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Scientists Find New, More Dangerous Climate Threat in Thawing Permafrost

"Scientists have long been worried about what many call “the methane bomb” — the potentially catastrophic release of methane from thawing wetlands in Siberia’s permafrost. But now a study by three geologists says that a heat wave in 2020 has revealed a surge in methane emissions “potentially in much higher amounts” from a different source: thawing rock formations in the Arctic permafrost."

Source: Washington Post, 08/03/2021

"Athletes Battle Tokyo Summer As Staff Suffer Heat Illness"

"As competitors battled for the podium on the third day of Olympic athletics on Sunday, it was Tokyo's oppressive heat that perhaps dished out the most pain."

Source: Reuters, 08/02/2021

Recycling Myth: Big Oil’s Solution For Plastic Waste Littered With Failure

"In early 2018, residents of Boise, Idaho were told by city officials that a breakthrough technology could transform their hard-to-recycle plastic waste into low-polluting fuel. The program, backed by Dow Inc, one of the world’s biggest plastics producers, was hailed locally as a greener alternative to burying it in the county landfill."

Source: Reuters, 07/30/2021

"Climate Crisis Catches Power Companies Unprepared"

"Utilities are fighting to keep the lights on amid extreme wildfires, heat and flooding fueled by global warming."

Source: NYTimes, 07/30/2021

"Is This the End of Summer as We’ve Known It?"

"In the state that perfected if not invented the American summer, the smell of 17 million gallons of spilled sewage lingered last week on a Southern California beach. There were bare rocks where snow once capped the Sierra Nevada and bathtub rings where water once glistened in Shasta Lake."

Source: NYTimes, 07/29/2021

"Democrats Call Infrastructure Bill a Down Payment on Climate"

"The $1 trillion infrastructure deal reached by a bipartisan group of senators on Wednesday would make a significant down payment on President Biden’s ambitious environmental agenda, including the first federal expenditure on electric vehicle charging stations and the largest investment in public transit and clean water systems in the nation’s history."

Source: NYTimes, 07/29/2021

"As Drought Cuts Hay Crop, Cattle Ranchers Face Culling Herds"

"As the drought worsens across the West and ushers in an early fire season, cattle ranchers are among those feeling the pain. Their hay yields are down, leading some to make the hard decision to sell off animals."

Source: AP, 07/27/2021

"Warming Rivers In US West Killing Fish, Imperiling Industry"

"Baby salmon are dying by the thousands in one California river, and an entire run of endangered salmon could be wiped out in another. Fishermen who make their living off adult salmon, once they enter the Pacific Ocean, are sounding the alarm as blistering heat waves and extended drought in the U.S. West raise water temperatures and imperil fish from Idaho to California."

Source: AP, 07/27/2021

"‘Record-Shattering’ Heat Becoming Much More Likely, Says Climate Study"

"“Record-shattering” heatwaves, even worse than the one that recently hit north-west America, are set to become much more likely in future, according to research. The study is a stark new warning on the rapidly escalating risks the climate emergency poses to lives."

Source: Guardian, 07/27/2021

As China Boomed, It Didn’t Take Climate Change Into Account. Now It Must

"China’s breathtaking economic growth created cities ill-equipped to face extreme weather. Last week’s dramatic floods showed that much will have to change."

Source: NYTimes, 07/26/2021

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