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Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 26, 2022
In a region known for its exceptional agricultural productivity, climate change is quickly amplifying a dangerous type of climate risk in California’s Central Valley: air pollution. This was particularly pronounced during the wildfire seasons of 2020 and 2021, when 4 of the 5 largest wildfires in California’s history burned.
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Will they for example, agree to place the city of Venice on the list of World Heritage sites “in danger” ? Venice is increasingly vulnerable to severe flooding and water damage, and UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre has recommended that the struggling city be added to the list of places in danger because of both climate change and over-tourism.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 21, 2022
What’s harder to see from the road are the people who work under conditions that are frequently dangerous to produce that bounty: the region’s farmworkers. As part of our series on climate change in the Central Valley , this post focuses on the risks climate change and extreme heat pose to farmworkers and other outdoor workers in the region.
Real Climate
APRIL 2, 2021
By Jim Kossin, Tim Hall, Mike Mann, and Stefan Rahmstorf The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season broke a number of records , with the formation of an unprecedented 30 “named storms” (storms that reach wind-speed intensity of at least 18 m/s and are then given an official name). The season also started earlier than normal.
Circle of Blue
MAY 24, 2023
In the Horn of Africa, meanwhile, aid agencies distribute emergency food rations to hungry families after several seasons of failed rains. As the northern hemisphere enters a pivotal summer season, when the absence of rain in vulnerable areas can mean life or death, these are some of the regions to watch for water-related stress.
Circle of Blue
JULY 6, 2021
Any hazard has the potential to compound, but according to Susan Cutter the danger is especially acute in a society whose physical systems are so expansive and interdependent: from corporate supply chains that cross national borders to water utilities and hospitals that rely on a steady supply of power from the public grid. “It
Legal Planet
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
This summer was the hottest on record and the season was rife with dire signs that the atmosphere’s dangerous levels of carbon dioxide are wreaking havoc on the environment and communities. It was, in effect, a series of complex science lessons made accessible, and consumable to a legal and lay audience.
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