Hurricane season is in full effect. Even before the season officially started June 1, the Atlantic saw its first named storm: Subtropical Storm Ana. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has projected an above-normal hurricane season, and that’s a terrifying reality for those who lie in any potential paths. In Central America, more than 7... Continue Reading →
(advisable to read entire article at site as images embedded in article provide better understanding...) Overall, forests remain a carbon sink, stashing away 7.6 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide every year, according to a recent study published in Nature Climate Change. But in the last 20 years alone, forests in Southeast Asia, particularly Indonesia... Continue Reading →
Amazon Rainforest on the Brink of Turning Into a Net Carbon Emitter, Study Warns
The social cost of carbon is the “single most important number that nobody has ever heard of.” In the U.S., it’s about to get much higher. In the flurry of actions that President Joe Biden has taken to respond to climate change—rejoining the Paris Agreement, canceling the Keystone XL pipeline, pausing oil and gas leases,... Continue Reading →
This single number could reshape our climate future
(CNN)Nearly two-thirds of respondents believe that climate change is a "global emergency," according to a survey of 1.2 million people in dozens of countries around the globe -- and many want urgent action to tackle the problem. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), which ran the poll with Oxford University, described it as the largest... Continue Reading →
Almost two-thirds of people believe climate change is a global emergency, UN poll finds
President Biden will make tackling America’s persistent racial and economic disparities a central part of his plan to combat climate change, prioritizing environmental justice for the first time in a generation. As part of an unprecedented push to cut the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions and create new jobs as the United States shifts toward cleaner... Continue Reading →
Biden to place environmental justice at center of sweeping climate plan
Now Make It 'Permanent': Environmental Groups Applaud Biden's Plan to Pause New Oil and Gas Leasing on Public Lands "The simple truth is that we need to stop drilling and fracking everywhere, as soon as possible." As President Joe Biden prepares to enact a temporary moratorium on new oil and gas leasing on federal lands... Continue Reading →
Environmental Groups Applaud Biden’s Plan to Pause New Oil and Gas Leasing on Public Lands
London (CNN)Increases in air pollution are linked to an increased risk of irreversible sight loss, according to a new study. Researchers from University College London (UCL) found that even low exposure to air pollution across England, Scotland and Wales appears to impact the risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). AMD is the leading cause of... Continue Reading →
Air pollution is linked to an increased risk of irreversible sight loss, study finds
(audio option to listen to article also embedded on site...) From Antarctica to the Arctic, the world’s ice is melting faster than ever, according to a new global satellite survey that calculated the amount of ice lost from a generation of rising temperatures. Between 1994 and 2017, the Earth lost 28 trillion metric tons of... Continue Reading →
WSJ | World’s Ice Is Melting Faster Than Ever, Climate Scientists Say
By 2100, billions of people are at risk of facing more flooding, higher temperatures and less food and water. A new study published in "Nature Climate Change" found that the climate change will cause the Earth's tropical rain belt to unevenly shift in areas that cover almost two-thirds of the world, potentially threatening environmental safety... Continue Reading →
Climate Change will cause a shift in Earth’s tropical rain belt…
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) called on President Joe Biden to declare the climate crisis a national emergency, echoing calls that other Democratic lawmakers and activists have been making in past months and years. “I think it might be a good idea for President Biden to call a climate emergency,” said Schumer on... Continue Reading →
Schumer Calls on Biden to Declare a Climate Emergency as Ice Loss Accelerates
COP26: All nations must declare a ‘climate emergency’
The UN Secretary General has called on all countries to declare a climate emergency to halt climate change. Source
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