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As California swelters, climate officials declare Summer 2024 the hottest on record
3 months, 2 weeks ago

As California swelters, climate officials declare Summer 2024 the hottest on record

LA Times  

As Southern California swelters under its most punishing heat wave of the year, international climate officials have confirmed that summer 2024 was Earth’s hottest on record. The global average temperature in June, July and August — known as the boreal summer in the Northern hemisphere — was a record-breaking 62.24 degrees, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. …

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New study finds Earth warming at record rate, but no evidence of climate change accelerating
6 months, 2 weeks ago

New study finds Earth warming at record rate, but no evidence of climate change accelerating

Associated Press  

The rate Earth is warming hit an all-time high in 2023 with 92% of last year’s surprising record-shattering heat caused by humans, top scientists calculated. They said even with a faster warming rate they don’t see evidence of significant acceleration in human-caused climate change beyond increased fossil fuel burning. “If you look at this world accelerating or going through a …

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Planet endures record-hot April, as scientists warn 2024 could beat heat records for second year in a row
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Planet endures record-hot April, as scientists warn 2024 could beat heat records for second year in a row

CNN  

CNN — Extraordinary global heat continues its streak. With that new data point, some scientists warn there is a strong chance 2024 could beat 2023 as the warmest year on record. Lisa Marie David/Reuters Unprecedented global heat is being driven by the long-term trend of global warming — mainly caused by humans burning fossil fuels — boosted by El Niño, …

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Global hot streak continues: February was Earth’s warmest on record
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Global hot streak continues: February was Earth’s warmest on record

LA Times  

The planet has experienced its ninth consecutive month of record-breaking warmth, with a simmering February rounding out the Northern Hemisphere’s hottest meteorological winter on record, international climate officials announced this week. The global surface temperature in February was 56.4 degrees — about 0.2 of a degree warmer than the previous February record set in 2016, according to the European Union’s …

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Earth reaches grim milestone: 2023 was the warmest year on record
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Earth reaches grim milestone: 2023 was the warmest year on record

LA Times  

An astonishing seven consecutive months of record-breaking warmth have culminated in a grim milestone for humanity: 2023 was, officially, Earth’s hottest year on record. Temperatures during 2023 likely exceed those of any period in at least the last 100,000 years.” With a global average temperature of 58.96 degrees, last year was about 0.31 of a degree warmer than the previous …

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Earth surpasses critical 2-degree warming threshold, European climate officials say
1 year, 1 month ago

Earth surpasses critical 2-degree warming threshold, European climate officials say

LA Times  

For the first time since record keeping began, Earth has surpassed a critical temperature threshold that scientists have long warned could unleash the worst effects of climate change. Explore the section Two degrees Celsius — or 3.6 degree Fahrenheit — is the internationally agreed upon upper limit of warming established by the 2015 Paris climate agreement. The agreement seeks to …

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Enough rare earth minerals to fuel green energy shift: study
1 year, 10 months ago

Enough rare earth minerals to fuel green energy shift: study

The Hindu  

The world has enough rare earth minerals and other critical raw materials to switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy to produce electricity and limit global warming, according to a new study that counters concerns about the supply of such minerals. With a push to get more electricity from solar panels, wind turbines, hydroelectric, and nuclear power plants, some people …

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Study: Enough rare earth minerals to fuel green energy shift
1 year, 10 months ago

Study: Enough rare earth minerals to fuel green energy shift

Associated Press  

The world has enough rare earth minerals and other critical raw materials to switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy to produce electricity and limit global warming, according to a new study that counters concerns about the supply of such minerals. With a push to get more electricity from solar panels, wind turbines, hydroelectric and nuclear power plants, some people …

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US climate pledge faces test in Senate with global impact
3 years, 1 month ago

US climate pledge faces test in Senate with global impact

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — After talking the climate talk at U.N. negotiations in Scotland, the Biden administration now tests whether a divided United States can walk the climate walk: push a massive investment for a new era of clean energy through the narrowest of margins in the Senate. “The problem is that when you have these storms that are coming with such …

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21st-Century Storms Are Overwhelming 20th-Century Cities
3 years, 3 months ago

21st-Century Storms Are Overwhelming 20th-Century Cities

Wired  

In just a few hours on Wednesday night, between 6 and 10 inches of rain fell on New York City—more than has fallen on San Jose, California, in the past year. Wildfire thunderclouds in the West, blackouts in Texas, hurricanes in the South, torrential downpours in the East: “It's all the stuff we said would happen 20 years ago,” says …

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This year’s summer of climate extremes hits wealthier places
3 years, 4 months ago

This year’s summer of climate extremes hits wealthier places

Associated Press  

As the world staggers through another summer of extreme weather, experts are noticing something different: 2021′s onslaught is hitting harder and in places that have been spared global warming’s wrath in the past. What happens with U.S. hurricane and fire seasons drives the end-of-year statistics for total damage costs of weather disasters, said Ernst Rauch, chief climate and geo scientist …

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This year’s summer of climate extremes hits wealthier places
3 years, 4 months ago

This year’s summer of climate extremes hits wealthier places

Live Mint  

As the world staggers through another summer of extreme weather, experts are noticing something different: 2021′s onslaught is hitting harder and in places that have been spared global warming’s wrath in the past. What happens with U.S. hurricane and fire seasons drives the end-of-year statistics for total damage costs of weather disasters, said Ernst Rauch, chief climate and geo scientist …

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This summer’s disasters show climate change is very much ‘a rich-country problem’ now
3 years, 4 months ago

This summer’s disasters show climate change is very much ‘a rich-country problem’ now

LA Times  

A man stands under a spray of water to beat the heat at a splash park in Calgary, Alberta, in June. Canada and the Pacific Northwest of the U.S. had what climate scientist Zeke Hausfather called “scary” heat that soared well past triple digits on the thermometer, shattering records and accompanied by unusual wildfires. What happens with U.S. hurricane and …

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2020 ties 2016 as hottest year on record, even without warming boost from El Niño
3 years, 11 months ago

2020 ties 2016 as hottest year on record, even without warming boost from El Niño

LA Times  

Crowds in Huntington Beach during a triple-digit heat wave on Labor Day weekend 2020. Last year’s average global surface temperature was 2.2 degrees Fahrenheit above the late 19th century average, according to NASA. The fact that the planet’s average temperature reached such heights — absent the short-term warming effect of El Niño — reveals the unmistakable signal of human-caused greenhouse …

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‘1.5C to stay alive’: Is the Paris Agreement’s most optimistic climate target still within reach?
4 years ago

‘1.5C to stay alive’: Is the Paris Agreement’s most optimistic climate target still within reach?

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. I can tell you, a 2C hotter world is a death sentence for countries like mine.” Five years ago …

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How climate change is fueling record-breaking California wildfires, heat and smog
4 years, 3 months ago

How climate change is fueling record-breaking California wildfires, heat and smog

LA Times  

Smoke and haze from wildfires hovered Thursday over San Francisco, as much of California was blanketed in smoke from a siege of wildfires and poor air quality. In 2001, a team of international scientists projected that during the next 100 years, the planet’s inhabitants would witness higher maximum temperatures, more hot days and heat waves, an increase in the risk …

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