"First Scorched, Then Soaked: Weather Whiplash Confounds Farmers"
"As the war in Ukraine disrupts the global grain market, a volatile climate leaves Kansas on track to harvest its smallest wheat crop in decades."
Source: NYTimes, 08/10/2023
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"Severe Thunderstorms In First Half Of 2023 Caused Record Amount In Damages"
"Severe thunderstorms in the first half of 2023 caused a record amount in insured losses, underscoring the impact of climate change on extreme weather events, according to new research for the Swiss Re Group."
Source: The Hill, 08/10/2023After Decades, Tribe's Vision For A New Marine Sanctuary Coming True
"The central California coast, with its rugged beaches and kelp forests, draws a lot of visitors for its scenic beauty. For the Chumash people, the coastline means a lot more.
"Almost all the places people like to go to are our sacred sites," says Violet Sage Walker, chairwoman of the Northern Chumash Tribal Council. "We've been going there and praying and doing ceremony there for 20,000 years."
Source: NPR, 08/10/2023Scientists Look Beyond Climate Change And El Nino For Other Heating Factors
"Scientists are wondering if global warming and El Nino have an accomplice in fueling this summer’s record-shattering heat."
Source: AP, 08/10/2023"White House Unveils New Tracking Tool For Heat-Related Illnesses"
"The Biden administration on Wednesday launched a new information system to map emergency medical services (EMS) responses to heat-related illness across the country."
Source: The Hill, 08/10/2023Millions Struggle To Pay AC Bills In Heat Waves. Federal Aid Reaches Few.
"Bobbie Boyd is in a losing battle against near triple-digit temperatures in northwest Arkansas. Her window air conditioner runs nonstop and the ballooning electric bill carves about $240 out of her $882-a-month fixed income. So the 57-year-old cuts other necessities."
Source: AP, 08/10/2023"What New Data Reveal About How Hurricanes Kill"
"On Tuesday, new research released by the National Hurricane Center underscored the threat posed by water in hurricanes — finding that over the past decade, rainfall flooding has accounted for nearly 60% of all U.S. deaths from tropical cyclones."
Source: Yale Climate Connections, 08/10/2023"Utility Group Calls For Changes To Proposed EPA climate Rules"
"The Edison Electric Institute, which represents investor-owned utilities, said in formal comments Tuesday that the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed limits on greenhouse gas emissions from coal and gas-fired power plants are too strict, and said power plant owners need more flexibility, including more time to install pollution controls."
Source: NPR, 08/10/2023Activists Sue BLM For Transparency At Wild Horse Roundups
"The Cloud Foundation (TCF), a nonprofit dedicated to protecting America’s wild horses and burros on public lands, has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon against the U.S. Department of Interior seeking to address the lack of transparency in roundups that are conducted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)."
Source: KPTV, 08/10/2023"Amazon Deal Lacks Concrete Measures, Say Climate Activists"
"The eight countries that share the Amazon basin have fallen short of an agreed goal to end deforestation. ... A joint declaration on Tuesday created an alliance to combat deforestation, but left each country to pursue its own conservation goals."
Source: BBC News, 08/09/2023"Biden Protects Land by Grand Canyon but Will Still Allow Mining"
"President Joe Biden on Tuesday [announced] plans to block expanded uranium mining around the Grand Canyon by declaring the area a new national monument."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 08/09/2023European Scientists Announce July Was The Hottest Month On Record By Far
"Now that last month’s sizzling numbers are all in, the European climate monitoring organization made it official: July 2023 was Earth’s hottest month on record by a wide margin."
Source: AP, 08/09/2023"Fears Over Antarctic Sea Ice As Yearly Ozone Layer Hole Forms ‘Very Early’"
"The hole in the ozone layer has begun to form early this year, prompting warnings that a larger-than-average hole may further warm the Southern Ocean while the level of Antarctic sea ice is at a record low."
Source: Guardian, 08/09/2023"Md.’s Largest Water Utility Sues Dupont, 3M Over ‘Forever Chemicals’"
"Maryland’s largest water utility filed a lawsuit against more than a dozen companies Friday, alleging that they knowingly polluted the water supply with “forever chemicals” and saying that they should bear the burden of upgrading systems to remove these toxic substances."
Source: Washington Post, 08/09/2023As Feds Cut Red Tape, More Local Governments Are Curbing Wind And Solar
"The number of counties with ordinances on wind turbines quadrupled from 2018 to 2022, a new federal study found."
Source: HuffPost, 08/09/2023
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