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  • Arctic & AntarcticaBuildingsCoalElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureLegal & RegulatoryNuclearOff-GridOil & GasSevere Storms & FloodingSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind

    Brutal Cold Snap Triggers Rolling Blackouts, Drives Up Power Costs as Texas Gas Plants Fail

    February 17, 2021
     
    February 17, 2021
    A brutal blast of cold, winter weather this week killed at least 14 people in four U.S. states, dropped snow and ice on an ...
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  • Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsWater

    From Aquifers to Tree Canopies, New Research Flags Shrinking Fresh Water Supplies

    February 12, 2021
     
    February 12, 2021
    Courtesy of climate change, the many and diverse parts of the Earth that hold fresh water are drying up, putting 66% of the land ...
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    Sea Level Rise Could Put 100 Airports Below Sea Level, 572 at Risk by 2100

    Full Story: Climate News Network @ClimateNewsDay

    February 4, 2021
     
    Primary Author Tim Radford
    February 4, 2021
    Passengers, prepare for splashdown. Take-off may have to wait for low tide. By 2100, thanks to rising sea levels, around 100 of the world’s ...
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  • Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate Impacts & AdaptationHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseJurisdictionsOceansSub-National Governments

    Alarmingly Warm Water Temperatures Put Gulf of St. Lawrence in ‘Uncharted Territory’

    January 29, 2021
     
    January 29, 2021
    Deep waters in the Gulf of St. Lawrence are hitting record highs that fall far beyond normal variations, part of a decade-long trend emerging ...
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    UNEP Calls for Better Funding to Speed Global Climate Adaptation

    January 17, 2021
     
    Primary Author Gaye Taylor
    January 17, 2021
    As the climate crisis accelerates and the Earth nears a fast-approaching “temperature tipping point,” the world’s nations need to speed up their adaptation planning ...
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    Higher Emissions from Fossil Plants Could Drive Up Global Power Demand by 27 Gigawatts

    January 15, 2021
     
    January 15, 2021
    In a global first, a study just published in the journal Environmental Research Letters concludes that reliance on fossil-fuelled power plants in a warming ...
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  • Arctic & AntarcticaCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresEuropeHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsOceansUnited States

    2020 Ties 2016 for Hottest Year on Record

    January 10, 2021
     
    January 10, 2021
    Last year tied 2016 for hottest on record, further accelerating the melting of the Arctic region and fuelling a spate of deadly droughts, heat ...
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    ‘Baked-In’ Warming Will Push Temperature Rise Past 2°C, Adding Urgency to Net-Zero Push

    January 8, 2021
     
    January 8, 2021
    Alongside the extreme weather events of 2020, new research that shows today’s atmospheric CO2 levels pushing average global warming beyond 2.0°C makes it that ...
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    Scientists Plead for Action as Soaring Temperatures Show Arctic in Crisis

    December 11, 2020
     
    Primary Author Compiled by Gaye Taylor
    December 11, 2020
    As temperatures soared across Canada’s Northwest Territories last week, scientists from around the world were checking in and confirming an Arctic ecosystem in deepening ...
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  • CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityForests & DeforestationHeat & TemperatureInsurance & LiabilityJurisdictionsSoil & Natural SequestrationSub-National GovernmentsWater

    Prairies Face ‘Consecutive Years of Severe Drought’ from Drier, Warmer Climate

    Full Story: The Canadian Press @CdnPressNews

    December 11, 2020
     
    December 11, 2020
    Federal scientists are predicting a hot, dry, and fiery future for the Prairies. “In a warming climate, you can expect extreme weather events to ...
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  • Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesSevere Storms & Flooding

    Faster Carbon Cuts Will Show Results Within 20 Years, New Study Concludes

    December 9, 2020
     
    December 9, 2020
    Greenhouse gas reductions that match up with a 1.5°C limit on average global warming would deliver “substantial near-term benefits” within 20 years, while reducing ...
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    AsiaCanadaChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureIndiaInternational Security & WarJobs & TrainingJurisdictions

