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Climate change will make bananas more expensive. Here's why some experts say they should be already. - Cbsnews (Mar 13) |
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Mar 13 · London — Industry experts say the price of bananas globally is very likely to rise due to the impact of climate change — but some believe paying more for bananas now could mitigate those risks.
Industry leaders and academics gathered this week in Rome for the World Banana Forum issued a warning over the impact climate change is having on production and supply chains on a global scale. But some also suggested that price hikes on grocery store shelves now could help prepare the countries where the fruit is grown to deal with the impacts of the warming climate.
As temperatures increase beyond optimal levels for banana growth, there's a heightened risk of low ... | By Duarte Dias Read more ...
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1 in 4 Americans today breathes unhealthy air because of climate change. And it's getting worse. - Cbsnews (Feb 12) |
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Feb 12 · Much of the U.S. Northeast was smothered last summer by dense smoke from Canadian wildfires, leading to New York City's worst air quality since the 1960s. Such episodes, once mostly isolated incidents, are increasingly common due to the impact of climate change, new research shows.
About 83 million Americans, or 1 in 4, are already exposed each year to air quality that is categorized as "unhealthy" by the Air Quality Index (AQI), a number that could grow to 125 million people within decades, according to First Street Foundation, which analyzes climate risks. The unhealthy AQI level, color-coded red, means that outdoor activities can result in lung impairment for some people, ... | By Aimee Picchi Read more ...
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Gov. Kathy Hochul announces largest ever investment in renewable energy - Cbsnews (Oct 25, 2023) |
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Oct 25, 2023 · There is a historic project under construction in Inwood, a new theater highlighting and supporting the work of immigrants in New York. CBS New York's Dave Carlin reports.
The center, which is located at West 206th Street and Ninth Avenue in Inwood, is expected to open in 2026.
The center, which is located at West 206th Street and Ninth Avenue in Inwood, is expected to open in 2026. CBS New York's Chris Wragge reports.
Hochul says the projects are also expected to create about 8,300 jobs in the state.
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday announced the largest ever state investment in renewable energy in the United States. Read more: ... Read more ...
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Texas paid bitcoin miner more than $31 million to cut energy usage during heat wave - Cbsnews (Sep 08, 2023) |
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Sep 08, 2023 · The good news is temperatures are expected to cool down soon.
The heat is continuing to take a dangerous toll on North Texans.
Of the 14 people who died from heat-related causes since July, nine people were in homes without working air conditioning or where the AC was turned off.
UPS driver Christopher Begley, 57, died after working in the heat on Aug. 23.
It's against the law to abandon animals in Texas but that hasn't prevented people from ditching their pets outside the Humane Society of North Texas.
All of us doing a little bit goes a long way into a better future.
With no rain in sight, we will see more record-breaking temperatures and a high ... Read more ...
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Earth just had its hottest summer on record, U.N. says, warning "climate breakdown has begun" - Cbsnews (Sep 07, 2023) |
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Sep 07, 2023 · United Nations — "Earth just had its hottest three months on record," the United Nations weather agency said Wednesday.
"The dog days of summer are not just barking, they are biting," warned U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in a statement coinciding with the release of the latest data from the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) by the World Meteorological Organization.
"Our planet has just endured a season of simmering — the hottest summer on record. Climate breakdown has begun," Guterres said.
The WMO's Secretary-General, Petteri Taalas, issued an urgent assessment of the data, saying: "The northern hemisphere just had a ... | By Pamela Falk Read more ...
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As Hurricane Idalia caused flooding, some electric vehicles exposed to saltwater caught fire - Cbsnews (Aug 15, 2023) |
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Aug 15, 2023 · The rechargeable batteries that power common items like e-bikes, scooters and electric cars can pose a dangerous new threat to firefighters. They burn hotter and longer — and many fire departments may be unprepared to tackle them.
In June, four people were killed and two others seriously injured after a lithium-ion battery malfunctioned and sparked a fire in a first-floor e-bike shop in New York. Fire officials say the blaze quickly spread to apartments above the shop.
It's not an isolated incident. Fires caused by rechargeable batteries, including lithium-ion batteries, have been increasing steadily in large cities like New York and San Francisco. Since at least ... | By Ash-har Quraishi, Aparna Zalani, Ryan Beard, Dilcia Mercedes Read more ...
