Official Climate Change Thread

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‘This Is Our March 2020’: Children’s Hospitals Are Overwhelmed by R.S.V.

A drastic and unusually early spike in the respiratory infection is swamping pediatric units across the United States, causing long waits for treatment and worries about winter.

www.nytimes.com

 

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Oregon’s Tsunami Risk: Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

Why are the state’s lawmakers encouraging development in its tsunami inundation zone?

www.newyorker.com

 

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Corpus Christi Sold Its Water to Exxon, Gambling on Desalination. So Far, It’s Losing the Bet - Inside Climate News

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas—Five years ago, when ExxonMobil came calling, city officials eagerly signed over a large portion of their water supply so the oil giant could build a $10 billion plant to make plastics out of methane gas. A year later, they did the same for Steel Dynamics to build a...

insideclimatenews.org

 

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AP PHOTOS: In India, river erosion engulfs villages

GAUHATI, India (AP) — In the 12 years that he has been the priest of a small temple by the mighty Brahmaputra, Ranajit Mandal had never witnessed the river’s fury like this. Not only the temple, but the 50 homes in his native Murkata village were washed away in a matter of days.

apnews.com

 

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COP27 Climate Summit: Here’s What Happened on Monday at the COP27 Climate Summit

The Russian invasion of Ukraine and Europe’s energy crisis cast an ominous shadow over the talks.

www.nytimes.com

 

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Here’s Where the U.S. Is Testing a New Response to Rising Seas

Native American tribes are competing for the first federal grants designed to help move communities away from high water and other dangers posed by climate change.

www.nytimes.com

 

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Temperatures are rising at super speed in the US

It threatens “things Americans value most,” says draft climate report

www.theverge.com

 

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COP27 highlights: Biden says U.S. will ‘do our part to avert’ a ‘climate hell’ during address in Egypt — The Washington Post

The first week of COP27, the United Nations climate conference, is underway in Egypt. President Biden is attending events with other world leaders.

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The Paris Agreement Is Working … For Now

 

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U.S. and China Restart Climate Talks

Discussions about combating climate change between the world’s two largest economies — and two biggest emitters of greenhouse gases — had been frozen since August.

www.nytimes.com

 

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COP27 live updates: Nations poised to agree on historic fund for climate harms — The Washington Post

All the latest updates from COP27 in Egypt, the United Nations climate change conference in its final hours.

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In a Reversal, the U.S. Agrees to Climate Payments for Poor Nations

A U.S. official said negotiations continue over details for a fund to help developing countries cope with “loss and damage” caused by global warming.

www.nytimes.com

 

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As the Amazon rainforest goes dry, a desperate wait for water — The Washington Post

Dusty wells. Streams ebbing away. Pristine reserves aflame. Some scientists think the tipping point is already here.

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We’re dead and just don’t realize it yet

 

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As the Amazon rainforest goes dry, a desperate wait for water — The Washington Post

Dusty wells. Streams ebbing away. Pristine reserves aflame. Some scientists think the tipping point is already here.

apple.news

We’re dead and just don’t realize it yet