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KQED Global Warming Drives Record Heat For Third Straight YearKQEDThe 2016 average global temperature was 58.69 degrees—0.07 degrees above the 2015 global average. And the difference is even bigger when compared to the last century. During 2016, the average global temperature was 1.69°F above the 20th century …2016 hottest year on record; scientists blame global warmingKABC-TVNASA,…

CBS News Trump’s EPA nominee faces climate, environment questions at Senate hearingCBS NewsHowever, Republicans on the committee defended Pruitt’s actions on behalf of the environment. “He’s somebody who protected the environment, he’s also someone who has stood up for state rights and strengthened the economy all at the same time,” said …GOP environment chairman plans ‘wholesale…

CBS News Trump’s NOAA Pick Says He Won’t Censor Global Warming DataDaily CallerThe Trump administration won’t censor climate scientists or delete temperature data, nominee for Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross said during his confirmation hearing Wednesday. If confirmed, Ross will oversee the National Oceanic and Atmospheric …Wilbur Ross, Trump’s Commerce pick, offshored 2700 jobs since 2004Reuters…

CNN Trump’s EPA pick: Human impact on climate change needs more debateCNNBut in testimony before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Pruitt didn’t indicate he would take swift action to address environmental issues that may contribute to climate change. Instead, the Oklahoma attorney general said there is …EPA nominee Pruitt contradicts Trump claim…

The National Expo 2020’s Sustainability Pavilion inspired by UAE’s natural environmentThe NationalABU DHABI // Exhibits of coral reefs, mangroves, oases and “energy trees” of solar panels will show visitors to Expo 2020 how the UAE’s natural environment can inspire ideas for sustainability. Designers, architects and Expo officials told an audience …

Chicago Tribune Chicago might say goodbye to 9 picture-perfect days thanks to global warmingChicago TribuneGlobal warming is going to steal away some of those postcard-perfect weather days in the future, according to a first-of-its-kind projection of nice weather. On average, Earth will have 10 fewer days of mild and mostly dry weather by the end…

CNN Trump doesn’t represent American views on climate change: a visual guideCNNSeventy percent of Americans say climate change is happening; compared to only 13% who say it’s not real, according to a national poll of Americans released Wednesday by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and the the George Mason …Obama administration gives $500m to…

Mail & Guardian Africa Africa a loser to global warming – againMail & Guardian AfricaNorthern Europe, Canada and Russia will enjoy balmier winters by the century’s end. Using models based on mid-range global warming projections, American researchers calculated there will be 10 fewer days of mild weather per year globally by 2100. and more »

Forbes The 10 Best Conservation And Environment Books Of 2016ForbesFor those of you who are following along, this will be the penultimate collection of “best popular science books of 2016″ that I will publish this year. (I’ll be more organized next year, I promise!) I am in the process of relocating to Norway with a…

Indigenous Canadians face a crisis as climate change eats away island homeThe GuardianBut climate change is drastically altering this relationship, sending sea levels rising, pelting the small island with fiercer and more frequent storms and bringing warmer winters that eat away at the ice cover that traditionally protected the shores …