Hurricane Harvey Was No Surprise – New York Times
New York Times Hurricane Harvey Was No SurpriseNew York TimesClimate science has repeatedly shown that global warming is increasing the odds of extreme precipitation and storm surge flooding. Refusing to acknowledge this impairs our ability to prepare for future extreme weather and endangers American lives and …Climate Scientist Says Global Warming ‘Worsened’ Hurricane Harvey. Did It?The…
Global Warming Takes Another Hit – FITSNews
FITSNews Global Warming Takes Another HitFITSNewsSo ubiquitous is the belief in man-made global warming (a.k.a. anthropogenic climate change) that to speak so much as a syllable against it is to open oneself up to hostility and ridicule. Climate change “deniers” in our society are derided as tin foil …
NIH Institute Censored References To Climate Change–Or Did It? – Forbes
Forbes NIH Institute Censored References To Climate Change–Or Did It?ForbesLast week, one of NIH’s institutes, the National Institute for Environmental and Health Sciences (NIEHS), did something rather mysterious. The institute purged references to climate change on its website by replacing the phrase “climate change” with …
Climate change did not “cause” Harvey, but it’s a huge part of the story – Vox
Vox Climate change did not “cause” Harvey, but it’s a huge part of the storyVoxSeveral people have written some version of “what you can say about Hurricane Harvey and climate change” in the past few days. I’ll link to some of them below. But I think they are all saying too little. There’s much more…
US government burying head deeper in sand on climate change – Ars Technica
Ars Technica US government burying head deeper in sand on climate changeArs TechnicaIt’s no secret that President Trump came into office rejecting the conclusions of the vast majority of the world’s scientists when it comes to our changing climate. But it wasn’t clear how that would translate to policy. At least some of his advisors…
Climate change seen as cause for mudslide in Switzerland – Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune Climate change seen as cause for mudslide in SwitzerlandChicago TribuneThe effects of climate change are partially to blame for a mudslide through a southeastern village that left eight people missing after a massive chunk of rock broke off an Alpine mountainside, Switzerland’s environmental protection office said Monday …Swiss must better prepare to ‘minimise…
Why Climate Change Matters – HuffPost
Why Climate Change MattersHuffPostDenying that humans cause climate change is a problem because climate is actually one of the more straightforward environmental impacts that we have identified. We know what causes greenhouse gas emissions and how to reduce them. By transitioning …
Electricity demand in southern Europe to soar with air con – scientists – The Guardian
The Guardian Electricity demand in southern Europe to soar with air con – scientistsThe Guardianheadlines · US news · world news · environment · US politics · business · science · money · tech · obituaries. opinion. opinion home · the guardian view · columnists · letters · Jill Abramson · Jessica Valenti · Steven…
Food festival in preserving environment – Khmer Times
Khmer Times Food festival in preserving environmentKhmer Times“The main idea for launching the festival was because we thought it would be more attractive than an event about controlling waste which basically talks about the environment,” he said. “However, this event aims to let people understand waste. We have …
Warmer fall expected to make up for ‘fickle and fitful’ summer: Environment Canada – CTV News
Warmer fall expected to make up for ‘fickle and fitful’ summer: Environment CanadaCTV NewsThe next few months are expected to be warmer than average for most of Canada, according to Environment Canada’s senior climatologist Dave Phillips. Canadians in the east, who may be harbouring some residual bitterness over the wet and cool summer … and more »