China, with its billions and already huge water supply and unhealthy air problems, is facing perhaps the greatest threat on the planet from rising temperatures. https://www.axios.com/china-faces-most-damaging-heat-waves-on-earth-study-88280366-da7b-45c1-80ab-9b24aa637a30.html?China may be most at risk for deadly, extreme heat waves Andrew Freedman5 hours agoHeat waves in the North China Plain — China's breadbasket — are predicted to become so … Continue reading China may be most at risk for deadly, extreme heat waves →

https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/listening-to-james-hansen-on-climate-change-thirty-years-ago-and-now? Listening to James Hansen on Climate Change, Thirty Years Ago and Now Elizabeth Kolbert On June 23, 1988—a blisteringly hot day in Washington, D.C.—James Hansen told a Senate committee that “the greenhouse effect has been detected and is changing our climate now.” At the time, Hansen was the head of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, … Continue reading James Hansen (to whom I bow down) 30 years after warning us of disaster →

As usual, certain moving media is not included. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hothouse-earth-study_us_5b6966f0e4b0fd5c73dd1f6d? POLITICS  08/07/2018 05:51 am ET Even If Emission Reduction Targets Are Met, Earth Still Heading Towards ‘Hothouse’ State “It may be very difficult or impossible to stop the whole row of dominoes from tumbling over. Places on Earth will become uninhabitable if ‘Hothouse Earth’ becomes the … Continue reading An Extremely Grim View of Our Progress to Being a Hothouse Planet Much of Which Won’t Support Human Life →

Our Daily Planet, a newsletter by Monica Medina and Miro Korenha, emailed a terrific report this morning about the trash and sediment coming down into the Chesapeake because of the recent heavy rains. Of course, the rains have increased in intensity partially because of higher temperatures which affect the amount of moisture that the air can hold. Please sign … Continue reading From Our Daily Planet, a Terrific Source of Local Climate Change Stories — Today’s Mess →

Two articles I think are critical reading: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/09/climate/summer-heat-global-warming.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage The Message of a Scorching 2018: We’re Not Prepared for Global Warming It’s hot. But it may not be the new normal yet. Temperatures are still rising. Aug. 9, 2018 Residents of New Delhi in June. Extreme heat hits poor and already-hot regions like South Asia especially … Continue reading Global warming is already here — and we’re in trouble →

https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/07/global-temperatures-hothouse-earth-uninhabitable-climate-change-report/ By Euan McKirdy, CNN (CNN) — Scientists are warning that a domino effect will kick in if global temperatures rise more than 2°C above pre-industrial levels, leading to “hothouse” conditions and higher sea levels, making some areas on Earth uninhabitable. The report, “Trajectories of the Earth System in the Anthropocene,” published Monday in the American … Continue reading Scientists warn Earth at risk of becoming ‘hothouse’ if tipping point reached →