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Three teams of scientists independently calculated how much more devastating Hurricanes Helene and Milton were as a result of man-made disruption of the climate system.
From public health to public lands, from the energy mix to home insurance, from climate disasters to clean air and water, here are 15 ways the next president could affect the climate and your life.
Nearly half of journalists covering climate crisis globally received threats for their work. The Guardian US raises truck, SUV fuel economy rules, much less than first proposed. Reuters Europe’s swing to the right threatens global climate policy. Inside Climate News Microplastics found in every human semen sample tested in study. The Guardian As solar power surges, US wind is in trouble. New York Times No need for countries to issue new oil, gas or coal licenses, study finds. The Guardian Pollution paradox: How cleaning up smog drives ocean warming. Yale E360 As climate change raises school temperatures, some are too hot for learning. Washington Post
Uncategorized June 11, 2024
TCN’s very first article asked if then-recent Hurricane Ike’s devastation might prompt Texans to take climate change more seriously. Bob Henson retrospectively considers that question with an eye on changes in science and policy.
One recent study found climate change is boosting both the frequency and intensity of straight-line wind storms. Another concluded such storms may not grow more intense with global warming, but could affect larger areas.
High-temperature records were smashed on land and sea. But don’t expect the fossil-fueled trend to end any time soon. “2023 will end up being one of the coldest years of this century,” Texas A&M climate scientist Andrew Dessler said.
A natural gas project is Biden’t next big climate test. New York Times The faith leaders fighting for the climate: ‘we have a moral obligation’. Guardian
Uncategorized January 19, 2024
Summer was Earth’s hottest summer on record. September was the hottest September. Other climate extremes abound. Is climate change speeding up? We examine all of that in one of our annotated summaries of recent climate news.
The Inflation Reduction Act will put the energy-saving technology within financial reach of many thousands of low- and middle-income Texans. TCN contributing editor Bob Henson provides an in-depth look at what’s in store.
In this installment of TCN Digest, we recount some important climate and energy developments that occurred around the turn of the year and examine the indications that they provide about the months ahead.
With the social media platform in turmoil, scientists from Texas and elsewhere are pondering their next steps as they watch their reader engagement drop and dismissal of climate change rise.
Coral reefs – indicators of overall ocean health – have fared better in the Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary than many reefs elsewhere. But researchers have now concluded that could change as Gulf waters heat up.
Republican victories in Texas mean explicit, state-level climate action seems sure to be a continuing nonstarter. But the failure of a “red wave” to materialize nationally means Biden’s legislative achievements appear secure.
We examined the websites of the Republican and Democratic candidates for Texas governor, land commissioner and railroad commissioner. Their discussions of issues weren’t always what you might expect.
As consumer interest in EVs grows, government officials at all levels in Texas are working to decide how to add infrastructure to support more EV ownership in the state, a transportation researcher at Texas A&M said.
A sampling of recent coverage – articles, maps, videos and photos that explain and illustrate hurricane intensification, the growing hazards of storm surge and the role of population growth in vulnerable areas.
Recent polling paints a mixed picture of whether voters will assign importance to climate issues – and how much – as they decide how to vote in hundreds of congressional and state races across the country.
A NASA experiment could inform mitigation of health-threatening urban heat worsened by climate change. Readings just after sunrise showed areas in central Houston and near roadways were far warmer than the city’s outskirts.
Industry promotes natural gas as a climate solution – burned in power plants, it yields less greenhouse pollution than coal. Research, however, continues to highlight gas leaks’ climate, safety and health hazards.
While the court’s decision didn’t go as far as some climate-action advocates feared, it restricts the government’s options for reducing emissions and signals possible curbs on other federal regulation.
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