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Climate migration: Alaska village resists despite threats: SHISHMAREF, Alaska (AP) — Search online for the little town of Shishmaref and you’ll see homes ...
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Climate migration: Alaska village resists despite threats: SHISHMAREF, Alaska (AP) — Search online for the little town of Shishmaref and you’ll see homes ...
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Biden is marking Earth Day by announcing $7 billion in federal solar power grants
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Climate change may cost $38 trillion a year by 2049, study says: It could also cut 19% off per capita national incomes through 2049, the study finds.
axios.com/2024/04/18/climate-change-damages-38-trillion
Europe is the fastest-warming continent, report says: Europe is the fastest-warming continent and its temperatures are rising at roughly twice the global average ...
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Quick Glance: Europe Leads in Climate Change, Urgent Need for Renewable Energy
- Europe is the fastest-warming continent, with temperatures rising about twice as fast as the global average, according to a joint report by top climate monitoring organizations.
- The continent generated 43% of its electricity from renewables last year, surpassing fossil fuels for the second consecutive year, highlighting the need for targeted strategies to transition to renewable resources.
- Temperatures in Europe are now 2.3 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, nearing the goals of the Paris climate accord to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, impacting human health with increased deaths related to extreme climate events.
- The report emphasizes the urgent need for action as heatwaves, wildfires, and other extreme weather events have led to significant economic losses and human casualties across the continent.
Biden administration bars drilling on millions of acres in Alaska: The Biden administration is restricting drilling on millions of acres of government-owned ...
thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4604023-biden-administration-bars-drilling-on-millions-of-acres-in-alaska/
Quick Glance: Restrictions on Oil and Gas Leasing in Alaska under Biden Administration
- The Biden administration announced restrictions on new oil and gas leasing on 5.3 million hectares of a federal petroleum reserve in Alaska to protect wildlife from the impacts of climate change.
- The decision finalizes proposed protections that drew backlash from environmentalists last year for violating Biden's climate change pledge.
- The limitation on new leasing faced opposition from Republican lawmakers who criticized the decisions as undermining national security interests.
- Environmentalists praised the decision, while the oil industry labeled it as misguided and raised concerns about future developments in the reserve.
Sullivan blasts Biden’s moves to restrict drilling and mining in Alaska as ‘national security suicide’
thehill.com/homenews/senate/4610056-sullivan-blasts-bidens-moves-to-restrict-drilling-and-mining-in-alaska-as-national-security-suicide/
Climate Policy Is Working: Double Down on What’s Succeeding Instead of Despairing Over What’s Not
foreignaffairs.com/world/climate-change-policy-working-kelly-gallagher
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Interior Department Rejects Ambler Road Project in Alaska: A mining company wants to build a 211-mile industrial road through Alaskan wilderness to reach a large ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/16/climate/ambler-road-alaska-interior.html
Douglas DC-4 plane crashes near river in Fairbanks, Alaska: It is not clear how many people were on board.
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Climate change is also a chance to transform education in America — again: Let’s remember the revolution of the past as we come together to build an education ...
thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/4603740-climate-change-is-also-a-chance-to-transform-education-in-america-again/
Coral bleaching: Fourth global mass stress episode underway - US scientists: Ocean heat records have been breaking for months. This is the first global evidence ...
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Quick Glance: Global Coral Bleaching Event After Extreme Heat
- US climate agency NOAA declares a concerning global coral bleaching event for the fourth time in history after a year of extreme ocean heat.
- Impacts of coral bleaching span oceans worldwide, with sea surface temperatures at record levels.
- Corals under extreme heat stress can recover, but otherwise, the reef requires several years to regenerate.
- Despite losses, some reefs show signs of color, offering hope for potential recovery, while scientists caution about the escalating impacts.
Climate change: Deadly African heatwave 'impossible' without warming: Extreme heat linked to the deaths of hundreds of people would not have happened without ...
bbc.com/news/science-environment-68835575
Australia set for a new normal with a mild winter, uncertain snowfall: The El Nino pattern has reverted to neutral while a La Nina could form after July ...
smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/australia-set-for-a-new-normal-with-a-mild-winter-uncertain-snowfall-20240417-p5fkfn.html
Inmates are missing: Historic plane crashes after explosion in Alaska: A historic transport plane crashes over the city of Fairbanks, Alaska ...
n-tv.de/mediathek/videos/panorama/Historisches-Flugzeug-stuerzt-nach-Explosion-in-Alaska-ab-article24897727.html
Cargo plane crashes in Alaska, two feared dead : Two people were feared dead after a rare cargo plane crashed in the far north of the United States on Tuesday ...
english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/04/24/cargo-plane-crashes-in-alaska-two-feared-dead-
From colour to climate change – a scientist's journey: From the University of Auckland: In performing the role of global teachers, scientists can be ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/04/17/from-colour-to-climate-change-a-scientists-journey/
What is Earth Day, when is it and what has it achieved?: The worldwide event aims to raise awareness about the need to protect the environment.
