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When will climate change turn life in the U.S. upside down? » Yale Climate Connections
2024-08-19 by in Yale Climate ConnectionsIntensifying extreme weather events and an insurance crisis are likely to cause significant economic and political disruption in the U.S. sometime in the next 15 years.
Tagged under: Insurance
What are the odds that extreme weather will lead to a global food shock? » Yale Climate Connections
2024-01-25 by in Yale Climate ConnectionsThe insurance giant Lloyd's evaluated the risks in a recent study.
Tagged under: Insurance
California's first Tropical Storm Watch on record as Hurricane Hilary heads for Baja » Yale Climate Connections
2023-08-18 by in Yale Climate ConnectionsEven as it weakens, Hilary will pack an exceptional punch in the U.S. Southwest, with pockets of high wind and widespread flooding rains.
Tagged under: California
How fast are the seas rising? » Yale Climate Connections
2023-07-12 by in Yale Climate ConnectionsGlobal sea level has risen 6.7 inches (170 mm) over the past 100 years, and by about 11 inches (280 mm) along the shores of the contiguous U.S. The rise has accelerated, and is now more than double the rate observed in the 20th century.
Tagged under: Sea Level
The massive smoke plume choking the northeast U.S. is what climate change looks like » Yale Climate Connections
2023-06-07 by in Yale Climate ConnectionsUnearthly skies and unhealthy air resulting from Canadian wildfires may persist for days.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Wildfires
Drastic climate action is the best course for economic growth, new study finds » Yale Climate Connections
2023-04-14 by in Yale Climate ConnectionsFor decades, economists believed immediate action to fight climate change would decimate the economy, but a new study adds to a growing body of research showing that the economic benefits of climate action outweigh the costs.
Tagged under: Economics | Climate Change | Economic Growth
A looming El Niño could give us a preview of life at 1.5C of warming » Yale Climate Connections
2023-03-07 by in Yale Climate ConnectionsThe hotter weather pattern might push the Earth into unprecedented territory next year.
Tagged under: El Niño
Climate change is increasing the risk of infectious diseases worldwide » Yale Climate Connections
2023-02-22 by in Yale Climate ConnectionsFrom COVID to Lyme disease to various fungal afflictions, climate change has already worsened over 200 infectious diseases.
Wildfire smoke getting into your home? Build a DIY Corsi-Rosenthal air filter. » Yale Climate Connections
2023-01-16 by in Yale Climate ConnectionsDesigned to combat the spread of COVID-19, this simple air purifier can help keep indoor air clean, protecting your health during wildfires. And you can build one for less than $100.
Tagged under: Health | Wildfires
The future of global catastrophic risk events from climate change » Yale Climate Connections
2022-07-28 by in Yale Climate ConnectionsIncreasing risks posed by climate change are causing rare extreme events that can kill more than 10 million people or lead to damages of $10 trillion-plus, posing threats of total societal collapse, a UN report finds.
Tagged under: Collapse
The top 10 global weather and climate change events of 2021 » Yale Climate Connections
2022-01-11 in Yale Climate ConnectionsThe most extreme heat wave in modern history, a record four $20 billion-plus weather disasters, and the hottest month on record globally highlighted a remarkable year in weather.
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Climate Change
Extreme weather and pandemic help drive global food prices to 46-year high » Yale Climate Connections
2021-12-06 in Yale Climate ConnectionsCurrent high food prices, combined with the ongoing pandemic, will make the global food supply highly vulnerable to extreme weather shocks in 2022.
Tagged under: Extreme Weather
Extreme rainfall in China: over 25 inches falls in 24 hours, leaving 33 dead » Yale Climate Connections
2021-07-22 in Yale Climate ConnectionsZhengzhou received more than a year’s worth of rain on July 20.
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Extreme Rainfall | China
A look back at the horrific 2020 Atlantic hurricane season » Yale Climate Connections
2020-12-01 in Yale Climate ConnectionsRecord after record fell as the 2020 season's storms brought fatalities, economic losses, and paralyzing damages throughout Central America and widespread parts of the Gulf of Mexico.
Tagged under: Mexico
How plastics contribute to climate change » Yale Climate Connections
2019-08-20 in Yale Climate ConnectionsThey generates heat-trapping gases at every stage of their life cycle.
Tagged under: Climate Change
Video: The North Atlantic ocean current, which warms northern Europe, may be slowing » Yale Climate Connections
2019-08-15 in Yale Climate Connections'We are 50 to 100 years ahead of schedule with the slowdown of this ocean circulation pattern,' says climate scientist Michael Mann.
Tagged under: Oceans
No new 'ice age' likely in Earth's future » Yale Climate Connections
2018-05-15 in Yale Climate ConnectionsThis month's original video debunks climate doubters' frequent assertions that a slowdown in sunspot activity will lead to significant global cooling.
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