Scientists warn that greenhouse gas accumulation is accelerating and more extreme weather will come
Read full article: Scientists warn that greenhouse gas accumulation is accelerating and more extreme weather will comeA team of 60 international scientists report that by early 2028 society will have emitted enough greenhouse gases that the Earth will be pretty much locked into hitting the internationally agreed upon preferred limit for global warming.
EPA says power plant carbon emissions aren't dangerous. We asked 30 scientists: Here's what they say
Read full article: EPA says power plant carbon emissions aren't dangerous. We asked 30 scientists: Here's what they sayThe Trump administrationโs Environmental Protection Agency Wednesday proposed a new ruling that heat-trapping carbon gas โemissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants do not contribute significantly to dangerous air pollution.
Hot history: Tree rings show that last northern summer was the warmest since year 1
Read full article: Hot history: Tree rings show that last northern summer was the warmest since year 1A new study finds that the broiling summer of 2023 was the hottest in the Northern Hemisphere in more than 2,000 years.
For the third time this week, Earth sets an unofficial heat record. Whatโs behind those big numbers?
Read full article: For the third time this week, Earth sets an unofficial heat record. Whatโs behind those big numbers?Earthโs average temperature set a new unofficial record high on Thursday, the third such milestone in a week that already rated as the hottest on record.
Study: Enough rare earth minerals to fuel green energy shift
Read full article: Study: Enough rare earth minerals to fuel green energy shiftThe world is trying to switch from electricity produced by burning fossil fuels to cleaner wind and solar power, but some people have worried that there aren't enough rare earth minerals to make the green electricity switch.
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Fighting climate change in America means changes to America
Read full article: Fighting climate change in America means changes to AmericaThe United States is rejoining the international Paris climate accord and is also joining many other nations in setting an ambitious goal that once seemed unattainable: net-zero carbon emissions by midcentury. That means lots of changes designed to fight increasingly costly climate disasters such as wildfires, floods, droughts, storms and heat waves. It gets rougher ahead,โ said climate scientist Zeke Hausfather, climate and energy director at the Breakthrough Institute. AdHis administration promises to reveal the goal, required by the climate agreement but nonbinding, before its Earth Day climate summit, April 22. Getting to net zero carbon emissions midcentury means about a 43% cut from 2005 levels โ the baseline the U.S. government uses โ by 2030, said the Rhodium Groupโs Larsen.
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UN report: Increased warming closing in on agreed upon limit
Read full article: UN report: Increased warming closing in on agreed upon limitA 2018 U.N. science report said a world hotter than that still survives, but chances of dangerous problems increase tremendously. Earlier this year, Death Valley hit 130 degrees (54.4 degrees Celsius) and Siberia hit 100 degrees (38 degrees Celsius). The probability of 1.5 degrees (Celsius) is growing year by year, Taalas told The Associated Press. California is fighting record wildfires as the report was issued. So far, this year is the second hottest on record and has a 37% chance of surpassing the global record set in 2016, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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