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How climate change drives hotter, more frequent heat waves

Grist

This story is part of Record High , a Grist series examining extreme heat and its impact on how — and where — we live. People rest at the Oregon Convention Center cooling station in Oregon, Portland on June 28, 2021, as a heatwave moves over much of the United States.

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A North-Pole, How Much Longer?

Mr. Sustainability

Summary -In September 2020, ice volume in the Arctic Ocean was just one quarter of what it was in 1979. The disappearing of the North Pole, the melting of the Arctic (ice), a “blue ocean event”… These all come down to the same thing: a pivotal change in Earth’s climate with many possible disastrous side effects.

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Climate change is turning shellfish toxic — and threatening Alaska Natives

Grist

She learned how close she had come to catastrophe at the local clinic the next day. Her reaction subsided within a couple of days, but the traditional foods from the ocean that have fed her tribe for thousands of years no longer pass her lips. Within minutes, her mouth was swollen and the numbness had spread to the rest of her face.

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How do you collect climate data during a pandemic? Strap on your skis.

Grist

The reason is simple: If this network were to go down even for a few weeks, one of our best sources of intel on how humans are altering the atmosphere would disappear, disrupting records that have been going strong for decades. The coronavirus pandemic is taking a toll on science. The disruption would be very poorly timed.