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Daily Herald Robert J. Samuelson: The messy reality of global warmingDaily HeraldWASHINGTON — There was no need for President Trump to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement to achieve his goal of overturning the Obama administration’s global warming policy. This had already occurred through court rulings …Analysis: Meeting Paris pledges would prevent at…

Washington Post Scientists just linked another record-breaking weather event to climate changeWashington PostNow, scientists believe the event was driven by the combined influence of a strong El Niño event and human-caused climate change. And they say events like it will only become more common in the future. A new study, published Tuesday in the journal ……

USA TODAY Humans were already changing the environment 11500 years agoUSA TODAYMan-made environmental change isn’t new: A study found human activities such as farming and logging led to erosion around the Dead Sea some 11,500 years ago, the earliest ever discovered. Scientists from Israel’s Tel Aviv University took a core sample … and more »

NPR PHOTOS: Here’s What Climate Change Looks Like To Uganda’s Coffee FarmersNPRIf you’ve ever bought coffee labeled “Uganda” and wondered what life is like in that faraway place where the beans were grown, now’s your chance to see how climate change has affected the lives of Ugandan coffee farmers — through their own eyes.UGANDA Economic…

The Guardian UK must use its trade policy to tackle climate changeThe GuardianAgreements can limit the regulatory freedom of governments to take action on protecting the climate, or empower polluting industries to sue governments in private tribunals over environmental policies and decisions. International trade can also lead to …

Idaho Statesman Is Boise’s composting good for the environment? Do I really pay before I get a cart?Idaho StatesmanA thorough analysis on the environmental impact of municipal composting programs doesn’t appear to exist. Catherine Chertudi said she isn’t aware of such a study. Chertudi is the city of Boise’s solid waste programs manager and the…

CNBC Climate change raises new risk: Are inland bridges too low?CNBCClimate change is often seen as posing the greatest risk to coastal areas. But the nation’s inland cities face perils of their own, including more intense storms and more frequent flooding. Even as President Donald Trump has announced his intention for … and more »

Science Daily El Niño and global warming combine to cause record-breaking heat in Southeast AsiaScience DailyThe research, published on June 6 in the journal Nature Communications, shows that El Niño triggered the heat, causing about half of the warming, while global warming caused one-third and raised the heat into record-breaking territories, according to … and…

Global warming may cause spike in asthma, allergy symptomsScience DailyReduced mucociliary clearance typically makes allergy symptoms worse. Current climate-warming trends may intensify the problem, the research team noted. “These results suggest that continuing increases in atmospheric CO2 associated with global climate … and more »

Forbes Paris and Beyond: A Climate Change Accord Without the USForbesThis article was originally published at Stratfor.com. By Sarang Shidore. The U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on climate change, announced by U.S. President Donald Trump last week, has led to a bitter and divisive debate on its likely impact.California signs deal with China to…