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July was Earth's hottest month ever recorded, EU climate service says, warning of "dire consequences" - Cbsnews (Aug 08, 2023) |
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Aug 08, 2023 · Now that July's sizzling numbers are all in, the European climate monitoring organization has made it official: July 2023 was Earth's hottest month on record, and by a wide margin. July's global average temperature of 62.51 degrees Fahrenheit was six tenths of a degree higher than the previous record set in 2019, the Copernicus Climate Change Service, a division of the European Union's space program, announced Tuesday.
Normally, global temperature records are broken by hundredths or a tenth of a degree, so the wide margin is unusual.
"These records have dire consequences for both people and the planet exposed to ever more frequent and intense extreme events," said ... Read more ...
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Beijing's worst flooding in a decade kills at least 2 as China grapples with remnants of Typhoon Doksuri - Cbsnews (Jul 31, 2023) |
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Jul 31, 2023 · Beijing — Torrential rain battered China's sprawling capital city and surrounding areas Monday for a third day, as the remnants of Typhoon Doksuri slowly churned over the region causing the worst flooding Beijing has seen in more than a decade. Two bodies were recovered from waterways in a western Beijing suburb Monday, the first causalities blamed on the rainfall, as videos on social media showed cars being washed away and buses half-submerged by muddy torrents in the area.
A massive sinkhole opened outside a newly-built shopping mall in the western part of Beijing amid the downpour, though the cause wasn't immediately confirmed.
China's national meteorological ... | By Shuai Zhang Read more ...
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'Not an excuse': As wildfires rage, Greek PM says must tackle climate change - Cbsnews (Jul 26, 2023) |
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Jul 26, 2023 · Wildfires have been running rampant across Greece for weeks now, forcing thousands of locals and tourists to evacuate popular sites across multiple islands. The fires have been so intense, new data shows that they have released more carbon in just over a week than wildfires have in any July in more than 20 years.
The ongoing wildfires burn as yet another heat wave hits the nation, putting many areas in temperatures above 104 degrees Fahrenheit. Several islands, including Corfu and Evia, have seen evacuations, as Rhodes is experiencing wildfires that have torched part of a nature reserve and led to more than 20,000 people evacuated – the largest-ever wildfire evacuation ... | By Li Cohen Read more ...
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France has banned short-haul domestic flights. How much it will help combat climate change is up in the air. - Cbsnews (May 24, 2023) |
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May 24, 2023 · Paris - France has passed a law banning some domestic flights and encouraging travelers to take the train instead. Under the new law, flights that can be replaced by a train journey of under two-and-a-half hours should be scrapped.
The ban on short-hop flights became law on Tuesday. However, France's national airline had already canceled three routes that were deemed too high on carbon emissions. All three went from Paris' second airport, Orly, serving Bordeaux, Lyon and Nantes. Those three cities are all on the country's extensive high-speed rail network, and taking the train is also far faster than flying there.
Air France agreed to drop those direct routes in return ... | By Elaine Cobbe Read more ...
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EPA Proposes Limits On Power Plant Pollution - Cbsnews (May 11, 2023) |
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May 11, 2023 · The Biden administration proposed new regulations Thursday that if enacted would aggressively limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, the second-most harmful source of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. The move stands to force major changes in the energy sector and is likely to set up a legal battle with the energy industry.
The Environmental Protection Agency said the new standards would enable the sector to avoid up to 617 million metric tons of carbon dioxide through 2042, which officials compared to taking roughly half the 300 million cars in the U.S. off the road.
The EPA also estimates that the new rules would drastically improve air quality and public ... | By Cara Korte Read more ...
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House passes sprawling GOP energy bill aimed at reversing Biden climate policies - Cbsnews (Mar 30, 2023) |
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Mar 30, 2023 · Washington — The House on Thursday approved a sprawling energy package that seeks to undo virtually all of President Biden's agenda to address climate change, with four Democrats joining Republicans in voting for passage.
The massive GOP bill up would sharply increase domestic production of oil, natural gas and coal, and ease permitting restrictions that delay pipelines, refineries and other projects. It also would boost production of critical minerals such as lithium, nickel and cobalt that are used in products such as electric vehicles, computers and cellphones.
The vote to pass the bill, dubbed the "Lower Energy Costs Act," was 225 to 204. One Republican voted ... Read more ...
