These are the sort of stories that I find and grieve over.
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| In Mexico, it’s so hot that howler monkeys in the nation’s tropical forests are falling dead from trees. In India, a brutal heat crisis – that sent temperatures in New Delhi above 115 degrees Fahrenheit – had local governments warning people to avoid staying outside. And in Miami, local meteorologists are calling the extreme heat of recent days, where temperatures reached 96 degrees before summer had even begun, “completely crazy,” “insane” and “dangerous.” Three very different locations. But taken together they raise the same question of what the future holds if we don’t slow climate change. A recent report from the ICF Climate Center called extreme heat “one of the deadliest and most widespread climate change risks,” and found that extreme heat could disproportionately hit disadvantaged communities across America. By 2050, more than 50 million people in disadvantaged communities could be exposed to health-threatening heat waves, compared with some 500,000 today, according to the report. These rising temperatures are a big deal, and the impact from them could be wide-ranging, from stretched electric grids to increased heat-related illnesses. During last year’s warm season, from May to September, heat waves led to “substantially increased” rates of emergency-room visits for heat-related illnesses across several regions of the U.S., according to a CDC study. As the authors wrote: “Heat-related illness will continue to be a significant public health concern as climate change results in longer, hotter, and more frequent episodes of extreme heat.” |
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Hundreds of mountain goats were flown to a new home. Very few survived.
After mountain goats were moved into Washington state’s Cascade Mountains, most died within a few years — bringing scientists’ attention to a broader threat to the species.
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Dead baby sea lions showing up along California coastal islands. Researchers aren’t sure why
Researchers have observed an unusual number of dead baby sea lions on islands off the California coast. Experts are testing for pathogens.
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Dead monkeys fall from trees in extreme Mexico heat
Every day at sunrise and sunset, the cacophonous cries of the howler monkey reverberate around the steamy jungles of southern Mexico. But as temperatures have soared to 45C, at least 138 of the threatened primates have dropped dead from the trees in the Gulf Coast state of Tabasco since May 5, according to the wildlife group Biodiversity Conservation of the Usumacinta (BCU). Dozens more have been taken to veterinarians for treatment for heatstroke by local residents and volunteer firefighter
Microplastics detected in human testicles, troubling researchers : Shots – Health News
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How seawater under a massive glacier in Antarctica could speed up sea-level rise
At 80 miles across, Thwaites is the world’s widest glacier. It has been nicknamed the “Doomsday Glacier” for the catastrophic effects its thawing could have on global sea-level rise.
(7) https://www.axios.com/2024/05/20/meteorologist-climate-warning-miami
Miami meteorologist Steve MacLaughlin airs unusual climate change warning
(8) https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/22/alaska-rivers-turning-orange
Alaskan rivers turning orange due to climate change, study finds
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How India Is Coping With Extreme Heat
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