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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…

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.…

TheBlaze.com Watch: Tucker Carlson battles Bill Nye the Science Guy on global warmingTheBlaze.comFox News’ Tucker Carlson had a contentious debate with Bill Nye the Science Guy over whether global warming is a “settled science” or not. The segment aired on Fox News Monday. After a few minutes introducing the subject, Carlson introduced the main …Watch Bill…

The Conversation US How to talk climate change across the aisle: Focus on adaptive solutions rather than causesThe Conversation USConversations about climate change often derail into arguments about whether global warming exists, whether climate change is already happening, the extent to which human activity is a cause and which beliefs are based in evidence versus…

Your turkey sandwich is contributing to global warmingNew York PostOne single loaf of bread contributes as much to global warming as one pound of carbon dioxide, according to a new study published Wednesday in Nature Plants. Food production and consumption is the cause of approximately one-third of total greenhouse …

Grist Here are 4 ways climate change is messing with our brains — for the worse.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 ……

Hartford Courant Plastic Bag Tax Clears Environment CommitteeHartford CourantSen. Craig Miner of Litchfield, a Republican co-chair of the panel, admitted that the tax bill “is not perfect.” But he insisted some legislative action is needed to prevent further cuts to the parks budget of the Department of Energy and Environmental … and more »

Green Enemies of the EnvironmentCanada Free PressThere was a time when true environmentalists strove to protect wild things. Now the green shirts have become enemies of the environment by pushing green energy and demonising the building blocks of life – carbon and carbon dioxide. Wind turbines and … and more »

Scientific American Maps Show Where Americans Care about Climate ChangeScientific AmericanIf you were wondering how many Americans think coal-fired power plants should cap emissions, how much they worry about climate change or even how often they talk about it, well, there’s a map for that. The Yale Climate Opinion maps, which offer some of …Duterte signs…

Mongabay.com Will changes to Indonesia’s mining law hurt or help the environment?Mongabay.comAs one of the world’s leading exporters of these minerals, any changes in mining policies have direct consequences on both the local environment and the global economy. Most recently, a change to Indonesia’s mineral export regulations has seen it … and more »