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Are Human Rights Universal?: More and more, the universality of human rights is being challenged. But groups such as the Taliban, who claim to stand for specific ...
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NASA chief asks nations to work together on climate change: NASA is hoping that nations will work together more closely in the future on topics such as climate ...
reuters.com/world/nasa-chief-asks-nations-work-together-climate-change-2024-04-24/
The Case for Progressive Realism: Why Britain Must Chart a New Global Course: Why Britain must chart a new global course.
foreignaffairs.com/united-kingdom/case-progressive-realism-david-lammy
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In this Giant Meeting Hall, Donald Trump is the Elephant in the Room: Anchorage, Alaska (High North News): I entered the year saying I would spend more time ...
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Global plastic treaty talks are happening. What do stakeholders want?: Global leaders will gather in Canada's capital this week to discuss progress in drafting a ...
reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/what-do-countries-companies-want-global-plastic-treaty-talks-2024-04-22/
Biden set to deny approval for mining company’s road through Alaskan wilderness: The Biden administration will deny federal approval to a metallurgical mining ...
thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4598352-biden-set-to-deny-approval-for-mining-companys-road-through-alaskan-wilderness/
Analysis: Coming up with new ways to blunt climate migration: Climate change is unleashing a litany of extremes forcing people to relocate.
axios.com/2024/04/23/climate-change-migration-policy
March sets 10th-straight monthly heat record: March marked the 10th month in a row in which Earth experienced record-high temperatures ...
thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4582640-climate-march-2024-heat-record/
Climate change: El Niño ends with uncertainty over cooler future: The natural event that adds to global warming has ended but scientists are unsure of what comes ...
bbc.com/news/science-environment-68826152
Experts say election brings new stakes to Earth Day: This fall’s election has major implications for America’s role in the fight against climate change ...
thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4606456-election-earth-day-climate-change-global-warming/
Grown-ups are not taking climate change seriously: Grown-ups are needed in these troubled times but must do a better job on the problem of our changing climate
irishtimes.com/business/work/2024/04/22/grown-ups-are-not-taking-climate-change-seriously/
2023 was a record year for wind installations as world ramps up clean energy, report says
apnews.com/article/energy-global-wind-report-2024-74dd788b62c429edd004332808440b60
UN labor agency report warns of rising threat of excess heat, climate change on world's workers
apnews.com/article/ilo-labor-un-heat-health-report-bf6b0f8d25b82c23c7fed339aaac63fb
Just 10 percent in new poll have heard a lot about Biden climate action : Despite President Biden making climate change a central issue of his administration ...
thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4614746-just-10-percent-in-new-poll-have-heard-a-lot-about-biden-climate-action/
The next housing disaster: Global warming is coming for your home. Who will pay for the damage?
economist.com/leaders/2024/04/11/the-next-housing-disaster
How do you build without over polluting? That's the challenge of new Catan board game
npr.org/2024/04/22/1245096795/catan-board-game-climate-change-pollution
American Airlines Pilots Union Warns of ‘Significant Spike’ in Safety, Maintenance Issues
time.com/6968013/american-airlines-pilots-union-significant-spike-safety-issues/
Record-breaking heat and humidity predicted for tropics this summer: A new statistical analysis of the interaction between El Niño and rising global temperatures ...
phys.org/news/2024-04-humidity-tropics-summer.html
Europe is the world's fastest-warming continent, report says: Its temps are rising roughly twice as fast as the global average because of climate change.
axios.com/2024/04/23/europe-fastest-warming-continent-climate-change
Europe is warming up faster than any other continent, and the heat is deadly: The number of heat-related deaths in Europe increased 30% in the last 20 years ...
npr.org/2024/04/22/1244791280/europe-is-warming-up-faster-than-any-other-continent-and-the-heat-is-deadly
The Case for Progressive Realism: Why Britain Must Chart a New Global Course: Why Britain must chart a new global course.
