Union of Concerned Scientists
JANUARY 10, 2023
Today the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its annual report on billion-dollar weather and climate-related disasters in the United States, which tells a grimly familiar story. Together these disasters cost at least $165 billion, making 2022 the third most costly year on record. Source: NOAA [link].
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 4, 2024
Fossil fuels are the main driver of climate change and the terrifying effects of it that we see happening across the world. That makes this dataset a powerful tool for understanding how each of these entity’s heat-trapping emissions have contributed to climate change. The fossil fuel industry knew that too.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
Climate impacts as human rights violations It’s widely accepted that climate change is the cause of human rights violations for millions of people, including their rights to adequate housing, healthy working conditions, safe drinking water, education, and a healthy environment.
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 5, 2022
As the world heads into COP27 , there is no room for bad information on climate change in our major newspapers. Yet the seasonal shifts that typically occur in September 2022 were punctuated by several significant melt events on the Greenland ice sheet. The transition to winter can be stark and swift. Surprising?
Circle of Blue
JANUARY 5, 2022
As climate change worsens, scientists are hoping to more accurately monitor its effects on water temperatures and quality, lake levels, coastal erosion and algae blooms. Populations of the species, which are already endangered, are dropping off at drastic rates as climate change warms river waters across the country.
Legal Planet
APRIL 13, 2023
A new wave of cases differs from traditional environmental lawsuits by highlighting the connections between preserving the Amazon and the climate, the grave risk of greenhouse gas emissions caused by deforestation, and the critical role of the forest as a major global carbon sink. The timing of these climate disputes is not accidental.
Environmental News Bits
APRIL 8, 2022
The Working Group III report provides an updated global assessment of climate change mitigation progress and pledges, and examines the sources of global emissions. It explains developments in emission reduction and mitigation efforts, assessing the impact of national climate pledges in relation to long-term emissions goals.
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