What Hurricane Ian Told Us About Climate Change & Our Future

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2022 15:40:22 +0000

Hurricane IanOne of the most visible consequences of a warming world is an increase in the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events. Most have an associated human influence, too, that doesn’t seem as if it will diminish soon.

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How to Prevent Downtime as the Temperature Heats Up

Credit to Author: Mike Ting| Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:54:22 +0000

Climate change is continuing to drive temperatures to unprecedented levels. In just a single day in late June, the United States set or broke at least 21 high-temperature records. So, what do we do to cool down? We crank up the air conditioner. But with each surge in energy demand, our aging grid is being […]

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2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season Will Be Above Average (Again), NOAA Predicts

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 27 May 2022 03:50:30 +0000

Ongoing La Niña & above-average Atlantic temperatures set the stage for busy season ahead. Forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Weather Service, are predicting above-average hurricane activity this year — which would make it the seventh consecutive above-average hurricane season. NOAA’s outlook for the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, which extends from […]

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Oxfam: Every 2 Seconds Climate Change Forces A Person From Their Home

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 04:14:56 +0000

Every 2 seconds, climate change is forcing someone from their homes, according to data from Oxfam International. These climate-fueled disasters are the number one cause of internal displacement globally. More than 20 million people have lost their homes. This translates to one person every two seconds

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Last Month in Climate Science: More Injury-Related Deaths, Mass Seabird Die-Off, River Ice Disappearing

Credit to Author: World Resources Institute| Date: Sat, 29 Feb 2020 23:54:43 +0000

Common murres experienced a mass die-off in the North Pacific in 2015-2016. Photo by D. Roseneau/U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceEvery month, climate scientists make new discoveries that advance our understanding of climate change’s causes and impacts. The research gives a clearer picture of the threats we already face and explores what’s to come if we don’t reduce emissions at a quicker pace

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