"Winter Is Warming Almost Everywhere. See How It’s Changed In Your Town." [1]
"As another winter nears its close, we bid farewell to the season of merriment, good cheer and inane arguments about global warming."

"As another winter nears its close, we bid farewell to the season of merriment, good cheer and inane arguments about global warming."
"Global energy-related emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) hit a record high last year, driven partly by increased fossil fuel use in countries where droughts hampered hydropower production, International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday."
"Climate change is increasing the risk of wildfires in Texas, a danger made real this week as the Smokehouse Creek fire, the largest in state history, burns out of control across the Panhandle region. And that growing fire risk is beginning to affect the insurance market in Texas, raising premiums for homeowners and causing some insurers to withdraw from parts of the state."

Many people who want to reduce their carbon footprint consider the climate impacts of diet, but their efforts may be misdirected. When it comes to greenhouse gas emissions, it turns out what we eat is often more important than where it comes from. Sentient Media’s Jenny Splitter unpacks the locavore myth and explains methane burps, carbon opportunity costs and more. First of two parts [21].

What does dragging an old car onto an ice-covered lake have to do with informing your community about the perils of climate heating? Potentially a good deal. The latest TipSheet explains how waning winters and the potential impact on the entertaining tradition of ice fishing can serve as an entry into more serious matters. A dozen story ideas and resources to get you started.
"A revised CDC reporting system led to a 70 percent increase in reported cases of Lyme disease, but experts say more can be done."
"Group claims oil firms transferred depleted wells to another company which then conspired to avoid clean-up through fraud".
"The Biden administration announced final rules on Thursday that impose updated energy efficiency requirements for residential clothes washers and dryers, the latest in a series of appliance standards required by a legal settlement."
"Off the charts “crazy” heat in the North Atlantic ocean and record-smashing Antarctic sea ice lows last year are far more severe than what Earth’s supposed to get with current warming levels. They are more like what happens at twice this amount of warming, a new study said."
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/winter-warming-almost-everywhere-see-how-it-s-changed-your-town
[2] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change
[3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/people-population
[4] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81
[5] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national
[6] https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2024/winter-temperature-warming-city-data-climate-change/
[7] https://www.sej.org/headlines/global-energy-related-co2-emissions-hit-record-high-2023-iea
[8] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics
[9] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/energy
[10] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/pollution
[11] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/transportation
[12] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international
[13] https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/global-energy-related-co2-emissions-hit-record-high-2023-iea-2024-03-01/
[14] https://www.sej.org/headlines/climate-change-raising-texas-already-high-wildfire-risks
[15] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture
[16] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster
[17] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/land
[18] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/southwest
[19] https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/29/climate/smokehouse-creek-fire-insurance-climate.html
[20] https://www.sej.org/publications/features/eat-local-climate-s-sake-no-eat-less-meat
[21] https://www.sej.org/publications/features/six-ways-cover-environmental-impacts-animal-agriculture
[22] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication-types/features
[23] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/activism
[24] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/consumer
[25] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/business
[26] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health
[27] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics
[28] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmentalists
[29] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/food
[30] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/forests
[31] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/government
[32] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/health
[33] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media
[34] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/waste
[35] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water
[36] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/how-ice-fishing-can-break-ice-your-local-climate-story
[37] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication/tipsheet
[38] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/fisheries
[39] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/great-lakes
[40] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/great-plains
[41] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/mid-atlantic
[42] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/mountain-west
[43] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/northeast
[44] https://www.sej.org/calendar/asja-webinar-so-youre-thinking-about-writing-climate-book
[45] https://www.sej.org/category/event-type/other-events
[46] https://www.sej.org/headlines/ticks-spread-us-nears-understanding-true-extent-lyme-disease
[47] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/biodiversity-1
[48] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/wildlife
[49] https://grist.org/health/as-ticks-spread-the-us-is-getting-closer-to-understanding-the-true-extent-of-lyme-disease/
[50] https://www.sej.org/headlines/colorado-landowners-sue-oil-company-over-clean-orphaned-well
[51] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/infrastructure
[52] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws
[53] https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/29/colorado-oil-company-sued-clean-up-fraud
[54] https://www.sej.org/headlines/clothes-washers-dryers-get-biden-energy-efficiency-upgrade
[55] https://news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-and-energy/clothes-washers-dryers-get-biden-energy-efficiency-upgrade
[56] https://www.sej.org/headlines/study-says-2023-s-crazy-atlantic-ocean-heat-foretells-much-hotter-world
[57] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/science
[58] https://apnews.com/article/crazy-warming-climate-change-atlantic-antarctica-d1252bce5fa37a81a551a70098680cb6
[59] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change?page=361
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[66] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change?page=366
[67] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change?page=1583