"How the Fossil Fuel Industry Convinced Americans to Love Gas Stoves"
Public relations operatives for a gas company posed as neighbors to convince Californians to stick with gas stoves.
Source: Mother Jones, 02/17/2021
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"California Rains Starting Later, Extending Fire Season: Study"
"California’s rainy season now starts a month later than it did decades ago, prolonging the state’s destructive wildfire season into November, the American Geophysical Union said on Thursday, citing new research."
Source: Reuters, 02/05/2021
Warming Oceans: Scientists Say California Crab Fishers Must Diversify
"A study of the 2014 marine heat wave suggests that fishermen who turn to other species will fare better in future climate disruptions."
Source: Inside Climate News, 02/02/2021
"Heat Killed A Record Number Of People In Arizona Last Year'"
"The number of heat-related deaths in Arizona soared to a new high last year as people endured the hottest summer on record and the complications of the pandemic."
Source: Arizona Republic, 02/02/2021
"Firefighters Battle an Unseen Hazard: Their Gear Could Be Toxic"
"This week, in a first, firefighters are demanding independent testing for cancer-linked chemicals known as PFAS in their gear and that their union drop sponsorships from chemical and equipment makers."
"Every day at work for 15 years, Sean Mitchell, a captain in the Nantucket Fire Department, has put on the bulky suit that protects him from the heat and flames he faces on the job. But last year, he and his team came across unsettling research: Toxic chemicals on the very equipment meant to protect their lives could instead be making them gravely ill.
Source: NYTimes, 02/02/2021
Climate Ravaged West With Heat and Drought Last Year; Will 2021 Be Worse?
"If there were any doubts that the climate is changing in the Colorado River Basin, 2020 went a long way toward dispelling them, thanks to yet another year of extreme weather."
Source: Inside Climate News, 02/01/2021
Southern Ocean Warming Faster Than Thought, Threatening Antarctic Ice
"A layer of warming water is rising from the subsurface, threatening to speed up Antarctic ice melt".
Source: Washington Post, 01/22/2021
"Climate Crisis: Record Ocean Heat In 2020 Supercharged Extreme Weather"
"The world’s oceans reached their hottest level in recorded history in 2020, supercharging the extreme weather impacts of the climate emergency, scientists have reported."
Source: Guardian, 01/14/2021
Climate Hitting Colorado River 'Incredibly Fast And Incredibly Hard'
"The warming climate is intensifying drought, contributing to fires and drying out the river's headwaters, sending consequences cascading downstream."
Source: Arizona Republic, 01/11/2021
"2020 Ties 2016 as Hottest Yet, European Analysis Shows"
"Last year effectively tied 2016 as the hottest year on record, European climate researchers announced Friday, as global temperatures continued their relentless rise brought on by the emission of heat-trapping greenhouse gases."
Source: NYTimes, 01/11/2021
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