Climate Crisis AM Edition 2/12/24 Fleeing California
People who used to love the idea of living in California are changing their minds. At this point, many…
Climate Crisis AM Edition 2/9/2024 Barclays Cuts Fossil Fuel Lending
According to an exclusive report from Reuters, Barclays will cut back on its funding of fossil fuel projects. It…
Climate Crisis AM 2/8/2024 Wind Energy Implodes
There is growing evidence that the costs of building wind energy facilities remain too high to boost the profits…
Heard of the Houthis? They’re not only causing chaos, but they’re also Boosting global warming.
Remember the 2013 movie “Captain Phillips”? It starred Tom Hanks in the true story of an American sea captain…
High Flood Risk Expected to Impact Over 16 Million US Properties
Floods have long been among the most destructive natural threats in the United States – and the longer climate…
Climate Crisis AM 2/7/24 Wind Energy Falls Apart
The world’s largest offshore wind developer Ørsted, has cut its dividend and will lay off workers after poor quarterly…
Climate Whiplash Undermines California’s Economy
California may be the American capital of climate whiplash, defined as wild and violent swings in temperature or water…
Climate Crisis AM 02/06/24 Category 6 Hurricane
The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale has a 1 to 5 rating based on a storm’s wind speed. Climate scientists…
Tut-tut, Taylor. How star’s jet-propelled rush to smooch with Travis will cost the Earth dearly.
Much of last week, the internet and its various variants were buzzing with a burning question: Would Taylor Swift…
Solving LA’s Multi-Billion Dollar Water Problem
Water – whether too much of it, or too little – has caused some of the most destructive weather…
Climate Crisis AM 2/5/2024 Rivers In The Sky
The Pineapple Express has drenched California with near-record rains. The property destruction will run into the billions of dollars….
Climate Crisis AM Edition 02.02.24 Big Oil Faces Laws To Make It Pay For Damage
Big Oil may have to start paying for the environmental damage it has caused. Vermont, Maryland, New York, and…
Climate Crisis AM Edition 02.01.24 A Threat To elephants
Older elephants are endangered because of climate change. In a paper titled “Dynamic modeling of African elephant populations under…
2023 Was the Worst Year for Severe Storms in US History
Since 1980, there have been 376 separate weather and climate events nationwide that caused at least $1 billion in…
Climate Crisis AM Edition 1.31.24 Bikes Instead Of Trains
The Air Pollution Foundation, backed by the car and oil industries, knew of the effects of climate change in…
Climate Crisis AM Edition 1.30.24 Climate Crisis Kills Four Million
In a blow to organizations that say that cruise ships are among the largest fossil fuel polluters, Royal Caribbean…
Temperatures Could Soon Top 100 Degrees For Most of the Year in Phoenix
By several measures, 2023 was one of the worst years for natural disasters in recent U.S. history. The National…
Climate Crisis AM Edition 1.29.24 BP Investors Fight Its Green Efforts
Norway has large operations that drill for rare metals on the ocean floor. China has had a stranglehold on…
Climate Crisis AM Edition 1.26.24 Climate Opinion By State
The Journal Science Advances published a paper titled “Increasing prevalence of hot drought across western North America since the…
Climate Crisis AM Edition 1.25.24 Amazon Exceptional Drought
The Amazon River and the forests around it have been badly damaged by drought. In a new study by…
Wildfires Pose a $761 Billion Threat to California
Wildfires are among the most destructive natural disasters in the United States, and they are only growing in size…