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It's time for the Republican Party to admit climate change - Cbsnews (Mar 02, 2023) |
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Mar 02, 2023 · Colorado is going to be getting $13.2 billion in incentive money to spawn the growth of the clean energy industry and reduce carbon emissions. The regional head of the Environmental Protection Administration made the announcement in Denver Wednesday at a solar industry conference.
"I think the climate crisis is obviously one of the most critical things we have to address now and we have to do it quickly and this money in the Inflation Reduction Act is really going to accelerate our move to clean energy and really address a climate solution," said regional administrator KC Becker.
While more details will come out this summer, the money will be distributed over the next ... | By Alan Gionet Read more ...
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Religious Americans less likely to be concerned about climate change, survey finds - Cbsnews (Nov 18, 2022) |
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Nov 18, 2022 · While a majority of Americans agree that climate change is a serious problem, a new survey found that those who identify as highly religious are less likely to be as concerned about the issue.
The poll, released by the Pew Research Center Thursday, surveyed U.S. adults to find out how their religious beliefs impact their views on the environment. The survey of 10,156 adults was conducted between April 11-17. While most respondents said they considered the Earth "sacred," some groups did not view climate change as a serious problem.
"Most U.S. adults — including a solid majority of Christians and large numbers of people who identify with other religious traditions ... | By Simrin Singh Read more ...
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Alaska snow crab season canceled as officials investigate disappearance of an estimated 1 billion crabs - Cbsnews (Oct 13, 2022) |
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Oct 13, 2022 · In a major blow to America's seafood industry, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has, for the first time in state history, canceled the winter snow crab season in the Bering Sea due to their falling numbers. While restaurant menus will suffer, scientists worry what the sudden population plunge means for the health of the Arctic ecosystem.
An estimated one billion crabs have mysteriously disappeared in two years, state officials said. It marks a 90% drop in their population.
"Did they run up north to get that colder water?" asked Gabriel Prout, whose Kodiak Island fishing business relies heavily on the snow crab population. "Did they completely cross the border? Did ... | By Jonathan Vigliotti Read more ...
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Due to climate change, Nevada says goodbye to grass - Cbsnews (Aug 07, 2022) |
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Aug 07, 2022 · In Las Vegas, Nevada, it's come to this: climate change has helped make water ever more scarce, so under a new Nevada law, the grass has got to go. "When we look at outdoor water use in Southern Nevada, landscaping far and away is the largest water user, and of that, it's grass," said Bronson Mack of the Las Vegas Water Authority.
The city's already pulled up about four million square feet of grass on public property so far this year, because thirsty green parkways are something they just can't afford anymore. "The grass that you see behind me is not long for this world," Mack told correspondent Tracy Smith. "In fact, within the next couple of months to a year, this grass will ... Read more ...
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Major climate indicators set "alarming" records in 2021, the U - Cbsnews (May 20, 2022) |
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May 20, 2022 · The United Nations' World Meteorological Organization issued yet another grim report about the state of our planet this week. In 2021, four of the seven major climate indicators – a set of parameters that hold key information about climate change – set "alarming" new records.
In what the WMO said is a "clear sign" that humans are causing "harmful and long-lasting" effects across the globe, the report found that greenhouse gas concentrations, sea level rise, ocean heat and ocean acidification all set new records last year. The report also found that the past seven years have been the warmest seven years on record.
In a press conference about the findings, U.N. ... | By Li Cohen Read more ...
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Is climate change causing more severe weather in Pittsburgh? - Cbsnews (Apr 18, 2022) |
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Apr 18, 2022 · PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - One of the biggest areas of concern when it comes to climate change is the risk of more severe weather.
In just the past year, we've seen tornadoes in late October, record-setting snowfalls in mid-March and more frequent flash flooding. But are we actually seeing increasing extreme weather here in southwestern Pennsylvania or does it just seem that way?
Fred McMullen, a warning coordination meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh, says it starts with knowing what the definition of extreme weather is.
"It's a tornado emergency like last December in Mayfield, Kentucky or a derecho that went through in 2012 in Ohio and West ... | By Kristin Emery Read more ...
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INFRASTRUCTURE BILL - Cbsnews (Nov 10, 2021) |
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Nov 10, 2021 · The White House's revamped Build Back Better framework contains $555 billion to combat climate change — an amount President Biden has called the "most significant investment to deal with the climate crisis ever." But would the framework's impact be as significant as its size?
