"With a Warming Climate, Coastal Fog Around the World Is Declining"
"In California, dissipating “June gloom” could bring a dismal future for some of the state’s redwoods and Torrey pines."
Source: Inside Climate News, 10/14/2021
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Majority-Black Mich. City Has Water Problem That Rivals Flint Crisis
"The state of Michigan has told a majority-Black city not to use tap water for drinking, bathing, or cooking “out of an abundance of caution” because of lead contamination. Residents of Benton Harbor, three hours west of Detroit, have been dealing with poisoned water for at least three years, and experts say that state and local officials have not done enough to help...."
Source: The Root, 10/13/2021"An Empire of Dying Wells"
"Old oil and gas sites are a climate menace. Meet the company that owns more of America’s decaying wells than any other."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 10/13/2021"Inside the Fight Against the Dixie Fire"
"In the past two years, California has found itself under siege from more large-scale fires burning with greater intensity than at any time on record. Giant blazes are tearing across the state with greater speed and frequency, destroying towns and sending smoke hurtling hundreds of miles away. Nine of California’s 20 largest fires have occurred since 2020, according to Cal Fire, the state’s firefighting agency."
Source: NYTimes, 10/13/2021"Nearly 1 in 4 U.S. Roads Vulnerable To Flooding — Report"
"Nearly a quarter of the nation’s road miles are at risk of becoming impassable during a flood, according to a groundbreaking new study that documents the surprising vulnerability of key U.S. facilities such as roads, hospitals and power plants."
Source: E&E News, 10/13/202185 Percent Of World Population Affected By Climate Change, Study Shows
"At least 85 percent of the global population has experienced weather events made worse by climate change, according to research published Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change."
Source: Washington Post, 10/13/2021Bolsonaro Accused Of Crimes Against Humanity At ICC For Amazon Record
"A group of climate lawyers has urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for his alleged attacks on the Amazon, which they say amount to 'crimes against humanity.'"
Source: CNN, 10/13/2021"Study Finds Tens Of Thousands Of 'Forever Chemical' Sites in US"
"Toxic chemicals known as PFAS exist in almost 42,000 sites around the U.S., according to research released on Tuesday by the Environmental Working Group."
Source: The Hill, 10/13/2021"Great Salt Lake’s Demise Spurs Water Emergency For Utah"
"Utah’s iconic Great Salt Lake, long neglected by regulators, is collapsing due to a historic drought and climate change."
Source: E&E News, 10/13/2021Already This Year, 18 Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters Have Hit U.S.
"Through the first nine months of 2021, the U.S. has endured 18 separate weather and climate disasters that have cost at least $1 billion, according to the latest report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Centers for Environmental Information."
Source: Washington Post, 10/13/2021"As Drought Worsens, California Farmers Are Being Paid Not To Grow Crops"
"Green fields of alfalfa and cotton rolled past as Brad Robinson drove through the desert valley where his family has farmed with water from the Colorado River for three generations. Stopping the truck, he stepped onto a dry, brown field where shriveled remnants of alfalfa crunched under his boots."
Source: LA Times, 10/13/2021"More Than 30 Countries Join U.S. Pledge to Slash Methane Emissions"
"The Biden administration on Monday announced that 32 countries had joined the United States in a pledge to reduce methane emissions, part of an effort to set new targets to slow global warming before a major United Nations climate summit in Glasgow next month."
Source: NYTimes, 10/12/2021"Madagascar Prays For Rain As U.N. Warns Of 'Climate Change Famine'"
"This is the fourth year that drought has devastated Aly's home in southern Madagascar. Now more than one million people, or two out of five residents, of his Grand Sud region require emergency food aid in what the United Nations is calling a 'climate change famine."'
Source: Reuters, 10/12/2021"Indigenous Leaders Call For Stronger Rights As UN Nature Summit Begins"
"Indigenous peoples in the Amazon rainforest have a clear message for decision-makers ahead of two global environment conferences: respect our land and human rights to slow climate change and protect biodiversity."
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 10/12/2021New California Law Bans Gasoline-Powered Lawn Mowers, Leaf Blowers
"Gasoline-powered lawn mowers and leaf blowers will soon be a thing of the past in California. Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law a bill that will ban the sale of small internal combustion engines predominately used in lawn and garden equipment, starting as soon as 2024."
Source: Ars Technica, 10/12/2021
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