Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 7, 2023
By comparing these two data sets, scientists can determine the probability that human activities are responsible for observed changes in temperature, precipitation patterns, sea level rise, and other climate change indicators. A study of a 2018 South African drought found that climate change made it three times more likely.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 29, 2023
Perhaps the most consequential of all Paxton’s actions, however, is a lawsuit he and AGs from 19 other states, including Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina, filed in 2021 challenging the EPA’s authority to curb power plant carbon emissions. billion in damage in September 2018.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 16, 2023
In just five years, from 2018 through 2022, wildfires scorched 38.3 They found that 48 percent of the increase in the region’s fire-friendly conditions since 1901—specifically drier land and vegetation—can be traced to the 88 companies’ carbon emissions. million acres across the country. What went into that calculation?
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 29, 2024
In my retelling of the show, I quickly pointed out that the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change had by then concluded that “most” of the increase in average global temperatures since 1950 was “very likely” due to the increase in human-made carbon emissions. ExxonMobil is still funding those folks, big time.”
Academy of Natural Sciences
JULY 30, 2021
As extreme storms become more ubiquitous, Philadelphia is among numerous cities grappling with flooding issues against the backdrop of aging infrastructure, rising sea levels and more extreme precipitation events. Their work is an important part of the City’s long term commitment to reduce citywide carbon emissions 80% by 2050.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 5, 2023
The view of Yosemite Valley has repeatedly been obscured by wildfire smoke, including in 2018 , 2020 , and last year, when fires forced park closures and evacuations. Without major reductions in the carbon emissions fueling global warming, the impacts on the parks would be endless. This is happening in a national park,” he said.
HumanNature
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
Most SIDS have made a very small contribution to the overall global emissions that cause climate change, contributing less than 1% of global carbon emissions (Mead, 2021) yet are the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Baptiste, A., Martyr-Koller, R., Pringle, P., & Rhiney, K. World Health Organization.
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