More than 6.5 billion people, or 81% of the world’s population, sweated through at least 1 day where climate change had a significant effect on the average daily temperature.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Coastal real estate can’t seem to price climate risk
Too few homebuyers have the right information to make decisions amid rising sea levels. Some states are moving in the right direction, but not enough.
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Posted inNation & World, News
It’s not just hot. Climate anomalies are emerging around the globe.
‘We can still stop the worst,’ said the U.N. Secretary-General. ‘But to do so we must turn a year of burning heat into a year of burning ambition.’
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: How the Farm Bill can help solve climate change
Farming of all sorts contributes to and suffers from climate change, but there is a lot that we can do to reverse that.
Posted inNation & World, News
Water’s refreshing in heat, right? In parts of Florida this week, not so much
Triple-digit ocean temperatures are stunning even in Florida, where residents are used to the heat.
Posted inNation & World, News
Nearly 60% of U.S. population under heat or flood advisories
Continued excessive heat comes after July 2023 was declared the hottest month on record.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
In Cape Elizabeth, climate change as seen though students’ lenses
Cape Elizabeth student photographers’ work for “My Climate Future” will be the basis of a documentary.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Biden says extreme heat costing U.S. $100 billion annually
Biden said he asked the Labor Department to issue a hazard alert, reaffirming that workers have heat-related protections under federal law, and warned states that aren’t protecting workers.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Joining Zero Foodprint has changed my life as a small-business owner
Their model is to pay farmers to practice regenerative agriculture to sequester carbon, which is good for the soil and for the climate.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Deadly heat shouldn’t be a curiosity. It’s a disaster and a tragedy.
Among the weather-related hazards made worse by climate change, extreme heat is the No. 1 killer, responsible for an estimated 3,900 deaths in California from 2010 to 2019.