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Opinion: I’m a climate scientist. If you knew what I know, you’d be terrified too | CNN
2024-03-07 in CNN InternationalClimate scientist Bill McGuire writes on his conundrum: what’s happening to our planet scares the hell out of him—but if he shouts the unvarnished truth from the rooftops, will that inspire you to act or to give up?
Tagged under: Climate Change | Climate Anxiety and Grief | Climate Change Impacts | Activism | Science
February 27-28, 2024 -- Smokehouse Creek Fire in Texas
2024-02-27 in CNN InternationalAn out-of-control wildfire is threatening Texas Panhandle towns and forcing residents to evacuate.
Tagged under: Texas
Mexico City may be just months away from running of out water | CNN
2024-02-25 by in CNN InternationalThe metropolis of nearly 22 million people is facing a severe water crisis as a tangle of problems — including geography and leaks — are compounded by climate change.
Tagged under: Mexico
Scientists drilled an ice core from Antarctica and were alarmed by what they found | CNN
2024-02-08 by in CNN InternationalEvidence from a 2,000-foot-long ice core shows rapid past melting — a stark warning for potential sea level rise as temperatures soar
Tagged under: Ice Melting | Sea Level | Collapse
Colombia declares a disaster due to wildfires as it calls for international help | CNN
2024-01-25 by in CNN InternationalThe fires are thought to be the result of hot and dry conditions linked to the El Niño weather phenomenon.
Tagged under: El Niño | Wildfires
Protecting New Zealand's cities from climate change | CNN
2023-11-13 in CNN InternationalNew Zealand’s coastal communities bear the brunt of extreme weather events. In Auckland, young engineers and architects are using technology to help their city withstand the impact of our changing climate.
A hidden feedback loop under Antarctica’s glaciers could accelerate sea level rise, scientists find | CNN
2023-10-27 by in CNN InternationalGlaciers in East Antarctica will lose more ice in the future than previously thought, scientists reported Friday, in an alarming feedback loop where glacier meltwater is triggering even more ice loss as the planet warms.
Tagged under: Sea Level
Deadly floods hit China's major grain-producing region, fueling food security concerns | CNN
2023-08-07 by in CNN InternationalDays of heavy rain have caused severe flooding in China’s leading grain-producing region in the northeast, killing 14 people and raising concerns about food security as floodwater inundated farmlands.
Tagged under: Farming | Fish | Flooding | Health | Trees | Finance
Opinion: Vacations as we know it are over | CNN
2023-07-27 in CNN InternationalExtreme weather conditions across southern Europe this summer are a wake-up call – a reminder that not even our vacations are insulated from the growing consequences of global heating, writes Bill McGuire.
'Murderers' and 'criminals': Meteorologists face unprecedented harassment from conspiracy theorists | CNN
2023-05-27 by in CNN InternationalNational weather services, meteorologists and climate communicators in countries from the US to Australia say they’re experiencing an increase in threats and abuse, often around accusations they are overstating, lying about or even controlling the weather.
Tagged under: Spain | Climate Change | Health | Finance
Wind and solar power are 'bailing out' Texas amid record heat and energy demand | CNN
2022-06-14 by in CNN InternationalEnergy experts told CNN the Texas electric grid is holding up well this week in large part to strong performances from renewable energy.
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Solar Energy | Wind Power | Texas | Electricity Grid
Humans do a poor job of calculating risk. That's terrible for the climate crisis - CNN
2022-01-23 (or before) by in CNN InternationalWe do a poor job of evaluating climate risk and taking preventative care to avoid the worst, and we are literally paying the price.
Trump's final phone call to Woodward: 'Nothing more could have been done' - CNNPolitics
2020-09-15 (or before) by in CNN InternationalOn August 14, the coronavirus pandemic was on fire in the US. More than 168,000 Americans had died, with more than 1,300 deaths that day alone. But when President Donald Trump called legendary journalist Bob Woodward, it was to find out one thing: He had recently learned that Woodward's new book "Rage" was done and would be coming out in September, and Trump wanted to find out how he'd be portrayed.
Tagged under: Donald Trump | US Politics
New climate group will offer district-specific policy 'menus' to every congressional candidate | CNN Politics
2020-07-02 by in CNN InternationalAs concern over climate change grows and high profile progressive political figures embrace ambitious ideas, candidates with limited resources and time are facing a new challenge: how to craft winning political messages tailored to their districts and backed by the most recent science, health and economic data.
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Legislation | US Politics | Health
Oceans are warming at the same rate as if five Hiroshima bombs were dropped in every second - CNN
2020-01-16 (or before) by in CNN InternationalThe world's oceans are now heating at the same rate as if five Hiroshima atomic bombs were dropped into the water every second, scientists have said.
Tagged under: Oceans | Climate Change
The most effective ways to curb climate change might surprise you
2019-08-01 (or before) in CNN InternationalWe need unprecedented action to stop climate change. Take CNN's quiz to see how much you know about the most effective solutions.
Tagged under: Climate Change
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