foreignaffairs.com/united-kingdom/case-progressive-realism
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Great Barrier Reef faces historic bleaching from "perfect storm of threats"
axios.com/2024/04/17/great-barrier-reef-coral-bleaching-heat-climate-change
Study: Climate change is likely to cause the economy to shrink significantly: The global economy could shrink by a fifth due to climate change ...
tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/klimafolgen-potsdam-institut-weltwirtschaft-schrumpft-drastisch-100.html
Biden awards $830 million to toughen nation's infrastructure against climate change
apnews.com/article/biden-climate-investment-resilience-transportation-election-c82199b763a69f582c564e6330192804
Mosquito-borne diseases spreading in Europe due to climate crisis, says expert: Illnesses such as dengue and malaria to reach unaffected parts of northern Europe ...
theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/25/mosquito-borne-diseases-spreading-in-europe-due-to-climate-crisis-says-expert
Farmers reduce methane emissions by changing how they grow rice in Vietnam: Vietnam aims to transform its rice sector, making it more resilient to climate change ...
apnews.com/article/vietnam-rice-methane-climate-mekong-e82d9101bcd440751a9d0db060b10c0f
Climate change is bringing malaria to new areas. In Africa, it never left: When cases of locally transmitted malaria were found in the United States last year ...
abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/climate-change-bringing-malaria-new-areas-africa-left-109606978
Quick Glance: Combatting Malaria: Challenges and Solutions
- Progress in reducing malaria has stalled in recent years, especially in African regions. Pregnant women, young children, and other vulnerable groups continue to have limited access to malaria services.
- Infants and young children are disproportionately affected by malaria, especially in poorer households in sub-Saharan Africa. Pregnant women are at increased risk of malaria due to immunity loss.
- Refugees, migrants, and indigenous peoples are also at higher risk of malaria and often lack access to necessary services.
- Climate change and humanitarian emergencies contribute to making vulnerable populations more susceptible to malaria. Measures like combating discrimination and integrating malaria control interventions into universal health coverage can help achieve a malaria-free world.
"Two years left to save the world": Top UN climate official elevates the stakes
axios.com/2024/04/11/un-simon-stiell-climate-stakes
The Way Airlines Charge for Bags Is Becoming More Complex and Expensive: Baggage fees are rising or changing at many airlines, and travelers who hyperfocus on ...
wsj.com/lifestyle/travel/airline-baggage-fees-climbing-d7c80874
Coal and new gas power plants will have to meet climate pollution targets: Fifteen years after the EPA said greenhouse gasses are a danger to public health ...
npr.org/2024/04/25/1236609039/epa-power-plant-climate
Quick Glance: New EPA Rules Target Emissions Reduction at Power Plants
- The Biden administration aims to compel coal-fired power plants to capture smokestack emissions or close down.
- The rules target limiting greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel power plants and reducing toxic pollutants from coal-fired plants.
- The plan includes measures to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, toxic wastewater pollutants, and safely manage coal ash.
- The actions are expected to face opposition from industry groups and Republican-leaning states, while environmental groups see it as a crucial step in combating climate change.
Dubai airport delays continue as UAE struggles to recover from floods: The United Arab Emirates is struggling to recover from the heaviest recorded rainfall ever ...
apnews.com/article/uae-rain-flood-recovery-dubai-airport-travel-a0fb046e15b39f126a16e5a599a7b313
How Cloud Seeding Works and Why It’s Wrongly Blamed for Floods From Dubai to California
time.com/6967836/dubai-floods-cloud-seeding-rain-blame-climate-change/
Quick Glance: Cause of Dubai Flooding: Cloud Seeding or Natural Phenomenon?
- Dubai grapples with the aftermath of heavy rainfall. Speculations on the role of cloud seeding are being discussed.
- Clouds consist of tiny water droplets that coalesce around particles to form rain. Cloud seeding manipulates this process.
- The effectiveness of cloud seeding is scientifically debated, with limited evidence of its efficacy.
- Experts refute the claim that cloud seeding was the primary cause of the flooding in Dubai.
Climate Conversations Podcast: How else can an air-con nation keep cool in a heatwave?
channelnewsasia.com/podcasts/heatwave-climate-change-singapore-podcast-4269026
130 million Americans routinely breathe unhealthy air, report finds: Climate change is making it harder to meet clean air goals, says the 25th annual State of ...
npr.org/2024/04/24/1246729103/unhealthy-dangerous-air-hurts-130-million-americans
Quick Glance: 130 million Americans face unhealthy air quality challenges
- Wildfire smoke from Canada caused dangerously unhealthy air quality in the U.S. in 2023.
