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US Supreme Court limits EPA’s greenhouse gas powers

Smart Energy International

Regan said in a statement: “At this moment, when the impacts of the climate crisis are becoming ever more disruptive, costing billions of dollars every year from floods, wildfires, droughts and sea level rise, and jeopardising the safety of millions of Americans, the Court’s ruling is disheartening.

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‘How did we miss this for so long?’: The link between extreme heat and preterm birth

Grist

percent across North America, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe in 2020; but the United States’ preterm birth rate was higher — 10 percent. Somehow living has become a political issue,” she said. stem largely from systemic racism and are worsening due to climate change. percent in South Asia.

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Are the climate and coronavirus crises really so alike?

Business Green

What happens if sea levels rise and five mega-storms make US landfall in the same year? What happens if harvests fail completely and repeatedly across North Africa, the Gulf, and Latin America sparking a level of migration towards Europe and North America completely unprecedented in human history?

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When Extreme Weather Reigns, Disinformation Pours

DeSmogBlog

In some areas, including the Mediterranean, southern Africa, central and eastern Asia, and western North America, droughts are becoming more common and severe due to climate change, which also increases the probability of fires occurring and total burned area in some parts of all continents. The backlash [from deniers] was intense.

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The Story of Sustainability in 2018: “We Have About 12 Years Left”

Andrew Winston

The year 2018 brought extreme change — in weather and environmental ecosystems, in political winds and power, and in the expectations of business. Other studies tell us that sea level rise is going to be worse than we thought, Antarctica is melting three times faster than a decade ago, and Greenland is losing ice quickly as well.