Heat & Temperature
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3.0°C Jump in Great Lakes Temperatures Has ‘Optimistic’ Scientists Worried
A 3.0°C temperature increase in the Great Lakes is capturing the attention of researchers and drawing parallels with the summer heat wave that has ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCitiesClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & EfficiencyDrive to 1.5EuropeFinance & InvestmentHeat & TemperatureNational Plans & ResponsesPost-Carbon TransitionSevere Storms & FloodingSolarUnited States
London, New York Mayors Urge Cities Worldwide to Dump Their Fossil Investments
Pointing to a summer of record heat and extreme weather in which London was improbably hot and dry, while New York was unexpectedly rainy, ... -
BuildingsCitiesDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesResearch & DevelopmentSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Green Roofs Can Help Urban Poor Survive Heat Waves
Green roofs will play a key role in making summer heat waves less uncomfortable—and less lethal—for the urban poor, according to a new study ... -
New Wind and Solar Installations Could Green the Sahara
Installing big wind and solar farms in the Sahara Desert could make the famously (and increasingly) arid region much greener, according to a new ... -
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Sweltering Summer Leaves 72% of Britons Concerned About Climate
A recent poll conducted by British pollster Opinium as the sweltering summer of 2018 drew to a close found concern about climate change amongst ... -
‘Ticking Time Bomb’ Beneath Arctic Ocean Could Speed Up Northern Ice Loss
A pocket of warm salt water located 50 metres below the western Arctic Ocean could be a “ticking time bomb” set to cause significant ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Finance & InvestmentHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesNational Plans & ResponsesSevere Storms & Flooding
Bangkok Climate Negotiations Need Fast Action on Paris Implementation, Climate Finance
As delegates from around the world gathered in Bangkok this week for a second round of “intersessional” negotiations, aimed at making real progress on ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBiodiversity & HabitatCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Finance & InvestmentHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesJobsOceansPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon TransitionSevere Storms & Flooding
Espinosa and Hidalgo: Climate Action is Ramping Up, But ‘More is What We Need’
UN Climate Secretary Patricia Espinosa and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, Chair of C40 Cities, issued this post just days before delegates gathered for several ... -
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Shifting Air Conditioner Use Means ‘Better Machines, Better Refrigerants, Better Buildings’
An overheating planet, combined with increasing urban density and rising incomes in the developing world, demands a system-level change in our use of air ... -
Drought, Famine & WildfiresFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
California Climate Assessment Flags ‘Apocalyptic Threat’, Practical Solutions
Pointing to what Governor Jerry Brown calls an “apocalyptic threat”, a new report and call to action paints a dire picture of California’s future ... -
Food SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
U.S. Farmworkers Die of Heat-Related Illness as Temperatures Rise
With the northern hemisphere in the midst of an epic heat wave this summer, the Climate Desk collaboration is pointing to the 130 million ...