Congress passed the first part of Mr. Biden's domestic agenda, the bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, late Friday night. And while that bill does set the stage for actions that could help curb climate change, including putting billions toward electric vehicles, the majority of the climate action on the table lies within Mr. Biden's $1.75 trillion Build Back Better agenda, which is still ... | By Li Cohen Read more ...
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INFRASTRUCTURE BILL - Cbsnews (Jul 13, 2021) |
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Jul 13, 2021 · Washington — Democratic senators announced late Tuesday that they reached a deal on a $3.5 trillion infrastructure bill that they will attempt to pass through reconciliation, a process that will allow the legislation to be approved without any Republican votes. The bill is expected to include President Biden's "human" infrastructure priorities not covered by a bipartisan proposal, such as child care, health care, education and additional climate change-related provisions.
Mr. Biden will meet with Democrats at their luncheon Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced after the meeting between Democrats on the Senate Budget Committee on Tuesday. Schumer also ... | By Grace Segers Read more ...
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ENVIRONMENTAL - Cbsnews (May 25, 2021) |
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May 25, 2021 · Scott Shoupe is a fourth-generation coal miner recently turned renewable energy technician from eastern Kentucky. Leo Woodberry is the reverend of a small, predominantly African American church in Florence, South Carolina. Their lives couldn't be much more dissimilar.
But recently their paths crossed when Shoupe's work took him on a 350-mile journey to Woodberry's church. And although they are two very different people from two very different places, they discovered they had something in common: they are both determined to use the challenges posed by environmental neglect and climate change and turn them into opportunities for their communities.
In the first two ... | By Jeff Berardelli, Katherine Niemczyk Read more ...
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Humans, not nature, are the cause of changes in Atlantic hurricane cycles, new study finds - Cbsnews (Mar 05, 2021) |
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Mar 05, 2021 · It's well known in science that for more than a century hurricane activity in the Atlantic Ocean has oscillated between active and inactive periods, each lasting a few decades. For the past couple of decades, meteorologists and climate scientists have believed that this ebb and flow was due to a natural warming and cooling cycle built into the climate system called the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation, or AMO.
The term was coined in the year 2000 by world-renowned climate scientist Dr. Michael Mann, distinguished professor of atmospheric science at Penn State University and author of the new book "The New Climate War." The concept of the AMO has become ubiquitous in ... | By Jeff Berardelli Read more ...
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70 bipartisan mayors commit to conserving 30% of American lands by 2030 - Cbsnews (Mar 03, 2021) |
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Mar 03, 2021 · Seventy of the nation's mayors have endorsed a campaign dedicated to conserving 30% of America's lands, waters and oceans by 2030, an effort dubbed the 30x30 initiative.
The mayors represent 29 states, and Washington, D.C. Most serve in a nonpartisan or independent office, while 21 are Democrats and four are Republican. Cities represented include Chicago, Miami-Dade County and Phoenix.
The letter, organized by the League of Conservation Voters, pledges to "emphasize the importance of locally-led conservation efforts" meant to fight the climate crisis and "reverse the decline of America's wildlife, waterways, and natural places."
President Biden supports the ... | By Cara Korte Read more ...
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Illegal deforestation is ravaging the planet and driving emissions up - Cbsnews (Mar 03, 2021) |
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Mar 03, 2021 · The U.S. relies heavily on imported agriculture commodities. Nearly half of all the processed items Americans buy in grocery stores contain palm oil from around the world. America is the leading importer of raw rubber and tires, made from rubber trees harvested in southwest Asia. The U.S. is also the leading importer of cocoa, often from Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire. These products all come from tropical forests.
However, these goods come at a steep cost to the environment. The harvesting of palm-driven land in Indonesia and Malaysia alone contributes roughly 1.4% of global net carbon dioxide emissions each year, and many of these imported commodities are sourced from ... | By Cara Korte Read more ...
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California's iconic redwoods, sequoias and Joshua trees threatened by climate change - Cbsnews (Feb 25, 2021) |
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Feb 25, 2021 · California's iconic coastal redwoods, some standing since before Julius Caesar ruled Rome, are in a fight for their lives. They are increasingly threatened by wildfires that are larger and more intense due to the impact of human-caused climate change.
And it's not just the redwoods — giant sequoias and Joshua trees are also in trouble. These majestic trees are unique to the West Coast and are an integral part of the fabric of California's storied landscape. But the experts who know and love these trees are genuinely worried about their future.
Last year, 4.2 million acres burned in California's worst fire season on record. Scientists say as the climate warms these ... | By Jeff Berardelli Read more ...
