Record Heat Stresses N. Hemisphere Grids

Credit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Mon, 01 May 2023 12:11:10 +0000

THIS IS NOT A NATURAL CYCLE – “Spain recorded its hottest ever temperature for April on Thursday, hitting 38.7C according to the country’s meteorological service. The record figure was reached in Cordoba airport in southern Spain just after 17:00 local time (16:00 BST)”

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Can We Game Our Way Out Of The Climate Crisis?

Credit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2023 04:20:29 +0000

Climate-themed board games are growing in popularity. Their designers hope they can spark action. Europe is planting trees to offset its emissions but is swiftly hit with massive wildfires. The United States is investing in mining operations abroad to wean off its dependence on fossil fuels but harbors concerns about trading with an abusive government. […]

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Renewable Power’s Growth Is Being Accelerated As Countries Seek To Strengthen Energy Security

Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2022 17:05:44 +0000

CleanTechnica-Solar-Panel-Farm-1-scaled watermarkThe global energy crisis has given renewable energy a historic boost, with the world on track to add as much renewable energy in the next five years as it did in the previous twenty. According to a new report from the IEA, the global energy crisis is causing a sharp acceleration in the installation of […]

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Adapting to Climate Change by Washing the Driveway

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2022 07:31:50 +0000

Climate change is about extremes and adapting to those extremes. Brisbane experienced a 10-year drought from 2001 to 2011. During that time, washing your car was illegal and hosing down the driveway was punishable by social death. Neighbors dobbed in neighbors as our lawns turned brown and our flower gardens died. We were adapting to […]

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Cities Are Tapping Residents to Study Climate Change Impacts

Credit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2022 22:51:15 +0000

By Sarah Amandolare an independent journalist covering science, health and travel. This article is co-published with Next City and made possible by a grant from the Open Society Foundations. Nexus Media News is an editorially independent, nonprofit news service covering climate change. Follow us @NexusMediaNews.

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Hate Speech Increases Online With Extreme Temps

Credit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2022 02:11:57 +0000

Researchers used artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze more than 4 billion geolocated tweets over six years and found that, of the tweets containing hate speech, the critical variable was temperatures outside of a 54°F to 70°F comfort zone, according to a study published in The Lancet Planetary Health. On days with temperatures between 21°F […]

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