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USA TODAY |
How Washington (the state) can fight climate change
USA TODAY Washington, D.C., remains hopelessly gridlocked on the existential threat posed by human-induced climate change. But in Washington state, there's an opportunity to do something about it on Election Day. There, for the first time in the United States … |
NPR |
Young Activists Can Sue Government Over Climate Change, Supreme Court Says
NPR A group of young people can sue the federal government over its climate change policies, the Supreme Court said Friday. Since it was first filed in 2015, the government has requested several times that Juliana v. United States be dismissed. "I want to … US Supreme Court Lets Juliana v. US Climate Change Lawsuit Proceed — For Now Supreme Court declines to stop climate change lawsuit filed by young activists Supreme Court Won't Block Young Americans' Climate Change Lawsuit |
BBC News |
Climate change: Oceans 'soaking up more heat than estimated'
BBC News The world has seriously underestimated the amount of heat soaked up by our oceans over the past 25 years, researchers say. Their study suggests that the seas have absorbed 60% more than previously thought. They say it means the Earth is more sensitive … Startling new research finds large buildup of heat in the oceans, suggesting a faster rate of global warming Oceans warming faster than anticipated, giving even less time to stave off worst impacts of climate change, study finds Climate change deadline gets worse as ocean heat study shares bad news |
Futurity: Research News |
How risk and money shape our climate change decisions
Futurity: Research News New research digs into how links between economic development, technology, politics, and decision-making affect actions people are willing to take against climate change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently released a new … There are three options in tackling climate change. Only one will work Climate change: Students, advocates in Fox Valley push for action Delay is no longer an option to avoid climate change calamity |
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Climate change a threat to even the most tolerant oysters
EurekAlert (press release) New Orleans (October 27, 2018)–Climate change-associated severe weather events may cause flooding that threatens the survival of the Olympia oyster, new research suggests. The findings will be presented today at the American Physiological Society's … |
Financial Times |
Investors challenge 55 companies over commitment to climate change
Financial Times BMW, BP and steelmaker ArcelorMittal are being targeted by a $ 2tn group of big investors over concern that they back “behind the scenes” lobbying to undermine efforts to limit climate change while publicly backing carbon reduction. The coalition of … |
The San Diego Union-Tribune |
Climate change impact in Mediterranean region
Science Daily As the Mediterranean Basin is experiencing the impact of climate change more than ever, an international network of scientists has worked together to synthesize the effects of climate change and environmental problems, as well as the incurred risks, in … Why youth crucial in climate change battle We Need to Completely Change Agriculture to Adapt to Climate Change From the frontlines of climate change resistance |
The Verge |
How thinking like a geologist could help us fight climate change
The Verge “Society as a whole is unable to think on anything like geologic time scales,” says Marcia Bjornerud. “Or even decadal time scales.” It's clear that we need to think long-term about climate and the environment, but instead political leaders are … |