"Tree Rings Show That Last Northern Summer Was The Warmest Since Year 1"
"The broiling summer of 2023 was the hottest in the Northern Hemisphere in more than 2,000 years, a new study found."
Source: AP, 05/15/2024
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"As Insurers Around the US Bleed Cash From Climate Shocks, Homeowners Lose"
"The owner of this home in Iowa, a state once considered low-risk, was dropped by his insurance company last year. ... As climate change produces more extreme weather, insurers are losing money, even in states with low hurricane and wildfire danger."
Source: NYTimes, 05/15/2024"FERC Shakes Up Power Industry With Landmark Grid Rule"
"Federal energy regulators on Monday directed U.S. electricity grid operators to plan new transmission infrastructure that can deliver more renewable energy and defend against extreme weather."
Source: E&E News, 05/14/2024"Biden Signs Bipartisan Bill Banning Imports Of Russian Uranium"
"Joe Biden has signed into law a bipartisan bill that bans the import of enriched uranium from Russia, in the latest effort by Washington to apply further pressure on Vladimir Putin over his invasion of Ukraine."
Source: Guardian, 05/14/2024"Cloud Brightening Study in California Is Halted by Local Officials"
"Officials in Alameda, Calif., have told scientists to stop testing a device that might one day be used to artificially cool the planet by making clouds brighter, reflecting planet-warming sunlight back into space."
Source: NYTimes, 05/14/2024"Edelman and Shell Renew Their Global PR Deal"
"The global PR giant Edelman has won the bidding war for Shell’s worldwide public relations account — the latest extension of the two companies’ decades-long relationship."
Source: DeSmog, 05/14/2024"Identity Crisis: Climate Destroying Wonders That Gave US Parks Their Names"
"Glacier National Park's ice fortress is crumbling. The giant trees of Sequoia National Park are ablaze. And even the tenacious cacti of Saguaro National Park are struggling to endure a decades-long drought."
Source: AFP, 05/14/2024"Air Pollution Monitoring In Louisiana To Face New Rules Under Bill"
"An industry-backed bill to regulate how data from community air monitors is used was given final legislative approval Monday over objections from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and activists seeking to reduce pollution."
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 05/14/2024"Bid To End Deadly Cooking Methods Which Stoke Global Warming"
"Fifty countries are meeting in France on Tuesday to discuss the lack of access to clean cooking methods worldwide which causes millions of deaths every year and fuels global warming."
Source: AFP, 05/14/2024Occidental Petroleum Net-Zero Strategy A ‘License To Pollute,’ Critics Say
"More so than any other fossil fuel company, Occidental Petroleum — known as Oxy — has built its climate strategy around innovations that capture carbon before it can be emitted or pull it directly out of the air." "The company’s climate strategy could result in more emissions than it prevents."
Source: Grist, 05/14/2024Tiny Pieces Of Plastic Pose One Of The Biggest Threats To Chicago River
"Wendella engineer Miguel Chavez climbed down a ladder and over a small dock to pull up a trap floating in the Chicago River near the Michigan Avenue Bridge. The size of a standard garbage can, the trap is designed to collect trash and can hold up to 44 pounds."
Source: Chicago Tribune, 05/14/2024"Orcas Sink Sailing Yacht In Strait Of Gibraltar"
"An unknown number of orcas have sunk a sailing yacht after ramming it in Moroccan waters in the Strait of Gibraltar, Spain's maritime rescue service said on Monday, a new attack in what has become a trend in the past four years."
Source: Reuters, 05/14/2024"Record-Breaking Increase In CO2 Levels In World’s Atmosphere"
"The largest ever recorded leap in the amount of carbon dioxide laden in the world’s atmosphere has just occurred, according to researchers who monitor the relentless accumulation of the primary gas that is heating the planet."
Source: Guardian, 05/13/2024Drought Fuels Wildfire Concerns As Canada Braces For Another Intense Summer
"As widespread drought raises expectations for a repeat of last year’s ferocious wildfire season, response teams across Canada are grappling with the rapidly changing face of fire in a warming climate."
Source: Yale Climate Connections, 05/13/2024"‘Bold And Gross’: Oil Industry Writes Executive Orders For Trump To Sign"
"The U.S. oil industry is drawing up ready-to-sign executive orders for Donald Trump aimed at pushing natural gas exports, cutting drilling costs and increasing offshore oil leases in case he wins a second term, according to energy executives with direct knowledge of the work."
Source: Politico, 05/13/2024