- Over one-third of Americans, about 130 million people, breathe in unhealthy air annually.
- Air quality has improved in the East but worsened in the Western U.S., highlighting disparities.
- Unequal air quality exposure, challenges, and progress in air cleaning efforts are discussed.
Earth Day 2024: 8 ways to live more sustainably: Climate change calls for long-term, systemic solutions, but that doesn't mean we can't all strive to live more ...
npr.org/2022/04/18/1093387207/earth-day-live-sustainably-tips
For Earth Day 2024, experts are spreading optimism – not doom. Here's why.: Hope can fuel the action needed to keep tackling the climate crisis ...
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/04/22/earth-day-2024-celebrate-climate-change-optimism/72863462007/
Alaska sues EPA over Pebble copper and gold mine prohibitions: Alaska sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday seeking to overturn an agency ...
reuters.com/legal/litigation/alaska-sues-epa-over-pebble-copper-gold-mine-prohibitions-2024-04-11/
Biden looks to nudge further ahead with Alaska and Wyoming Democratic delegates: President Joe Biden looks to nudge further ahead in his party’s nomination for ...
apnews.com/article/democrat-primary-voting-alaska-wyoming-nomination-8605e7ed6b700c62066763eeea9fb14c
Lockheed Martin wins US missile defense contract worth $17 bln: Lockheed Martin has won a $17 billion contract to develop the next generation of interceptors to ...
english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/04/16/lockheed-martin-wins-us-missile-defense-contract-worth-17-bln
Key climate group courts trouble with carbon offsets move: The Science Based Targets Initiative is mired in controversy following an April 9 announcement.
axios.com/2024/04/12/carbon-offsets-sbti-controversy
Floods kill 58 in Tanzania with heavy rains persisting: More than 100,000 people have been affected by the flooding, which has hit Tanzania’s coastal areas hard.
aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/15/scores-killed-as-heavy-rains-trigger-floods-in-tanzania
Shark species that may be world’s ‘largest predatory fish’ is a rare sight, NOAA says
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Ahead of this year's US presidential polls, Biden wins Wyoming's caucuses: President Joe Biden nudged further ahead in the Democratic nomination for reelection ...
business-standard.com/world-news/biden-wins-wyoming-s-caucuses-become-only-choice-in-alaska-for-democrats-124041300749_1.html
Biden to mark Earth Day with new solar energy funds and climate corps actions: The solar energy funding could create around 200,000 jobs, according to the White ...
axios.com/2024/04/22/biden-earth-day-climate-corps
Danger warning issued for Bangkok as extreme heat bites: BANGKOK: Thai authorities issued an extreme heat warning for Bangkok on Wednesday (Apr 24) ...
channelnewsasia.com/asia/bangkok-extreme-heat-danger-warning-global-warming-climate-change-4288541
‘America is nuts about guns … experiencing it for real is different’: Peter Murtagh felt no gun pressure on his trip all the way through South and Central ...
irishtimes.com/culture/books/2024/04/20/gun-culture-the-lightning-rod-subject-in-todays-america/
Climate Crisis Triggers Great Barrier Reef’s Worst-Ever Coral Bleaching: In Australia, conservationists warned the Great Barrier Reef could be suffering its ...
democracynow.org/2024/4/12/headlines/climate_crisis_triggers_great_barrier_reefs_worst_ever_coral_bleaching
Your Coffee Is About to Change, Whether You’re Ready or Not: Ready for coffee made from chickpeas? Soon, you might not have a choice.
slate.com/human-interest/2024/04/coffee-cup-best-bean-brand-climate.html
European court ruling on climate may affect pending cases, including in U.S.: Cases are currently pending before the International Court of Justice and other ...
axios.com/2024/04/10/swiss-climate-case-pending-tribunals
Quick Glance: Switzerland: Condemnation by ECHR Signifies 'Historic' Step
- For the first time, an international court has ruled on the harmful effects of climate change, establishing a direct link with quality of life, health, and well-being.
- The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) condemned Switzerland on April 9, 2024, for climate inaction, stating that the country had not taken sufficient measures to protect its citizens from the effects of climate disruption.
