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Global sea surface temperatures have apparently peaked at a new record high of 21.2 Celsius (70ºF). Cooler than normal water has started welling up in the eastern Pacific ocean likely indicating the beginning of a switch from warm El Niño to cool La...
by FishOutofWater
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on Fri Mar 15, 2024 at 05:47 AM PDT
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One of President Joe Biden’s endeavors that can be fairly described as awesome is his “30 by 30” initiative to conserve and protect 30% of America’s land and water by 2030. Currently, just 12% falls into the protected category. The key question: Where...
by Meteor Blades
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on Sun Feb 11, 2024 at 08:00 AM PST
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After people buy back the land beneath their mobile homes, renewables tend to crop up.
By�Siri Chilukuri for Grist /EHRP
This story was supported by � the Economic Hardship Reporting Project .
by Economic Hardship Reporting Project
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on Sun Jan 28, 2024 at 07:00 AM PST
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Two friends recently suffered bereavements. Their hot water heaters died, on Sundays, as such things will. It was a few days before they could replace them. In the meantime, they were heating water on the stove or in the microwave. I could sympathize....
by MeJean
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on Tue Mar 12, 2024 at 05:28 PM PDT
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It’s Fall — We Easily Forget How Hot It Was Last Summer Notice that the media is full of news about Trump and Co. But really, we should not lose sight of how hot last Summer was — and how hot it will continue to become unless we take drastic measures...
by spicey
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on Fri Nov 03, 2023 at 03:26 PM PDT
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With � warmer � oceans serving as fuel, Atlantic hurricanes are now more than twice as likely as before to rapidly intensify from wimpy minor hurricanes to powerful and catastrophic, a study said ...
by Associated Press
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on Sat Oct 21, 2023 at 10:00 AM PDT
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The last hurricane was really bad for the Big Bend area. People including me sighed a sigh that some relief that it did not hit us directly. Many were not that lucky. We should not get too comfortable at all. This past summer has been record breaking...
by Vetwife
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on Sun Sep 03, 2023 at 06:18 PM PDT
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Many Floridians doubtlessly breathed a sigh of relief late last month after Idalia, the year’s first major hurricane to make landfall in the U.S., swept through the state, leaving extremely serious—but not quite apocalyptic—damage in its wake. Idalia...
by Dartagnan
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on Mon Sep 11, 2023 at 10:45 AM PDT
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Hurricane Idalia Sends 100-Year-Old Oak Tree Crashing into Florida Governor's Mansion in Tallahassee Just saw this at Rawstory. Let’s hear it for the power of Mother Nature! While Gov. DeSantis was not at home at the time, his wife and children were. Fortunately, no one was injured — but the roof sustained some serious damage. This photo was taken by...
by Irontortoise
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on Wed Aug 30, 2023 at 01:30 PM PDT
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Greetings to my late-night/early morning readers! In what is a long tradition of disaster check-in diaries on Kos this is a post to find updates, share info, check in if you are in the affected area/s or inquire about fellow Kossacks who may be in...
by ninkasi23
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on Tue Aug 29, 2023 at 09:47 PM PDT
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By Noah Alcala Bach The Texas Tribune Sign up for The Brief , The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Forecasters for ...
by Texas Tribune
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on Sat Aug 12, 2023 at 03:55 PM PDT
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Record hot ocean temperatures and a tardy El Nino are doubling the chances of a nasty Atlantic hurricane season this summer and fall, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday.
by Associated Press
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on Thu Aug 10, 2023 at 03:56 PM PDT
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Waves of severe thunderstorms in the U.S. during the first half of this year led to $34 billion in insured losses, an unprecedented level of financial damage in such a short time, according to Swiss ...
by Associated Press
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on Wed Aug 09, 2023 at 01:46 PM PDT
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An extraordinary amount of heat has built up in the north Atlantic from the equator to 60ºN taking the average sea surface temperature of that whole region to a new record high of 25C or 77ºF. Multiple factors have been involved in this shocking build...
by FishOutofWater
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on Tue Aug 01, 2023 at 12:58 PM PDT
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When I was a child, my grandpa, a WWII Naval Veteran, did not suffer my stupidity. Fire is hot. As it turns out, fire being hot is not a new scientific phenomena. So if he would grill he would point out to me, that is a flame, flame is hot, flame...
by Rule of Claw
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on Fri Jul 14, 2023 at 05:06 AM PDT
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Hurricanes drive heat deep into the ocean's water column boosting long-term warming. We all sense something is wrong. Glaciers melting, extreme drought, extreme rainfall, marine heatwaves, and searing land temperatures are all happening simultaneously....
by Pakalolo
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on Mon Jul 17, 2023 at 04:48 PM PDT
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This diary is about money. More specifically, it is about how much the droughts, flash floods, tornados, wildfires, and hurricanes that climate change is exacerbating (bigger – faster – louder – harder) are costing us, how much they will cost us in the...
by SninkyPoo
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on Wed Jun 07, 2023 at 09:33 AM PDT
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Recent scientific studies show that sea levels along the Gulf Coast and Southeast Atlantic coast South of Cape Hatteras are rising much more rapidly than in other regions of the world. Seas have drastically risen along southern U.S. coast in past...
by Lefty Coaster
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on Tue Apr 11, 2023 at 02:22 PM PDT
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Twin studies have revealed dangers to major cities such as Miami, N’Awlins, and Houston as sea level rise has alarmed scientists regarding how much peril the coasts of the Gulf of Mexico and the SE coasts, particularly Florida, are in. The American...
by Pakalolo
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on Tue Apr 11, 2023 at 02:53 PM PDT
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This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. Future Heat Wave? When Will Climate Change Become the Crucial Issue in American Elections? By Tom Engelhardt Believe me, it’s...
by TomDispatch
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on Mon Nov 21, 2022 at 07:34 AM PST
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