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Gov. Kotek issues executive order placing climate lens on farms, forests, waterways Gov. Tina Kotek wants Oregon to go full force on harnessing the potential of forests, farms, wetlands & waterways to reduce emissions, preserve wildlife habitat & help communities withstand the threat of climate change Governments urged to reduce climate disaster risks to avert spiral of uninsurability Non-profit calls on the EU to extend its proposed catastrophe risk framework to bridge the climate investment gap Climate Change IT'S COMING... View from Kingston this morning as Category 5 Melissa hurricane approaches Jamaica
Climate Change Falls Over 20% Behind Top Global Concern in 2025, New IPSOS Survey Reveals Global conflict seen as a bigger concern than climate change: study Global conflict is a key concern for 52% of consumers, with climate change well behind on 31%, a new study unveiled at the Forest Stewardship Councils (FSC) general assembly (pictured) has revealed Global conflict is a key concern for 52% of consumers, with well behind on 31%, a new study unveiled at the Forest Stewardship Council's (FSC) general assembly has revealed. The category 5 hurricane is expected to produce rainfall amounts reaching 350-750 mm (15-30 inches) over parts of Jamaica in the next couple of days, especially over central and eastern parishes, with higher amounts over hilly terrain. Catastrophic flash floods and landslides are likely
BREAKING NEWS Three killed, 13 injured in Jamaica while preparing for Hurricane Melissa
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Oakland students leave school to join climate justice protest at City Hall Nearly 60 students walked out of Oakland high schools Friday to march to City Hall as part of a statewide action in support of a California bill that would mitigate the impacts of fossil fuel pollution. Students rallied in support of the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund bill, Miquelon ,which is part of 's only North American territory and close to ,is the first village to relocate because of . Why is the Mediterranean region so prone to flooding A new study has answers. A new study, published in Scientific Reports, looks at the conditions that fuelled flooding in the Mediterranean, and what it means for future extreme events. For India, which is witnessing a rapid urban expansion and housing surge, the warning is especially significant. India and China combined take up more than half of the global construction carbon footprint The global construction industrys carbon footprint could nearly double by 2050, threatening the worlds ability to meet its climate targets, a new international study warns A Hostile Trump Administration Has Put Offshore Wind Into Reverse This story was originally published by Yale e360 and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Each year, the Sweeney Center for Public Policy at Rowan University in New Jersey hosts a conference on the states current and future energy landscape. In 2023 and 2024, the gatherings focused heavily on the rapidly accelerating development of Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica as its strongest storm in recorded history Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm, is rapidly approaching Jamaica and Cuba, with both countries taking urgent precautions to mitigate flooding and landslides. Jamaican authorities are clearing drainage systems and urging evacuations, while Cuban officials are preparing to move over 600,000 ... National public alert system faces uncertain future The federal notification system that alerts Canadians about life-threatening emergency situations is facing an uncertain future. The funding agreement for the National Public Alerting System (NPAS), which sends out alerts for extreme weather, air quality, wildfires, Amber Alerts & other threats, expires on Aug. 31, 2026, & it is unclear what will happen nex Add to the list of AIs many achievements: Propping up the oilfield services industry Theresa May on the Conservative Party: This announcement only reinforces climate policy as a dividing line in our politics, rather than being the unifying issue it once was, May told fellow members of the House of Lords. And, for the Conservative Party, it risks chasing votes from Reform at the expense of the wider electorate. 2)
Warmer provide more energy and moisture to storms, leading to higher wind speeds and heavier rainfall, while rising sea levels worsen storm surge and flooding impacts. Experts warn that as the planet continues to heat up, hurricanes like are likely to become more frequent, more destructive, and harder to predict, making climate adaptation and emission reductions more urgent than ever. 1)Category 5 Heads For Jamaica with catastrophic and life-threatening flooding. Hurricane Melissas explosive growth into a Category 5 storm highlights how climate change is intensifying tropical cyclones around the world. Scientists say the record-warm Caribbean waterssupercharged by rising global temperaturesacted like fuel, allowing Melissa to rapidly strengthen into a catastrophic hurricane... Decade after Paris accord, only a third of countries submit required climate update Countries that signed the Paris agreement are required to update their plans every five years. A U.N. report shows a limited picture and thus, limited progress Fossil fuels to dominate global energy use past 2050, McKinsey says Le banche europee continuano a investire moltissimo nell'estrazione di combustibili fossili - Eunews Linaction climatique pourrait coter jusqu 9,4% de notre PIB dici 2050 , a-t-il alert. linverse, il a soulign que des mesures dadaptation bien planifies pourraient gnrer des gains conomiques de lordre de 2% du PIB ds 2030 "Top Meat and Dairy Companies Have Same Climate Impact as Biggest Oil and Gas Firms" The pace of action on tackling needs to accelerate, however the direction of travel is showing signs of improvement, United Nations Climate Change executive secretary Simon Stiell has said at the launch of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Synthesis Report. Global watchdog faults Nigeria, others for weak climate plans, neglect of methane control The projected 10% cut is far short of the 60% emissions drop needed by 2035 to limit global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial temperatures the threshold beyond which scientists say it would unleash far more severe impacts Drought Is Quietly Pushing American Cities Toward A Fiscal Cliff Drought isnt the only climate-driven disaster hitting cities. But it may be the most insidious of the natural threats straining local budgets UN chief Antnio Guterres: 'We don't want to see the Amazon become a savannah' - video I am the first Indigenous journalist to exclusively interview Antnio Guterres. How many others will listen Change course now: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head Hurricane Melissa, now stronger than Katrina, is closing in on Jamaica Hurricane Melissa is closing in on Jamaica. Early Tuesday, as the weather deteriorated across Jamaica, the storms peak intensity surpassed that of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 175 mph winds Now you are basically wrapping your house in the plastic bag. It doesnt breathe The final product results in hard, solid boards of lab-grown fungus insulation that resist water while remaining breathable. They are very nearly thermally equivalent to conventional petroleum-based products Our analysis shows that the kind of persistent cyclone that caused the 2023 and 2024 Emilia-Romagna floods is not unique to this region. Other Mediterranean areas with similar geography could face the same risksand these events may become more frequent as the climate continues to change Mystery of The Ocean's Missing Plastic a Step Closer to Being Solved. Via sciencealert
alles negerend (oftewel niets na-gerend) en met natuurlijk instinct kom je alleen op een stem on Scenar 2040 study maps the future of EU agriculture amid climate and market challenges Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology say food taxes could potentially prevent 700 premature deaths among people under 70 each year in the nation The researchers have proposed removing VAT on fruit, vegetables, legumes, and whole grain products and introducing levies on sugar-sweetened beverages, beef, lamb, pork, & processed meat
"Countries not doing enough to keep rise in global temperatures under 1.5C, UN says" AI: Digital sovereignty without damaging the climate Europe cannot guarantee its sovereignty in artificial intelligence (AI) without facing up to its ecological cost. Responsible AI requires transparency, rigorous measurement and informed use
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