- Described as 'historic' by observers, the ruling is expected to set a precedent in the 46 member states of the Council of Europe, increasing pressure on governments to intensify their actions.
- The Senior Women for Climate Protection, who have been fighting since 2016 to prove that heatwaves exacerbate their health problems and that Swiss climate policy is 'insufficient' to contain global warming to 1.5°C, expressed great pride in the Court recognizing their fundamental rights to a healthy climate for the first time.
Researchers shine light on rapid changes in Arctic and boreal ecosystems: Arctic and boreal latitudes are warming faster than any other region on Earth ...
phys.org/news/2024-04-rapid-arctic-boreal-ecosystems.html
Oil and gas drilling blocked in Alaska wilds as Biden seeks green credentials | kuwaittimes
kuwaittimes.com/article/13366/business/oil-and-gas-drilling-blocked-in-alaska-wilds-as-biden-seeks-green-credentials/
RFK Jr. wants to poach climate voters from Biden, skeptics from Trump: The independent presidential candidate called for an LNG export ban in an interview with ...
politico.com/news/2024/04/19/biden-trump-climate-voters-rfk-jr-00153471
China can't quit coal by 2040, researchers say, despite global climate goals: China's coal consumption will fall by just one-third by 2040, according to a report ...
reuters.com/world/china/china-cant-quit-coal-by-2040-researchers-say-despite-global-climate-goals-2024-04-23/
How a New AI Model Helps Volcanic History Rise from the Ashes: Volcano detectives use artificial intelligence to sleuth out ancient secrets in Alaska.
scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/how-a-new-ai-model-helps-volcanic-history-rise-from-the-ashes/
Scotland to be hit by '42 hour snow blast' with spring freeze set next week: Temperatures will plummet to minus five degrees with snow on its way in Scotland.
dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scotland-hit-42-hour-snow-32595370
How climate change could be driving ‘killer’ cold outbreaks in oceans: The same planet-warming pollution that’s driving the climate crisis is likely to blame for ...
cnn.com/2024/04/15/climate/cold-ocean-upwelling-sharks-climate/
Startups want to cool Earth by reflecting sunlight. There are few rules and big risks
npr.org/2024/04/21/1244357506/earth-day-solar-geoengineering-climate-make-sunsets-stardust
Coral reefs can't keep up with climate change. So scientists are speeding up evolution
npr.org/2024/04/17/1245085914/coral-reefs-bleaching-climate-change-algae
Climate change is upending lives and livelihoods along the Bay of Bengal: Along the mighty Bay of Bengal, the forces unleashed by climate change are overwhelming ...
washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2024/bay-of-bengal-climate-change/
RFK Jr. Seeks Endorsement of Political Party He Once Called a ‘Treasonous Cabal’: Kennedy called the Alaskan Independence Party “anti-American.” Now ...
rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/rfk-kennedy-alaskan-independence-party-1235002060/
Some Americans to Receive $1,312 Direct Payment Within Days: Annual checks will be distributed to some permanent residents of Alaska on April 18.
newsweek.com/americans-receive-1312-direct-payment-alaska-1889737
National Park Week kicks off Saturday with free entry for all NPS sites: Kick off National Park Week with free entry to any park in the U.S. ...
richmond.com/life-entertainment/nation-world/travel/national-park-week-travel-free-entry-april-20/article_64c7e5de-778e-543c-9401-64b9eb7d9d3d.html
How you can help combat global warming as the planet reaches 10th consecutive warmest month on record
abcnews.go.com/US/combat-global-warming-planet-reaches-10th-consecutive-warmest/story
Quick Glance: Global Record: Warmest March Ever
- Last month marked the warmest March globally on record and the tenth consecutive month with new temperature records for respective months.
- According to a report from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), the EU's climate monitoring service, global temperatures in March surpassed the pre-industrial average for that month from 1850 to 1900 by 1.68°C and were 0.73°C above the 1991-2020 average for March. The previous month also exceeded the previous March record by 0.10°C set in 2016.
- The global average temperature from April 2023 to March 2024 is now the highest on record, standing at 1.58°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial average.
- In Europe, temperatures in March 2024 were 2.12°C above the 1991-2020 average for the month, with significantly above-average temperatures observed in central and eastern Europe.
Scientists navigate the paradox of extreme cold events in a warming world: According to Copernicus Climate Change Service, February 2024 was the warmest February ...
phys.org/news/2024-04-scientists-paradox-extreme-cold-events.html
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