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The Massachusetts example in trying to deal with climate change.

Thu, 2024-06-27 10:56 — mike kraft

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Exclusive: US Treasury, USAID call in development banks for urgent talks on extreme heat The U.S. Treasury and the U.S. Agency for International Development are calling leaders of multilateral development banks into an urgent meeting on extreme heat and its devastating impact on developing countries, according to Treasury officials. David Lawder Reuters

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U.S. Officials hold virtual meeting with international development banks to discuss extreme heat problems.

Thu, 2024-06-27 10:41 — mike kraft

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Extreme heat waves aren’t ‘just summer’: How climate change is heating up the weather, and what we can do about it The June heat wave triggered warnings of a flash drought and caused a surge in ER visits. Many other countries have been facing extreme heat at the same time. Yahoo News

Opinion: How climate change is heating up the weather, and what we can do about it

Wed, 2024-06-26 09:56 — mike kraft

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The West is warming and drying so fast that a crucial drought-monitoring tool can’t keep up, study says Drought in the American West is becoming a persistent reality instead of a periodic emergency due to climate change, and a recent study found that an essential tool used to measure drought can&#821… Elise Schmelzer The Denver Post

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The American West is drying so fast that a crucial drought-monitoring tool can’t keep up

Tue, 2024-06-25 12:34 — mike kraft

Drought in the American West is becoming a persistent reality instead of a periodic emergency due to climate change, and a recent study found that an essential tool used to measure drought can’t keep up.

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Seasonal affective disorder strikes some in the summer. Climate change may make it worse. Story at a glance As climate change brings on hotter and hotter summers, health experts worry a type of depression called summer seasonal affective disorder could become more common. People … Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech The Hill

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Climate change may make summer SAD more common or worse for some sufferers--health experts

Fri, 2024-06-21 13:35 — mike kraft

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Millions sweltering under extreme heat worldwide as summer arrives Deadly heatwaves are scorching cities on four continents as the Northern Hemisphere marks the first day of summer, a sign that climate change may again help to fuel record-breaking heat that could surpass last summer as the warmest in 2,000 years. Gloria Dickie Reuters

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Deadly heat waves fueled by climate change hit four continents

Thu, 2024-06-20 10:51 — mike kraft

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Climate change is helping the H5N1 bird flu virus spread and evolve

Thu, 2024-06-20 10:20 — mike kraft

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Climate change made killer heat wave in Mexico, Southwest US even warmer and 35 times more likely A new study finds that human-caused climate change dialed up the heat and drastically increased the odds of this month’s killer heat that has been baking the Southwestern United States, Mexico and Central America. AP News

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Climate change made killer heat wave in Mexico, Southwest US even warmer and 35 times more likely--study

Thu, 2024-06-20 10:12 — mike kraft

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States Are Scrambling to Prepare As a Prolonged Heat Wave Spreads in the Midwest and Northeast - Inside Climate News More than 70 million people are currently under heat alerts as a heat wave spreads across the Midwest and Northeastern U.S. From Indiana all the way to Maine, states could be trapped under a heat dome for a week or longer, with high humidity and temperatures set to reach the upper 90s in many areas. […] Kiley Price Inside Climate News

Midwest and Northeastern states currently facing sizzling temperatures because of climate change

Wed, 2024-06-19 10:06 — mike kraft

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Florida has unraveled climate goals for years. DeSantis struck the latest blow. - POLITICO

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Florida governor, while touring flooded areas, defends his scrapping state's climate change goals.

Tue, 2024-06-18 12:10 — mike kraft

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday toured flood-ravaged areas of South Florida — and defended his recent move to scrap the state’s climate change goals.

DeSantis toured flooded areas of Hollywood, where he declared a state of emergency Wednesday after parts of the region received more than 20 inches of rain this week. There, he brushed off recent criticism from Democrats for signing a bill last month that struck language directing the state to promote renewable energy and curb greenhouse gas emissions.

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