Coronavirus Makes Cooling Centers Risky, Just as Scorching Weather Hits
"Officials are scrambling to find ways to protect residents against dueling threats of extreme heat and the coronavirus."
Source: NYTimes, 05/08/2020
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Most Climate Ag Research Focused On Crops, Not The People Who Pick Them
"The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the importance of people who grow, pick, and process food as essential workers. These agricultural workers will also be on the front lines of climate change, a new study makes clear." "At 2 degrees warming, the entire growing season will be considered unsafe for agricultural work in some places".
Source: Anthropocene, 05/06/2020
In 50 Years Many Parts of the World Could be Too Hot for Humans
"Unless steps are taken to check global warming, up to 3 billion people will find themselves in areas too warm for human comfort, a new study finds."
Source: InsideClimate News, 05/05/2020
"Warmest Oceans on Record Could Set Off a Year of Extreme Weather"
"The world’s seas are simmering, with record high temperatures spurring worry among forecasters that the global warming effect may generate a chaotic year of extreme weather ahead."
Source: Bloomberg Green, 04/20/2020
"Climate Emergency: Global Action Is ‘Way Off Track’ Says UN Head"
"The world is “way off track” in dealing with the climate emergency and time is fast running out, the UN secretary general has said. António Guterres sounded the alarm at the launch of the UN’s assessment of the global climate in 2019."
Source: Guardian, 03/11/2020
"Racist Housing Policies In US Linked To Deadly Heatwave Exposure"
"Deadly urban heatwaves disproportionately affect underserved neighbourhoods because of the legacy of racist housing policies which have denied African Americans home ownership and basic public services, a landmark new study has found."
Source: Guardian, 01/16/2020
"Science: The Biggest Climate Questions For A New Decade"
"In the past decade, scientists substantially improved their ability to draw connections between climate change and extreme weather events. They made breakthroughs in their understanding of ice sheets. They raised critical questions about the implications of Arctic warming. They honed their predictions about future climate change. As another decade begins, scientists say there are more questions to be answered."
Source: ClimateWire, 01/06/2020
"U.S. Military Precariously Unprepared for Climate Threats"
"A string of climate-related disasters that crippled the strategic capability of multiple U.S military bases in recent years has exposed the military's vulnerability to extreme weather, putting a spotlight on its failure to prepare and the consequences to national security."
Source: InsideClimate News, 12/24/2019
"Extreme Weather Patterns Are Raising The Risk Of A Global Food Crisis"
"Extreme weather patterns associated with heat waves and droughts are raising the risks of simultaneous harvest failures of vital crops worldwide such as wheat, maize and soybeans, two studies published Monday found. This is pushing the world closer to the edge of potential food price spikes, associated social unrest and food shortages."
Source: Washington Post, 12/11/2019
Unfamiliar Ground: Bracing for Climate Impacts in the American Midwest
"Think of a Minnesota with almost no ice fishing. A Missouri that is as hot and dry as Texas. River and lake communities where catastrophic flooding happens almost every year, rather than every few generations."
Source: InsideClimate News, 11/12/2019
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