    Global Death Toll from Heat Emergencies, Air Pollution Shows Need for Climate Action, Health Professionals Say

    December 4, 2020
     
    December 4, 2020
    Extreme heat killed 296,000 older adults world-wide in 2018, and heat-related deaths among seniors rose 58% in Canada and 50% internationally over a 20-year ...
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  • Arctic & AntarcticaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsSevere Storms & FloodingSouth & Central AmericaUnited States

    Call Off ‘War on Nature’, Guterres Urges, as WMO Puts Global Warming at 1.2°C

    December 4, 2020
     
    December 4, 2020
    With the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warning that the Earth has warmed 1.2°C since the mid-1800s, and a high-stakes virtual climate summit coming up ...
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    ‘No Vaccine for Climate Change’, Red Cross Warns, as Disasters Kill 410,000 in 10 Years

    November 23, 2020
     
    November 23, 2020
    There’s “no vaccine for climate change” in a world that has seen more than 100 climate disasters since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared, and ...
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  • Air & MarineClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsOceans

    Renewable Seawater Air Conditioning Technology Gets (Possible) Research Boost

    November 18, 2020
     
    November 18, 2020
    New technology that uses seawater to create a renewable alternative to air conditioning has received a boost from a new study led by the ...
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    Survey Shows Australians Fear Climate More than Catching COVID-19

    February 25, 2021
     
    February 25, 2021
  • Climate Impacts & AdaptationHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseICYMIIndiaJurisdictionsSevere Storms & Flooding

    India’s Himalayan Flood Points to Looming Climate Emergency

    February 25, 2021
     
    February 25, 2021
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    Swedish Groups Warn Against Solar Geoengineering Test

    February 16, 2021
     
    February 16, 2021
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    Melting Glaciers Push Alpine Plant Species to Extinction at Higher Altitudes

    February 16, 2021
     
    February 16, 2021
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    ‘Surging’ East African Methane Emissions Drive Record Rainfall

    February 14, 2021
     
    February 14, 2021
  • Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionEuropeFood SecurityHeat & TemperatureICYMIInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsSupply Chains & Consumption

    Europe Faces Compound Warm Season Droughts

    February 14, 2021
     
    February 14, 2021
  • AfricaBiodiversity & HabitatClimate Impacts & AdaptationFood SecurityHeat & TemperatureICYMIJurisdictions

    New Locust Swarm Threatens East Africa Food Supplies

    February 14, 2021
     
    February 14, 2021
  • BuildingsCitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureICYMIJurisdictionsSub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    ‘Staggering Increase’ Produces Record Heat Deaths in Arizona

    February 9, 2021
     
    February 9, 2021
  • Climate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresHeat & TemperatureICYMIJurisdictionsSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWater

    Colorado River Hit ‘Incredibly Fast, Incredibly Hard’ by Climate Change

    February 9, 2021
     
    February 9, 2021
  • Arctic & AntarcticaBiodiversity & HabitatBuildingsCanadaClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseICYMIJurisdictions

    Melting Permafrost Forces Communities to Find Safer Ground

    February 7, 2021
     
    February 7, 2021
  • BuildingsCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionEnergy PoliticsHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureICYMIJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    Colorado Plans 90% Air Pollution Cut by 2050

    February 4, 2021
     
    February 4, 2021
  • BuildingsCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureICYMIInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictions

    New Analysis Shows Unabated Climate Change would Turn Cities into Ovens

    February 4, 2021
     
    February 4, 2021
  • Biodiversity & HabitatClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationHeat & TemperatureICYMIInternational Agencies & StudiesWater

    Lake Study Shows Hotter, Longer Heat Waves by Century’s End

    February 2, 2021
     
    February 2, 2021
  • Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseICYMIInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictions

    Climate Crisis Puts World at Highest Temperature in 12,000 Years

    January 31, 2021
     
    January 31, 2021
  • BuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsHeat & TemperatureICYMIJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyRenewable EnergySolarUnited States

    NREL Looks to Solar for Industrial Process Heat

    January 31, 2021
     
    January 31, 2021
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