These maps show what Americans think about climate change. – Grist
Grist These maps show what Americans think about climate change.GristWe might think of climate change as purely physical: wildfires blazing through forests, rising seas lapping at the doors of coastal homes. But those brutal conditions also affect our mental health, changing how we think and act. Mental health … and more »
Top Trump Advisers Are Split on Paris Agreement on Climate Change – New York Times
New York Times Top Trump Advisers Are Split on Paris Agreement on Climate ChangeNew York TimesOn one side of that debate is Mr. Bannon, who as a former chief executive of Breitbart News published countless articles denouncing climate change as a hoax, and who has vowed to push Mr. Trump to transform all his major…
The German Environment Ministry Makes The Government Go Vegetarian – Co.Exist
The German Environment Ministry Makes The Government Go VegetarianCo.ExistIn a move that perhaps should not come as a surprise, the German environment ministry has decided to ban meat and fish from being served at official government functions. Environment minister Barbara Hendricks has ruled that only vegetarian food is to …
Trump Orders EPA To 'Zero Out' Global Warming Programs – Daily Caller
Washington Post Trump Orders EPA To ‘Zero Out’ Global Warming ProgramsDaily CallerThe budget plan sent from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to EPA leadership calls for eliminating dozens of programs, including at least 16 that have to do with global warming and implementing former President Barack Obama’s climate agenda.Trump’s EPA budget proposal targets…
The Geopolitics of Environmental Challenges – Project Syndicate
Project Syndicate The Geopolitics of Environmental ChallengesProject SyndicateAllowing environmental issues to fall by the wayside at this time of geopolitical and social instability is a mistake, and not just because this happens to be a critical moment in the fight to manage climate change. Environmental degradation and …
Global warming is increasing forest fire risk in the Alps – Deutsche Welle
Deutsche Welle Global warming is increasing forest fire risk in the AlpsDeutsche WelleSome of the studies zoom in on the Alps, suggesting fire seasons will be 30-50 days longer by 2050 – not surprising considering the Alps are heating up twice as fast as the global average. With another 4 to 6 degrees Celsius warming…
Environment document for Patimban port approved – Jakarta Post
Jakarta Post Environment document for Patimban port approvedJakarta PostThe Environment and Forestry Ministry has approved the environment document for a Indonesia-Japan flagship deep seaport project in Patimban, West Java, an official has said. The environmental impact analysis (Amdal) document for the U$3 billion project …
Conservatives are willing to combat climate change — when it's not called “climate change” – Salon
Salon Conservatives are willing to combat climate change — when it’s not called “climate change”SalonThe election of Donald Trump as president is catastrophic in many ways, but perhaps one of the worst implications is what it means for the environment. Trump is a climate change denialist who has repeatedly accused climate scientists of conspiring to …Climate…
Climate scientists say likelihood of extreme summers surging due to global warming – The Guardian
Mashable Climate scientists say likelihood of extreme summers surging due to global warmingThe GuardianIt us the kind of weather event that would have been considered a one in 500-year occurrence before 1910, before global warming had a significant impact on the climate system, but had now become a one in 50-year event, according to a…
Sydney's Swelter Has a Climate Change Link, Scientists Say – New York Times
New York Times Sydney’s Swelter Has a Climate Change Link, Scientists SayNew York Times“It was nothing short of awful,” said Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, of the Climate Change Research Center at the University of New South Wales, in Sydney. “In Australia, we’re used to a little bit of heat. But this was at another level.” So Dr.…