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Four Impacts of Ocean Warming

Ocean Conservancy

I’m no clownfish, but I think Marlin may have told this joke if Finding Nemo came out in 2024. Well, if you have been reading the news or following our blogs, you know the ocean is getting hotter due to humans burning fossil fuels. You might ask why a fish would make jokes about the temperature.

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United Nations: The world smashed heat records in 2023

A Greener Life

This week, the UN body, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said that every major global climate record was broken last year and warned that 2024 could be even worse with the highest concern being ocean heat and shrinking sea ice. degrees C above pre-industrial levels.

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COP28: The world temperature is expected to reach 1.4 degrees C this year

A Greener Life

WMO Secretary-General Peterri Taalas laid the facts bare, stating: “Greenhouse gas levels are record high. Sea level rise is record high. Antarctic sea ice record low.” degrees C ceiling because, for that to happen, the level of warming would need to be sustained for longer. degrees C is bad enough.

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Too extreme to be true? The links between extreme weather and climate change

HumanNature

The increasing greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere are warming the global temperature, shifting precipitation patterns, raising global sea levels, melting glaciers, and more [5]. As society evolves, extreme weather also changes. Heat waves are the most straightforward example.

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State “Climate Superfund” Bills: What You Need to Know

Law Columbia

In the first months of 2024, legislators in four states— Maryland , Massachusetts , New York , and Vermont —have pushed for legislation that would collectively require large fossil fuel producers and refiners to pay for hundreds of billions of dollars of state-level climate adaptation infrastructure.

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The UN Loss and Damage Fund Transitional Committee Must Deliver for Climate Vulnerable Countries

Union of Concerned Scientists

Many low-income nations are already reeling from the impacts of climate-related extreme weather like floods and droughts , as well as slow-onset disasters like sea level rise. Innovative sources of funding, such a levy on fossil fuel companies to hold them accountable for the damages their products have caused, are also important.

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Climate Change: Is The Answer “Blowin’ in the Wind”?

Acoel

The willingness of the two potential rivals for the 2024 White House to cooperate in meeting the immediate threat of Ian is admirable. And even a slight rise in sea level makes the threat of a storm surge that more terrifying. We’re going to pull together as one team, as one America.” . Supreme Court, in West Virginia v.