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Jan 07 2023
News
California’s deadly floods won’t break the megadrought
A “river” more than 100 miles wide is gushing through the air high above California, bringing with it heavy rain, winds, and snow. It’s the third in a series of weather systems known as atmospheric rivers — long, heavy columns of water vapor in the sky — to hit the state in the last two weeks.
It’s already proven deadly: Two people have died as a result of the storms, including a
VoxNov 21 2022
Analysis
What is loss and damage and will rich nations pay for climate change?
World leaders have reached a historic deal to give money to developing nations facing the effects of climate change.
The creation of a fund for "loss and damage" is seen as a breakthrough, but previous promises of payments are still to be met.
What do countries want money for?
Money for climate action broadly falls into three buckets:
Loss and damage: This money is
BBC NewsNov 20 2022
News
COP27: Climate costs deal struck but no fossil fuel progress
A historic deal has been struck at the UN's COP27 summit that will see rich nations pay poorer countries for the damage and economic losses caused by climate change.
It ends almost 30 years of waiting by nations facing huge climate impacts.
But developed nations left dissatisfied over progress on cutting fossil fuels.
"A clear commitment to phase-out all fossil fuels? Not
BBC NewsDec 05 2021
Analysis
The ‘Feast And Famine’ Perspective On Precipitation And Climate Change
Two separate things caught my attention this week and really placed into context the challenges that climate change presents when it comes to precipitation. As an atmospheric sciences expert, I have been in rooms in which high-level policymakers want me to tell them that climate change is going to bring more flooding or more droughts? Candidly, the answer is both. It is not an “either/or”
ForbesSep 01 2022
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Hawaii closes final coal-powered plant in push to be 100 percent renewable
Hawaii closed its final coal-powered power plant Thursday as the state pushes to become exclusively powered via renewable energy by the year 2045.
In a statement, Gov. David Ige said he was encouraged to take the AES Corporation coal plant offline to reduce his state’s greenhouse gas emissions.
"It really is about reducing greenhouse gases," Ige told The Associated Press. "And
Fox BusinessDec 10 2022
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Rural voters ‘in the trenches’ on climate, leery of Biden
Drought in California meant Raquel Krach, a rice farmer and graduate student in the Sacramento Valley, planted very little. Using groundwater, she and her husband planted 75 acres this year to maintain their markets. The rest of the 200 acres she typically sows remained empty due to an inadequate water supply.
The 53-year-old Democrat said it’s clear to her that climate change is
Associated PressAug 25 2022
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California bans the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035
California, the country’s most populous state and the center of U.S. car culture, is banning the sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles starting in 2035, marking a historic step in the state’s battle against climate change.
The rule, issued by the California Air Resources Board on Thursday, will force automakers to speed up production of cleaner vehicles beginning in 2026 until sales of
CNBCJul 26 2021
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Warming rivers in US West killing fish, imperiling industry
Baby salmon are dying by the thousands in one California river, and an entire run of endangered salmon could be wiped out in another. Fishermen who make their living off adult salmon, once they enter the Pacific Ocean, are sounding the alarm as blistering heat waves and extended drought in the U.S. West raise water temperatures and imperil fish from Idaho to California.
Hundreds of
Associated PressAug 12 2022
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A ‘megaflood’ in California could drop 100 inches of rain, scientists warn
A mention of California might usually conjure images of wildfires and droughts, but scientists say that the Golden State is also the site of extreme, once-a-century “megafloods” — and that climate change could amplify just how bad one gets.
The idea seems inconceivable — a month-long storm that dumps 30 inches of rain in San Francisco and up to 100 inches of rain and/or melted snow in
Washington PostJul 25 2022
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165 Government Staffers Beg Biden to Do Something, Anything on Climate
On Monday, 165 staffers at federal health and environmental agencies as well as 75 Congressional offices published a letter calling on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and President Joe Biden to act more aggressively on climate.
"Every day you do not act, the climate crisis spirals further out of control. The coming days represent our best opportunity to address the climate crisis
Vice