"Scientists' Annual Physical Of Planet: 'Earth's Fever Rises'"
"Earth's fever got worse last year, breaking dozens of climate records, scientists said in a massive report nicknamed the annual physical for the planet."
Source: AP, 08/03/2016
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Climate Change Gets Prime Spot At Wednesday’s Democratic Convention
"Climate change will get a star-studded, prime-time spot at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday with a short film from James Cameron and Maria Wilhelm."
Source: Huffington Post, 07/28/2016
Firefighters Battling California Blaze Face Hot, Dry Conditions Tuesday
"Firefighters in drought-hit California who are battling a 50-square-mile wildfire could be hampered by triple-digit heat, wind gusts up to 30 mph and low humidity on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service."
Source: Reuters, 07/26/2016
"Climate Activists Make Noise In Philly Ahead Of Democratic Convention"
"PHILADELPHIA — While the Democratic Party was prepping its convention hall on Sunday, environmental activists tried to draw attention to the streets and their ongoing war against fossil fuel extraction. The day before the Democratic National Convention kicks off here, several thousand activists from Pennsylvania and surrounding states endured sweltering heat and humidity for nearly four hours to call for a shift to renewable energy."
Source: Grist, 07/25/2016
"Drought Hits Northeastern US, Could Last Months"
"The drought that has taken hold in the Northeast is especially felt at John Lavoie's farm in Hollis, presenting him with some tough choices. Irrigation ponds are drying up, forcing him to choose between tomatoes and berries or apple and peach trees."
Source: AP, 07/25/2016
"Sizzling Midwest Feels a Preview of a Hotter Future Climate"
"Extreme heat waves like the current string of scorching days in the Midwest have become more frequent worldwide in the last 60 years, and climate scientists expect that human-caused global warming will exacerbate the dangerous trend in coming decades. It comes with potentially life-threatening consequences for millions of people."
Source: InsideClimate News, 07/22/2016
"El Nino Is Gone, But Earth's Record Heat Is Sticking Around"
"Earth's persistent record 2016 heat is now dancing near levels that a world agreement is trying to avoid, federal scientists said."
Source: AP, 07/20/2016
The Diabolical Ukrainian Hack That Put The U.S. Grid On High Alert
"As Ukraine's civil war raged, a few mouse clicks at three local power companies set in motion the covert intrusion. It was the first successful attempt at planting a bug, then disabling an electric grid serving hundreds of thousands of people."
Source: EnergyWire, 07/19/2016
"Global Cloud Coverage Shifting in Ominous Sign of Climate Change"
"We didn’t know enough about clouds until now. What a new study reveals is bad news."
Source: Bloomberg, 07/12/2016
DNC Platform Calls for Justice to Investigate Fossil Fuel Companies
"Platform's authors request federal climate probe into 'allegations of corporate fraud,' while brushing off calls for carbon tax and other strong climate policies."
Source: InsideClimate News, 06/27/2016
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