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The Coronavirus and Climate Change, the Great Crises of Our Time Climate Change

The Coronavirus and Climate Change, the Great Crises of Our Time

Bill McKibben and Elizabeth Kolbert explain how and why President Trump is rapidly rolling back environmental protections—weakening auto-emissions standards and the controls on mercury released by power plants, among other actions—in the midst of the worst viral pandemic in more than a century. Carolyn Kormann interviews a disease ecologist who…
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April 17, 2020
Climate Change Has Helped Fuel a Megadrought in the Southwest Climate Change

Climate Change Has Helped Fuel a Megadrought in the Southwest

A “megadrought” gripping the western United States is the worst one in 500 years, scientists say. And it’s the first to be influenced by human-caused climate change. A study published this week in the journal Science investigates the occurrence of megadroughts in western North America over the last 1,200 years. While a megadrought has…
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April 17, 2020
Portions of Mississippi and Missouri Rivers Are Most Endangered in U.S. Climate Change

Portions of Mississippi and Missouri Rivers Are Most Endangered in U.S.

Two of the nation’s essential commercial waterways face extraordinary risk from climate change and associated flooding, a new report from the nonprofit American Rivers says. In its updated list of “America’s Most Endangered Rivers,” the group says marked increases in precipitation across the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri rivers, combined with poor…
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April 14, 2020
Rising Temperatures May Push Ecosystems Past Their Limits Climate Change

Rising Temperatures May Push Ecosystems Past Their Limits

Climate change is testing Earth’s limits. It’s altering weather patterns, intensifying natural disasters and breaking temperature records left and right. Eventually, many parts of the world may settle into a “new normal” as climate conditions shift beyond anything the planet has experienced in human history. That could be devastating for…
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April 9, 2020
Jane Fonda joined TikTok and announced the launch of virtual Fire Drill Friday climate rallies Climate Change

Jane Fonda joined TikTok and announced the launch of virtual Fire Drill Friday climate rallies

By Nicole Gallucci2020-04-03 20:58:46 UTC This is not a drill: Jane Fonda has officially joined TikTok. On Thursday night, the 82-year-old actress and activist posted her first video to the app TikTok and announced that she would be reviving her legendary home workouts to help people stay active during this…
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April 3, 2020
Climate Change Has Doubled Riskiest Fire Days in California Climate Change

Climate Change Has Doubled Riskiest Fire Days in California

Climate change has doubled the number of extreme-risk days for California wildfires, according to research released yesterday. An analysis led by Stanford University found that temperatures rose about 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit statewide while precipitation dropped 30% since 1980. That doubled the number of autumn days—when fire risk is highest—with extreme…
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April 3, 2020