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Sea-level rise is accelerating to its highest levels in at least 2,000 years across the Northeast, including New York City, Rutgers study

Sun, 2021-03-28 20:05 — mike kraft

Sea-level rise is accelerating to its highest levels in at least 2,000 years across the Northeast, including New York City, study says Along a stretch of the East Coast that includes New York City, sea-level rise has increased at its fastest rate in the prior 100 years compared to the past 2,000 years, according to a new study led by Rutgers University. Jackson Dill and Brandon Miller, CNN CNN

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Facing sweltering soldiers and flooded ports, NATO addresses climate change

Wed, 2021-03-24 20:20 — mike kraft

Facing sweltering soldiers and flooded ports, NATO to focus on climate change Biden administration makes possible a shift that couldn’t happen under Trump. Michael Birnbaum, Missy Ryan Washington Post

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Climate change: large forest trees lost to drought and fire are not returning

Sat, 2021-03-13 18:49 — mike kraft

Is this the end of forests as we've known them? Trees lost to drought and wildfires are not returning. Climate change is taking a toll on the world’s forests - and radically changing the environment before our eyes the Guardian

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High summer heat in some neighborhoods adds to COVID risks

Fri, 2021-03-05 15:59 — mike kraft

A complicating factor in combating Covid hot spots: Heat Heat, environmental problems and the pandemic concentrate in certain neighborhoods. Here’s a new idea for what to do about it. POLITICO

Last summer, just as cases of Covid-19 began to surge in Southern California, so did the heat.

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The Texas power grid failure: fragility and attitudes

Sat, 2021-02-20 12:35 — mike kraft

The grid leaves us powerless The trouble in Texas is a chilling reminder of the fragility of our foundations. Dan Zak Washington Post

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Economics' failure over destruction of nature presents ‘extreme risks’

Tue, 2021-02-02 11:03 — mike kraft

Economics' failure over destruction of nature presents ‘extreme risks’ New measures of success needed to avoid catastrophic breakdown, landmark review finds the Guardian

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Earth is losing ice faster today than in the mid-1990s, study suggests

Tue, 2021-01-26 10:05 — mike kraft

Earth is losing ice faster today than in the mid-1990s, study suggests Earth’s ice is melting faster today than in the mid-1990s, new research suggests, as climate change nudges global temperatures ever higher. Yereth Rosen U.S.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Earth’s ice is melting faster today than in the mid-1990s, new research suggests, as climate change nudges global temperatures ever higher.

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How Trump Tried, but Largely Failed, to Derail America’s Top Climate Report

Mon, 2021-01-04 19:32 — mike kraft

The National Climate Assessment, America’s premier contribution to climate knowledge, stands out for many reasons: Hundreds of scientists across the federal government and academia join forces to compile the best insights available on climate change. The results, released just twice a decade or so, shape years of government decisions.

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COVID-19: Worldwide roundup of developments--AP

Mon, 2020-11-23 09:59 — mike kraft

The Latest: Croatia's capital city offers free antigen tests ZAGREB, Croatia — Citizens of Croatia’s capital city have been lining up for free rapid antigen testing that has been introduced as part of efforts to curb a surge in coronavirus cases.... AP NEWS

ZAGREB, Croatia — Citizens of Croatia’s capital city have been lining up for free rapid antigen testing that has been introduced as part of efforts to curb a surge in coronavirus cases.

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STUDY: Fear of more coronavirus-like pandemics as land rights 'under siege'

Wed, 2020-09-16 20:36 — mike kraft

Fear of more coronavirus-like pandemics as land rights 'under siege' Governments' failure to recognise the land rights of indigenous communities and their role in protecting biodiversity could lead to more coronavirus-like pandemics, researchers said on Tuesday. Nita Bhalla U.S.

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