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Climate change and record cold: What's behind the arctic extremes in Texas - Cbsnews (Feb 20, 2021) |
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Feb 20, 2021 · For many, especially folks who live in the South, the arctic outbreak that has gripped the nation's heartland for the past week is the kind of cold that only happens once in a century. Countless record cold temperatures were set. Conditions overwhelmed the Texas power grid, cutting off electricity to millions and bursting water pipes, creating a humanitarian crisis.
But with climate change making for generally warmer winters and causing heat records to outnumber cold records by 2 to 1 globally over the past decade, this historic cold snap may seem counterintuitive. It's not. In fact, paradoxically, a warmer climate may have actually contributed to the extreme cold.
The ... | By Jeff Berardelli Read more ...
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Climate change and record cold: what's behind the arctic extremes in Texas - Cbsnews (Feb 20, 2021) |
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Feb 20, 2021 · For many, especially folks who live in the South, the arctic outbreak that has gripped the nation's heartland for the past week is the kind of cold that only happens once in a century. Countless record cold temperatures were set. Conditions overwhelmed the Texas power grid, cutting off electricity to millions and bursting water pipes, creating a humanitarian crisis.
But with climate change making for generally warmer winters and causing heat records to outnumber cold records by 2 to 1 globally over the past decade, this historic cold snap may seem counterintuitive. It's not. In fact, paradoxically, a warmer climate may have actually contributed to the extreme cold.
The ... | By Jeff Berardelli Read more ...
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John Kerry says Earth has 9 years to avert the worst consequences of climate crisis: 'There's no faking it on this one' - Cbsnews (Feb 19, 2021) |
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Feb 19, 2021 · The wild winter weather this week has been called historic and unprecedented, and John Kerry, U.S. special presidential envoy for climate, wants to stop it from becoming typical.
"Obviously we want to prevent this from becoming the new normal to the degree that we can," Kerry told CBS News' Ben Tracy.
Many people wrongly believe that climate change only relates to temperatures increasing, not decreasing.
Kerry said it threatens all weather patterns.
"I think it's a very appropriate way to think of it, so it is directly related to the warming, even though your instinct is to say, wait a minute, this is the new Ice Age. But it's not," Kerry said. "It is coming ... Read more ...
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'We have to go': Climate change driving increased migration from Central America - Cbsnews (Feb 17, 2021) |
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Feb 17, 2021 · As the Earth continues to warm, climate disasters are getting more extreme. In 2020, the impact was on vivid display with record-shattering wildfires in the western U.S. and the historic Atlantic hurricane season.
Destroying homes and livelihoods, these types of events often act as triggers, leaving people with little choice but to move, especially if they were already socially or economically vulnerable. This phenomenon is called climate migration and it is becoming more common because of human-caused climate change.
This past autumn we witnessed the beginning of what may be one of the most straightforward examples of climate-induced migration in Central America. Around ... | By Jeff Berardelli, Katherine Niemczyk Read more ...
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Texas flunks climate change test as its energy grid freezes up - Cbsnews (Feb 17, 2021) |
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Feb 17, 2021 · Four days after a massive snowstorm pummeled Texas, the state is still struggling with an unprecedented and deadly blackout. Nearly 3 million people in the state were without power on Wednesday morning while nuclear facilities, natural-gas plants and wind farms stood frozen.
Although the storm was unique in its record-setting cold temperature, experts warn that such extreme weather events are only becoming more common in the era of global warming. Across the U.S., states like Texas are largely unprepared for a range of climate emergencies, from Arctic-like cold in warmer regions to widespread flooding, droughts, wildfires and other symptoms of a rapidly heating ... | By Irina Ivanova Read more ...
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More than 4,000 cold-stunned sea turtles rescued from freezing Texas waters - Cbsnews (Feb 17, 2021) |
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Feb 17, 2021 · Volunteers are racing to rescue thousands of cold-stunned sea turtles off the coast of Texas as a record-breaking deadly winter storm drops temperatures below zero.
Conservation group Sea Turtle Inc. told CBS News on Wednesday morning that it has already rescued over 4,000 turtles, reaching capacity at its facility in South Padre Island and sending overflow to the city's convention center. Officials believe the total number is even higher.
Executive Director Wendy Knight told CBS News SpaceX provided the organization early Wednesday morning with a large enough generator to restore power to its main facility and heat water for the turtles, which can't survive in cold ... | By Sophie Lewis Read more ...
