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India’s giant heat wave is having ripple effects for the world’s food supply.

Thu, 2022-05-05 05:11 — mike kraft

Wheat Can’t Catch a Break Right Now India’s giant heat wave is having ripple effects for the world’s food supply. Robinson Meyer The Atlantic

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UN report on rising temperatures warns Earth ‘firmly on track toward an unlivable world’

Tue, 2022-04-05 20:59 — mike kraft

UN warns Earth 'firmly on track toward an unlivable world' BERLIN (AP) — Temperatures on Earth will shoot past a key danger point unless greenhouse gas emissions fall faster than countries have committed, the world’s top body of climate scientists said Monday, warning of the consequences of inaction but also noting hopeful signs of progress. AP NEWS

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Climate change temperatures have destabilized the Earth’s poles, creating dangers for the rest of the planet

Wed, 2021-12-15 08:59 — mike kraft

Climate change has destabilized the Earth’s poles, putting the rest of the planet in peril New research shows how rising temperatures have irreversibly altered both the Arctic and Antarctic. Ripple effects will be felt around the globe. Sarah Kaplan Washington Post

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Webinar: Climate resilience in the health care system" Wednesday, Dec. 15, 12:30-1 PM ET

Wed, 2021-12-15 04:37 — mike kraft

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Devastating Europe floods: At least 120 dead and hundreds unaccounted for

Fri, 2021-07-16 20:42 — mike kraft

Europe floods: At least 120 dead and hundreds unaccounted for Hundreds more are unaccounted for after the worst flooding in decades. BBC News

At least 120 people have died and hundreds more in western Europe are unaccounted for after some of the worst flooding in decades.

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India's COVID tally passes 25 million; cyclone hampers response in western states

Tue, 2021-05-18 21:44 — mike kraft

India's COVID tally passes 25 mln; cyclone hampers response in western states India's total COVID-19 caseload surged past 25 million on Tuesday as a powerful cyclone complicated the health crisis in the western states of Gujarat and Maharashtra, already among the hardesthit by a second wave of the pandemic. Reuters Reuters

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High summer heat in some neighborhoods adds to COVID risks

Sat, 2021-03-06 03:59 — mike kraft

A complicating factor in combating Covid hot spots: Heat Heat, environmental problems and the pandemic concentrate in certain neighborhoods. Here’s a new idea for what to do about it. POLITICO

Last summer, just as cases of Covid-19 began to surge in Southern California, so did the heat.

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The Texas power grid failure: fragility and attitudes

Sun, 2021-02-21 00:35 — mike kraft

The grid leaves us powerless The trouble in Texas is a chilling reminder of the fragility of our foundations. Dan Zak Washington Post

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Earth is losing ice faster today than in the mid-1990s, study suggests

Tue, 2021-01-26 22:05 — mike kraft

Earth is losing ice faster today than in the mid-1990s, study suggests Earth’s ice is melting faster today than in the mid-1990s, new research suggests, as climate change nudges global temperatures ever higher. Yereth Rosen U.S.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Earth’s ice is melting faster today than in the mid-1990s, new research suggests, as climate change nudges global temperatures ever higher.

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Covid-19 adds extra headache to Hurricane Laura evacuations

Thu, 2020-08-27 09:29 — mike kraft

Covid-19 adds extra headache to Hurricane Laura evacuations More than 1.5 million people are under evacuation orders in Texas and Louisiana as powerful Hurricane Laura approaches the Gulf Coast, and the Covid-19 pandemic is multiplying the misery. Theresa Waldrop, CNN CNN

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