Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 21, 2022

With jobs that already carry nearly 35 times the risk of heat-related death than the average job in the United States, farmworkers in California’s Central Valley work under often-grueling conditions that are expected to worsen with continued climate change. strawberries!). Farmworkers in the Central Valley.

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DECEMBER 31, 2022

By Katelyn Weisbrod Climate change and an environment in peril were visible in many of 2022’s defining moments: record-smashing heat waves in Europe and South Asia, droughts pushing the fragile global food system to its limit and energy and food markets shaken by war in Ukraine.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 10, 2023

This summer was a wild period of extreme heat waves , floods , and fires. We are at a critical moment in California where the clean energy and transportation transition is well underway, yet the stakes are high if we don’t get that transition right. I love the way the state isn’t afraid to lead in times of great change.

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

Heat waves are the most straightforward example. Heat waves are the most straightforward example. Heat waves are exceptionally hot temperatures lasting two days or more, and as global temperatures continue to rise, this causes hot temperatures to occur more often and last longer. In 2023, the U.S. In the U.S.’s

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 31, 2022

Rising prices of methane gas used for power and heating, exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, are contributing to soaring electric and heating bills across the country. And such action cannot be influenced by fossil fuel interests and their policy proposals that we are seeing in Congress. How Did We Get Here?

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Washington Nature

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Projects like these go a long way in the Tacoma Mall neighborhood where there is limited greenspace, helping to improve air quality, reduce urban heat island impacts, and manage stormwater pollution. During a heat wave, this neighborhood can get up to 15 degrees hotter than more forested parts of the city. Every tree counts.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 22, 2023

After the 2021 “heat dome” that saw Portland, Oregon hit 116 degrees and Seattle soar to 106, a Los Angeles Times headline said: “Northwest heat wave swamped the vulnerable, was a harsh climate wake-up call.” A Vox headline on the orange skies from Canadian wildfires said, “Wildfire smoke reminded people about climate change.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

That report, in the technical language of probabilities and scenarios, underscored the urgency of the moment and the need not only to reduce the release of heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere and limit global warming to 1.5 Advocates are focusing on the Glasgow meeting to highlight water’s indispensable climate role.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

They also gave testimony about how their heat pump has saved them thousands of dollars in heating and cooling bills in the last year and vouched for its efficiency during extreme cold weather. The research is clear, Ontario residents do not need to rely on gas to heat their homes and keep the lights on.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Welcome to “What’s Up With Water,” your need-to-know news of the world’s water from Circle of Blue. I’m Eileen Wray-McCann. In Canada, an Indigenous community is celebrating the arrival of clean drinking water. For the first time in 24 years, Shoal Lake 40 First Nation has water that meets national standards.

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Washington Nature

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The ‘aha’ moment for me was moving from the private sector to local government and seeing the power of local government to shape people’s lives on a regular basis,” Paul said. “I I understood how big of a responsibility it is, but also how interesting the work was, and I enjoyed every moment.”

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Circle of Blue

JULY 6, 2021

Calamitous fires in California or other western states can erupt at any moment when the vegetation is so dry. But the acceleration is also occurring because a supercharged climate is churning up more powerful hurricanes, more punishing droughts, more oppressive heat waves — altogether more environmental and water-related risk.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 19, 2022

Policymakers have a brief window to enact the policies necessary to halve heat-trapping emissions within this decade, including significant investments in decarbonizing the power sector and electrifying sectors such as transportation and buildings. Minnesota needs substantial investments now to build toward an equitable clean energy future.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 22, 2024

The 60th session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded on Friday, culminating in a marathon 26-hour final session that underscored the urgency and complexity of global climate discussions. Ultimately, a 2028 timeline for the foundational reports was viewed by some delegates as unachievable or undesirable.

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Physics World

APRIL 21, 2021

When most solids are heated, they melt into liquids. This isotope of helium solidifies on heating, because in its solid state, fluctuations in its atoms’ nuclear spin (or internal “rotation”) give it a higher entropy than its liquid counterpart. One exception, however, is helium-3. Artificial “superlattice”.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 11, 2021

Though it was a sudden death, happening overnight during a record-smashing June heat wave, the demise of Maralee and Noal Childs’s household water well was not entirely unexpected. A dry field north of Maralee and Noal Child’s house in Glenn County, California, used to be an olive orchard. Photo courtesy of Maralee Childs.

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Cleannovate

DECEMBER 13, 2021

For a moment, I was impressed by this matatu Sacco for lowering their prices (a rarety in Kenya’s transport sector). However, the heated back and forth was cut short by free flowing traffic. But for a moment I thought to myself about the battles we face everyday. All this was happening in the midst of a mini jam.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 28, 2022

6 was enacted, the plants have emitted more than 29 million tons of heat-trapping carbon dioxide, 28,000 tons of nitrogen oxides (NOx), and 16,000 tons of sulfur dioxide (SOx). Even if you don’t live in Ohio, you may have heard about H.B. The Union of Concerned Scientists opposed H.B. Despite the partial repeal, H.B. Since H.B. Since H.B.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 10, 2023

I’m happy to report that at this moment, it seems that the nations of the world may stand up for people over fossil fuel industry interests. I’m happy to report that at this moment, it seems that the nations of the world may stand up for people over fossil fuel industry interests. Source: IPCC Sixth Assessment Report.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 10, 2024

This blog was coauthored by Joana Setzer and Laura Peterson. Fresh off the heels of the 28 th Conference of the Parties (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), the global climate conversation is buzzing with a mix of skepticism and cautious optimism. Below is an overview of the legal mechanisms they are using to reach net zero.

