Originally published by Union of Concerned Scientists, The Equation. By Rachel Cleetus Deadly heatwaves, extreme drought, food and water shortages, catastrophic flooding, rapidly intensifying tropical storms, raging wildfires — around the world, climate change is exacerbating extreme conditions and their harsh toll on people and ecosystems. It’s fueling “Danger Seasons,” when … [continued]
A May, 2022 report asks us to stop looking backward to see if pre-industrial eras had heatwaves. Instead, we need to look at adaptation decision-making in the face of unprecedented future heat.
Nation struck with 20 separate billion-dollar disasters in 2021
Contiguous U.S. ranked fourth warmest during 2021; 20 billion-dollar disasters identified
The mass casualty heatwave that broiled the Pacific Northwest and western Canada last month is precisely the kind of catastrophe predicted by climate scientists two decades ago, Yale Climate Connections reports. In 2001, the IPCC’s Third Assessment warned the greatest increases in heat stress were expected in “mid- to high-latitude (temperate) cities, especially … [continued]
Extreme heat continues to bake the American West, breaking temperature records, and exacerbating drought and other wildfire catalysts. Billings, Montana, broke a 61-year-old record with 106°F heat on Monday. Boise, Idaho has hit 95°F for 23 days straight. And Salt Lake City hit 100°F for the 17th time this year … [continued]
Official records dramatically fail to capture workplace injuries caused by extreme heat, new data described in congressional testimony Thursday shows. The dangers, which go beyond heat stroke and include injuries from falls or mishandled machinery, are concentrated among poor workers in yet another example of how climate change worsens societal inequities. … [continued]
The heatwaves that have been plaguing the U.S. West Coast have been all over my Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook feeds. However, I didn’t realize until watching one TikTok video that many are enduring triple-digit heat without air conditioning. In the video I shared in the tweet below, this woman is … [continued]
Originally published on NRDC Expert Blog. By Mitchell Bernard Summer is just beginning, and it’s already made this much clear: The time for climate action is now. On Monday, one of the hottest places on the planet was Portland, Oregon, where record temperatures of 116 degrees caused streets to buckle and sent scores … [continued]
Originally published by Union of Concerned Scientists, The Equation. By John Rogers, Energy Campaign Analytic Lead In the face of this week’s astonishing temperatures, reliable electricity and the air conditioning it powers have often been the only thing keeping dangerous, even deadly heat at bay. But how do different types of … [continued]
