Real Climate

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

While temperatures provide a measure of the Earth’s climate, it is even better to use the global sea level , which provides a far more reliable measure. The global sea level acts like the mercury in a thermometer because warmer water expands. C above pre-industrial times in August, according to Copernicus.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 5, 2023

Wildfires in 2021 temporarily closed Sequoia National Park and a popular part of Big Bend National Park in Texas. It makes them ripe for disproportional impacts from climate change, relative to the nation in general. An unsettling haze in Yosemite Valley. Photo is the author’s own.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 30, 2022

Fossil fuels are the root cause of climate change, of long-standing environmental injustices, and are also frequently connected to geopolitical strife and violent conflicts. According to the IPCC, global emissions must be cut in half by 2030 to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, and IEA research shows it can be done.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 4, 2021

July 15, 2021). First Circuit Vacated Stay Order in Lawsuit Alleging Exxon Failed to Prepare Petroleum Terminal for Climate Change. July 1, 2021). July 19, 2021). July 16, 2021). July 16, 2021); Indigenous Environmental Network v. July 30, 2021). State of Washington ex rel. Haskell v. Biden , No.

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