The final paragraph of this article should be far more emphasized. Why is the demand for sand so great? It's used for making concrete. And what's bad about that? The making and curing of concrete is responsible for 8% of global emissions caused by humans. Here's the most important paragraph in the first article listed … Continue reading What’s almost as precious as water and air? SAND
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Realizing fines don’t deter water usage, CA is now restricting its flow to users where necessary
https://messaging-custom-newsletters.nytimes.com/template/oakv2? California’s water wasters By Somini Sengupta, Global Correspondent, Climate A neighborhood of Calabasas, Calif., where the local officials are imposing emergency limits on water use.Jane Hahn for The New York Times CALABASAS, California — Tucked into the Santa Monica Mountains, the average home here goes for around $1.8 million, the gardens are bursting with pansies … Continue reading Realizing fines don’t deter water usage, CA is now restricting its flow to users where necessary
Flash droughts newest climate crisis threat to Midwest U.S.
https://apple.news/AlZK94hd5RSacMQFoIh1uxg DIANA KRUZMAN, SCIENCE, MAY 28, 2022 8:00 AM ‘Flash Droughts’ Are the Midwest’s Next Big Climate Threat New research shows that dry weather is coming on more quickly than before, with little advance warning. It could devastate farmers. THIS STORY ORIGINALLY appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. September in Oklahoma is typically a rainy … Continue reading Flash droughts newest climate crisis threat to Midwest U.S.
Climate refugees in California
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/22/california-homelessness-climate-wildfire-refugee? Unhoused and unequal: a California crisis The town at the center of California’s climate refugee crisis When the Camp fire raged through the Sierra Nevada foothills, it turned an existing housing crisis into a growing emergency by Dani Anguiano in Chico with photographs by Rachel BujalskiSun 22 May 2022 01.00 EDT After Julia Cheek lost all … Continue reading Climate refugees in California
Paul Krugman on the “cope with it” approach to climate change
Newsletter for subscribers, May 24, 2022, from an always interesting writer Last week Stuart Kirk, the head of responsible investing (!) for HSBC’s asset management division, gave a talk titled “Why investors need not worry about climate risk,” in which he declared that it’s no big deal: “Who cares if Miami is six meters underwater … Continue reading Paul Krugman on the “cope with it” approach to climate change
Wave of “doomerism” producing suicides of the hopeless
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/19/climate-suicides-despair-global-heating Suicides indicate wave of ‘doomerism’ over escalating climate crisis While alarm over wildfires, droughts, flooding and societal unrest is on the rise, not many of us talk about climate angst This article contains a description of a suicide Wildfire approaches a woman’s house on the island of Evia, Greece, in August 2021. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images … Continue reading Wave of “doomerism” producing suicides of the hopeless
If it gets hot enough, people can’t sweat enough to survive — and it’s that hot now in some places
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/wet-bulb-temperature-weather-average-climate-human-heat-wave-rcna27478 Deadly ‘wet-bulb temperatures’ are being stoked by climate change and heat waves Wet-bulb temperature measures the combination of heat and humidity, which can hamper the human body’s ability to cool itself if at too high a level. A farmer drinks water as he harvests wheat on the outskirts of Jammu, the winter capital of … Continue reading If it gets hot enough, people can’t sweat enough to survive — and it’s that hot now in some places
Dams removed from Europe’s rivers restoring fish migration routes, boosting biodiversity and climate resilience
This is not happening in the U.S. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/16/record-number-of-dams-removed-from-europe-rivers-in-2021-aoe Record number of dams removed from Europe’s rivers in 2021 More than 200 barriers were taken down last year, helping to restore fish migration routes and boost biodiversity and climate resilience Dam busters: a structure is removed on the Hučava River in Slovakia, June 2021. Photograph: Rob Kleinjans … Continue reading Dams removed from Europe’s rivers restoring fish migration routes, boosting biodiversity and climate resilience
Aviation industry has done diddly squat to addressing its burden on the climate crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/10/just-one-of-50-aviation-industry-climate-targets-met-study-finds? Just one of 50 aviation industry climate targets met, study finds Charity’s report says nearly all targets set since 2000 have been missed, revised or quietly ignored Air travel accounted for about 915m tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions in 2019. Photograph: Jason Reed/Reuters Damien Gayle @damiengayleTue 10 May 2022 01.00 EDT The international aviation industry … Continue reading Aviation industry has done diddly squat to addressing its burden on the climate crisis
Kitty litter could be an antidote for climate change — MIT researchers
https://www.wsj.com/articles/cat-litter-could-be-antidote-for-climate-change-researchers-say-11652490018? Cat Litter Could Be Antidote for Climate Change, Researchers Say MIT researchers say a compound they created with zeolite and copper breaks down methane in passing air and could slow warming if added to mine vents By Ryan Dezember, Updated May 14, 2022 8:03 am ET CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say … Continue reading Kitty litter could be an antidote for climate change — MIT researchers
Climate limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius close to being broken
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/09/climate-limit-of-1-5-c-close-to-being-broken-scientists-warn? Climate limit of 1.5C close to being broken, scientists warn The probability of one of the next five years surpassing the limit is now 50%, up from 20% in 2020 Water rises near the Eiffel Tower as the Seine river's embankments overflowed after days of heavy rain in Paris, France, June 2016, during the … Continue reading Climate limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius close to being broken
If you care about fresh water, the Colorado isn’t the only river and flood plain at risk in California
https://www.newyorker.com/news/dispatch/the-biggest-potential-water-disaster-in-the-united-states? The Biggest Potential Water Disaster in the United States In California, millions of residents and thousands of farmers depend on the Bay-Delta for fresh water—but they can’t agree on how to protect it. By David Owen May 11, 2022 The Sacramento is California’s largest river. It arises near the lower slopes of Mt. Shasta, in … Continue reading If you care about fresh water, the Colorado isn’t the only river and flood plain at risk in California
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