"How Millions Of Lives Can Be Saved If The US Acts Now On Climate"
"Researchers have now calculated how many people could be saved from heat-related death if the US takes meaningful action".
Source: Guardian, 06/17/2022
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More Than 20 Million US Farm Animals Die On Way To Abattoir Every Year
"Tens of millions of farm animals in the US are dying before they can be slaughtered, according to a Guardian investigation exposing the deadly conditions under which animals are transported around the country."
Source: Guardian, 06/15/2022
"How Extreme Heat Kills, Sickens, Strains and Ages Us"
"Researchers are drilling down into the ways life on a hotter planet will tax our bodies, and looking for protections that, unlike air-conditioning, don’t make the problem worse."
"When W. Larry Kenney, a professor of physiology at Pennsylvania State University, began studying how extreme heat harms humans, his research focused on workers inside the disaster-stricken Three Mile Island nuclear plant, where temperatures were as high as 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
Source: NYTimes, 06/15/2022
"Western Wildfires Force Evacuations In Arizona, California"
"The northern Arizona city of Flagstaff is synonymous with mountains — lush with ponderosa pines, meadows and hiking trails that are a respite from the desert heat. Now, parts of them are burning yet again this year, fueled by winds that grounded air resources Monday."
Source: AP, 06/14/2022
"Record-Setting Heat Wave Expands East; Over 100 Million Under Alerts"
"A massive heat wave that has set scores of temperature records from Texas to California is swelling into the eastern United States. Over 100 million Americans from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes are under heat alerts through the middle of the week as temperatures soar toward the triple digits."
Source: Washington Post, 06/14/2022
"The Race Against Time To Breed A Wheat To Survive The Climate Crisis"
"Scientists are testing forgotten wheat varieties from across the world to find those with heat- and drought-tolerant traits".
Source: Guardian, 06/13/2022
California Fire Season Made Dangerous By Drought, Water Restrictions
"Southern California is facing a potentially treacherous wildfire season this year, as climate change, drought and extreme heat conspire to bake vegetation and prime the landscape for burning, officials say."
Source: LA Times, 06/13/2022
"Phoenix, Vegas, Denver Post Records Amid Southwest Heat Wave"
"Phoenix, Las Vegas, Denver and California’s Death Valley all posted record temperatures on Saturday, as dangerous heat swept across the American Southwest."
Source: AP, 06/13/2022
Women In Environmental Leadership. Making Progress? Or Hitting More Ceilings?
"California is a good laboratory to explore women’s impact on environmental policy and the hurdles they continue to face."
Source: LA Times, 06/10/2022
"More Than 22 Million in Southwest Brace for Dangerous Heat"
"Dangerous and potentially deadly heat will settle over the Southwestern United States for the next several days, with temperatures in some locations expected to break records and exceed 110 degrees."
Source: NYTimes, 06/09/2022
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