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Study finds planetary waves linked to wild summer weather have tripled since 1950
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Study finds planetary waves linked to wild summer weather have tripled since 1950

WASHINGTON (AP) — Climate change has tripled the frequency of atmospheric wave events linked to extreme summer weather in the last 75 years and that may explain why long-range computer…
Posted by John McCarthy June 16, 2025
What ignited the deadly California wildfires? Investigators consider an array of possibilities
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What ignited the deadly California wildfires? Investigators consider an array of possibilities

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Investigators are considering an array of possible ignition sources for the huge fires that have killed at least 10 people and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses in the Los Angeles area.…
Posted by John McCarthy January 10, 2025
In Florida, the Miccosukee fight to protect the Everglades in the face of climate change
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In Florida, the Miccosukee fight to protect the Everglades in the face of climate change

EVERGLADES, Florida (AP) — As a boy, when the water was low Talbert Cypress from the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida rummaged through the Everglades’ forests, swam in its…
Posted by John McCarthy December 20, 2024
Which countries have completed debt swaps for nature and climate
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Which countries have completed debt swaps for nature and climate

BRIDGETOWN — Debt swaps are becoming a more widely used tool to help indebted countries raise money for conservation or climate-related projects. Under a swap, a country buys back more…
Posted by John McCarthy December 11, 2024
Barbados completes world’s first debt swap for climate resilience
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Barbados completes world’s first debt swap for climate resilience

BRIDGETOWN — Barbados has completed what it calls the world's first 'debt-for-climate resilience' swap which will see it invest $165 million in water infrastructure, food security and environmental protection to…
Posted by John McCarthy December 3, 2024
Spanish floods kill 95 as year of rain falls in a day in Valencia
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Spanish floods kill 95 as year of rain falls in a day in Valencia

LA ALCUDIA, Spain — At least 95 people have been killed in possibly the deadliest flooding to hit Spain in its modern history after torrential rain battered the eastern region…
Posted by John McCarthy October 30, 2024
Carbon Capture: How Does CO2 Removal Work?
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Carbon Capture: How Does CO2 Removal Work?

With global temperatures still on the rise, even the most skeptical of scientists agree that carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is crucial to meet the Paris Agreement goal of capping global…
Posted by John McCarthy January 26, 2023
Rising Caribbean Sea Pushes Indigenous Group Off Island: Wall Street Journal
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Rising Caribbean Sea Pushes Indigenous Group Off Island: Wall Street Journal

GARDI SUGDUB, Panama—From this tiny, hot and overcrowded island, some 1,200 indigenous Guna people will soon embark on a short but historic exodus. Next year, most inhabitants of Gardi Sugdub—the…
Posted by John McCarthy November 14, 2022
Biden Awards The Territory $5.6M To Combat The Impact of Climate Change
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Biden Awards The Territory $5.6M To Combat The Impact of Climate Change

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The territory is poised to receive just over $5.6 million of the $3 billion recently approved by President Biden to increase the nation’s resilience to the impact…
Posted by John McCarthy September 28, 2021
Climate Change Is Devastating Marine Life As The World’s Oceans Warm: Report
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Climate Change Is Devastating Marine Life As The World’s Oceans Warm: Report

BRIDGETOWN — Tropical open-water species — animals that swim freely throughout the ocean — have declined by about half between 1970 and 2010, according to a new report published in the journal…
Posted by Joe McCarthy April 7, 2021
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