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Experts warn more India glacier disasters "can't be avoided" without better monitoring - Cbsnews (Feb 10, 2021) |
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Feb 10, 2021 · New Delhi — Nearly four days after the partial collapse of a glacier and the subsequent flash flooding of a valley in northern India, rescue workers were still struggling to reach 34 people believed to be trapped in a tunnel in the state of Uttarakhand on Wednesday. Rescue workers armed with heavy construction equipment, drones and even sniffer dogs were struggling to penetrate the one-and-a-half-mile long tunnel that filled with ice-cold water, mud, rocks and debris when the disaster struck on Sunday.
Apart from the 34 people who rescuers still hope to find alive inside the tunnel, there were more than 150 others also listed as missing on Wednesday, most of them likely ... | By Arshad R. Zargar Read more ...
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Fossil fuel air pollution causes 1 in 5 deaths worldwide each year - Cbsnews (Feb 09, 2021) |
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Feb 09, 2021 · More than 8 million people worldwide die each year from breathing polluted air containing particles from fossil fuel emissions — a significantly higher number than researchers previously believed. The staggering number accounts for nearly one in five of all deaths in 2018.
According to new research from Harvard University and three British universities, published Tuesday in the journal Environmental Research, exposure to particulate matter from the burning of fossil fuels like coal and oil made up 18% of global deaths in 2018 — totaling 8.7 million.
"Our study adds to the mounting evidence that air pollution from ongoing dependence on fossil fuels is ... | By Sophie Lewis Read more ...
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Paris court finds France guilty of failing to meet its own Paris climate accord commitments - Cbsnews (Feb 04, 2021) |
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Feb 04, 2021 · Paris — Four environmental groups are crying victory after France was found guilty of failing to meet climate change goals it committed to in a historic accord signed in and named after its own capital city. The Administrative Tribunal in Paris ruled Wednesday that France had fallen short of its promise to reduce greenhouse gases under commitments made in the 2015 Paris Agreement, and was "responsible for ecological damage."
While the court declared the government guilty of inaction, it rejected a claim for damages by the four NGOs that brought the suit, ordering the government to pay just one symbolic euro to them instead. The tribunal also said it would decide within ... | By Elaine Cobbe Read more ...
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Treasury names 'forcefully addressing the threat of climate change' a top priority - Cbsnews (Feb 03, 2021) |
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Feb 03, 2021 · Newly confirmed Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is giving climate change a prominent role in her talks with her counterparts around the world, signaling a significant shift by the Biden administration to prioritize addressing climate change not just from the White House but also at the agency.
Yellen has spoken to the finance ministers of Italy, Japan, Canada, France, Germany and the United Kingdom since being sworn in less than a week ago, according to statements provided by the Treasury Department regarding those talks. In all of those calls, "forcefully addressing the threat of climate change" has been discussed as one of Yellen's top priorities and tackling climate change ... | By Sarah Ewall-Wice Read more ...
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Vilsack says he'll focus on climate change initiatives in second stint as agriculture secretary - Cbsnews (Feb 02, 2021) |
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Feb 02, 2021 · Tom Vilsack, President Biden's nominee for secretary of agriculture, pledged Tuesday to focus on climate change initiatives and work to address racial inequities in agricultural assistance programs.
In testimony before the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, he said he'd bring on-the-job experience to the position. If anything, this was an understatement, since Vilsack has already served as secretary of agriculture — for an eight-year stint during the Obama administration.
"It's not lost on me, ironically, that this is Groundhog Day, and I realize that I'm back again," Vilsack told the committee.
Seventy-year-old Vilsack, also the former ... Read more ...
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Arctic seals experiencing dramatic weight loss as temperatures rise, study warns - Cbsnews (Jan 29, 2021) |
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Jan 29, 2021 · The Arctic has seen rapid transformation in recent years as a result of climate change, with rising temperatures and significant fluctuations in sea ice thickness. Those changes could be causing three species of Arctic seals to lose body mass at alarming rates, according to a new study.
"Our findings point strongly to climate-related impacts. We saw declines in seal condition that coincided with recent pronounced warming," lead researcher Peter Boveng said in a statement. "Warming conditions in the Arctic seem to be affecting the condition of individual seals in a way that could impact their populations."
For ribbon and spotted seals, the decline in body condition is ... | By Li Cohen Read more ...
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