires Burn Through Hawaii; Thousands Flee
"Thousands of Hawaii residents raced to escape homes on Maui as blazes swept across the island, destroying parts of a centuries-old town and killing at least 36 people in one of the deadliest U.S. wildfires in recent years."
Source: AP, 08/10/2023
‘Metal Box Heated From The Inside’: Food Truck Workers Battle Heat
"As tortillas warm on the grill at Los Pookies – an Albuquerque, New Mexico-based food truck best known for its birria tacos – a swamp cooler blasts cool air and extractor fans try their best to suck the heat out of the metal trailer."
Source: Guardian, 08/09/2023
As Feds Cut Red Tape, More Local Governments Are Curbing Wind And Solar
"The number of counties with ordinances on wind turbines quadrupled from 2018 to 2022, a new federal study found."
Source: HuffPost, 08/09/2023
"Fears Over Antarctic Sea Ice As Yearly Ozone Layer Hole Forms ‘Very Early’"
"The hole in the ozone layer has begun to form early this year, prompting warnings that a larger-than-average hole may further warm the Southern Ocean while the level of Antarctic sea ice is at a record low."
Source: Guardian, 08/09/2023
European Scientists Announce July Was The Hottest Month On Record By Far
"Now that last month’s sizzling numbers are all in, the European climate monitoring organization made it official: July 2023 was Earth’s hottest month on record by a wide margin."
Source: AP, 08/09/2023
"Amazon Deal Lacks Concrete Measures, Say Climate Activists"
"The eight countries that share the Amazon basin have fallen short of an agreed goal to end deforestation. ... A joint declaration on Tuesday created an alliance to combat deforestation, but left each country to pursue its own conservation goals."
Source: BBC News, 08/09/2023
Vermont’s Flood-Wracked Capital City Ponders A Rebuild -- And Climate
"A beloved bookstore in Vermont’s small capital city moved across the street to a new spot farther from the Winooski River after an ice jam sent river water into the store in 1992. A nearby office supply and gift store did the same in 2011 because it liked a different space that came with a bonus: it was higher and farther from the river."
Source: AP, 08/08/2023
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