BBC News ‘Very strong’ climate change signal in record June heatBBC NewsThe June heat waves that impacted much of the UK and Western Europe were made more intense because of climate change say scientists. Forest fires in Portugal claimed scores of lives while emergency heat plans were triggered in France, Switzerland and …Climate change played a…

Austin American-Statesman Study: Climate change will especially hurt Texas, SoutheastAustin American-StatesmanThe story conflicts with many state and federal officials’ views on whether climate change has any real effect on the environment. U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith (R-San Antonio), who chairs the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, has said the …

Climate Central Global Warming Tipped Scales in Europe’s Heat WaveClimate CentralGlobal warming gave a clear boost to the searing temperatures that blanketed Western Europe earlier this month — a heat wave that helped fuel deadly wildfires in Portugal. The greenhouse gas-driven warming of the atmosphere has made the intensity and …The human fingerprint on Europe’s recent…

Researchers Analyze Economic Impact Of Climate Change In The USNPRA team of scientists and economists claims they’ve come up with the most thorough analysis of the cost of climate change in the U.S. Most of the country will suffer economic loss in addition to higher mortality from heat waves and loss of agriculture …

Washington Post Climate change in the U.S. could help the rich and hurt the poor …Washington PostResearchers have long warned that unmitigated climate change could cause severe financial hardship to the United States in coming decades. But a new study …Mapping The Potential Economic Effects Of Climate ChangeNPRAs Climate Changes, Southern States Will Suffer More Than…

The Guardian Farmers join fight against Adani coalmine over environmental concernsThe GuardianFarmers join fight against Adani coalmine over environmental concerns. More than 2,000 farmers and agriculture leaders express concern proposed Carmichael coalmine could affect groundwater, biodiversity and climate change. Angus Emmott. Longreach …

Phys.Org Cellulosic biofuels can benefit the environment if managed correctlyPhys.OrgDrawing from ten years of empirical research, Robertson and GLBRC colleagues from MSU, the University of Wisconsin and the University of Maryland identify several emerging principles for managing the complex environmental tradeoffs of cellulosic biofuel. and more »

The Guardian ‘It’s a tense environment‘: Media braced for further hostility fueled by TrumpThe Guardian“It’s a tense environment,” said Samantha Barbas, an expert in first amendment and communications law at the University of Buffalo. “Public confidence in the media is at an all-time low, people are more sensitive about their reputations and more …

TIME We Only Have 3 Years Left to Prevent a Climate Disaster, Scientists WarnTIMEA group of the world’s leading thinkers on climate change have issued an urgent call for the world to reach peak greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, as global leaders prepare for a gathering in Germany next month. The group, led by former…

Spectator.co.uk (blog) The truth about the global warming pauseSpectator.co.uk (blog)Between the start of 1997 and the end of 2014, average global surface temperature stalled. This 18-year period is known as the global warming pause, also sometimes referred to as the global warming hiatus. The rise in global temperatures that alarmed …