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Physics World

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

All these wires generate heat, making quantum computers more prone to error. These nanometre-sized particles have an outer shell and inner core made of semiconducting material, and they possess properties such as the intrinsic spin of the electron and its associated magnetic moment that enable them to act as qubits. Read more.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The latest science shows clearly that the infrastructure in Baltimore will be taxed by sea level rise, extreme heat, and extended droughts. The latest science shows clearly that the infrastructure in Baltimore will be taxed by sea level rise, extreme heat, and extended droughts. The answer surely should be yes, we do.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 30, 2022

These data are alarming—underscoring how far off track the world continues to be in cutting the heat-trapping emissions fueling climate change. The science is clear: we must cut global heat-trapping emissions in half within this decade to have a fighting chance of meeting global climate goals. Aligning near- and long-term imperatives.

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Physics World

MAY 10, 2022

Efficiency became the new watchword, and a desire to maximize it in steam-powered machines motivated efforts to understand the flow of heat: the literal meaning of thermodynamics. Possible realms Nicole Yunger Halpern uses the concept of steampunk to explore and explain quantum technologies. Courtesy: iStock/Adelevin).

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A Greener Life

MARCH 19, 2022

Photo credit: Photo by Jasmine Halki / Flickr. By Alex Robinson. Since the invasion of Ukraine, Europe has drawn up a plan to cut its Russian gas consumption by two-thirds within a year. The move came shortly after the Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA) issued these 10 steps the EU can take to end its reliance on Russian gas. .

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

We’re living in a historical moment, and I can’t help but do a lil’ happy dance around the possibilities of the new administration and the groundwork laid by the Climate Solutions Now Act which set some of the most ambitious climate targets in the country. I love living in Maryland.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 13, 2021

Next week the federal government, for the first time, will likely declare a Tier 1 shortage on the lower Colorado River, opening a new chapter in the beleaguered river’s history and illustrating its vulnerability in a region that is drying because of the buildup of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere. The forecast isn’t any better.

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A Greener Life

JULY 26, 2022

During the 2nd stage of the warm-up race La Route d’Occitanie, which the organisers had to significantly shorten due to extreme heat. From a health and safety perspective, it is not advisable to put the body through that level of stress in extreme heat. Photo credit: Marco Bertorello / AFP via Getty Images. By Anders Lorenzen.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Two of my predictions hit the mark, while the other one revealed the complexity of the legal battles waged against climate injustice. Below I reflect on my predictions before venturing into the uncharted territory of 2024. 2023 in Review US cases heard on merits: A mixed bag. A Montana judge declared those state laws unconstitutional.

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Physics World

APRIL 4, 2022

And the thermodynamic signature is that the material’s heat capacity (the amount of heat required to increase its temperature by a given value) displays a distinctive anomaly. Researchers in the US report that they have observed the so-called “fourth signature” of superconducting phase transitions in materials known as cuprates.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

I’ve just arrived in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, for the 27 th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change—the UN’s annual global climate conference, aka COP27. Our shared aim? To secure a livable future for people and the planet for generations to come. Supporting the Climate Justice Pavilion at COP27.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 13, 2022

European glaciers suffered startling losses in ice coverage during intense summer heat that caused French towns to run out of drinking water. Betraying its carefree reputation, summer became a season of dread as cloudless days and broiling heat underscored the fragility of water-dependent energy systems. The Year in Water, 2022.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 29, 2024

On January 29, the Department of Health and other agencies invited all first through sixth grade students in Pennsylvania to enter the 2024 Lyme Art Contest by creating a short video or poster focusing on the theme: “Protect. The deadline for entries is March 15, 2024.

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Physics World

JUNE 12, 2021

Quantum spin liquids (QSLs) are solid magnetic materials that cannot arrange their magnetic moments (or spins) into a regular and stable pattern. Researchers in the US may have found the first hard evidence that the electron is made up of two distinct particles. The holon and the spinon.

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APRIL 25, 2022

Then add to that the horror their families must endure thinking about their loved one’s last moments—falling to their death or killed in an explosion, a trench collapse, an electrocution, an assault, run over by a vehicle, or crushed by heavy machinery. But this upcoming week, Thursday, April 28, is not just another day.

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A Greener Life

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Furthermore, it is important to highlight that Madagascar remains one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries and is at the moment experiencing climate impacts on many fronts. This is of course just one scientific study and not necessarily a conclusive study on this drought. One of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 25, 2021

On Verge Of Major Electric Vehicle Moment - Chad Duppstadt, PA Army National Guard -- Bloomberg: Pittsburgh Becoming First City In Eastern U.S. NOTICE PA Environment Digest Is Putting The Best Links To Environment & Energy Articles and NewsClips Here. Is Your Story Being Told? House returns to session Jan. House returns to session Jan.

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