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ABC Online BOM says global warming behind Northern Territory’s hottest July on recordABC OnlineMr Browning said last July’s above-average temperatures were explained by a nearby El Nino, but this year’s even warmer temperatures could not be explained in the same way. “What is particularly interesting is last year we were coming out of a very…

Newsweek Does Global Warming Help Us Live Longer, Fitter Lives?NewsweekThe impact of global warming on temperature-induced human mortality has long been a concern, where it has been hypothesized that rising temperatures will lead to an increase in the number of deaths due to an increase in the frequency and intensity of …

Forbes Climate Change Linked To Surge In India SuicidesForbesNew research seems to confirm what some have suspected: climate change is behind a surge in suicides in India over the last four decades, particularly of farmers. Human-caused global warming has led to 59,000 suicides in India since 1980, according to …Climate Change Linked to 59300 Farmer Suicides…

CBS News Air pollution deaths expected to rise because of climate changeCBS NewsNew research predicts that air pollution worsened by climate change will cost tens of thousands of lives if changes are not made. The study, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, estimates that if current trends continue, climate change will …Here’s where climate…

The Guardian We’ll never tackle climate change if academics keep the focus on consensusThe GuardianIn a democracy, we hope that science helps to inform the public about its problems. In the case of climate change, believe it or not, the evidence suggests this is going relatively well. Climate science is a vast, sprawling field of…

Seas rise, trees die: Climate change before your eyesABC NewsThey’re called “ghost forests” — dead trees along vast swaths of coastline invaded by rising seas, something scientists call one of the most visible markers of climate change. The process has occurred naturally for thousands of years, but it has … and more »

TIME Farmer Suicides Rise in India as Climate Change Takes Its TollTIMEA new study suggests that India will see more such tragedies as climate change brings hotter temperatures that damage crops and exacerbate drought. For every 1 degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit) of warming above 20 degrees C (68 degrees F) …Suicides of nearly 60000 Indian…

Voice of America Brazil Investigates Amazon Plane Crash Killing Environment OfficialsVoice of AmericaBrazil is investigating a plane crash in which three environmental enforcement agents were killed, a government spokesman said on Monday, a case which is the latest blow to efforts to protect the Amazon rainforest. The plane carrying agents with Brazil … and more »

The Guardian Post-Brexit Britain should phase out tariffs on food, says thinktankThe GuardianIt says that the UK should unilaterally phase out tariffs that increase consumer food prices and complicate future trade deals and that the EU’s common agricultural policy should be replaced by a new focus on payments for the environment. The thinktank … and more »

NPR Why Greece Has Been Slow To Embrace Clean EnergyNPRThe sea winds of Greece are legendary. The strong, dry north Etesian winds, also known as the meltemia, blow on the Aegean Sea from May to September. Then there are the fierce main winds, which blew mighty waves towards Odysseus in Homer’s …