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Climate Change: How cities are tackling rising heat

Thu, 2024-08-15 16:43 — mike kraft

Cities are tackling rising heat – but they have to avoid a dangerous trap | Extreme heat | The Guardian

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Extreme heat increases forest fires, making it harder to curb climate change

Fri, 2024-07-26 14:21 — mike kraft

Earth lost some ability to absorb carbon dioxide last year, study says - The Washington Post

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U.N. Secretary-General's Call to Action to Address Extreme Heat Problem

Fri, 2024-07-26 13:58 — mike kraft

Extreme Heat | United Nations

In response to the rapid rise in the scale, intensity, frequency and duration of extreme heat, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on 25 July 2024 called for an urgent and concerted effort to enhance international cooperation to address extreme heat in four critical areas:

Caring for the vulnerable - Protecting workers - Boosting resilience of economies and societies using data and science - Limiting temperature rise to 1.5°C by phasing out fossil fuels and scaling up investment in renewable energy.

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Extreme heat can affect medicines and those taking them

Thu, 2024-07-25 21:55 — mike kraft

Extreme heat: How does it affect medicines and those taking them? | Reuters

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Climate change helps invasive species thrive while worsening global heating

Thu, 2024-07-25 15:02 — mike kraft
Invasive species are thriving thanks to climate change From disease-carrying insects to ecosystem-choking plants, invasive species flourish due to burning fossil fuels Matthew Rozsa Salon.com
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Sunday was the hottest day ever recorded on Earth

Tue, 2024-07-23 23:31 — mike kraft
Sunday was the hottest day ever recorded on Earth The average global temperature reached 17.09 degrees Celsius, or about 62.76 Fahrenheit, which is just above the record set last July. NBC News

Sunday was the hottest day ever recorded on Earth, according to data from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. 

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Extreme heat in Colorado may be complicating effort to control bird flu

Wed, 2024-07-17 13:13 — mike kraft

 

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Opinion: UN Expert on Climate Change and Human Rights Sees ‘Crucial and Urgent Demand’ to Clarify Governments’ Obligations

Mon, 2024-07-15 16:11 — mike kraft

 

UN Expert on Climate Change and Human Rights Sees ‘Crucial and Urgent Demand’ to Clarify Governments’ Obligations - Inside Climate News “The world hasn’t been making progress on this fast enough.” Elisa Morgera’s role is to get countries thinking about, and acting on, the many human rights consequences of the climate crisis. Derek Harrison Inside Climate News

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How climate change is heating up weather around the world

Thu, 2024-07-11 13:12 — mike kraft

 

Extreme heat waves broiling the US in 2024 aren’t normal: How climate change is heating up weather around the world Global temperatures have averaged at least 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer than preindustrial times for over a year. Two scientists explain what that means and what humanity can do. The Conversation

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Why air conditioning can’t always save people against extreme heat waves: electric power problems

Mon, 2024-07-08 13:45 — mike kraft

 

Heat waves are getting longer and more brutal. Here’s why your AC can’t save you anymore | CNN The combination of a hurricane, heat wave and a multi-day blackout is a nightmare scenario, but it’s one that is set to become more common as humans continue to warm the planet. Laura Paddison CNN

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